Prince O(+> (April 30 2001) Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic - Album

Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic is a companion remix album to Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, released exclusively to NPG Music Club members. It features remixes, extended versions, and one new track while maintaining a similar flow to its predecessor.

RELEASE DETAILS

Artist: Prince (as )

Label: NPG Records

Catalogue: 85337 20002

Format: CD (NPG Music Club exclusive)

Country: Worldwide

Released: April 30, 2001

Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop

Length: 64:09

THE STORY

This remix companion reworks several tracks from Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic with new elements, extended versions, and one addition (“Beautiful Strange”). It includes strong remixes such as “Undisputed (The Moneyapolis Mix)” and “Hot Wit U (Nasty Girl Remix).”

CONTEXT & NOTES

Released as a premium membership benefit for the NPG Music Club, the album was not available in general retail at the time. It served as a more experimental counterpart to the commercially oriented Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic. Both albums were reissued together in the 2019 Ultimate Rave box set.

TRACK LISTING (2001 Original CD)

1. Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic — 5:15

2. Undisputed (The Moneyapolis Mix) — 5:46

3. The Greatest Romance Ever Sold — 8:07

4. Hot Wit U (Nasty Girl Remix) — 4:24

5. Tangerine — 2:14

6. So Far, So Pleased — 3:24

7. The Sun, The Moon And Stars — 5:19

8. Man‘O’War (Remix) — 5:12

9. Baby Knows — 3:54

10. Love U, But Don’t Trust U Anymore — 3:36

11. Beautiful Strange — 4:56

12. Silly Game — 3:30

13. Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do — 3:16

14. Prettyman — 5:36

Total Length: 64:09

PERSONNEL Musicians Prince (as ) — all vocals and instruments (except where noted)

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS AND BACKGROUND

• Chuck D — rap

• Eve — rap

• Gwen Stefani — co-lead vocals

• Sheryl Crow — co-lead vocals & harmonica

• Ani DiFranco — acoustic guitar

• Maceo Parker — saxophone

• Kip Blackshire — vocoder & background vocals

• Rhonda Smith — bass

• Kirk Johnson — drum programming

• The Hornheadz — horns

• Clare Fischer — string orchestration

  
  

Production

• Prince (as ) — producer, arranger, engineer

• Kirk Johnson — computer programming

• Hans-Martin Buff — engineer

• Various additional engineers

• Steven Parke — art direction, photography, design

CHARTS

Primarily available via mail order / club membership, so not eligible for mainstream charts at original release.

Almost the entire album consists of songs from Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic, minus "Beautiful Strange", which was a previously unreleased recording. Unlike the former album, Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic does not include any "Segue" tracks. The album opens with "Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic", similar to the opening song on the parent album."The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" also includes a verse from Eve, along with an additional three minutes of production; the album's fourth song is the Nasty Girl remix of "Hot Wit' U", however, this version does not include the Eve verse.

An extended version of "Tangerine" occurs, followed by "So Far, So Pleased", a duet with Gwen Stefani. The aforementioned track and "The Sun, the Moon and Stars" both appear in their untouched versions on the album. A remix of promotional single "Man'O'War" is the eighth recording, immediately followed by a lengthier version of other promotional single "Baby Knows". "I Love U, but I Don't Trust U Anymore" is also the original version of the track from Rave Un2, and includes a verse from folk rock singer Ani DiFranco, who plays an acoustic guitar.

The album's eleventh song is the previously unreleased "Beautiful Strange", which was later used as the name of a DVD released by Prince in 2010.[9] The following recording is "Silly Game", which is the album's final untouched song. Alternative versions of "Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do" and "Prettyman" close the album, with the latter being a hidden track

SOURCES Album liner notes, official discography,Discogs, 45cat, Official Charts, Wikipedia, Prince Vault.

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