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Xpectation (subtitled "New Directions in Music By Prince") is the twenty-sixth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on January 1, 2003, by NPG Records. It is the first instrumental album released under Prince's own name.[4] Previously unannounced, it was released as an MP3 download on New Year's Day, 2003 to members of the NPG Music Club with no formal artwork, only two weeks after the commercial release of his previous album, One Nite Alone... Live!.[5]
| Xpectation | ||||
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| Released | January 1, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 2001[1] | |||
| Studio | Paisley Park | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, instrumental[2] | |||
| Length | 40:53 | |||
| Label | NPG | |||
| Producer | Prince | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [3] |
In 2004, Xpectation was released through the NPG Music Club's Musicology Download Store.[6] The artwork was officially released in September 2015, when a digital lossless version was made available through music streaming service Tidal.[5] All the tracks in the album have titles starting with the letter 'X'.
Track listing
All songs written by Prince.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Xhalation" | 2:04 |
| 2. | "Xcogitate" | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Xemplify" | 5:53 |
| 4. | "Xpectation" | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Xotica" | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Xogenous" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Xpand" | 6:11 |
| 8. | "Xosphere" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Xpedition" | 8:24 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Prince – keyboards and guitar
- John Blackwell – drums
- Rhonda Smith – bass guitar
- Candy Dulfer – saxophone
- Vanessa Mae – violin
See also
- List of music released from NPG Music Club
References
- Walmsley, Craig (November 24, 2015). "The Top 10 Prince Albums You've Never Heard Of". Medium.com.
- Shoup, Brad (June 25, 2014). "Prince albums from Worst To Best: 8: XPectation (2003)". Stereogum.
- The Guardian
- Giles, Jeff (January 8, 2018). "Prince Goes Instrumental with 'Xpectation': 365 Prince Songs in a Year". Diffuser.FM.
- "Prince Discography Annotated: Xpectation". PrinceEstate.com.
- Cook-Wilson, Winston (April 27, 2016). "6 Great and Totally Underrated Prince Albums". Inverse.com.
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[de] Xpectation (Album)
Xpectation (ausgesprochen wie „expectation“, englisch für Erwartung) ist das 26. Studioalbum des US-amerikanischen Musikers Prince und trägt als Untertitel den Namen „New Directions in Music from Prince“ (englisch für „Neue Wege in der Musik von Prince“). Es erschien am 1. Januar 2003 bei seinem eigenen Label NPG Records und war ausschließlich als Download für registrierte Mitglieder seiner damaligen Website erhältlich. Xpectation ist Prince’ erstes Instrumentalalbum und kann als Konzeptalbum bezeichnet werden, weil alle Songtitel mit dem Anfangsbuchstaben „X“ beginnen.- [en] Xpectation
[es] Xpectation
Xpectation es el vigesimoquinto álbum de estudio del músico estadounidense Prince, publicado el 1 de enero de 2003 por NPG Records. Es el primer álbum instrumental del artista.[1][ru] Xpectation
Xpectation (рус. «Обещание»), с подзаголовком «New Directions in Music By Prince» — двадцать шестой студийный альбом американского певца и композитора Принса, выпущенный в первый день 2003 года, спустя всего две недели с момента выпуска предыдущего альбома, One Nite Alone... Live!. Это первый инструментальный альбом музыканта, выпущенный под его собственным именем[4]. В записи приняли участие Кэнди Далфер и Ванесса Мэй.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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