High (album)
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High is the name of an unreleased album by Prince. The bulk of the material was written after the Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic sessions but before The Rainbow Children sessions. Some of the tracks may have been considered for an aborted fourth NPG album called Peace, but most were intended for the High project. The album basically celebrates the return of Prince (having changed his name back in 2000) and the title track refers to Prince's music giving the listener a natural "high". Incidentally, this theme was used in the 1982 outtake, "Purple Music".
The tracks, although not outstanding by Prince's former standards, are a considerable improvement over most of Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. Totally free from the boundaries of marriage, Prince appears to be returning to his more sexual themes in certain songs as well as using "adult language" and mild curse words. For some reason, Prince scrapped the idea and instead recorded and released the religious concept album The Rainbow Children in 2001. His reasoning behind this is unclear, although rumors include disapproval from religious and musical mentor, Larry Graham, or perhaps weak response from a major record label after the recent low sales of Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic under Arista Records. Prince may have simply lost interest in the project, as he been known to do throughout his career. Nevertheless, most if not all of the tracks were released in some form or another. Eight songs were released as 2-track limited CD-singles during Prince's 2001 "Hit'N'Run" tour and many others were released as MP3s on Prince's subscription website in 2001. Two albums were released as downloads on Prince's site in 2004, The Slaughterhouse and The Chocolate Invasion. Both have tracks from the aborted High sessions.
[edit] Possible Tracks
- "When I Lay My Hands On U"
- "Judas Smile"
- "Supercute"
- "Underneath The Cream"
- "Sex Me, Sex Me Not"
- "Vavoom"
- "High"
- "Gamillah"
- "U Make My Sun Shine"
- "Silicon"
- "Y Should I Do That When I Can Do This"
- "Golden Parachute"
- "Hypnoparadise"
- "Props n' Pounds"
- "Northside"
- "Peace"
- "2045: Radical Man"
- "The Daisy Chain"
- "When Will We B Paid?"
- "My Medallion"
