🟣💿Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic – Album: Apr. 2001

A remix‑companion project to Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, reshaping the material into a deeper, more club‑leaning, NPG‑era sound palette. Issued directly to NPG Music Club members, it stands as one of the most exclusive releases of the era.

Released on April 30, 2001 (first shipments to NPG Music Club members) by NPG Records (no catalogue number), the album functioned as a re‑imagining of Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic. Produced by The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince), it presented remixes, extended versions, and alternate takes. As a mail‑order‑only release, it was not eligible for charts.

Label: NPG Records

Catalogue Number: none

Format: CD, Album

Released: 2001 (US)

🟣 Track List

US CD — NPG Records — none — 2001

Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic — 5:14

Undisputed (The Moneyapolis Mix) — 5:45

The Greatest Romance Ever Sold — 8:07

Hot Wit You (Nasty Girl Remix) — 4:23

Tangerine — 2:13

So Far, So Pleased — 3:24

The Sun, The Moon And Stars — 5:18

Man’O’War (Remix) — 5:12

Baby Knows — 3:53

I Love You, But I Don’t Trust You Anymore — 3:34

Beautiful Strange — 4:55

Silly Game — 3:29

Wherever You Go, Whatever U Do — 3:16

Prettyman — [Duration not supplied]

Writing Credits

• The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) — all tracks

• Eve — rap writing on “The Greatest Romance Ever Sold”

Production Credits

• Produced by: The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince)

• Mixed by: Femi Jiya, Hans‑Martin Buff, Steve Mandel

• Engineered by: Hans‑Martin Buff, Femi Jiya, HM Buff

• Recorded: (Studios not supplied)

🟣 Key Highlights

• Released April 30, 2001 (first shipments)

• No singles released from this album

• Not eligible for charts (mail‑order only)

• Sent to NPG Music Club premium members

• Companion remix album to Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

• Reissued April 26, 2019 as part of Ultimate Rave

🟣 The Story

Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic was created as a companion remix album to Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, reshaping the original material into alternate forms. Five tracks were fully remixed with new musical elements; four were extended versions of the originals; and several tracks were carried over unchanged except for structural edits.

The album was distributed exclusively to premium members of the NPG Music Club, making it one of the most limited‑access releases of the era. Its structure mirrors the parent album but removes two tracks (“Everyday Is A Winding Road” and “Strange But True”) and adds “Beautiful Strange,” previously issued only on home video.

Because it was available only by mail order, the album did not qualify for chart placement. In 2019, the Prince Estate and Sony Legacy reissued the album alongside Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic and the Rave Un2 The Year 2000 DVD in the Ultimate Rave box set.

🟣 Personnel

• The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) — all instruments, vocals, production, arrangement

• Blackshire — background vocals (track 1)

• Kirk A. Johnson — drum programming, computer programming

• Chuck D — rap (track 2)

• Bros. Jules — scratches

• Kip Blackshire — vocoder vox, background vocals

• Mike Scott — guitar

• Eve — rap

• Rhonda Smith — bass, acoustic bass

• Marva King — background vocals

• Gwen Stefani — co‑lead vocals

• The NPG Orchestra — strings

• Michael Bland — drums

• Sheryl Crow — co‑lead vocals, harmonica

• Ani DiFranco — acoustic guitar

• Maceo Parker — saxophone

• The Hornheads — horns

• Clare Fischer — orchestral arrangements, conducting

• Steven Parke — art direction, photography, design

• Mohandas Gandhi — liner notes

• Arne Frager, Jeff Shannon, Victor Carrillo — NPG Orchestra recording engineers

🟣 Variants (Region)

• CD — NPG Records — none — US — 2001

🟣 Chart Performance

(Not eligible for charts — mail‑order only.)

🟣 Context & Notes

• Album era: NPG Music Club Year One

• Singles: none from this album

• Sleeve notes: Steven Parke (art direction, photography, design)

• Historical placement: exclusive remix companion to Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

• Reissues: April 26, 2019 (Ultimate Rave)

🟣 Related Material

Additional material connected to this entry is listed in the tag index at the foot of the page.

🟣 Discography

Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic 1999

Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic 2001

The Very Best Of Prince 2001

🟣 Mini‑Timeline

✦November 9, 1999— Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic released

✦ April 30, 2001 — First shipments of Rave In2 sent to NPG Music Club members

✦ April 26, 2019 — Reissued 2 LP Purple Vinyl

🟣 Glam Flashback

A private‑press remix odyssey sent straight from Paisley Park to the faithful.

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🟣 Sources

Primary reference sources: Prince Vault, NPG Records, Discogs, contemporary documentation, NPG Music Club archival notes.

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