Prince & The New Power Generation – Diamonds & Pearls – CD

CD+Bluray, Limited Edition, Remastered, Deluxe Edition

Unlike previous Prince albums, the majority of Diamonds And Pearls was recorded with The New Power Generation, a group he had assembled largely from the Twin Cities area. They shared cultural backgrounds and localised experiences, and helped Prince connect his past influences to the present creating a new uplifting blend of hip-hop, dance, gospel, and pop that would bring him to the top of the charts worldwide.

The New Power Generation was a band that Prince believed in so wholeheartedly that he gave them co-credit on the cover of Diamonds And Pearls, something he’d only done previously with one other band, The Revolution. The group consisted of Sonny Thompson (vocals & bass), Damon Dickson (vocals & percussion), Rosie Gaines (vocals & keyboards), Michael Bland (drums), Kirk Johnson (vocals & percussion), Tony M (vocals), Levi Seacer, Jr. (bass, guitar & vocals), and Tommy Barbarella (keyboards).

Diamonds And Pearls was unveiled to the world on October 1, 1991, and it instantly had a huge commercial and cultural impact, becoming the biggest selling non-soundtrack album of Prince’s career. Over the past three decades, the reasons for its enormous success have been discussed extensively. Not least of these was Prince’s decision to finally engage with major television exposure and an extensive tour of Europe, Japan and his first trip to Australia. The album also offered a diverse collection of sounds that could appeal to a wide variety of listeners. Diamonds And Pearls had something for everyone.

Disc: 1
1 Thunder
2 Daddy Pop
3 Diamonds and Pearls
4 Cream
5 Strollin’
6 Willing and Able
7 Things Have Gotta Change (Tony M. Rap)
8 Walk Don’t Walk
9 Jughead
10 Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
11 Push
12 Insatiable
13 Live 4 Love

Disc: 2
1 Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Min.)
2 Gett Off (Houstyle)
3 Violet the Organ Grinder
4 Gangster Glam
5 Horny Pony
6 Cream (N.P.G. Mix)
7 Gett Off
8 Do Your Dance (KC’s Remix)
9 Insatiable (Edit)
10 Diamonds and Pearls (Edit)
11 Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (Edit)
12 Call the Law
13 Willing and Able (Edit)
14 Willing and Able (Radio Version)
15 Thunder (DJ Fade)

Disc: 3
1 Schoolyard
2 My Tender Heart
3 Pain
4 Streetwalker
5 Lauriann
6 Darkside
7 Insatiable (Early Mix – Full Version)
8 Glam Slam ’91
9 Live 4 Love (Early Version)
10 Cream (Take 2)
11 Skip to My You My Darling
12 Diamonds and Pearls (Long Version)

Disc: 4
1 Daddy Pop (12″ Version)
2 Martika’s Kitchen
3 Spirit
4 Open Book
5 Work That Fat
6 Horny Pony (Version 2)
7 Something Funky (This House Comes) [band Version]
8 Hold Me
9 Blood On the Sheets
10 The Last Dance (Bang Pow Zoom and the Whole Nine)
11 Don’t Say U Love Me

Disc: 5
1 Get Blue
2 Tip O’ My Tongue
3 The Voice
4 Trouble
5 Alice Through the Looking Glass
6 Standing at the Altar
7 Hey U
8 Letter 4 Miles
9 I Pledge Allegiance to Your Love
10 Thunder Ballet

Disc: 6
1 Thunder (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
2 Daddy Pop (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
3 Diamonds and Pearls (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
4 Willing and Able (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
5 Jughead (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
6 The Sacrifice of Victor (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
7 Nothing Compares 2 U (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
8 Thieves in the Temple (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
9 Sexy M.F. (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)

Disc: 7
1 Insatiable (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
2 Cream/Well Done/I Want U/In the Socket (Medley) [live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992]
3 1999/Baby I’m a Star/Push (Medley) [live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992]
4 Gett Off (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
5 Gett Off (Houstyle) [live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992]
Disc: 8
1 Thunder (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
2 Daddy Pop (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
3 Diamonds and Pearls (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
4 Willing and Able (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
5 Jughead (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
6 The Sacrifice of Victor (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
7 Nothing Compares 2 U (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
8 Thieves in the Temple (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
9 Sexy M.F. (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
10 Insatiable (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
11 Cream/Well Done/I Want U/In the Socket (Medley) [live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992]
12 1999/Baby I’m a Star/Push (Medley) [live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992]
13 Gett Off (Live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992)
14 Gett Off (Houstyle) [live at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992]
15 Let’s Go Crazy/Baby I’m a Star/Push (Medley) [live at Special Olympics, Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 19 1991 – Soundcheck]
16 Diamonds and Pearls (Live at Special Olympics, Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 20 1991 – Show)
17 Let’s Go Crazy/Baby I’m a Star/Push (Medley) [live at Special Olympics, Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 20 1991 – Show]
18 Introduction
19 Thunder
20 Gett Off
21 Cream
22 Diamonds and Pearls
23 Dr. Feelgood
24 Call the Law
25 Willing and Able
26 Jughead
27 Insatiable
28 Strollin’
29 Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
30 Live 4 Love