Exodus (New Power Generation album)
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| Studio album by New Power Generation | ||
| Released | 1995 | |
| Recorded | 1994–1995 | |
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, Funk | |
| Length | ??:?? | |
| Label | NPG Records | |
| Producer(s) | Prince | |
| New Power Generation chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Goldnigga (1993) |
Exodus (1995) |
Newpower Soul (1998) |
Exodus is a 1995 album by the New Power Generation. While their previous album, Goldnigga was more hip-hop oriented, Exodus is more of a pure funk offering, strongly influenced by the sound of Parliament and P-Funk. Although the tracklist boasts 21 tracks, many of them are narrative segues, leaving only 9 actual songs. The album spawned 3 singles, however only one was released in the U.S.
This album still downplays Prince's involvement in the band, with Sonny T handling most of the lead vocals. However, Prince adopts the persona of "Tora Tora", whose face is covered with a red veil, and sings lead on 2 tracks with a lower-pitched voice. Prince also is clearly present on many of the spoken segues, although sometimes using a disguised accent.
[edit] Track listing
- "NPG Operator Intro"
- "Get Wild"
- "Segue"
- "DJ Gets Jumped"
- "DJ Seduces Sonny"
- "New Power Soul"
- "Segue"
- "Count the Days"
- "The Good Life"
- "Cherry, Cherry"
- "Segue"
- "Return of the Bump Squad"
- "Potato Girl Intro"
- "Segue"
- "Big Fun"
- "New Power Day"
- "Segue"
- "Hallucination Rain"
- "NPG Bum Rush the Ship"
- "The Exodus Has Begun"
- "Outro"
[edit] Singles and Hot 100 positions
- "Get Wild"
- "Get Wild"
- "The Good Life"
- "Count the Days"
