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Come
When Come was released, it was poorly received. Prince, now known as O{+^, was in the midst of a contract dispute with Warner Brothers and the public was becoming more confused by him every day it seemed. Come was still his most focused album of the 1990s, up to that point. On several tracks, he successfully incorporated his classic sound with the current trends. Moreover, he experimented on the album in parts. Critics, nevertheless, blasted the album, especially the seemingly overt sexual content.

Warner Brothers had little interest in promoting the album and O{+^ had less. He claimed his best current material was not on the album and was being held back for an album titled The Gold Experience. To make commercial matters worse, he refused to give "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" to Warner Brothers as well as several top notch tracks, many of which finally saw the light of day on his Crystal Ball set of previously bootlegged material. These songs included "Strays Of The World" and "Acknowledge Me."

Track Listing

  1. Come
  2. Space
  3. Pheromone
  4. Loose!
  5. Papa
  6. Race
  7. Dark
  8. Solo
  9. Letitgo
  10. Orgasm

General Data

United States
Release Date August 16, 1994
Cat. Number CD: 9 45700
Peak Position 15
Status Gold
Singles Letitgo/ Space

Europe
Release Date ?
Cat. Number 9362-45700
Peak Position ?
Status ?
Singles Letitgo

Japan
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Cat. Number ?
Peak Position ?
Status ?
Singles ?

Additional Information

Time: 48 Minutes

Musicians:

  • Prince (vocals, various instruments)
  • The New Power Generation: Michael B. (drums, percussion) ,Tommy Barbarella (keyboards), Mr. Hayes (keyboards), Mayte (vocals) and Sonny T. (bass).
  • NPG Hornz: Brian Gallagher (horns), Dave Jensen (horns), Kathy Jensen (horns), Mike Nelson (horns) and Steve Strand (horns).
  • Additional Personnel: Airiq Anest (programming), Kathleen Bradford (vocals), Eric Leeds (flute) and Ricky Peterson (keyboards).
  • Guest: Jearlyn Steele Battle

    Engineers: Chronic Freeze, Ray Hahnfeldt, Prince (all tracks) and Tom Tucker.

    Recorded at: Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles; Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota and The Record Plant.