I just realised how good and hard 2 find, this 'exceptional' 'special' 'one of' CD this is.

Not on Ebay/web, shops, or any retail.


This was given 2 NPGMC members in 2002, at time of 'The One Nite Alone' tour.

U have 2 listen 2 this! Honest, all piano & Voice composed by Prince.


This is about the 'best' CD dat demonstrates Princes natural & skillful song writing. Improvisation, each song establishes itself after he other.

11 Track:


Prince One Nite Alone Piano CD***

MP3 Format


01. One Nite Alone
02. U're Gonna C Me
03. Here On Earth
04. A Case of U
05. Have A Heart
06. Objects In The Mirror
07. Avalanche
08. Pearls B4 The Swine
09. Young And Beautiful
10. Arboretum
11.

Sam 8)

VERY REAR Not!!!!

I think you mean RARE and even that is a stretch for the truly savvy!!

I always say this every time this topic comes up..

I still have an unopened copy of the cd that was givin away to me free from the NPGMC

I heard it has been sold on ebay for $100 or more.

i had an extra copy and i sold it on eBay for about $90 a while back. if i recall correctly, i think my starting bid was for 99 cents.

mplsmike said:

Can you say "Christmas present"!

Its actually one of my least listened to Prince CDs. I still value it greatly, but not compared to the rest of his catalog.

Anxiety said:

WoW!

I love it, perhaps I play it today...

I have two copies . . . the extra one was part of the box set via NPGMC.

I'm keeping the other one as a backup, because it is quite good.

very rear indeed. piano rear or guitar rear? which do u prefer?

It might not be very rare but it is very special.

He also has an album out called Purple Rain.

Christaro said:

KidaDynamite said:

Can you say "Sold"

mplsmike said:

mplsmike said:

Oh, in that case can I say Christmas present too?!!!

KidaDynamite said:

Jeffiner said:

its definately one of my favourites at the moment

Jeffiner said:

You Crazy!!!

I thought this was talking about some unheard layer in the mix...

Se7en said:

yup, i sold my box set copy and saved my other NPGMC-delivered copy, which i ripped to my mp3 player and then put in a safe place in case i'm ever broke and need to make a quick $90 bucks again someday.

I prefer the Truth. That was the original experiment and I feel this one tanks in comparison. Although One Nite Alone is an exceptional song Most of the rest of it is contrived though. Prince is capable of better as is seen throughout his career.
[Edited 12/17/07 19:58pm]

Very rear indeed.




I feel like we should be submitting this to http://www.engrish.com

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

my biggest problem with the ONA piano cd is that it's prince's least melodic songwriting ever. i think the sparseness of the album is really refreshing from him, and i think the lyrics are at least very interesting and ponderous. i think it's a chore to listen to, but i'd rather have albums like this than albums like 'planet earth' any day.

Anxiety said:

Agreed.
Although i don't hate the album, I just don't listen to it.


It's the auditory/vocal comparison of a painter doodling sketches to me. The songs sound quickly written and a bit unfinished, and there's just way too much falsetto for me to get into it. Oddly, my favorite songs on the album are Pearls before the swine, sung in his regular voice, and A Case of U , the Joni Mitchell remake.

I've heard accoustic versions of KISS, etc. etc. he's done live or in the studio, and I'd love to hear classic songs like that done raw like ONA.

every Prince album has 3-4 polished gems on it. Here we have:

07. Avalanche
08. Pearls B4 The Swine

Argh, should have pounced on this one long ago, I guess!

But very funny heading, saying the album is "rear"... at first I thought you meant it was nasty, like somebody's smelly rear end!

Amazing Album!!

This is the one Prince album I am missing from my collection. I used to have it but lost it in a house move. If any of my fellow orgers has a spare they would like to discuss please feel free to orgnote me