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Emancipation is the nineteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince.It was released on November 19, 1996, by NPG Records and EMI Records as a triple album.The title refers to Prince's freedom from his contract with Warner Bros. Records after 18 years, with which he had a contentious relationship.
"The Holy River" is a song by American musician Prince (his stage name at that time being an unpronounceable symbol, see cover art), released in January 1997 by NPG/EMI as the second single from his nineteenth album, Emancipation (1996). [4]
The song is an R&B ballad about Prince being lonely and wanting someone to hold and wanting to be "somebody's somebody". The US promotional release was sent to urban radio stations at the same time that "The Holy River" was sent to pop radio stations, and the song achieved moderate success at urban radio peaking at number 15 on Billboard's Hot ...
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), known mononymously as Prince, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.Regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation; [7] he was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona, [8] [9] wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams, as well as and his skill as a multi ...
(His earlier hit "1999" did sneak back into the Top 40 in the song's namesake year, peaking at number 40, but this was a reissued single, not a new release and, in 1996, "Betcha by Golly Wow!" from Emancipation made the Top 40, but all of the singles from Emancipation were promotional in the US so they were not allowed to chart on the Hot 100 ...
After scoring the UK Top 40 hit "Dinner with Delores" in 1996, Prince released the triple CD set Emancipation which spawned the top-20 hits "Betcha by Golly, Wow", "The Holy River", and "Somebody's Somebody" throughout 1996 and 1997. A re-release of the hit song "1999" in 1998 brought Prince back to the pop charts.
Batman is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Prince and the soundtrack album to the 1989 film Batman.It was released on June 20, 1989, by Warner Bros. Records.
If U believe look 2 the dawn and U shall never lose.)" is a song by Prince and the Revolution, and was released as the B-side of Prince's single "When Doves Cry" from Purple Rain. Intended for the side project Apollonia 6, it was originally recorded with the intention of making it a solo track for Apollonia 6 member Brenda Bennett. Ultimately ...