Prince — Diamonds and Pearls (Remaster)

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Prince had ended the 1980s—the decade in which he reigned supreme—on a royal high with 1989’s <i>Batman</i> soundtrack, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts and gave him a chart-topping single in “Batdance”. But when Prince started the 1990s with yet another soundtrack—this time for his own film, 1990’s <i>Graffiti Bridge</i>—it failed to recapture the glory of 1984’s <i>Purple Rain</i> or even 1986’s <i>Parade: Music From the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon</i>. Hoping to make his mark on the new decade, Prince reset with a new backing band, the New Power Generation—also known as the NPG—resulting in 1991’s <i>Diamonds and Pearls</i>, another multi-platinum jewel in his crown. Having first made made their presence felt on <i>Graffiti Bridge</i>—appearing on the soundtrack’s aptly titled second track, “New Power Generation”—the NPG was in full force on <i>Diamonds and Pearls</i>, Prince’s 13th studio album. The move marked a major departure from the sound perfected by Prince’s previous band, The Revolution. That group had helped his Purple Highness reach the pinnacle of his pop-rock powers on <i>Purple Rain</i>, <i>Around the World in a Day</i> and <i>Parade</i>. But the New Power Generation was an R&B-based combo incorporating elements of jazz, blues, gospel and, most significantly, hip-hop—which Prince clearly recognised was becoming the sound of the future: The NPG’s resident rapper, Tony M., flexes his flow on tracks like “Gett Off”, which finds Prince putting some hip-hop swag in his own delivery. But Tony M. isn’t the only vocalist to share the mic with Prince on <i>Diamonds and Pearls</i>. Rosie Gaines duets with Prince on the sparkling title track, one of this album’s two Top 10 hits. And the NPG are in full force on the chart-topping “Cream”, which harkens back to the psych-rock era of The Revolution, but with a bluesy streak that befits Prince’s new band.

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  1. Thunder (2023 Remaster) 5:44
  2. Daddy Pop (2023 Remaster) 5:16
  3. Diamonds and Pearls (2023 Remaster) 4:42
  4. Cream (2023 Remaster) 4:12
  5. Strollin' (2023 Remaster) 3:46
  6. Willing and Able (2023 Remaster) 4:59
  7. Gett Off (2023 Remaster) 4:34
  8. Walk Don't Walk (2023 Remaster) 3:05
  9. Jughead (2023 Remaster) 4:56
  10. Money Don't Matter 2 Night (2023 Remaster) 4:48
  11. Push (2023 Remaster) 5:57
  12. Insatiable (2023 Remaster) 6:38
  13. Live 4 Love (2023 Remaster) 6:59