| Product Summary | | Label: Universal | | UPC: 00602498520727 | | Release Date: 3/21/2006 | | Buy.com Sku: 202290665 | | Item#: M2UGTK | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 27765 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. 3121 ~ Prince |  | | 2. Lolita ~ Prince | | | 3. Te Amo Corazon ~ Prince | | | 4. Black Sweat ~ Prince | | | 5. Incense And Candles ~ Prince | | | 6. Love ~ Prince | | | 7. Satisfied ~ Prince | | | 8. Fury ~ Prince | | | 9. Word, The ~ Prince | | | 10. Beautiful, Loved And Blessed ~ Prince | | | 11. Dance, The ~ Prince | | | 12. Get On The Boat ~ Prince | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Prince (vocals); Prince (various instruments); Tamar (vocals); Maceo Parker, Candy Dulfer (saxophone, horns); Ray Montiero (horns); Joshua Dunham, Sonny Thompson (bass guitar); Cora Coleman Dunham (drums); Ricky Salas, Ricky Salas (bongos, timbales, percussion); Greg Boyer (horns); Michael Bland (drums); Herbert Ure¤a (congas, bongos, percussion); Sheila E. (percussion). | | Recording information: 3121; Paisley Park Studios. | | Arranger: Prince. | | During the 1990s it looked as though Prince, once one of the most vital and inventive artists in the industry, was in all ways over. Yet 2004's MUSICOLOGY redeemed the man who seemed lost to obscure re-christenings and self-indulgent double-albums by proving he could still deliver the goods with strong songs and tight, funky musicianship. 2006's 3121 does MUSICOLOGY one better. Not only is it full of fine writing, superb production, and infectious, high-energy jams, it is Prince's most focused and consistent effort in a long time. | | That 3121 doesn't rival masterpieces like PARADE and SIGN 'O' THE TIMES is not surprising; Prince doesn't invent at such a furious pace here. Instead, he sticks with what he knows best--forward-thinking, idiosyncratic funk--and does it to perfection. The rolling stomp of the title-track opener, the synth-driven "Lolita," and the down-and-dirty "Black Sweat" tell us this will be an album full of body-movers, while beautifully downtempo tunes like "Te Amo Corazon" prove the man hasn't lost his sense of songcraft. MUSICOLOGY put Prince back in the driver's seat, and 3121 finds him revving up the engine. |
Producer: Prince; Prince |
Engineer: Ian Boxill; L. Stuart Young; Ian Boxill; L. Stu Young |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | Prince - 3121 - CD By: Janine Macdonald - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 6/7/2007 6:37 PM | | Prince took another step towards his comeback last year with the release of 3121. Although he'd stayed out of the spotlight for a period of time, musically he never really left. He still continued to churn out album after album throughout the 90s until 2000, obligating his contract with Warner Records, the label he had an on-going feud with. However, the albums were never heavily promoted. Many believed that Prince was stretching himself thin attempting to finally cut ties with Warner. ...read the full review |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 03/21/2006 | | Original Release Date : 2006 | | Catalog ID : 5207 | | Label : Universal Distribution | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00602498520727 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (p.60)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "As on MUSICOLOGY, the beats get pretty wicked here -- wildly canted, eccentric, exciting."Uncut (p.114)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here are teases of samba, rhythms as heavy as James Brown, and slow jams as airy as prime Isleys." Mojo (Publisher)
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- 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's a guitar-centric album, the Purple One strumming a rare acoustic....The album's penultimate track, 'The Dance', mixes slightly sinister voices with strings and a stirring grand piano solo." |
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