Exodus (New Power Generation album)

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Exodus
Studio album by New Power Generation
Released	1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Rhythm and blues, Funk
Length	66:15
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 "Tora Tora" handling most of the lead vocals. Prince adopts the persona of "Tora Tora", whose face is covered with a red veil. Prince also is clearly present on many of the spoken segues, although sometimes using a disguised accent.

[edit] Track listing

1. "NPG Operator Intro" (0:35)
2. "Get Wild" (4:32)
3. "segue" (0:38)
4. "DJ Gets Jumped" (0:22)
5. "New Power Soul" (4:10)
6. "DJ Seduces Sonny" (0:38)
7. "segue" (0:43)
8. "Count the Days" (3:24)
9. "The Good Life" (5:48)
10. "Cherry, Cherry" (4:45)
11. "segue" (0:18)
12. "Return of the Bump Squad" (7:20)
13. "Mashed Potato Girl Intro" (0:21)
14. "segue" (3:00)
15. "Big Fun" (7:26)
16. "New Power Day" (3:49)
17. "segue" (0:14)
18. "Hallucination Rain" (5:49)
19. "NPG Bum Rush the Ship" (1:40)
20. "The Exodus Has Begun" (10:06)
21. "Outro" (0:37)

[edit] Singles and Hot 100 positions

• "Get Wild"

1. "Get Wild"

• "The Good Life"

1. "The Good Life"

• "Count the Days"

1. "Count the Days"

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