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| Soundtrack by Prince | |||||
| Released | March 31, 1986 | ||||
| Recorded | Washington Avenue Warehouse (Mpls.) and Sunset Sound; April – December 1985 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, Rock, Funk, Jazz | ||||
| Length | 42:18 | ||||
| Label | Paisley Park Warner Bros. 25395 |
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| Producer | Prince | ||||
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Parade: Music from the Motion Picture "Under the Cherry Moon" was Prince and the Revolution\'s 1986 follow-up to Around the World in a Day and the soundtrack to his second film. The album sees Prince further diversifying musically, adding orchestrations to his music and presenting a very European feel. Prince also displayed a new image with Parade: his trademark ruffled shirts, wild curly hair, and purple satin robes which defined his look from 1981\'s Controversy to 1985\'s Around the World in a Day gave way to slicked-back hair and dress suits. Even though the single "Kiss" was a number one hit, the album as a whole was not well-received in the U.S. Europe, however, embraced the album and for the first time in Prince\'s career, European album sales eclipsed those in the U.S. This was Prince\'s final album released with The Revolution.
The first four tracks were recorded in sequence with Prince laying down the drum track to all four from memory. They can almost be considered a suite, having a very continuous feel and unusual instrumentation. "Girls & Boys" is the first funk track on the album. It features an unusual duck-like keyboard sound, saxophone by Eric Leeds and a French-spoken monologue. It\'s also notable for the first known case pseudo-rapping by Prince. "Life Can Be So Nice" features drums by Sheila E. and cuts suddenly to the serene instrumental "Venus de Milo".
Side 2 starts with the lush "Mountains" and leads into the very unusual but very well written "Do U Lie?", This song was penned by studio musician Joseph Robinson and sounding like a something from a classic French street crooner. Next is the minimalist funk track "Kiss", the album\'s biggest hit. It immediately leads into "Anotherloverholenyohead", a funky dance track. The album finishes with the sad ballad, "Sometimes It Snows in April" which has become a fan-favorite.
The album was for the most part a solo effort from Prince aside for the full band\'s input on "Mountains". Wendy and Lisa are co-credited with writing the music for "Mountains" and "Sometimes It Snows in April", and singing backup on many tracks. John L. Nelson, Prince\'s father, is credited as co-composer on "Christopher Tracy\'s Parade" and "Under The Cherry Moon". Several other contributions are, also, featured throughout the album. Clare Fischer composed and arranged the orchestra heard on many tracks. Eric Leeds and Sheila E. provide some instrumentation and/or singing on various tracks. Prince\'s then-fiancée Susannah Melvoin (twin sister of Wendy) provides backing vocals on several tracks and their brother, the late Jonathan Melvoin plays the drums on "Do U Lie?". Prince\'s wardrobist, Marie France provides the French vocals in "Girls & Boys".
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| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B Albums | 2 |
| UK Albums Chart | 4 |
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