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Album details
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| Released:
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19 March 1996
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| Length:
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62:11
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| Label(s):
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Warner Bros.
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| Studio(s):
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Washington Avenue Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; Monterey Sound Studios, Glendale, CA, USA; Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Platinum Studios, Melbourne, Australia
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Charts, Certifications & Awards
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| Charts
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| America
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| Country: Chart
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Entry Date
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Peak Position
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Weeks in Chart
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| USA: The Billboard 200
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6 Apr. 1996
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75
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4
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| USA: Billboard Top R&B Albums
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6 Apr. 1996
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15
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9
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| Certifications
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| This album has not received any certifications in the USA
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| Awards
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| This album has not received any awards in the USA
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Singles released
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See also
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| Girl 6 is the soundtrack album to the 1996 Warner Bros. movie Girl 6, directed by Spike Lee.
All of the music in the movie was by Prince and his associated artists; the bulk of it was previously-released. Spike Lee submitted the idea to Prince of making a film built around his songs when he met him in 1990 during the shooting of Graffiti Bridge. Prince agreed on the condition that he could choose the songs that would be included in the film and the soundtrack.
The album contained three previously-unreleased tracks, She Spoke 2 Me (later released in a longer version on The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale) and Don’t Talk 2 Strangers, both by Prince, and Girl 6, by the New Power Generation.
A note of thanks to Prince written by Spike Lee was included in the booklet.
The album caused some confusion, since it used the name "Prince" heavily, while Prince had changed his name to  almost three years earlier.
Prince put out a press release to say that the songs were recorded before the name change, but in fact the song Girl 6, credited to the New Power Generation but featuring lyrics and production credited to "Prince", was recorded in December 1995, two and a half years after the name change.
Promotion
The album produced one single, Girl 6, by the New Power Generation.
The album reached number 75 on The Billboard 200 Chart, and number 15 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.
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Personnel
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| Musicians
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- Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted, all instruments on Nasty Girl (credited as The Time)
- Michael B. - drums on She Spoke 2 Me and Count The Days
- Sonny T. - bass guitar on She Spoke 2 Me and Count The Days, lead vocals on Count The Days
- Levi Seacer, Jr. - guitar on She Spoke 2 Me
- Tommy Barbarella - keyboards on She Spoke 2 Me and Count The Days
- Rosie Gaines - keyboards on She Spoke 2 Me (uncertain involvement)
- Michael Nelson - horns on She Spoke 2 Me
- Brian Gallagher - horns on She Spoke 2 Me
- Kathy J. - horns on She Spoke 2 Me
- Dave Jensen - horns on She Spoke 2 Me
- Steve Strand - horns on She Spoke 2 Me
- Clare Fischer - string orchestration on Pink Cashmere and The Screams Of Passion
- Mr. Hayes - keyboards on Count The Days
- Lisa Coleman - keyboards and vocals on Girls & Boys
- Wendy Melvoin - guitars and vocals on Girls & Boys
- Bobby Z. - drums and percussion on Girls & Boys
- Brown Mark - bass and vocals on Girls & Boys
- Dr. Fink - keyboards on Girls & Boys
- Susannah Melvoin - background vocals on Girls & Boys, co-lead vocals on The Screams Of Passion
- Eric Leeds - baritone saxophone on Girls & Boys, tenor saxophone on Hot Thing and Adore
- Atlanta Bliss - trumpet on Girls & Boys and Adore
- Sheila E. - background vocals on Girls & Boys, co-lead vocals on Erotic City
- Marie France - french seduction on Girls & Boys
- St. Paul Peterson - co-lead vocals on The Screams Of Passion
- Jellybean Johnson - credited, but did not contribute on The Screams Of Passion
- Jerome Benton - credited, but did not contribute on The Screams Of Passion
- Miko Weaver - credited, but did not contribute on The Screams Of Passion
- Vanity - lead vocals on Nasty Girl
- Brenda Bennett - vocals on Nasty Girl
- Susan Moonsie - vocals on Nasty Girl
- Kirk Johnson - drum programming on Girl 6
- Nona Gaye - co-lead vocals on Girl 6
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| Production
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| Thanks
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- Special Thanks From Spike Lee: Many thanks 2 The Artist Formerly Known As Prince, U made a great sacrifice to make this happen. I love U and U will see the dawn. Special thanks to the following for bringing the soundtrack to fruition: Lisa Davis, Barbara Zimmerman, Londell McMillan, Juli Knapp, Denise Brown, Russ Thyret, David Altschul, Terry Semel, Bob Fukuyama, Martha Griffin, Paul Farberman, Michael Ostrof
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Releases
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| LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
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| Country
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Format
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Cat. Number
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Comments
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Front
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Back
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Label 1
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Label 2
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Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
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| Country
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Format
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Cat. Number
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Comments
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Front
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Back
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Label 1
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Label 2
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Additional Information
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Promotion (at time of release)
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Trivia
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- This is the first and only soundtrack album to feature a compilation of mostly-previously-released Prince and Prince-related tracks.
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References
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Bright Lights, Big City ◄
Bamboozled
