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The Gold Experience
The Gold Experience cover
Studio album by The Unknown Symbol
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1995
RecordedJanuary 1993–July 1994
GenrePop, Rock, Funk
Length65:19
LabelNPG
Warner Bros.
ProducerPrince
Professional reviews
The Unknown Symbol chronology
The Black Album
(1994)		The Gold Experience
(1995)		Girl 6
(1996)

The Gold Experience is an album released by Prince (his stage name at that time being an unpronounceable symbol, see album art) on September 26, 1995. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music NPG Records is the current active Record label owned by Prince, founded in 1993 to release his music after Paisley Park Records. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician The Black Album is a Prince record that was originally planned for release in December 1987 as the follow-up to Sign o' the Times. Girl 6 is an album by Prince released on March 19 1996 (see 1996 in music) Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The album is considered by some fans to be the Purple Rain of the 1990s, due to the rock and roll feel, accessibility of the tracks, and Prince's own admission that the song, "Gold," would be the next "Purple Rain. Purple Rain is an album by Prince and The Revolution, the soundtrack to the film of the same name. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African " Gold " is a song by Prince (his stage name at that time being an unpronounceable symbol from his 1995 album The Gold Experience. " Purple Rain " is a Power ballad by Prince and the The Revolution. "

Prince wanted to release The Gold Experience under the symbolic moniker in 1994, alongside Come, which was marketed as a "Prince" album of "old" material. Come is a 1994 album by Prince, and his first full release since his public dispute with his record company Warner Bros. Ironically, both albums contained material from Prince's musical production called Glam Slam Ulysses. The plan was to show the superior quality of the newer material as opposed to the older "Prince" material. Plans were thwarted by Warner Bros., which felt the market would be over-saturated with Prince material, and withheld the album. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Prince was prompted to protest by appearing in public with the word "Slave" written on his face and stating The Gold Experience's release date would be "never. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another "

Some songs originally intended for the album, such as "Interactive" and "Days of Wild," were removed by the time of the album's release. " Days of Wild " is a song written by Prince in 1993 / 1994, shortly after his name change to an unpronounceable symbol It has been alleged by some that "Days of Wild" was nixed by Warner Brothers at the request of some of the larger retail chains, because of its lyrical content. By the time the album actually was released in 1995, Prince's interest in it had passed, and he was working on songs for his 3-CD opus, Emancipation, which could be partially responsible for the album's lack of commercial success. Emancipation is a 1996 triple-CD Album by Prince (then known by his symbolic alias see album art Despite that, The Gold Experience garnered Prince his best reviews in nearly a decade.

The Gold Experience produced three singles, each with an accompanying music video: "I Hate U," "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," and "Gold. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics " I Hate U " (also spelled Eye Hate U is a song by Prince from his 1995 Album The Gold Experience. " The Most Beautiful Girl in the World " is a song by Prince from his 1995 album The Gold Experience. " Gold " is a song by Prince (his stage name at that time being an unpronounceable symbol from his 1995 album The Gold Experience. " Additionally, a video for "Dolphin" was released prior to the release of the album. The singles enjoyed success on the R&B and Pop charts, with the exception of "Gold. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure " "P Control" was also intended to be released as a single, but was canceled because it did not receive enough airplay. It was, however, performed at the 1995 VH1 Fashion Rocks Awards.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Prince; except where indicated

  1. "P Control" (5:59)
  2. "npg operator"(0:11)
  3. "Endorphinmachine" (4:06)
  4. "Shhh" (7:17)
  5. "We March"(Prince/Nona Gaye) (4:49)
  6. "npg operator" (0:17)
  7. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (4:25)
  8. "Dolphin" (4:59)
  9. "npg operator" (0:19)
  10. "Now" (4:30)
  11. "npg operator" (0:31)
  12. "319" (3:05)
  13. "npg operator" (0:09)
  14. "Shy" (5:03)
  15. "Billy Jack Bitch" (5:31)
  16. "I Hate U" (5:54)
  17. "npg operator" (0:44)
  18. "Gold" (7:23)

Singles and Hot 100 chart placings

  1. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
  2. "Beautiful"
  1. "I Hate U"
  2. "I Hate U" (Quiet Night Mix)
  1. "Gold"
  2. "Rock'N'Roll Is Alive (And It Lives In Minneapolis)"
  3. "I Hate U" extended remix (maxi-single)

Promotional, radio only, withdrawn singles & charting album cuts

  1. "319" – 3:05
  2. "Pussy Control" – 5:59
  1. "P Control" (house mix)
  2. "Chauntounette Controlle"
  1. "Endorphinmachine" – 4:07

Another track, "Shhh," charted from "The Gold Experience" in July 1994 -- it was not the album version, but rather a live version performed on "The Beautiful Experience" TV Special, which aired in 1994. It received some R&B airplay, causing it to chart & peak at #62 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.

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