Prince (2007) “Future Baby Mama” – Promo CD Single FRA
- GlamSlamEscape
- Aug 1, 2007
- 2 min read
A smooth, mid-tempo ballad taken from the 2007 album Planet Earth, released as a promotional CD single in France (where the commercial single “Guitar” was not issued) and later winning Prince a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
Artist: Prince
Label: NPG Records / Columbia Date: 2007 (French Promo) Catalogue: 0172071 / 080607 Format: Promo CD Single Country: France Genre: R&B / Pop Style: Mid-tempo ballad
A-Side: “Future Baby Mama” (4:47) Written by: Prince
Produced by: Prince
B-Side: — (Single-track promo)
TRACK LIST France Promo CD Single (2007)
Future Baby Mama (4:47)
LINKED RELEASES / VARIANTS
Promo CD Single – France (this release)
Promo CD Single – USA (different sleeve)
Album version – Planet Earth (2007) No commercial physical single was issued in France.
PERSONNEL Prince – vocals, all instruments, production
THE STORY
“Future Baby Mama” was issued as a promotional CD single in France in 2007 to support the album Planet Earth. Unlike in other territories, “Guitar” was not released as a commercial single in France, so “Future Baby Mama” was chosen instead. The CD contained only the album version of the track. The single performed modestly on the US Billboard R&B chart, peaking at #39.
CONTEXT & NOTES
On 10 February 2008, “Future Baby Mama” won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, beating strong competition including tracks by Ne-Yo, Musiq Soulchild and Raheem DeVaughn. This remains one of Prince’s later Grammy wins and highlighted the quality of the Planet Earth material.
RELATED MATERIAL
Prince (2007) Planet Earth (Album)
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SOURCES Prince Vault, Discogs, Billboard, sleevographia2.
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