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Although Prince basically recorded the first 2 Time albums on his own with Morris Day , Johnson did contribute to the Vanity 6 project. On The Time's third album, '' Ice Cream Castle '', Johnson contributed to the smash singles "The Bird" and "Jungle Love" (the group's most memorable and highest-charting Single ), which were helped by the popularity of the '' Purple Rain '' film. However, in the height of The Time's popularity following the ''Purple Rain'', Johnson left the band and signed a solo deal with A&M Records in 1984 and released '' Jesse Johnson's Revue '' the following year. '' Shockadelica '' and '' Every Shade Of Love '' followed over the next 3 years, building on the inventive, elaborate sound he forged with The Time. By 1990 The Time reformed and issued '' Pandemonium '', which was even more of a group effort than ''Ice Cream Castle''. The album allowed Johnson to contribute a Hard Rock guitar heavy edge to several tracks. After the band dissolved once again, Johnson remained in the background for several years, quietly contributing to Soundtrack s and other artists. Finally in 1996 , Johnson released another album, '' Bare My Naked Soul '' on the Dinosaur Entertainment lable. The album was a departure from his funk-filled albums from the 1980s and instead verged into Alternative Rock . Four years later, the highlights of Johnson's solo albums were collected on ''. |
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