Elisa Fiorillo (September 18, 1990) – I Am Album Release
I Am is the second studio album by Elisa Fiorillo, and the first and only to feature writing input by Prince. Five of the album’s ten tracks were written or co‑written by Prince, although the album was mostly produced by David Z. Rivkin (Prince produced one track, Ooh This I Need).
Prince’s involvement came by chance: he dropped by Paisley Park Studios while David Z. Rivkin and Levi Seacer, Jr. were recording with Elisa Fiorillo in Summer 1989, and immediately contributed to the track they were working on (I Am), before helping to write On The Way Up.
He later submitted Love’s No Fun, Ooh This I Need and Playgirl between late 1989 and May 1990.
Other songs recorded by Prince and Elisa Fiorillo between 1989 and 1990 include Oobey Doop and If You Wanna Dance, but it is not known whether they were considered for the album. A third song, Say No, appeared on a promotional cassette but was removed from the final configuration.
Track Listing (LP Format )
Side one
• I Am — Prince, David Z. Rivkin, Levi Seacer Jr. — 4:57
• On The Way Up — Elisa Fiorillo, Prince, David Z. Rivkin, Levi Seacer Jr. — 4:20
• Out Of My Mind
• Playgirl — Prince — 4:21
• Love’s No Fun — Prince — 3:50
Side two
• Ooh This I Need — Prince — 4:00
• Ain’t Right
• Something So Strong
• Don’t Change
• Purpose In Your Life
Total length: 44:00
Album Details
Released: September 18, 1990
Recorded: 1989–1990
Studios: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Length: 44:00
Labels: Chrysalis Records
Producer: David Z. Rivkin; Prince (Ooh This I Need)
Personnel (Full Track‑Specific Credits)
Elisa Fiorillo Lead vocals; background vocals
David Z. Rivkin
Drums and percussion on I Am; percussion on On The Way Up and Love’s No Fun
Levi Seacer Jr.
All instruments (except where noted) on I Am, On The Way Up; bass guitar on Ooh This I Need
Prince
All instruments (except where noted) on Playgirl and Love’s No Fun; all instruments (except where noted) on Ooh This I Need (uncredited); background vocals on
Playgirl (uncredited)
Cynthia Johnson — background vocals on Playgirl
Ingrid Chavez — background vocals on Playgirl
Jana Anderson — background vocals on Playgirl
Rosie Gaines — background vocals on Playgirl and Ooh This I Need
Michael B. — drums on Love’s No Fun; acoustic drums on Ooh This I Need Sonny T. — bass guitar on Love’s No Fun Jevetta Steele — background vocals on Love’s No Fun
Jearlyn Steele — background vocals on Love’s No Fun
J.D. Steele — background vocals on Love’s No Fun
Fred Steele — background vocals on Love’s No Fun
Kirk Johnson — electric drums on Ooh This I Need
Michael Koppelman — harpsichord on Ooh This I Need
Additional Personnel
David Z. Rivkin — producer on I Am, On The Way Up, Playgirl, Love’s No Fun
Levi Seacer Jr. — co‑producer on On The Way Up
Prince — producer on Ooh This I Need Michael Koppelman — recording engineer on Playgirl, Love’s No Fun, Ooh This I Need
Mark Plati — engineer / programming on Playgirl Junior Vasquez — additional production and remix on Playgirl
Technical
David Z. Rivkin — recording engineer (Love’s No Fun) Michael Koppelman — recording engineer (multiple tracks) Mark Plati — programming
Junior Vasquez — remix
Singles from I Am
On The Way Up —
Something So Strong —
Oooh This I Need —
SOURCES Prince Vault, Sleevographia2, Discogs.
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