PRINCE – EXODUS REGULAR EDITION

EXODUS is the second ’solo’ album by the New Power Generation and was only released in Europe, Australia and Taiwan in March 1995.
While the previous album, Gold Nigga, featured Tony M. as the lead vocalist, Exodus featured lead vocals by Sonny T. and by Prince, disguised as Tora Tora.

Session and compiling:
The album was recorded between late-May 1994, and January 1995, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA.
The first set of sessions, in late May, resulted in Get Wild, New Power Soul, The Exodus Has Begun, Hallucination Rain, Slave 2 The System, Count The Days and It Takes 3.
A number of segues were recorded between May and June 1994, with an early album configuration dated 19 June 1994. Two new tracks, Mad and Funky Design, were recorded in November 1994.
More tracks and segues were recorded in late 1994, including Acknowledge Me, Super Hero, Outa-Space, Love… Thy Will Be Done, Funky, Proud Mary and Somebody’s Somebody, and a second album configuration was dated 2 December 1994.
In December 1994 and January 1995, The Good Life, Big Fun, Return Of The Bump Squad and Cherry, Cherry were recorded, completing the album (interestinlgy, these last sessions did not involve Michael B. on drums).

Side A:
• NPG Operator Intro (0:33)
• Get Wild (4:33)
• Segue (0:37)
• DJ Gets Jumped (0:22)
• New Power Soul (4:09)
• DJ Seduces Sonny (0:38)
• Segue (0:42)
• Count The Days (3:24)
• The Good Life (5:48)
• Cherry, Cherry (4:44)
• Segue (0:18)
• Return Of The Bump Squad (7:19)

Side B:
• Mashed Potato Girl Intro (0:20)
• Segue (3:00)
• Big Fun (7:26)
• New Power Day (3:48)
• Segue (0:14)
• Hallucination Rain (5:48)
• NPG Bum Rush The Ship (1:40)
• The Exodus Has Begun (10:05)
• Outro (0:35)