3121, Planet Earth, Lotusflow3r and 20ten
3121, Planet Earth and Lotusflow3r/MPLSound and 20ten are a series of albums released by Prince between 2006 and 2010. The sessions for these five albums overlap and can be considered a single era.
3121, Planet Earth and Lotusflow3r feature a mixture of contemporary R&B and rock styles, while MPLSound and 20ten are a revival of Prince’s signature 80s sound. Prince recorded eleven or twelve tracks with Michael B and Sonny T in November 2004, eight of which are spread across these albums. Prince had a regular band in this era, which included Josh Dunham, Cora Coleman-Dunham, Morris Hayes and Renato Neto, who all make instrumental contributions to these albums.
There was no full tour in this era, although there were two residencies, Prince Per4ming Live 3121 in Las Vegas and The Earth Tour in London, a short 20ten tour in Europe and numerous one of appearances including the Superbowl in 2007.
Prince Live
Equipment
Rig Diagram
Prince In The Studio
3121, Planet Earth, Lotusflow3r and 20ten were recorded between 2004 and 2009. “3121”, “Planet Earth”, “Guitar”, “From The Lotus...”, “Colonized Mind”, “Love Like Jazz”, “Wall Of Berlin” and “...Back 2 The Lotus” were recorded at Paisley Park and feature Sonny T and Michael B. For a list of equipment that may have been by Sonny and Michael, please see the Come page. “Te Amo Corazon”, “Get On The Boat”, “Somewhere Here On Earth”, “The One U Wanna C”, “Chelsea Rodgers” and “Resolution”, “Boom”, “The Morning After”, “4ever”, “$” and “Dreamer” feature CC Dunham and Joshua Dunham. For a list of their equipment, please see the live section above.