I love Rosie.Unlike most of Prince's female proteges,this chick can SING.But,sadly,like most of Prince's proteges,she seems to have disappeared.Does anyone know what she's up to these days? In 1990,it sure looked like she would go onto to become the next big superstar from the Prince camp,but it certainly hasn't turned out that way.She has had alot of bad luck along the way...



***In 1992,she signed a solo deal with Paisley Park Records and began recording a new album.Prince was heavily involved with the production.But it soon became apparent that Prince was more focused on the Carmen Elektra project.More than $2 million had been spent to promote the Carmen CD,which ultimately bombed when it was released in early 1993."My album didn't come out because I didn't sleep with Prince" Rosie angrily said in an interview.


***By late 1993,Rosie's CD was finally finished and set to be released on March 24,1994 (I think that's the correct date).It was a 16-song album titled 'Concrete Jungle' and this is the rumored tracklist...


"Try Me"
"Lost In The Wilderness"
"Slow Man" (or "Snow Man"?)
"Swing Hard"
"I Almost Lost You"
"Concrete Jungle"
"December 25th"
"Do What You Want Me To Do"
"Crazy Mutha Funky"
"Greatest Touch"
"My Tender Heart"
"Play The Beat"
"Turn Your Lights Down Low" (a Bob Marley remake)
"Jah Love"
"We The People"
"Poor Little Girl"


***Unfortunately,Warner Bros. shut down the Paisley Park Records label in early 1994,and thus,Rosie's album was never released.There was some talk of her signing directly with Warner/Reprise,but in the end,she left and signed with Motown instead.She began recording a new album from scratch,keeping only a few of the 'Concrete Jungle' tracks.


***In 1995,her Motown debut 'Closer Than Close' was released but it bombed and she was dropped from the label.According to Rosie,Prince asked her to return to the NPG and she said that she was "seriously considering it".She appeared on her former boss' 1996 albums 'Chaos and Disorder' and 'Emancipation',but never completely returned to the fold.

***Around 2000 or so,Rosie decided to make a new album for NPG Records,with Prince as her producer.They dug up an old song from the vaults "Hit U In The Socket" (from 1994) and a new CD was promised.Not surprisingly,the album never came out (sound familiar?) and currently,Rosie doesn't seem to be too active in the music biz.I don't know what went wrong,but it's a damn shame that a great talent like Rosie is not being heard and getting the exposure/success she deserves.



[This message was edited Thu Jun 12 5:47:50 PDT 2003 by DavidEye]

She's done a great track with Bootsy Collins & Snoop on Bootsy's latest album called "Play With Bootsy"

Check that out !!

Fhunkin said:

But she deserves so much more than just the occasional cameo on someone else's CD!

DavidEye said:

Like you deserve me !!

:EVILLOL:

She does a hell of a job on that song it's great !!
I'm gonna get Gooey to back me up !!

According to this unofficial website a new single comes out on this album, June 17th:

http://www.rosiegaines.org/index.htm

According 2 allmusic.com, she made an LP back in 2001:

-No Sweeter Love


Here's the tracklist & the credit-list:

1.Crazy (Greene/Moten) - 5:39
2.Easy Come, Easy Go (Greene/Moten) - 5:52
3.No Sweeter Love (Glenn) - 5:31
4.Why (Gaines/Ohlson) - 5:21
5.Overnight Success (Sutton/Sutton) - 5:29
6.Beautiful (Adderly/Gaines/Ohlson) - 3:50
7.Trying to Get Over You (Adderly/Coffing) - 4:54
8.In a Jam (Gaines/Ohlson) - 3:18
9.B-Strong (Bokowski/Haynes/Mims) - 3:58

Rosie Gaines - Producer
Patrick Moten - Producer
Michael B. Sutton - Producer
Brenda Sutton - Producer
Erik Nuri - Producer
Joe Greene - Producer

>>>

Does anybody have it?

DavidEye said:

This tracklist is similar 2 her Motown LP:

1.I Want U (Inner City Blue) Earth Mamma Version 6:34
2.Are You Ready 5:49
3.Closer Than Close 5:09
4.Googaga 3:55
5.Turn Your Lights Down Low 4:29
6.My Tender Heart 5:10
7.I Almost Lost You 2:37
8.Slowman 5:33
9.Can You Handle It 5:13
10.Concrete Jungle 7:48
11.Get The Ghetto Off Your Mind 5:52
12.December 25th 3:56
13.I Want U (Purple Version)

Oops,I stand corrected! Looks like Rosie IS still very active these days.I can't believe I missed that recent album.How come you guys weren't talking about it on this site?


How does her new music sound? Anybody heard the new single yet?

Hello Davideye,
OK you convinced me to post on the org once again
I tried to talk to some of the folks here about Rosie but they wouldn't listen. Rosie is DEFINITIVELY MORE ACTIVE than you might know. As far as my collection goes besides "Rosie & Prince material"(too long to list)
I have:
-Closer than Close (album)
-Caring (album)
-No sweeter Love (album)
-Arrival (album)
-Elisa Fiorillo I am (Rosie composed, plays and sings most)
-Closer than Close remixes (about 13 remixes)
-Only wanna be in your arms (single)
-Be strong remixes (about 7 remixes)
-After the rain (remix)
-I surrender (original plus 6 remixes)
-I want you (6 remixes)
-Honesty (Remix)
-Are you ready (6 remixes)
-Tevin Campbell & Rosie "Eye to Eye"
-Gary Barlow & Roise "Hang on in there baby"
-Mousse t & Rosie "One touch"
-Bootsy Collins & Rosie "Don't let em"
-Can't get you out of my mind(single)
-Clean up woman single
Rosie doing Aretha: Do right woman, Ain't no way, Chain of fools, Dr Feelgood, A song for you
Carwash, Don't make me pay, Redemption song, No woman no cry

But still looking for
-Curtis Ohlson "So fast"
-Curtis Ohlson "Better than ever"
-Brian Melvin "Nightfood"
-some records by The steeles and the Whispers (Rosie sings
and plays all)
-After the rain single
-Honesty single (incl. Dancin' for my baby)
-Only wanna be in your arms single(incl. Heart like stone I
don't want nobody to give me nothing)
-Release the pressure single
-Rosie & Michael Cooper "My baby's house"
-One more night (single)
-her Paisley park album (boot),
and some 50 outtakes.

happyedit
[This message was edited Fri Jun 20 2:14:35 PDT 2003 by agotajonesmartha]

Did you know that Rosie recorded an album in 1985,long before her Prince days? I think this was her debut album? Can't remember the name of it though.

Her debut album is "Caring". It is in my avatar.

agotajonesmartha said:

Get outta here Is that really Rosie on your avatar?? All this time,I thought it was a Patrice Rushen album cover!

Why should I "get outta here" ? Don't you like me?

I just wanted to be nice...you can listen to all songs from "Caring" here: http://www.amazon.de/exec...93-0224034

Oh sweetie,I was just joking


Btw,I like that Weather Girls pic you have in your profile!

Thanks...

yeah edits are fun!!
[This message was edited Sun Jun 15 6:53:21 PDT 2003 by agotajonesmartha]

The album 'No Sweeter Love' was recorded before Rosie hooked up with Prince.. It was shelved and only saw the light of day a couple of years back.

Sorry Agotajonesmartha - but the pic in your avatar is the sleeve to Rosie's Motown single for 'Are You Ready'

Rosie has am amazing voice. It's too bad she hasn't made it bigger. I have only one of her cd's and I listen to it often. She has real talent. I think Prince promised her the sun, moon and stars, but she never got what was promised. Gee, does this sound familiar??

Check out her website it has all the latest news there &
there's even a free fan club 2 join so check it out!

cool list,
from ur want list I have -
-After the rain single
-Only wanna be in your arms single(incl. Heart like stone I
don't want nobody to give me nothing)
-One more night (single).

Rosie had a big hit over here (UK) with a clubbed up version of CLOSER THAN CLOSE, she appeared 2 x on Top of The Pops -she rocked the joint!!

agotajonesmartha said:

[This message was edited Sun Jun 22 15:32:03 PDT 2003 by eroica29]

I'm curious...did you see TOTP on television or were you actually there?
I bet that would've been quite an experience...please tell us more about it.

I know where Rosie is. Right here, in my HEART. Where sitting here talking about songstresses from the past, eating ribs (w/hot sauce) and drinking Kool-Aid. We cool like that.