Diamonds and Pearls
Diamonds & Pearls is Prince’s thirteenth album. It was a major commercial success and produced four Top 40 singles. It is his first to be co-credited to the New Power Generation and it mixes hip-hop and rap with jazz and adult contemporary.
The album features members of the New Power Generation on almost every song, with “Thunder”, “Push” and “Insatiable” being the only solo instrumental performances by Prince.
Prince and the New Power Generation toured the album from April to July 1992.
Prince Live
Rig Diagram
Prince In The Studio
Diamonds and Pearls was recorded at Paisley Park, Larrabee Sound Studios, Olympic Studios (London) and Warner Pioneer Studios (Tokyo). The NPG appear on all songs except “Thunder” and “Insatiable”. For details of their equipment, please see the live section above.
References
- Brown, Jake. (2010) Prince 'in the Studio' 1975 - 1995.
- Court keyboardists Rosie Gaines & Matt Fink Speak for Themselves. (1990) Keyboard.
- The New Power Generation Learns That Playing With Prince Is A Privilege Both Sublime And Gruesome. (1992) Musician.