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Thread started 11/30/19 12:58am

AaronReturn200
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Rank all "associate" albums

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Reply #1 posted 11/30/19 2:22am

VaultCurator

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This may not be the most informed list as there are albums on here that I am less familiar with than others, but going by memory here is where I rank them...

01) The Family - The Family (1985)

02) Romance 1600 - Sheila E. (1985)

03) Ice Cream Castle - The Time (1984)

04) The Time - The Time (1981)

05) Sheila E. - Sheila E. (1987)

06) Jill Jones - Jill Jones (1987)

07) Apollonia 6 - Apollonia 6 (1984)

08) Vanity 6 - Vanity 6 (1982)

09) What Time Is It? - The Time (1982)

10) Pandemonium - The Time (1990)

11) The Glamorous Life - Sheila E. (1984)

12) Child Of The Sun - Mayte (1995)

13) Madhouse 8 (1987)

14) Madhouse 16 (1987)

15) Carmen Electra - Carmen Electra (1993)

16) May 19, 1992 - Ingrid Chavez (1991)

Edit: Fixed a date

[Edited 11/30/19 2:30am]

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Reply #2 posted 11/30/19 4:08am

mediumdry

I left out the albums I never listened to, or couldn't stand to listen to more than once smile Cut-off where I don't think the albums hold up really is somewhere in the What Time Is It? to Ice Cream Castle part..

Also left out the albums where most of the music was not Prince or even Prince-related.

Mavis Staples - Time Waits For No One 1989
Sheila E. - Sheila E. 1987
Madhouse - 8 1987
Jill Jones - Jill Jones 1987
The Family - The Family 1985
The Time - The Time 1980
Apollonia 6 - Apollonia 6 1984
Judith Hill - Back In Time 2015
Bria Valente - Elixer 2009
The Time - What Time Is It? 1982
Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life 1984
The Time - Ice Cream Castle 1984
Vanity 6 - Vanity 6 1982
Sheila E. - Romance 1600 1985
Mavis Staples - The Voice 1993
Madhouse - 16 1987
The Time - Pandemonium 1990
Eric Leeds - Times Squared 1991

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Reply #3 posted 11/30/19 5:29am

donnyenglish

Superconductor is in the top 3.

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Reply #4 posted 11/30/19 12:02pm

mediumdry

donnyenglish said:

Superconductor is in the top 3.

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Doesn't have much Prince input...

Paisley Park is in your heart - Love Is Here!
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Reply #5 posted 11/30/19 6:03pm

peaceandlove

mediumdry said:

donnyenglish said:

Superconductor is in the top 3.

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Doesn't have much Prince input...

Have u listened to Superconductor? Jeez....it's got Prince and Andy's writing, singing and instruments everywhere! Even their romance is super obvious.

Peaceandlove☮️💜☮️💜
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Reply #6 posted 12/01/19 12:12pm

olb99

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The Family - The Family (1985)

Jill Jones - Jill Jones (1987)

The Time - The Time (1981)

8 - Madhouse (1987)

What Time Is It? - The Time (1982)

Come 2 My House - Chaka Khan (1998)

Ice Cream Castle - The Time (1984)

Times Squared - Eric Leeds (1991)

The Glamorous Life - Sheila E. (1984)

16 - Madhouse (1987)

Romance 1600 - Sheila E. (1985)

Child Of The Sun - Mayte (1995)

The Voice - Mavis Staples (1993)

Back In Time - Judith Hill (2015)

Time Waits For No One - Mavis Staples (1989)

Superconductor - Andy Allo (2012)

Milk & Honey - Támar Davis (2006)

Sheila E. - Sheila E. (1987)

Oui Can Luv - Andy Allo (2015)

May 19, 1992 - Ingrid Chavez (1991)

Apollonia 6 - Apollonia 6 (1984)

Vanity 6 - Vanity 6 (1982)

Carmen Electra - Carmen Electra (1993)

GCS 2000 - Graham Central Station (1999)

Pandemonium - The Time (1990)

Elixer - Bria Valente (2009)

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Reply #7 posted 12/01/19 5:15pm

eduJ

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I'm including albums that have very little or no involvement at all from Prince. But these were the "associate" albums that my teenage self probably played the most. And yes, I'm old. wink

Jill Jones - Jill Jones

The Family - The Family

Sheila E - Romance 1600

Madhouse – 8

Wendy & Lisa – Wendy & Lisa

The Time - What Time Is It?

Ta Mara and the Seen - Ta Mara and the Seen

Sheila E – The Glamorous Life

Jesse Johnson - Jesse Johnson's Revue

Vanity – Wild Animal

The Time – Pandemonium

Morris Day – The Color Of Success

Taja Sevelle - Taja Sevelle

Brownmark - Just Like That

Mazarati - Mazarati

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Reply #8 posted 12/02/19 1:56pm

MickyDolenz

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I'm mostly familiar with records related to The Time. Never heard that many of the others, so I'm not going to list the ones I don't know. I am putting Flyte Tyme produced albums.

The Time ~ What Time Is It?
Janet Jackson ~ Control
Janet Jackson ~ Rhythm Nation 1814

The Time ~ Pandemonium

Janet Jackson ~ More Control
Janet Jackson ~ Janet
Original 7ven ~ Condensate
The Time ~ The Time
Morris Day ~ Guaranteed
Morris Day ~ Color Of Success

The Time ~ Ice Cream Castles

Alexander O'Neal ~ Alexander O'Neal

Jesse Johnson ~ Jesse Johnson's Revue

New Edition ~ Heartbreak
New Edition ~ Home Again

Human League ~ Crash
Herb Alpert ~ Keep Your Eye On Me
Chaka Khan ‎~ Funk This

Mo' Money Soundtrack

Alexander O'Neal ‎~ The Greatest Hits Of Alexander O'Neal: This Thing Called Love
Janet Jackson ~ Velvet Rope
Jesse Johnson ~ Verbal Penetration
Jody Watley ‎~ Jody Watley
Vanity 6 ~ Vanity 6
Madhouse ~ 8
Jesse Johnson ~ Shockadelica
Jill Jones ~ Jill Jones
The Family ~ The Family

Janet Jackson ~ All For You

Wendy & Lisa ~ Eroica

Morris Day ~ Daydreaming

Johnny Gill ‎~ Provocative
Ta Mara And The Seen ~ Ta Mara And The Seen
Mazarati ~ Mazarati
Jesse Johnson ~ Bare My Naked Soul
Jesse Johnson ~ Every Shade Of Love

Cherrelle ‎~ Fragile

Eric Leeds ‎~ Things Left Unsaid

The Day Zs ~ The Day Zs
Morris Day ~ It's About Time
Carmen Electra ~ Carmen Electra

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #9 posted 12/03/19 9:01am

OldFriends4Sal
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Prince Protege Albums:

What Time Is It?

The Glamorous Life

the Family

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Mahouse 16

the Time

Vanity 6

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Sheila E

Jill Jones

Madhouse 8

Mazarati

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Romance 1600

Ice Cream Castles

Apollonia 6

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Reply #10 posted 12/06/19 8:52pm

kitbradley

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1. Come 2 My House - Chaka Khan

2. Time Waits For No One - Mavis Staples

3. Vanity 6 - Vanity 6

4. Apollonia 6 - Apollonia 6

5. The Voice - Mavis Staples

6. The Time - The Time

7. What Time Is It - The Time

8. Jill Jones - Jill Jones


That's about it for the Prince-produced albums.

"It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
"The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing." - Socrates
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Reply #11 posted 12/06/19 10:03pm

upinclouds

They all have some good nuggets.
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Reply #12 posted 12/10/19 2:36pm

Transformed1

Jill Jones is likely at the top of my list

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Reply #13 posted 12/13/19 11:49am

Factor1

The Family, Jill Jones, and The Time’s “What Time Is It?” are clearly the top three.
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Reply #14 posted 12/17/19 12:27pm

Poplife88

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The Family
Jill Jones
The Time What Time Is It?
Madhouse 8
Sheila E 3rd Album
Andy Allo Superconductor
Sheila E The Glamorous Life
The Time First album
Mavis Staples Time Waits for No
Mazarati
Madhouse 16
The Time Pandemonium
Original 7
The Time Ice Cream Castles
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Reply #15 posted 12/18/19 12:38pm

JQuad

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Paisley Park Foundation Brick Layers

What Time Is It? - The Time

Ice Cream Castles - The Time

The Time - The Time

The Family - the Family

Vanity 6 - Vanity 6

Paisley Park Interior Decorrators

8 - Madhouse

Apollonia 6 - Apollonia 6

Times Squared - Eric Leeds (1991)

The Glamorous Life - Sheila E. (1984)

16 - Madhouse (1987)

Romance 1600 - Sheila E. (1985)

Jill Jones - Jill Jones

Everything else kept the operation running

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Reply #16 posted 12/19/19 8:10pm

Moonbeam

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Based on the ones I have heard. I've also included my ratings out of 10.

Very good:

The Time - What Time Is It?: 8.4
The Time - The Time: 8.1
Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life: 8
Vanity 6 - Vanity 6: 7.8

Good:

The Time - Ice Cream Castle: 7.1
Sheila E. - Sheila E.: 7
New Power Generation - Exodus: 6.9
Sheila E. - Romance 1600: 6.8
Jill Jones - Jill Jones: 6.7
Apollonia 6 - Apollonia 6: 6.7

Decent:

94 East - Minneapolis Genius: 6.3
The Time - Pandemonium: 6.1
The Family - The Family: 6
94 East - Symbolic Beginning: 5.7

Meh:

Judith Hill - Back in Time: 5.4
New Power Generation - Gold Nigga: 5.1
Madhouse - 16: 5
Various - 1-800 New Funk: 5
Andy Allo - Superconductor: 5
New Power Generation - Newpower Soul: 4.7
Elisa Fiorillo - I Am: 4.7

Hmm:

Madhouse - 8: 4.4
Bria Valente - Elixer: 4.2
NPG Orchestra - Kamasutra: 4.2

Yikes:

Carmen Electra - Carmen Electra: 3.3
Ingrid Chavez - May 19, 1992: 3.1
94 East - 94 East Featuing 10:15 & Fortune Teller Remix With Prince on Guitar: 3

Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you!
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Reply #17 posted 12/20/19 9:43am

whitesockedfun
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My top 10:

1) The Glamorous Life - Sheila E.

2) Jill Jones s/t

3) Sheila E. s/t

4) Ice Cream Castles - The Time

5) The Family s/t

6) What Time Is It - The Time

7) Apollonia 6 s/t

8) Vanity 6 s/t

9) Madhouse 8

10) The Time s/t

Just like the white winged dove...
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Reply #18 posted 01/09/20 5:59pm

MickyDolenz

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It's not an album but I like the maxi single Bad Times by Captain Rapp & Kimberly Ball, which is one of the earliest songs Jam & Lewis produced

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #19 posted 01/10/20 12:20pm

LoveGalore

The Time's albums, V6's record, A6's record, Jill Jones, Glamorous Life, Back in Time, and Milk & Honey.

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