The
Soundtrack to '' was much better received in sales than the
Movie Of The Same Name , reaching #6 in the
US and #1 in the
UK . Nearly every song on the record was written by
Prince , despite the handful of artists performing, including
Tevin Campbell ,
Mavis Staples and
The Time . The album produced the hit single "
Thieves In The Temple " as well as an anthem in two parts celebrating his newly christened backing band, the
New Power Generation . The band would get its first official outing on Prince's next album, ''
Diamonds And Pearls ''. Though its 17 tracks constituted a
Double Album , the significance of this was paled by the rising popularity of the
CD format.
The concept for the album/movie began as early as
1987 , or possibly earlier, but kept getting delayed for various reasons. The title track was originally recorded during this period, hence the liner notes listing
Sheila E. and
Boni Boyer as performers on the track. In fact, nearly the entire album is composed of songs previously recorded tunes that were updated for this release.
"Tick, Tick, Bang" was originally from
1981 and considered for
Vanity 6 . The update of the song includes an uncredited drum sample from
Jimi Hendrix 's "Little Miss Lover". "Can't Stop This Feeling I Got" was from
1982 , but later updated in
1986 , along with a
1983 track, "We Can Funk" (of note is the melody similar to that of "
Purple Rain " during the bridge of "Can't Stop This Feeling I Got". The two may have been ''
Dream Factory '' out-takes and were both drastically updated for ''Graffiti Bridge''.
"The Question of U" was from
1985 , surviving with little updating to the original version. "Joy In Repetition" was a ''
Crystal Ball '' outtake from 1986 that survived unchanged. Prince even kept the original
Segue of party noise at the beginning of the song. As mentioned, the title track was updated from the 1987 recording, as well as "Elephants and Flowers" and "The Latest Fashion". "Melody Cool" and "Still Would Stand All Time" were considered for an album called ''Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic'' in
1988 , with the later performed in some ''
Lovesexy '' aftershows. The 4 tracks from The Time were originally going to be on their defunct ''Corporate World'' album, recorded in
1989 , though "The Latest Fashion" shares elements with "My Summertime Thang" from The Time's ''
Pandemonium ''.
The only truly "new" material recorded for the album was "Round and Round", "New Power Generation" and "Thieves in the Temple", recorded at in January
1990 and included at the last minute. Many outtakes for the album are also in circulation, several of which exist as samples in "
New Power Generation, Pt. II ".
- no.6 R&B-chart and Pop-chart
''All songs performed by Prince unless otherwise noted.''
# "Can't Stop This Feeling I Got" (4:25)
# "
New Power Generation " (3:39)
# "Release It" ''(performed by
The Time )'' (3:54)
# "The Question of U" (4:00)
# "Elephants and Flowers" (3:54)
# "Round and Round" ''(performed by
Tevin Campbell )'' (3:56)
# "We Can Funk" ''(performed by
George Clinton and Prince)'' (5:28)
# "Joy In Repetition" (4:54)
# "Love Machine" ''(performed by The Time)'' (3:35)
# "Tick, Tick, Bang!" (3:31)
# "Shake!" ''(performed by The Time)'' (4:01)
# "
Thieves In The Temple " (3:20)
# "The Latest Fashion" ''(performed by The Time/Prince)'' (4:02)
# "Melody Cool" ''(performed by
Mavis Staples )'' (3:40)
# "Still Would Stand All Time" (5:24)
# "Graffiti Bridge" (3:52)
# "New Power Generation, pt. II" (2:57)
#"Thieves In the House"
#"Temple House dub"
- " New Power Generation " maxi-single (#64 US, #27 R&B, #26 UK)
#"New Power Generation" (funky weapon remix)
#"T.C.'s Rap"
#"Brother with a Purpose"
#"Get Off"
#"The Lubricated Lady"
#"Loveleft/Loveright"
- " Round And Round " maxi-single (#12 US, #3 R&B)
#"Round and Round" (Solu Mix Edit}
#"Round and Round" (The House Mix)
#"Goodbye" (Tevin's Dub - Part 1 & 2)
#"Goodbye" (Soiddub & Listen)
- " Melody Cool " maxi-single (#36 R&B)
#"Melody Cool" (Extended LP Mix)
#"Melody Cool" (Extended Remix)
#"Melody Cool" (Deep House Vocal)
#"Melody Cool" (Mellow Dub Mix)
#"Time Waits for No-one" (Edit)
- " Shake! " maxi-single
#"Shake!" (Extended Mix) (5:03)
#"Shake!" (Battle Mix) (4:06)
#"Shake!" (Funky House Mix) (8:20)
#"The Latest Fashion" (Remix) (6:20)
#"Shake!" (Boom Mix) (5:01)
#"Shake!" (4:00)
