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Track List
01) Art Official Cage
02) Clouds
03) Breakdown
04) The Gold Standard
05) U Know
06) Breakfast Can Wait
07) This Could Be Us
08) What It Feels Like
09) Affirmation I & II
10) Way Back Home
11) Funknroll
12) Time
13) Affirmation III
01) Art Official Cage
02) Clouds
03) Breakdown
04) The Gold Standard
05) U Know
06) Breakfast Can Wait
07) This Could Be Us
08) What It Feels Like
09) Affirmation I & II
10) Way Back Home
11) Funknroll
12) Time
13) Affirmation III
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4:34
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5:53
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3:54
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First Released
2014
Funk
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Urban/R&B
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350,000 copies
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"ART OFFICIAL AGE" ist das 37. Studioalbum von Prince. Es erschien am 26. September 2014 bei dem Label Warner Bros. Records / NPG Records und enthält 13 Songs, darunter die drei Singles "BREAKFAST CAN WAIT", "BREAKDOWN" und "CLOUDS". Koproduzent des Albums ist Joshua Welton. Die Laufzeit des Albums beträgt 53 Minuten und 14 Sekunden. Das Albumcover gestaltete die Fotografin Maya Washington. Die Albumaufnahmen fanden 2013 und 2014 in den Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen statt. Als Gastsängerinnen wirken unter anderem Andy Allo und Lianne La Havas mit.
Zwischen dem Vorgängeralbum "20TEN" und "ART OFFICIAL AGE" vergingen vier Jahre und damit so viel Zeit wie zwischen keinen Prince-Alben zuvor. Am gleichen Tag veröffentlichte das Label mit "PLECTRUMELECTRUM" ein weiteres neues Studioalbum von Prince. "ART OFFICIAL AGE" und "PLECTRUMELECTRUM" sind 14 Jahre nach Beendigung seines Vertrags mit dem Label Warner Bros. Records die ersten Studioalben von Prince, die wieder bei dem Label veröffentlicht wurden. Der neue Vertrag zwischen Prince und dem Label umfasste die Veröffentlichung nur dieser beiden Alben. Außerdem einigten sich die beiden Parteien darauf, dass Prince die Urheberrechte an den Songs, die er früher für das Label aufgenommen hatte, zurückbekommt. Der Streit um die Mastertapes und damit die Rechte an diesen Songs war in den 90er Jahren der Hauptgrund der Auseinandersetzungen mit dem Label, der darin gipfelte, dass er sich damals als Sklave der Musikindustrie bezeichnete und in der Öffentlichkeit mit dem Schriftzug "Slave" auftrat, den er mit Eyeliner auf seine Wange geschrieben hatte.
"ART OFFICIAL AGE" erreichte in den amerikanischen Billboard Charts Platz fünf und wurde in den USA ca. 190.000 Mal verkauft. In Deutschland wurde das Album 22.500 Mal verkauft und erreichte Platz 18 der deutschen Album-Charts.
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On first sight the inclusion on the track listing of Breakdown and 2013’s Breakfast Can Wait did little to allay trepidation that come the release of Art Official Age would be the usual fare fans had heard before and not anything exceptional. But when listening to early releases of Clouds and U Know all fears were not only dispelled but swept aside with the return of something long missed in Prince circles – that sheer joy of getting fingers onto a brand new Prince album – his first in what was a tortuously four-year wait. The fact, unlike Plectrumelectrum, that Art Official Age came completely under the radar fan focus shifted to this, his solo album. Art Official Age recalls a personal excitement not felt since that first spin of The Gold Experience back in 1995 – with that production and freshness which was felt immediately and held throughout. The opener Art Official Cage is 2014’s rekindling of Endorphinmachine and starts off the album with a burst of energy that sets the tone for the rest of the album. The listener is to behold a musical odyssey over and above Prince’s discography of his post 1995 career. It is this production that reveals to fan the album’s intent, Prince’s desire to reach a younger audience. Yet it’s the more ardent fan who would appreciate this most. Art Official Age benefits from considerable depth and is further enhanced by its freshness, which was totally unexpected from Prince considering where 20Ten left off. Prince is reborn (ref: the heartfelt Way Back Home). Issuing two albums together will invariably see comparisons drawn between the two, notably the battle of the Funknrolls (although Plectrumelectrum‘s version wins; it sits a little uncomfortably on Art Official Age) but in quality all tracks are neck and neck. The album kicks off with Art Official Cage, sweeping and shape-shifting it sets the perfect high-octane tone for what follows, that which draws just as much on the past than the future and all to sublime effect. The Gold Standard recalls Bob George. This Could Be Us evokes the haunting The Beautiful Ones. Time joins parity with If I Was Your Girlfriend and Shy. Art Official Age is a pounding soundtrack and a pleasurable listen, the highlights come with the sweeping affirmation III and the outstanding Time and the fragile Way Back Home. This scope and freshness, let’s reiterate that point, marks an almost musical rebirth. We should pray that another four years won’t need to pass for its follow up. Art Official Age is, if ironically, Prince’s best release since his last outing with Warner Brothers (having now put their differences behind them) and music industry influence. This therefore answers the speculation that Prince picked up his game for Warner Brothers and considerably so. Art Official Age marks a remarkable return to his world beating form of the 1980s.
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"ART OFFICIAL AGE" ist das 37. Studioalbum von Prince. Es erschien am 26. September 2014 bei dem Label Warner Bros. Records / NPG Records und enthält 13 Songs, darunter die drei Singles "BREAKFAST CAN WAIT", "BREAKDOWN" und "CLOUDS". Koproduzent des Albums ist Joshua Welton. Die Laufzeit des Albums beträgt 53 Minuten und 14 Sekunden. Das Albumcover gestaltete die Fotografin Maya Washington. Die Albumaufnahmen fanden 2013 und 2014 in den Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen statt. Als Gastsängerinnen wirken unter anderem Andy Allo und Lianne La Havas mit.
Zwischen dem Vorgängeralbum "20TEN" und "ART OFFICIAL AGE" vergingen vier Jahre und damit so viel Zeit wie zwischen keinen Prince-Alben zuvor. Am gleichen Tag veröffentlichte das Label mit "PLECTRUMELECTRUM" ein weiteres neues Studioalbum von Prince. "ART OFFICIAL AGE" und "PLECTRUMELECTRUM" sind 14 Jahre nach Beendigung seines Vertrags mit dem Label Warner Bros. Records die ersten Studioalben von Prince, die wieder bei dem Label veröffentlicht wurden. Der neue Vertrag zwischen Prince und dem Label umfasste die Veröffentlichung nur dieser beiden Alben. Außerdem einigten sich die beiden Parteien darauf, dass Prince die Urheberrechte an den Songs, die er früher für das Label aufgenommen hatte, zurückbekommt. Der Streit um die Mastertapes und damit die Rechte an diesen Songs war in den 90er Jahren der Hauptgrund der Auseinandersetzungen mit dem Label, der darin gipfelte, dass er sich damals als Sklave der Musikindustrie bezeichnete und in der Öffentlichkeit mit dem Schriftzug "Slave" auftrat, den er mit Eyeliner auf seine Wange geschrieben hatte.
"ART OFFICIAL AGE" erreichte in den amerikanischen Billboard Charts Platz fünf und wurde in den USA ca. 190.000 Mal verkauft. In Deutschland wurde das Album 22.500 Mal verkauft und erreichte Platz 18 der deutschen Album-Charts.
User Album Review
On first sight the inclusion on the track listing of Breakdown and 2013’s Breakfast Can Wait did little to allay trepidation that come the release of Art Official Age would be the usual fare fans had heard before and not anything exceptional. But when listening to early releases of Clouds and U Know all fears were not only dispelled but swept aside with the return of something long missed in Prince circles – that sheer joy of getting fingers onto a brand new Prince album – his first in what was a tortuously four-year wait. The fact, unlike Plectrumelectrum, that Art Official Age came completely under the radar fan focus shifted to this, his solo album. Art Official Age recalls a personal excitement not felt since that first spin of The Gold Experience back in 1995 – with that production and freshness which was felt immediately and held throughout. The opener Art Official Cage is 2014’s rekindling of Endorphinmachine and starts off the album with a burst of energy that sets the tone for the rest of the album. The listener is to behold a musical odyssey over and above Prince’s discography of his post 1995 career. It is this production that reveals to fan the album’s intent, Prince’s desire to reach a younger audience. Yet it’s the more ardent fan who would appreciate this most. Art Official Age benefits from considerable depth and is further enhanced by its freshness, which was totally unexpected from Prince considering where 20Ten left off. Prince is reborn (ref: the heartfelt Way Back Home). Issuing two albums together will invariably see comparisons drawn between the two, notably the battle of the Funknrolls (although Plectrumelectrum‘s version wins; it sits a little uncomfortably on Art Official Age) but in quality all tracks are neck and neck. The album kicks off with Art Official Cage, sweeping and shape-shifting it sets the perfect high-octane tone for what follows, that which draws just as much on the past than the future and all to sublime effect. The Gold Standard recalls Bob George. This Could Be Us evokes the haunting The Beautiful Ones. Time joins parity with If I Was Your Girlfriend and Shy. Art Official Age is a pounding soundtrack and a pleasurable listen, the highlights come with the sweeping affirmation III and the outstanding Time and the fragile Way Back Home. This scope and freshness, let’s reiterate that point, marks an almost musical rebirth. We should pray that another four years won’t need to pass for its follow up. Art Official Age is, if ironically, Prince’s best release since his last outing with Warner Brothers (having now put their differences behind them) and music industry influence. This therefore answers the speculation that Prince picked up his game for Warner Brothers and considerably so. Art Official Age marks a remarkable return to his world beating form of the 1980s.
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