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Release Date: Sep 25, 2020
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Personnel: Prince (vocals, various instruments); Lisa Coleman (vocals, sitar, wooden flute, keyboards); Sheila E. (vocals, percussion); Susannah, Jill Jones, Sheena Eastson, Camille (vocals); Wendy Melvoin (guitar, percussion, background vocals); Mico Weaver (guitar); Eric Leeds (saxophone); Atlanta Bliss (trumpet); Greg Brooks, Wally Safford, Jerome Benton, Gilbert D., Coke J., Todd H., Susan R., Mike S., Brad M., The Penguin (background vocals).
Engineers: Susan Rogers, Coke Johnson, Prince.
Principally recorded at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California.
After an adventurous run through fields of Beatlesque psychedelia, Prince seemed ready to get back to the task of creating the epic that both his audience and adoring critics had been demanding since PURPLE RAIN. Originally put together as a three-LP opus titled CRYSTAL BALL (but pared down pre-release by the picky artist), SIGN O' THE TIMES wasn't exactly the historic merger of rock and R&B that the world had been expecting. Instead, it played like an ultimate mix-tape of Prince-ly styles--from grinding, house music-inspired funk ("Housequake") to idiosyncratic pieces of irresistibly sweet pop fare ("Starfish And Coffee"). Yet, the man's singular outlook could constantly be identified; and as varied as the music got, that outlook worked as a uniting factor.
Abandoning the Revolution and returning to the one-man-band ethic made the overall sound of SIGN O' THE TIMES far more spare than recent efforts. Various members did make random contributions, and the entire group is featured on a lone live track (the driving extenda-groove, "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night"); but Prince seemed adamant about unshackling himself from the responsibilities of being a particular band's leader, and constructed an album that reflected his evolving musical vision, rather than the Revolution's signature sound. Though that sound still rears its head--particularly on "Play In The Sunshine"--on SIGN O' THE TIMES, it's only part of the picture.
The other parts are as discombobulated as Prince the one-man-band had always been. Social relevance as a funky turn ("Sign O' The Times"), spiritual strength as heavy metal gospel ("The Cross"), and sex in every form and position possible were all moves Prince had already done, or at least hinted at. But never before had he delivered these moves with such maturity, or as such a complete package, which is why SIGN O' THE TIMES is undoubtedly among the apexes of Prince's career.
Engineers: Susan Rogers, Coke Johnson, Prince.
Principally recorded at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California.
After an adventurous run through fields of Beatlesque psychedelia, Prince seemed ready to get back to the task of creating the epic that both his audience and adoring critics had been demanding since PURPLE RAIN. Originally put together as a three-LP opus titled CRYSTAL BALL (but pared down pre-release by the picky artist), SIGN O' THE TIMES wasn't exactly the historic merger of rock and R&B that the world had been expecting. Instead, it played like an ultimate mix-tape of Prince-ly styles--from grinding, house music-inspired funk ("Housequake") to idiosyncratic pieces of irresistibly sweet pop fare ("Starfish And Coffee"). Yet, the man's singular outlook could constantly be identified; and as varied as the music got, that outlook worked as a uniting factor.
Abandoning the Revolution and returning to the one-man-band ethic made the overall sound of SIGN O' THE TIMES far more spare than recent efforts. Various members did make random contributions, and the entire group is featured on a lone live track (the driving extenda-groove, "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night"); but Prince seemed adamant about unshackling himself from the responsibilities of being a particular band's leader, and constructed an album that reflected his evolving musical vision, rather than the Revolution's signature sound. Though that sound still rears its head--particularly on "Play In The Sunshine"--on SIGN O' THE TIMES, it's only part of the picture.
The other parts are as discombobulated as Prince the one-man-band had always been. Social relevance as a funky turn ("Sign O' The Times"), spiritual strength as heavy metal gospel ("The Cross"), and sex in every form and position possible were all moves Prince had already done, or at least hinted at. But never before had he delivered these moves with such maturity, or as such a complete package, which is why SIGN O' THE TIMES is undoubtedly among the apexes of Prince's career.
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Sign O' the Times
2 - Play in the Sunshine
3 - Housequake
4 - Ballad of Dorothy Parker
5 - It
6 - Starfish and Coffee
7 - Slow Love
8 - Hot Thing
9 - Forever in My Life
Disc 2:
1 - U Got the Look
2 - If I Was Your Girlfriend
3 - Strange Relationship
4 - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
5 - Cross
6 - It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night
7 - Adore
Disc 3:
1 - Sign O' the Times [Edit]
2 - La, La, La, He, He, Hee [Edit]
3 - La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive)
4 - If I Was Your Girlfriend [Edit]
5 - Shockadelica
6 - Shockadelica [12" Long Version]
7 - U Got the Look (Long Look)
8 - Housequake [Edit]
9 - Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)
10 - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (Fade)
11 - Hot Thing [Edit]
12 - Hot Thing [Extended Remix]
13 - Hot Thing [Dub Version]
Disc 4:
1 - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man [1979 Version]
2 - Teacher Teacher [1985 Version]
3 - All My Dreams
4 - Can I Play With U?
5 - Wonderful Day
6 - Strange Relationship
7 - Visions
8 - Ballad of Dorothy Parker [With Horns]
9 - Witness 4 the Prosecution [Version 1]
10 - Power Fantastic [Live in Studio]
11 - And That Says What?
12 - Love and Sex
13 - Place in Heaven [Prince Vocal]
14 - Colors
15 - Crystal Ball [7" Mix]
16 - Big Tall Wall [Version 1]
17 - Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A
18 - In a Large Room With No Light
Disc 5:
1 - Train
2 - It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Lady Sings
3 - Eggplant [Original Prince Vocal]
4 - Everybody Want What They Don't Got
5 - Blanche
6 - Soul Psychodelicide
7 - Ball
8 - Adonis and Bathsheba
9 - Forever in My Life [Early Vocal Run-Through]
10 - Crucial [Alternate Lyrics]
11 - Cocoa Boys
12 - When the Dawn of the Morning Comes
13 - Witness 4 the Prosecution [Version 2]
14 - It Be's Like That Sometimes
Disc 6:
1 - Emotional Pump
2 - Rebirth of the Flesh (Original Outro)
3 - Cosmic Day
4 - Walkin' in Glory
5 - Wally
6 - I Need a Man
7 - Promise to Be True
8 - Jealous Girl [Version 2]
9 - There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool
10 - Big Tall Wall [Version 2]
11 - A Place in Heaven [(Lisa Vocal]
12 - Wonderful Day [12" Mix]
13 - Strange Relationship [1987 Shep Pettibone Club Mix]
Disc 7:
1 - Intro/Sign O' the Times [Live in Utrecht]
2 - Play in the Sunshine [Live in Utrecht]
3 - Little Red Corvette [Live in Utrecht]
4 - Housequake [Live in Utrecht]
5 - Girls & Boys [Live in Utrecht]
6 - Slow Love [Live in Utrecht]
7 - Take the "A" Train/Pacemaker/I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man [Live in Utrecht]
8 - Hot Thing [Live in Utrecht]
9 - Four [Includes Sheila E. Drum Solo] [Live In Utrecht]
10 - If I Was Your Girlfriend [Live in Utrecht]
Disc 8:
1 - Let's Go Crazy [Live in Utrecht]
2 - When Doves Cry [Live in Utrecht]
3 - Purple Rain [Live in Utrecht]
4 - 1999 [Live in Utrecht]
5 - Forever in My Life [Live in Utrecht]
6 - Kiss [Live in Utrecht]
7 - Cross [Live in Utrecht]
8 - It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night [Live in Utrecht]
Disc 9:
1 - Sign O' the Times
2 - Play in the Sunshine
3 - Little Red Corvette
4 - Erotic City
5 - Housequake
6 - Slow Love
7 - Do Me, Baby
8 - Adore
9 - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
10 - What's Your Name Jam
11 - Let's Pretend We're Married
12 - Delirious
13 - Jack U Off
14 - Drum Solo
15 - Twelve
16 - Hot Thing
17 - If I Was Your Girlfriend
18 - Let's Go Crazy
19 - When Doves Cry
20 - Purple Rain
21 - 1999
22 - U Got the Look
23 - It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night
1 - Sign O' the Times
2 - Play in the Sunshine
3 - Housequake
4 - Ballad of Dorothy Parker
5 - It
6 - Starfish and Coffee
7 - Slow Love
8 - Hot Thing
9 - Forever in My Life
Disc 2:
1 - U Got the Look
2 - If I Was Your Girlfriend
3 - Strange Relationship
4 - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
5 - Cross
6 - It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night
7 - Adore
Disc 3:
1 - Sign O' the Times [Edit]
2 - La, La, La, He, He, Hee [Edit]
3 - La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive)
4 - If I Was Your Girlfriend [Edit]
5 - Shockadelica
6 - Shockadelica [12" Long Version]
7 - U Got the Look (Long Look)
8 - Housequake [Edit]
9 - Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)
10 - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (Fade)
11 - Hot Thing [Edit]
12 - Hot Thing [Extended Remix]
13 - Hot Thing [Dub Version]
Disc 4:
1 - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man [1979 Version]
2 - Teacher Teacher [1985 Version]
3 - All My Dreams
4 - Can I Play With U?
5 - Wonderful Day
6 - Strange Relationship
7 - Visions
8 - Ballad of Dorothy Parker [With Horns]
9 - Witness 4 the Prosecution [Version 1]
10 - Power Fantastic [Live in Studio]
11 - And That Says What?
12 - Love and Sex
13 - Place in Heaven [Prince Vocal]
14 - Colors
15 - Crystal Ball [7" Mix]
16 - Big Tall Wall [Version 1]
17 - Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A
18 - In a Large Room With No Light
Disc 5:
1 - Train
2 - It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Lady Sings
3 - Eggplant [Original Prince Vocal]
4 - Everybody Want What They Don't Got
5 - Blanche
6 - Soul Psychodelicide
7 - Ball
8 - Adonis and Bathsheba
9 - Forever in My Life [Early Vocal Run-Through]
10 - Crucial [Alternate Lyrics]
11 - Cocoa Boys
12 - When the Dawn of the Morning Comes
13 - Witness 4 the Prosecution [Version 2]
14 - It Be's Like That Sometimes
Disc 6:
1 - Emotional Pump
2 - Rebirth of the Flesh (Original Outro)
3 - Cosmic Day
4 - Walkin' in Glory
5 - Wally
6 - I Need a Man
7 - Promise to Be True
8 - Jealous Girl [Version 2]
9 - There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool
10 - Big Tall Wall [Version 2]
11 - A Place in Heaven [(Lisa Vocal]
12 - Wonderful Day [12" Mix]
13 - Strange Relationship [1987 Shep Pettibone Club Mix]
Disc 7:
1 - Intro/Sign O' the Times [Live in Utrecht]
2 - Play in the Sunshine [Live in Utrecht]
3 - Little Red Corvette [Live in Utrecht]
4 - Housequake [Live in Utrecht]
5 - Girls & Boys [Live in Utrecht]
6 - Slow Love [Live in Utrecht]
7 - Take the "A" Train/Pacemaker/I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man [Live in Utrecht]
8 - Hot Thing [Live in Utrecht]
9 - Four [Includes Sheila E. Drum Solo] [Live In Utrecht]
10 - If I Was Your Girlfriend [Live in Utrecht]
Disc 8:
1 - Let's Go Crazy [Live in Utrecht]
2 - When Doves Cry [Live in Utrecht]
3 - Purple Rain [Live in Utrecht]
4 - 1999 [Live in Utrecht]
5 - Forever in My Life [Live in Utrecht]
6 - Kiss [Live in Utrecht]
7 - Cross [Live in Utrecht]
8 - It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night [Live in Utrecht]
Disc 9:
1 - Sign O' the Times
2 - Play in the Sunshine
3 - Little Red Corvette
4 - Erotic City
5 - Housequake
6 - Slow Love
7 - Do Me, Baby
8 - Adore
9 - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
10 - What's Your Name Jam
11 - Let's Pretend We're Married
12 - Delirious
13 - Jack U Off
14 - Drum Solo
15 - Twelve
16 - Hot Thing
17 - If I Was Your Girlfriend
18 - Let's Go Crazy
19 - When Doves Cry
20 - Purple Rain
21 - 1999
22 - U Got the Look
23 - It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night