Billboard Online now has an article on the release of
The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale. Go to:



http://www.billboard-onli...27_04.html



Some choice excerpts:



"... will be released internationally Aug. 24 by Warner Bros."



"The first single, 'Extraordinary,' will be shipped to U.S. radio Aug. 10; it will not be commercially released."



"One song, 'She Spoke 2 Me,' is included in an extended remix; it was previously available in a different version on the soundtrack to the 1996 Spike Lee film Girl 6."



"Recorded in Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Paisley Park studios in Chanhassen, Minn., the set features performances by Sheila E., Michael B., Sonny T., Tommy Barbarella, Mr. Hayes, Kirk Johnson, and Levi Seacer, Jr."