Emancipation
Emancipation is Prince’s nineteenth album (credited to Symbol). It was his first release after leaving Warner Brothers. It is a triple album and features a range of styles including techno, ambient and new age alongside funk, R&B and rock.
Many of the songs on the album were programmed and co-produced by Kirk Johnson. The previous version of the New Power Generation appear on three songs, and members of the new NPG appear throughout the album.
Prince and the NPG toured from January 1997 to January 1998 on two North American tours - the Love 4 One Another charities tour and the Jam Of The Year tour.
Prince Live
Rig Diagram
Prince In The Studio
Emancipation was recorded between January 1995 and October 1996 at Paisley Park. The Come/Gold Experience lineup of the NPG appear on three songs (“Betcha By Golly Wow!”, “Saviour”, “One Of Us”) - see the Come page for a list of their equipment. Various members of the Emancipation line up of the NPG appear on other songs - see the live section above for their equipment.
References
- The Sound Of Emancipation. (1997) Musician.