Welcome 2 America is the first previously-unreleased studio album of Prince material to be released posthumously and the tenth posthumous album release. Recorded in 2010, the album was tentatively planned for release in 2011, as a follow-up to Ten and in conjunction with the Welcome 2 America Tour, which ran from December 2010 to May 2011. The album was abandoned at the for unknown reasons. If released at that time, it would have been Prince’s 36th full-length studio album. The posthumous release uses what is believed to be the final configuration of the album.
CD
The compact disc and digital versions are the original issue.
Welcome 2 America (5:23)
Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master) (4:05)
Born 2 Die (5:03)
1000 Light Years From Here (5:46)
Hot Summer (3:32)
Stand Up And B Strong (5:18)1
Check The Record (3:28)
Same Page, Different Book (4:41) 2
When She Comes (4:46)
1010 (Rin Tin Tin) (4:42)
Yes (2:56)
VINYL
Side A:
A1 Welcome 2 America (5:23)
A2 Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master) (4:05)
A3 Born 2 Die (5:03)
A4 1000 Light Years From Here (5:46)
Side B:
B1 Hot Summer (3:32)
B2 Stand Up And B Strong (5:18)1
B3 Check The Record (3:28)
B4 Same Page, Different Book (4:41)
Side C:
C1 When She Comes (4:46)
C2 1010 (Rin Tin Tin) (4:42)
C3 Yes (2:56)
C4 One Day We Will All B Free (4:41)
Side D: Etching
Blu-ray: Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011 - available on Deluxe (2LP + 1CD + Blu-ray) set and a Japanese edition (1CD + Blu-ray) only
Joy In Repetition (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)
Brown Skin (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)3
17 Days (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)4 (contains unlisted lyrics from Lovergirl 5)
Shhh (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)
Controversy (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)
Theme From "Which Way Is Up" (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)6
What Have You Done For Me Lately (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)7
Partyman (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)
It’s Alright (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)8
Make You Feel My Love (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)9
Misty Blue (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)10
Let’s Go Crazy (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)
Delirious (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)
1999 (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)
Little Red Corvette (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)
Purple Rain (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)
The Bird (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)11
Jungle Love (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)11
A Love Bizarre (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)12
Kiss (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)
Play That Funky Music (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)13
Hollywood Swingin’ (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)14
Fantastic Voyage (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)15
More Than This (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011)16
All songs written by Prince except where noted.
1 Written by Dave Pirner
2 Lyrics co-written by Shelby J.
3 Written by Mark Batson, Shannon Sanders and India.Arie
4 Written by Prince, Lisa Coleman, Dr. Fink, Wendy Melvoin
5 Written by Mary Christine Brockert
6 Written by Norman Whitfield
7 Written by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and (uncredited) Janet Jackson
8 Written by Larry Graham
9 Written by Bob Dylan
10 Written by Bob Montgomery
11 Written by Morris Day, Prince, and (uncredited) Jesse Johnson
12 Written by Sheila E. and Prince
13 Written by Robert Parissi
14 Written by Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George M. Brown, Robert "Spikes" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis R. Thomas, Richard A. Westfield
15 Written by Fred Alexander Jr., Norman Beavers, Marvin Craig, Fred Lewis, Tiemeyer McCain, Thomas Shelby, Steve Shockley, Otis Stokes, and Mark Adam Wood, Jr.
16 Written by Bryan Ferry
Personnel
Musicians
Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
Chris Coleman - drums on Welcome 2 America, Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master), Born 2 Die, Hot Summer, Stand Up And B Strong, Check The Record, Same Page, Different Book, When She Comes and Yes.
Tal Wilkenfeld - bass guitar on Welcome 2 America, Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master), Born 2 Die, Hot Summer, Stand Up And B Strong, Check The Record, Same Page, Different Book, When She Comes, Yes and One Day We Will All B Free
Morris Hayes - keyboards and percussion on Welcome 2 America, Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master), Same Page, Different Book, keyboards, strings and percussion on Born 2 Die, keyboards, percussion and drum machine on Check The Record, keyboards on Hot Summer.
Shelby J. - co-lead vocals on Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master), backing vocals and rap on Same Page, Different Book, backing vocals on Welcome 2 America, Born 2 Die, 1000 Light Years From Here, Hot Summer, Stand Up And B Strong, Check The Record, 1010 (Rin Tin Tin), Yes and One Day We Will All B Free
Elisa Dease - background vocals on Welcome 2 America, Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master), Born 2 Die, 1000 Light Years From Here, Hot Summer, Check The Record, Same Page, Different Book, 1010 (Rin Tin Tin), Yes and One Day We Will All B Free, co-lead vocals on Stand Up And B Strong
Liv Warfield - background vocals on Welcome 2 America, Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master), Born 2 Die, 1000 Light Years From Here, Hot Summer, Stand Up And B Strong, Check The Record, Same Page, Different Book, 1010 (Rin Tin Tin), Yes and One Day We Will All B Free
John Blackwell - drums on 1000 Light Years From Here
Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, April 28, 2011 (Blu-ray)
Prince - vocals, guitar, bass, (sampler) keyboard)
John Blackwell - drums
Ida Nielsen - bass, vocals
Morris Hayes - keyboards
Renato Neto - keyboards
Cassandra O’Neal - keyboards, vocals
Shelby J. - vocals
Elisa Dease - vocals
Liv Warfield - vocals
Maya McClean - dance
Nandy McClean - dance
Ledisi – vocals (on Partyman/It’s Alright only)
Production
Prince - producer
Mr. Hayes - co-producer on Welcome 2 America, Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master), Born 2 Die, Hot Summer, Check The Record and Same Page, Different Book, mixing on Check The Record
Jason Agel – engineer
Dave Isaac – engineer on Born 2 Die
Bernie Grundman - mastering and audio enhancement
Archival Production / A&R: Kirk Johnson, Michael Howe & Trevor Guy
Art Direction & Design: Mathieu Bitton and Trevor Guy
Editor (Archival Producer/Editor] – Duane Tudahl
Photography: Mike Ruiz, Kevin Mazur, Brian Ach, Randee St. Nicholas and Prince
Producer (Production) – Chris Reynolds
Additional Recording – James "Fluff" Harley
Music Mixer – Chris James
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