I remember in 1987 buying this album, the first week it came out and listening to it. I had been anticipating the album for quite awhile. After getting through side 1 of the LP, I was already impressed. But I wasn't prepared for Side 2. "All Day All Night" blew my mind. I remember turning up the volume full blast for maximum impact. That song was jamming so hard. It surely had that 1999-"All The Critics Love U In New York" era type of vibe. It immediately became a Paisley Park favorite of mine on my turntable and tape deck. I was hoping she'd do a video for the track. LIL MAN and Jill had it going on with one. A groove that makes you wanna move...Anybody else love this track?

Make me say..."ooo shock-a-loka"...(LOL)!!!

The whole album was and is fantastic,All Day All Night and Mia Bocca are the two standout tracks for me


Much love Pochacco

Hell yeah I love it!!! It's too funky! I love both his and her versions.

and "My Man" rocks, too! cant get enough of that. I love that whole album.

This cd still gets played a couple of times a month...I wore out the original tape...Still my fav. Paisley Park artist 2 Prince.

The last track 'Baby You're A Trip' is fantastic. It's one of those "I'll sing really loudly beacuase noone is listening songs"

Pochacco said:

G-Spot is the song that Madonna never had and My Man is a perfect pop tune

A very good album. Could have been a GREAT album if she had just not screamed so much. There is definitely some great songwriting and production on it.

col said:

And it's a song Prince could reclaim and perform in concert to some effect, I think

FreezerBurn said:

I agree.Jill is a great vocalist but on several songs,she does too much screaming and too many Prince-inspired yelps (especially near the end of "For Love").

"Oh..r these my lips?
Or r they petals from some crazy flower?
Oh...r these my hips?
If they r then they're some kind of powerful..ooh!

All day, all night
U can be my baby
Make ya' feel alright..."

What more can u say. Je t'aime*

Lovelife*Lovesexy...always.

Definitely,loved that song. Yeah. The whole album is really good. I dig it soo much. So Cool it is.

DavidEye said:

Well if she worked with Prince, what do you expect?

I used to really dig that album, that song & "Mia Boca" espicially.

Where can I buy this CD ya'll??

I can't find this mofo anywhere,,DAYMN

Harlepolis said:

Try Ebay,but be prepared to pay alot for it.

Liked the Album more so at the time.most of it was in the Can from back in late 82-83.you can tell.considering the stuff that Came out of Paisley Park over the years I rank it near the top of releases on that Label."All Day,All Night" was cool for 87 but 15 years later Prince should have put that out on a B-Side for the 1999 Project or Purple Rain Project IMHO."Violet Blue" was Cut.

All Day, All Night is a great cut, though the faster, wilder Prince & the Revolution version benefits from the added energy. Let's face it: Prince circa 1983-1988 was the Golden Era, and Jill Jones' album goes down as legend. Mia Bocca and G-Spot (the Prince version of which is also a bit better) are the two other crown jewels of that album. *Sigh* ...it just takes me back.

I'm completely in the dark about Jill Jones. The only song I ever heard from her is Mia Bocca, which I thought was utter shit.

I LOVE, , Prince's version of All Day, All Night - that's one of my favorite unreleased songs EVER. But will I like her version just b/c I like his?? Be honest!

CalhounSq said:

My guess is you'll hate it... especially if you disliked Mia Bocca, Cal. It's considerably less vigorous, some of the ad lib is gone, and Jill's version comes off as generally far more rehearsed than organic. I personally can tolerate it, but it sounds like you won't. lol

That song is dope. Prince shoulda kept it for himself.

Hi
Can someone PLEASE send me the lyrics to this song and Mia Bocca?
I don't have the album so I can't just read the lyrics-assuming they came with it,I have a dubbed cassette.
Anyway,when I sing along,I wanna make sure I'm singing the right words,and on some parts I'm not completely sure what she's saying,so your help would be appreciated.


thanks

lovebizzare said:

I understand that.But,I just feel that Jill's album is a little TOO Prince-inspired.There are some great songs on it,but Jill never really gets the chance to be herself.Her vocals on several songs are too frantic,too urgent and too "Princely".To balance it out,her album needed a few NON-Prince ballads,with restrained vocals for once.

Violet Blue, For Love, Baby You're a Trip, are the best tracks on the album imo.

I am not crazy over All Day, All Night. I heard her version WAY before Prince's and was never a fan of the tune. JJ's version sounds plastic to me. Then I heard his version and it is so much better it's not even funny. It could've been a big hit for him. He DEFINITELY should have kept it for himself.

...and I agree she screeches way too much on the album...it's the biggest flaw on there.

It's not a bad album but not the best Paisley release. I think The Family, Madhouse, and Sheila E's 3rd album are all way better than Jill's.

Lammastide said:

Thanks for responding I figured I'd hate hers since I'm in love with his, I don't wanna bother tracking it down for nothing...

DavidEye said:

Like I said she worked with prince, you know how controlling he is. Prince really doesn't give his proteges the chance to be who they are and do what they want, he molds them out of his own image. From the way they sound, to the way they dress.

lovebizzare said:

yep Prince just gave Her like everybody else the Guide Track too follow.

Excellent album, brings back a lot of memories...wonder how many time P hit it...

I love this album, and I can listen to it all the time and not get too sick of it. "Violet Blue" is my favorite.

minneapolisgenius said:

YES Violet Blue is EXTRAORDINARY..the vocal,horns,guitar,the beat..

gypsyfire said: