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One Night Alone... Live!

PRINCE & THE NEW POWER GENERATION © 2002 NPG RECORDS Photos by Afshin Shahidi and Inam Design by Sam Jennings Recorded Live by Scottie P. - Direct to DAT Minimal overdubs recorded by Joseph Lepinski and Femi Jiya at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota One Night Alone... Live! 1: Track 1 recorded in Washington D.C., March 31st Track 2, 5, 7, 8 recorded in Indianapolis, IN, March 11th Track 3, 4, 10 recorded in Portland, OR, April 30th Track 6 recorded in  Lakeland, FL, April 4th Track 9 recorded in Los Angeles, CA, April 20th One Night Alone... Live! 2: Track 1, 3, 4, 7, 10-12, 16 recorded in Portland, OR, April 30th Track 2 recorded in Oakland, CA, April 24th Track 5, 13-15 recorded in Seattle, WA, April 29th Track 6, 8, 9 recorded in Houston, TX, April 14th Track 17 recorded in Los Angeles, CA, April 19th It Ain't Over: Track 1-3 recorded in New York City, April 9th Track 4, 5, 7-9 recorded in Los Angeles, CA, April 20th Track 6 recorded in
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The Time

THE TIME - 1981 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Produced by Morris Day and Jamie Starr All Jams Published by Tionna Music 1. GET IT UP - 9:05 2. GIRL - 5:34 3. AFTER HI SCHOOL - 4:20 4. COOL - 10:06 5. OH, BABY - 4:57 6. THE STICK - 8:23 The Time, originally named Flyte Tyme after a song by jazzman Donald Byrd, was formed in Minneapolis in the mid-70s as a rock & roll trio. The group eventually evolved into a stylish show band complete with horns. The group's original singer, Cynthia Johnson, went on to join Lipps, Inc. and scored with the hit "Funkytown" in 1980. In 1981, under the creative auspices of Prince, the group recruited vocalist Morris Day to front the new Time. Day, formerly a drummer in Prince's high school band, added flash and finesse to the group's visual image along with a knack for writing hit songs. The rest of the group consisted of founding members Terry Lewis (bass) and Jellybean Johnson (drums), Jesse Johnson (guitar), keyb

Simple Minds - Glittering Prize 1981 - 1992

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The Best Of The Pointer Sisters 1978-1981

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Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits

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