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"Newpower Soul" ist das dritte Studioalbum der Band The New Power Generation, der Begleitband von Prince seit den neunziger Jahren. Da Prince allerdings den Lied-Gesang auf dem Album übernimmt und er alle Songs komponiert, arrangiert, eingespielt und produziert hat, gilt das Album bei vielen Fans als reguläres Prince-Album. Es erschien am 30. Juni 1998 bei seinem eigenen Label NPG Records und enthält elf Songs, darunter die Single "Come On". Der letzte Song des Albums, "Wasted Kisses", ist ein Hidden Track und in der Tracklist nicht aufgeführt. Der Song ist Track Nummer 49 auf der CD. Die Tracks 11 bis 47 sind Pausen mit einer Länge von je 5 Sekunden, Track 48 ist eine Pause mit einer Länge von 44 Sekunden. Die Laufzeit des Albums beträgt 59 Minuten und 54 Sekunden. Das Albumcover gestaltete der Fotograf und Art Director Steve Parke.
Die Albumaufnahmen fanden zwischen Mai 1997 und Februar 1998 in den Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen statt. "Newpower Soul" erreichte in den amerikanischen Billboard Charts Platz 22. In Deutschland schaffte es das Album nicht in die Charts.
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Releasing two multi-disc sets may have been an audacious way to begin his career as an independent artist, but it did nothing to reestablish Prince as a commercial powerhouse. Perhaps that's the reason he released New Power Soul (credited to his backing band, New Power Generation, but it's a Prince album in all but name) a mere four months after his mammoth quadruple-disc Crystal Ball hit the stores -- it was time to release a concise, focused pop-funk record that proved he could still deliver. And it does, to a certain extent. New Power Soul is a tight, focused record, filled with energetic funk workouts and classy, seductive ballads. It's paced to entertain, just like one of his legendary concerts, and there's no shortage of well-crafted songs. The problem is, nothing stands out and makes itself known. Certainly, the album sounds great as it's playing, but it cements Prince's evolution from groundbreaker to craftsman. There are pleasures in his craft, to be sure, but in order to hear them, you have to be a committed fan.


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