Were the Camille songs ever originally planned to be a separate album? If they were, anyone know what the tracklisting was?

1800NewHunk said:

Rebirth Of The Flesh
Housequake
Strange Relationship
Feel U Up
Shockadelica
Good Love
If I Was Ur Girlfriend
Rock Hard In A Funky Place

ONE HOT ALBUM IT WOULD'VE BEEN!!!

This has been on this thread about Camille for years.., helpin those new 2 the org...

100 test presses were given 2 WB, Janurary 1987 it was supposed 2 come out, but Prince took them back for "Crystal Ball"

paisleypark4 said:

i kind of figured it would be common knowledge to most people here, so thanks for taking the time to answer

paisleypark4 said:

this would have been a fairly short album... was it the 12 inch version of Shockadelica?

also - was the going to be a Prince album entitled "Camille". Or was it going to be a release under the name Camille.

One last question Were there any plans for a single and promotion?

The first single was Shockadelica b/w Housequake - or the other way round, I forget.

it was supposed 2 b just called "camille"

Here's the tracklist with timings
for the 'Camille' album.

side 1:
1. Rebirth Of The Flesh 4:53
2. Housequake 4:38
3. Strange Relationship 4:04
4. Feel U Up 6:31

side 2:
1. Shockadelica 6:12
2. Good Love 5:12
3. If I Was Your Girlfriend 4:54
4. Rockhard In A Funky Place 4:32

As you can see, it uses the 'full length'
versions of all the tracks, Housequake,
Strange Relationship & If I Was Your
Girlfriend are the same as on 'Sign O
The Times'. Rockhard In A Funky Place is
the same as on The Black Album, Feel U Up
is the same as the 'long stroke' version
on the b-side of Partyman. Shockadelica
is the same as the 12" b-side of If I Was
Your Girlfriend, and Good Love is the same
as the version on the Bright Lights, Big
City soundtrack (the version on Crystal Ball
was edited). The only track still not
offically released is Rebirth Of The Flesh.

man! i so want this cd! i never really realised what 'camille' was until now. Its all the songs where his voice has been adjusted a little higher. I love good love and feel u up. there are some of his best tracks right here!!!

does anyone have a scan of the cover. if it had one? or does anyone have this test pressing?

Camille never got as far as having finished artwork.
Though Prince has said that the cover was going to
be a child like drawing of a stick-man with X's for
eyes. It's also possible the color scheme might have
been peach and black, as this (for some reason) is
connected with the 'Camille' character.