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For the Golden Earring album, see N.E.W.S..
N.E.W.S Studio album by Prince Released July 22, 2003 Recorded February 6, 2003 Genre Jazz fusion, funk, instrumental Length 56:00 Label NPG Producer Prince Prince chronology C-Note
(2003)N.E.W.S
(2003)The Chocolate Invasion
(2004)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Jazz Times (favorable)[2] N.E.W.S. is the twenty-seventh studio album by Prince, containing four tracks of 14 minutes duration each. Recorded at Prince's Paisley Park Studios over a single day, the album was initially available through Prince's NPG Music Club website on May 26, 2003 before becoming widely commercially available on July 22. The album can be seen as a modern incarnation of Madhouse, but this time as a Prince release. Original Madhouse member Eric Leeds lends his talents, as well as The New Power Generation members John Blackwell, Rhonda Smith and Renato Neto. The album is reportedly the lowest-selling Prince album released to date, with just 30,000 copies sold, but it did become a top ten hit on the Billboard Internet sales chart, and garnered a Grammy nomination for "Best Pop Instrumental Performance".
Track listing
- "North" – 14:00
- "East" – 14:00
- "West" – 14:00
- "South" – 14:00
Band members
- Prince – electric guitar, Fender Rhodes, digital keyboards and percussion
- Eric Leeds – tenor and baritone saxophone
- John Blackwell – drums
- Renato Neto – piano and synthesizers
- Rhonda Smith – electric and acoustic bass
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Prince: N.E.W.S. > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ Tauss, Lucy (November 2003). "Prince: N.E.W.S.". Jazz Times. ISSN 0272-572X. http://jazztimes.com/articles/14241-n-e-w-s-prince. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
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