The "Diamonds and Pearls" Music Through the Years (Pt.1)
Released on Patreon 10/17/2021
Run Time: 1 HRS 47 MIN
This is Part 1 of another 2 part "Music Through the Years" episode, featuring the music from Prince's 1991 album "Diamonds and Pearls".
We discussed in SEGMENT 17 “Diamonds and Pearls” (Pt.1) and SEGMENT 17 “Diamonds and Pearls” (Pt.2), the 1991 album “Diamonds and Pearls” was one of Prince’s biggest selling albums, and that was intentional on Prince’s part.
When Prince started writing and recording “Diamonds and Pearls”, his first album with “The New Power Generation” band, he set out to make it a commercially successful record. Prince was coming off of the lack-luster “Graffiti Bridge” album and movie, that despite the years of effort Prince put towards the project, was not as successful as he had hoped.
Prince was determined to create a mainstream, commercially successful record, because he really wanted a hit. And he accomplished this with “Diamonds and Pearls”.
Prince enlisted the help of his backing band, “The New Power Generation”: Levi Seacer, Jr., Sonny Thompson, Michael Bland, Rosie Gaines, and Tommy Barbarella; in the writing of the music of “Diamonds and Pearls”. The background dancers known as “The Game Boys”: Tony Mosley, Kirk Johnson, and Damon Dickson, also contributed to the sound of the album. Tony Mosley wrote and performed raps for the album, which made the music appealing to R&B and Hip Hop fans.
Dancers Lori Elle and Robia LaMorte, dubbed “Diamond” and “Pearl” by Prince, graced the hologram album cover with Prince, and also appeared in the videos for “Cream”, “Diamonds and Pearls”, “Strollin’”, and “Gett Off”, all of which we see in this episode.
This Part 1 of the episode features tracks from the first half of the album:
“Diamonds and Pearls”(1991)
"Thunder"
"Daddy Pop"
"Diamonds and Pearls"
"Cream"
"Strollin"
"Willing and Able"
This Part 1 episode features 2 of the biggest "hit" songs from the album: "Diamonds and Pearls" and "Cream".
We see Prince perform these songs through the years: the music videos, television performances, and of course LIVE from tours spanning his 39-year career.
Episodes of "The..." Music Through the Years are available to view ONLY on The SPOOKY ELECTRIC XPOSED Patreon channel, for patrons of the "Lovesexy" Tier and higher.
