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"The Family" ist das einzige Studioalbum der Band The Family. Das von Prince komponierte, arrangierte, miteingespielte und produzierte Album erschien am 12. August 1985 bei seinem eigenen Label Paisley Park Records und enthält acht Songs, darunter die Singles "The Screams Of Passion" und "High Fashion". Die Laufzeit des Albums beträgt 36 Minuten und eine Sekunde. "The Family" ist das erste von Prince produzierte Album, auf dem ein Saxofon zu hören ist und auf dessen Songs zum ersten Mal der Arrangeur Clare Fischer Blas- und Streichinstrumente hinzufügte.
Die Albumaufnahmen fanden zwischen Juni 1984 und Mai 1985 in Eden Prairie statt. Das Album erreichte in den amerikanischen Billboard Charts Platz 17. In Deutschland schaffte es das Album nicht in die Charts.
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As huge as Prince's Minneapolis sound was in 1985, one would have expected a band boasting three ex-members of the Time to hit big. But the urban contemporary and pop markets can be incredibly fickle, and this self-titled debut album by the Family wasn't the blockbuster some folks predicted it would be. Not surprisingly, this release is about as Minneapolis-sounding as it gets, and the heavy Prince/Time influence is undeniable. The Family isn't among the true classics that came from Minneapolis in the 1980s; it isn't in a class with Prince's Purple Rain, the Time's Ice Cream Castles, or Sheila E's The Glamorous Life, but it's competent and generally decent. Produced by David Z, this LP ranges from the sweaty funk of "High Fashion" and "Mutiny" to moodier items like "Desire" and the single "The Screams of Passion." Also noteworthy is the band's interesting version of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U." After the Family's breakup, this LP went out of print. And by the end of the 1980s, it was becoming increasingly difficult to find.
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