🟣 Louie Louie – Let’s Get Started: 1993

A pop‑funk hybrid featuring two hidden‑in‑plain‑sight Prince productions

A sleek early‑’90s crossover album containing two tracks written and produced by Prince under the Paisley Park name.

🟣 Summary

• Released 16 February 1993, Let’s Get Started is the second studio album by Los Angeles musician Louie Louie.

• The album includes two Prince‑related tracks:

 • Get Blue — written by Prince & Levi Seacer Jr., produced by Prince (as Paisley Park)

 • Dance Unto The Rhythm — written by Prince & Michael Koppelman, produced by Prince (as Paisley Park)

• Both songs were originally recorded in March 1991 at Paisley Park.

• Prince also submitted an additional track, Hey, Louie Louie (April 1991), which was rejected and remains unreleased.

• Despite three singles — The Thought of It, Brother Louie, and Walk With Me — the album did not chart.

🟣 Highlights

• Released 16 February 1993 (US)

• Contains two Prince‑produced and co‑written tracks

• Sessions recorded at Paisley Park in 1991

• Album failed to chart despite multiple singles

• Represents a rare Prince collaboration in the pop‑funk space

🟣 Track Details

• CD – US (Paisley Park 9 45199‑2)

• Let’s Get Started — 4:48

• The Thought Of It — 3:19

• Walk With Me — 4:57

• Get Blue — 4:42 (Prince‑related)

• Brother Louie — 3:33

• You’re So R&B — 4:02

• Too Much Pressure — 4:05

• All I Do Is Toss & Turn — 4:22

• All In One Breath — 3:38

• Dance Unto The Rhythm — 3:56 (Prince‑related)

• Aggression — 5:15

Cassette – US

Side 1:

• Let’s Get Started — 4:48

• The Thought Of It — 3:19

• Walk With Me — 4:57

• Get Blue — 4:42 (Prince‑related)

• Brother Louie — 3:33

• You’re So R&B — 4:02

Side 2:

• Too Much Pressure — 4:05

• All I Do Is Toss & Turn — 4:22

• All In One Breath — 3:38

• Dance Unto The Rhythm — 3:56 (Prince‑related)

• Aggression — 5:15

🟣 All Variants (Complete List)

CD Variants

• US — Paisley Park 9 45199‑2

• Europe — Paisley Park / Warner Bros. 9362‑45199‑2

Cassette Variants

• US Cassette — Paisley Park 9 45199‑4 / Warner Bros. 4‑45199

• US Promo Cassette — Paisley Park 4‑45199 / Warner Bros. 4‑45199

🟣 Reissues & Global Variants

• No known reissues beyond original 1993 CD and cassette runs

• European CD issued under dual Paisley Park / Warner Bros. branding

• Promo cassette issued under the simplified “Eric Leeds” branding

🟣 Production and Context

• Prince produced Get Blue and Dance Unto The Rhythm under the name Paisley Park

• Louie Louie handled vocal production

• Recording engineer: Michael Koppelman

• Additional engineering by Steve Noonan (Get Blue)

• Mixed by Keith “K.C.” Cohen

• Additional tracking by Jim Hahn & Gay Druilet

• Musicians include:

 • Prince — all background vocals & instruments (Prince‑related tracks)

 • Sam Masa‑rani — percussion

 • Dain Noel — strings

 • Reverend Dave Boruff — saxophone

 • Gino Garcia — bongos

 • Rosie Gaines — background vocals

🟣 Singles Released

• The Thought Of It

• Brother Louie

• Walk With Me

(No Prince‑related tracks were released as singles.)

🟣 Chart Performance

• Album did not chart

• No charting singles

🟣 Mini Discography

• The State I’m In — 1990

• Let’s Get Started — 1993

🟣 Mini‑Timeline

• March 1991 — Prince records Get Blue & Dance Unto The Rhythm

• April 1991 — Prince records Hey, Louie Louie (unused)

• February 1993 — Album released

🟣 Glam Flashback

• Let’s Get Started sits at the crossroads of early‑’90s pop, funk, and R&B — a polished, radio‑ready project that hides two unmistakable Paisley Park fingerprints. Prince’s production brings a sleek, percussive edge to Louie Louie’s sound, while the album’s broader palette reflects the era’s push toward crossover funk‑pop sophistication.

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🟣 Sources

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