Diamonds And Pearls

Prince entered into a rather transitional period with Diamonds And Pearls. Like most veteran artists, he had difficulty incorporating the new hip-hop influenced style that was beginning to dominate the charts. The new sound was an advancement in music, but imaginative songwriting suffered significantly. Prince, perhaps the most imaginative songwriter of the previous decade, even had a hard time incorporating hip-hop into his sound. Even though Prince was struggling to fit in somewhat on Diamonds And Pearls, he did manage to do something quite different: use a band. While most artists were using drum machines and stale electronic instruments, Prince favored a live sound. This may be what set him apart from the rest of the market and gave him several hit singles. Fortunately, on Diamonds And Pearls he still had his signatures, with a new found jazzy sound. Still, the album had it's awkward moments when he seemed to be following trends instead of creating them. For one, Prince took on a rapper, Tony M., to help on many songs. Several critics blasted this move as an effort to fit in with the more masculine acts that were growing in popularity at this time. In hindsight, the critics were probably right on this.

Track Listing

1. Thunder
2. Daddy Pop
3. Diamonds And Pearls
4. Cream
5. Strollin'
6. Willing And Able
7. Gett Off
8. Walk Don't Walk
9. Jughead
10. Money Don't Matter 2 Night
11. Push
12. Insatiable
13. Live 4 Love

General Data

United States
Release Date	October 1, 1991
Cat. Number	25379 (No Vinyl Release)
Peak Position	3
Status	Platinum x 2
Singles	Gett Off/ Cream/ Diamonds And Pearls/ Money Don't Matter 2 Night

Europe
Release Date	?
Cat. Number	CD 7599-25379/ Vinyl WX 432
Peak Position	?
Status	?
Singles	>Gett Off/ Cream/ Diamonds And Pearls/ Money Don't Matter 2 Night/ Thunder

Japan
Release Date	September 30, 1991
Cat. Number	CPCR-361
Peak Position	?
Status	?
Singles	Cream/ Gett Off [Mini Album]/ Diamonds And Pearls

Additional Information

Time: 65 Minutes
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