One Nite Alone... Live! Retail: 2002

Prince's Aftershow Ain't Over

Released as a 3-disc box-set album in the US by NPG Records (catalog number none) on December 17, 2002 (UK January 2003), Prince And The New Power Generation’s One Nite Alone... Live! was his first official live album — credited to Prince & NPG, the first such since 1992. Initially exclusive to NPG Music Club members, the box was released commercially including One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over! and the prior club-only One Nite Alone... piano album. Captured across nine shows from eight venues on the One Nite Alone... Tour (March–April 2002), recorded direct from Scottie Baldwin’s console. Reissued May 29, 2020 by The Prince Estate/Legacy as part of Up All Nite With Prince 4CD+DVD box and individual vinyl.

A spiritual NPG-era milestone.

Album Overview

Release Details

Label: NPG Records.

Formats: 3×CD box set (2002 NPGMC exclusive), 4CD+DVD box + individual vinyl (2020 Legacy).

Full Track Listing – 3×CD Box Set (2002)

Disc 1 – Main Act Part 1

1. Rainbow Children (11:46)

2. Muse 2 The Pharaoh (4:49)

3. Xenophobia (12:40)

4. Extraordinary (5:02)

5. Mellow (4:30)

6. 1+1+1 Is 3 (6:05)

7. The Other Side Of The Pillow (4:46)

8. Strange Relationship (4:13)

9. When U Were Mine (3:47)

10. Avalanche (6:04)

Disc 2 – Main Act Part 2

1. Family Name (7:17)

2. Take Me With U (2:54)

3. Raspberry Beret (3:26)

4. Everlasting Now (7:41)

5. One Nite Alone... (1:12)

6. Adore (5:33)

7. I Wanna B Ur Lover (1:22)

8. Do Me, Baby (1:56)

9. Condition Of The Heart (Interlude) (0:39)

10. Diamonds & Pearls (0:41)

11. The Beautiful Ones (2:10)

12. Nothing Compares 2 U (3:48)

13. Free (1:06)

14. Starfish & Coffee (1:07)

15. Sometimes It Snows In April (2:41)

16. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore (5:07)

17. Anna Stesia (13:12)

Disc 3 – One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over!

1. Joy In Repetition (10:56)

2. We Do This (feat. George Clinton) (4:42)

3. Medley: Just Friends (Sunny) / If You Want Me To Stay (4:26)

4. 2 Nigs United 4 West Compton (6:15)

5. Alphabet St. (2:55)

6. Peach (Xtended Jam) (11:19)

7. Dorothy Parker (6:17)

8. Girls & Boys (6:59)

9. The Everlasting Now (Vamp) (1:49)

Reissues & Global Variants

- 3×CD Box Set – NPG Records (no cat#) – US – 17 Dec 2002

NPG Members Box is recognisable, as not having a barcode on the back

- 4CD+DVD Box Set Up All Nite With Prince – Legacy – Worldwide – 29 May 2020

- 2×LP One Nite Alone... Live! – Legacy – Worldwide – 29 May 2020

Production and Context

Recorded direct from Scottie Baldwin’s mix console during One Nite Alone... Tour (March–April 2002). First official Prince live album. Spiritual setlist heavy on *The Rainbow Children* and classics. NPG Music Club exclusive; 2020 reissue first wide physical release.

Singles Released and Chart Performance

One Nite Alone... Live Sampler (promo only)

b/w None

Album Chart Performance

No chart data (2002 NPGMC exclusive).

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Prince Vault, Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube

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