The Time (July 2/9, 1984) Ice Cream Castle LP / TC / CD
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- Jul 9, 1984
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The third studio album by The Time, released in conjunction with the band’s appearance in the movie Purple Rain. Largely written, recorded, and produced by Prince (under the pseudonym Jamie Starr), Ice Cream Castle features the hits “Jungle Love” and “The Bird” and marked the group’s biggest commercial success.
Artist: The Time
Title: Ice Cream Castle
Date: July 2/9, 1984
Label: Warner Bros. Records Format / Type: LP / Cassette / CD
Country: USA
TRACK LIST
LP / MC Side One
Ice Cream Castles – 7:33
My Drawers – 4:04
Chili Sauce – 5:45
Side Two
Jungle Love – 5:29
If The Kid Can’t Make You Come – 7:33
The Bird – 7:40
CD (same sequence as LP)
US VARIANTS
Standard LP sleeve with inner sleeve
Test pressing (June 18, 1984),
Colored LP reissue (July 20, 2018)
Japanese remastered CD (August 19, 2015)
THE STORY
Sessions began in late March 1983 at Sunset Sound with “Jungle Love.” Other tracks like “Chili Sauce” and “If The Kid Can’t Make You Come” followed in mid-April. “The Bird” was recorded live at First Avenue in early October 1983 and chosen over the studio version. The album was largely created by Prince with input from Morris Day and Jesse Johnson.
PERSONNEL
Musicians
Morris Day – Lead Vocals, Drums on My Drawers
Prince (uncredited) – All other instruments and background vocals
Jesse Johnson – Guitar, Drums on If The Kid Can’t Make You Come
Sharon Hughes – Dialog on Chili Sauce, Background Vocals
Novi Novog – Violin on Chili Sauce
Mark Cardenas, Paul Peterson – Keyboards on The Bird
Jellybean Johnson – Drums on The Bird
Jerome Benton – Percussion on The Bird
Jill Jones – Background Vocals (uncredited)
CONTEXT & NOTES
The album reached #24 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Billboard Soul LPs chart. It was certified Gold in September 1984 and Platinum in January 1985. “Jungle Love” and “The Bird” were featured in the film Purple Rain. A 2015 Japanese digitally remastered reissue was released with no additional tracks. A colored LP reissue appeared in 2018.
PRODUCTION
Produced by: Prince (as Jamie Starr) and Morris Day Engineers: David Leonard, Peggy McCreary (“Peggy Mac”), Terry Christian Mastered by: Bernie Grundman
CHARTS USA
Billboard 200: Peak #24
USA Billboard Soul LPs: Peak #3
CERTIFICATIONS
RIAA (USA): Gold (September 18, 1984)
RIAA (USA): Platinum (January 10, 1985)
SINGLES TAKEN FROM
Ice Cream Castles
Jungle Love
The Bird
RELATED MATERIAL
What Time Is It? (1982)
Pandemonium (1990)
Purple Rain film and soundtrack (1984)
SOURCES Discogs, Warner Bros. Records, Wikipedia, Prince Vault, sleevographia2
All album artwork, photographs, labels, and original text excerpts remain the property of their respective copyright holders. This entry is a transformative, non-commercial archival summary created for historical documentation and educational reference.
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