January 29, 1998: Crystal Ball

The album predominantly consists of tracks recorded during two time frames: 1985–1986 and 1993–1996. The sole exception is "Cloreen Bacon Skin," which was recorded in March 1983, is released vis Mail order

No tracks were specifically recorded for this album. Nonetheless, "2morrow" was recorded after the completion of his previous album, Emancipation, making Crystal Ball the first album where it could have been included. The album features seven remixes or alternate versions of previously released songs: "Love Sign (Shock G’s Silky Remix)", "So Dark" (a remix of "Dark"), "Tell Me How U Wanna B Done" (a remix of "The Continental"), "Interactive", "Good Love", "Get Loose" (a remix of "Loose!"), and "P. Control (Remix)".

This is the first Prince album of new material to include previously released tracks, though it mainly functions as an outtakes compilation rather than a traditional studio album. Prince avoided using tracks that prominently featured the Revolution, as he planned to release a companion album, Roadhouse Garden, in 1999, containing previously unreleased Prince and the Revolution material (this album remains unreleased).

The album's copyright is listed as 1997. No singles were released from the album, although "Love Sign" and "P. Control" had previously been available as promo-only singles related to their original albums, 1-800-NEW-FUNK and The Gold Experience, respectively. Although videos for "Acknowledge Me", "Interactive", and "18 & Over" were created a few years prior (and not linked to any albums), they were not used for promoting Crystal Ball. "Days of Wild" was released as a limited-release single in 2002, featuring a different live version than the one included here.

Prince did not tour or make any TV appearances to promote the album. The album reached number 62 on the Billboard 200 and number 59 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

CDisc 1:

Crystal Ball (10:28)

Dream Factory (3:07)

Acknowledge Me (5:27)

Ripopgodazippa (4:39)

Love Sign (Shock G’s Silky Remix) (3:53)

Hide The Bone (5:04) 1

2morrow (4:14)

So Dark (5:14)

Movie Star (4:26)

Tell Me How U Wanna B Done (3:16)

Disc 2:

Interactive (3:04)

Da Bang (3:20)

Calhoun Square (4:47)

What’s My Name (3:04)

Crucial (5:06)

An Honest Man (1:13)

Sexual Suicide (3:40)

Cloreen Bacon Skin (15:37)

Good Love (4:55)

Strays Of The World (5:07)

Disc 3:

Days Of Wild (9:19)

Last Heart (3:02)

Poom Poom (4:32)

She Gave Her Angels (3:53)

18 & Over (5:40)

The Ride (5:14)

Get Loose (3:31)

P. Control (Remix) (6:00)

Make Your Mama Happy (4:01)

Goodbye (4:35)

THE TRUTH

The Truth (3:35)

Don’t Play Me (2:48)

Circle Of Amour (4:44)

3rd (4:54)

Dionne (3:14)

Man In A Uniform (3:08) 1

Animal Kingdom (4:01) 1

The Other Side Of The Pillow (3:22)

Fascination (4:55)

One Of Your Tears (3:27)

Comeback (2:00)

Welcome 2 The Dawn (Acoustic Version) (3:18)

KAMASUTRA

The Plan (2:03)

Kamasutra (11:49)

At Last… "The Lost Is Found" (3:37)

The Ever Changing Light (2:59)

Cutz (3:03)

Serotonin (0:47)

Promise/Broken (3:46)

Barcelona (2:16)

Kamasutra/Overture #8 (3:11)

Coincidence Or Fate? (3:24)

Kamasutra/Eternal Embrace (4:02)

All songs written by 0(+>except where indicated.

1 Original lyrics by Brenda Lee Eager and Hilliard Wilson