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Prince – Emancipation (3-CD)

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Released in November 1996 as a direct response to his bitter battle with Warner Bros., Emancipation arrived the same day Prince's contract with the label officially expired. The three-disc, 36-track statement was his first release on his own NPG Records, distributed through EMI, and its title said everything about what that independence meant to him.

Emancipation was as expansive an album as anything Prince had ever release. A triple album constituting exactly three hours of music, Emancipation found Prince celebrating the release of music solely on his terms. ""This is my most important record,"" he proclaimed upon its release. ""I'm free, and my music is free."" Much like Paisley Park, the recording complex in which Prince created Emancipation, the album represents the incredible variety of his influences and moods. Romance and family are key themes (""Somebody's Somebody,"" ""The Holy River,"" ""The Love We Make""), reflecting his recent marriage to back-up dancer and muse Mayte Garcia that year. Elsewhere, Prince reflects on technology (""My Computer"") and sex (""In This Bed <0> Scream""), and offers new, upbeat grooves (""Face Down,"" ""Jam Of The Year"") as well as four unique covers (Bonnie Raitt's ""I Can't Make You Love Me,"" the Philly soul classics ""Betcha By Golly Wow"" and ""La, La, La Means I Love U,"" Joan Osborne's then-recent rock hit ""One Of Us"").

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. Jam Of The Year (6:10)
2. Right Back Here In My Arms (4:43)
3. Somebody's Somebody (4:43)
4. Get Yo Groove On (6:31)
5. Courtin' Time (2:46)
6. Betcha By Golly Wow (3:31)
7. We Gets Up (4:18)
8. White Mansion (4:47)
9. Damned If I Do (5:21)
10. I Can't Make U Love Me (6:37)
11. Mr. Happy (4:46)
12. In This Bed I Scream (5:40)

Disc 2

1. Sex In The Summer (5:57)
2. One Kiss At A Time (4:41)
3. Soul Sanctuary (4:41)
4. Emale (3:38)
5. Curious Child (2:57)
6. Dreamin' About U (3:52)
7. Joint 2 Joint (7:52)
8. The Holy River (6:55)
9. Let's Have A Baby (4:07)
10. Saviour (5:48)
11. The Plan (1:47)
12. Friend ,Lover,Sister,Mother/Wife (7:37)

Disc 3

1. Slave (4:51)
2. New World (3:43)
3. The Human Body (5:42)
4. Face Down (3:17)
5. La,La,La Means I Love U (3:59)
6. Style (6:40)
7. Sleep Around (7:42)
8. Da,Da,Da (5:15)
9. My Computer (4:37)
10. One Of Us (5:19)
11. The Love We Make (4:39)
12. Emancipation (4:12)

UPC: 190759180525
Label: Sony Legacy
Release Date: 9.13.19
Format: CD