Van Gogh (November 6, 1998) – Van Gogh Album USA: CD

DETAIL	INFORMATION
Artist	Van Gogh
Album	Van Gogh
Release Date	November 6, 1998
Country	USA
Primary Format	CD
Label	No label
Length	44:13
Studio	Van Gogh Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
Prince-Related Track	Van Gogh – 4:35
Singles	None

Released on November 6, 1998, Van Gogh was the fourth studio album by the Atlanta-based group of the same name. Distributed exclusively through mail order and the internet, the 44-minute album contained twelve tracks and was not issued on vinyl.

Its place within the Prince-related catalogue centres upon the title track. The composition began as Sandra St. Victor's Love Is, was subsequently developed with additional lyrics and music by Prince, and eventually reached Van Gogh during 1998. The group's recording appeared several years before Prince released his own version through the NPG Music Club.

FRONT COVER	BACK COVER

ALBUM DETAILS

BACKGROUND / RECORDING

BACKGROUND	RECORDING
Van Gogh was released independently in November 1998 and made available through mail order and the internet rather than through a conventional record-label release. The album was the group's fourth studio collection.	The album was recorded at Van Gogh Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Specific recording dates for the Prince-related title track are not known, although Van Gogh's version was recorded during spring or summer 1998.
The Prince connection is concentrated on the album's sixth track, Van Gogh. The remainder of the album forms part of Van Gogh's own catalogue rather than a wider Prince production project.	Prince sent a cassette of the composition to the group in March 1998. The supplied information states that Prince had been searching online for a professional artist with a disability and located Van Gogh through the Coalition of Disabled Musicians in New York. Members of Van Gogh used wheelchairs.

THE PRINCE CONNECTION / FROM LOVE IS TO VAN GOGH

ORIGINS	DEVELOPMENT
The composition that became Van Gogh originated as Love Is, written by Sandra St. Victor. She sent the song to Prince during summer 1995 following a loose agreement for the two artists to work together.	Prince subsequently added lyrics and music before recording his version during 1995. Sandra St. Victor and Tom Hammer were uncredited contributors to the composition as presented in the supplied information.
In March 1998, Prince passed the song to Van Gogh. Their interpretation was recorded later that year in Atlanta and became the title track of this album.	Prince's own recording remained unavailable commercially at the time of Van Gogh's album. His version eventually appeared in July 2001 as part of NPG Music Club Edition #6.

PERSONNEL / PRODUCTION

PERSONNEL	PRODUCTION
Robby Heisner – lead vocals, keyboards Ricky Heisner – harmony Scott Robertson – drums, sampling Kevin Wyglad – bass guitar, guitar Valerie Hunter – background vocals Alsia Dorsey – background vocals	Robby Heisner – producer, engineer, mixing, art and photo editing Scott Robertson – engineer, mixing, sampling Rodney Mills – mastering at Masterhouse Said Abdelsayed – cover art and artistic inspiration Matt McCoy – cover editing Jeff Sheriff / Walt Seng – photography

ORIGINAL CD EDITION

The compact disc was the original and only album format identified in the supplied information.

CD FRONT / BOOKLET	CD BACK / DISC

PRINCE-RELATED TRACK

TRACK	DETAILS
Van Gogh	Track 6
Running Time	4:35
Original Composition	Love Is
Original Writer	Sandra St. Victor
Additional Development	Prince
Additional Contributor	Tom Hammer
Album Credit	Credited to NPG according to the supplied information
Van Gogh Recording	Spring or summer 1998
Studio	Van Gogh Studios, Atlanta

CHART PERFORMANCE

CHARTS	SINGLES
The album did not chart in the USA.	No singles were released from the album.

CERTIFICATIONS / AWARDS

CERTIFICATIONS	AWARDS
No US certifications.	No US awards.

RELEASE FORMAT / VARIANTS

FORMAT	DETAILS
CD	Original 1998 issue
LP	Not released
Distribution	Mail order / internet

No additional documented variants or special editions are supplied, so no unsupported variant section has been added.

PRESS & PROMOTION

PROMOTION	RELEASE CONTEXT
The album was made available as a mail-order and internet release. No singles were issued from it.	The album did not enter the charts. No additional contemporary press campaign or promotional material is supplied for this Chronicle.

[IMAGE – CONTEMPORARY VAN GOGH / ALBUM PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL IF SUPPLIED]

NOTES

NOTES	NOTES
• Released on November 6, 1998. • Van Gogh was the group's fourth studio album. • The album runs for 44:13. • It was distributed through mail order and the internet. • The original issue was on CD. • The album was not released on LP. • The Prince-related title track runs for 4:35.	• The Prince-related title track runs for 4:35. • Its origins go back to Sandra St. Victor's composition Love Is in 1995. • Prince sent the song to Van Gogh in March 1998. • Van Gogh recorded their version during spring or summer 1998. • Prince's own version was subsequently released in July 2001 through NPG Music Club Edition #6.

COMPLETE TRACKLIST

TRACKS 1–6	TRACKS 7–12
1. Simple Cinderella 2. The World In A Nutshell 3. All The Time In The World 4. Almost Too Real 5. Ready, Willing And Able 6. Van Gogh – 4:35	7. Tangled 8. Lift Me Up 9. Maybe 10. My Telescope 11. All That Glitters 12. Waiting For A Revolution

Van Gogh is the Prince-related recording on the album. It developed from Sandra St. Victor's Love Is, with additional contributions from Prince and Tom Hammer according to the supplied information.

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SOURCES Discogs, 45 World, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts, Prince Vault, Sleeveographia2.

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