Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Džez, Fank i Soul, Pop, R&B
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

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Studio album / soundtrack by Prince and the Revolution
Released March 31, 1986
Recorded April 17, 1985[1] – early 1986
Studio
Washington Avenue Warehouse, Edina, US
Sunset Sound, Hollywood, US
Genre
Psychedelic pop[2]funk[2]R&B[3]soul[4]jazz[4]baroque pop[5][6]
Length 40:57
Label Paisley Park/Warner Bros.
Producer Prince
Prince chronology
Around the World in a Day
(1985) Parade
(1986) Sign o` the Times
(1987)

Parade is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Prince, and the third and final album where the Revolution is billed. It also was the soundtrack album to the 1986 film Under the Cherry Moon, directed by and starring Prince. It was released on March 31, 1986 by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records.

Parade eschews the guitar and rock elements of Prince`s 1984 album Purple Rain in favor of the psychedelic pop style he explored on Around the World in a Day (1985), austerely produced funk, and soundtrack compositions.[2] After the critical disappointment of his 1985 album Around the World in a Day, Parade was released to acclaim from music critics. `Kiss` reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Parade was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in June 1986.

Parade was named one of the best albums of 1986 by The Village Voice and NME magazine, who named it their Album of the Year.

Parade was the follow-up to Around the World in a Day and the soundtrack to Prince`s second film. The album sees Prince further diversifying musically, adding orchestrations to his music. Prince also displayed a new image with Parade: his trademark ruffled shirts, wild curly hair, and purple outfits, which defined his look from 1981`s Controversy to 1985`s Around the World in a Day, were replaced by slicked-back hair and dress suits. The first single, `Kiss`, was a number-one hit, and the album as a whole was well received in the United States. Europe further embraced the album, and for the first time in Prince`s career European album sales eclipsed those in the United States. While Parade was the last official release with the Revolution, a follow-up called Dream Factory was recorded. Its release was canceled when Prince disbanded the group.

Music and lyrics
Parade eschews the guitar and rock elements of Prince`s 1984 album Purple Rain in favor of the neo-psychedelic style he explored on Around the World in a Day (1985), austerely produced funk, and soundtrack compositions.[2] According to Blender magazine`s Keith Harris, Parade `makes a pop cavalcade out of the same psychedelic affectations` of Around the World in a Day.[7] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice viewed it as a modern `fusion of Fresh`s foundation and Sgt. Pepper`s filigrees`, with songs he described as baroque pop creations.[5] According to PopMatters editor Quentin B. Huff, `Parade doesn`t sound like anything else in the Prince canon. The album is a blend of jazz, soul, and a certain French undercurrent, probably absorbed from the film being set in France.`[4]

Parade is bookended by two songs—`Christopher Tracy`s Parade` and `Sometimes It Snows in April`—that reference Christopher Tracy, the protagonist from Under the Cherry Moon. The latter song is an acoustic ballad with chromatic choruses and sentimental lyrics bidding farewell to Tracy.[8] Christgau wrote that the album`s lyrics suggest that Prince sings as Tracy, although he cannot be certain.[5] Parade also features some French lyrics and chanson arrangements, which refer to the film`s French setting.[8]

All tracks are written by Prince, except where noted

Side one: Intro
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `Christopher Tracy`s Parade` Prince, John L. Nelson 2:11
2. `New Position` 2:20
3. `I Wonder U` 1:39
4. `Under the Cherry Moon` Prince, John L. Nelson 2:57
5. `Girls & Boys` 5:29
6. `Life Can Be So Nice` 3:13
7. `Venus de Milo` 1:55
Total length: 19:44
Side two: End
No. Title Writer(s) Length
8. `Mountains` Prince, Wendy & Lisa 3:57
9. `Do U Lie?` 2:44
10. `Kiss` Prince; arranged by David Z 3:37
11. `Anotherloverholenyohead` 4:00
12. `Sometimes It Snows in April` Prince, Wendy & Lisa 6:48
Total length: 21:06
Personnel
Prince – lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, 12-string acoustic guitar, Roland G-707 electric guitar, Roland GR-700 guitar synthesizer, piano, Fairlight CMI, Kurzweil K250, Yamaha DX7, Oberheim OB-8, Oberheim OB-Xa, Oberheim OB-SX, bass guitar, drums, Linn LM-1, finger cymbals
Lisa Coleman – backing vocals (1-3, 5, 6, 8, 12), synthesizers (5, 8), piano (12)
Wendy Melvoin – lead (3) and backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 12), electric guitar (5, 8), acoustic guitar (12)
Doctor Fink – synthesizers (5, 8)
Brown Mark – bass guitar (5, 8)
Bobby Z. – Simmons SDS-V and Linn LM-1 (5, 8)
Sheila E. – backing vocals (5), cowbells (6), drums (7)
Eric Leeds – saxophone (5, 8)
Atlanta Bliss – trumpet (5, 8)
Miko Weaver – electric rhythm guitar (8)
Jonathan Melvoin – drums (9)
Chuck Domanico – upright bass
Susannah Melvoin – backing vocals (1, 5, 11)
Marie France – vocals (5)
Sandra Francisco – vocals (9)
Tony Christian (of Mazarati) – backing vocals (10)
Marr Star (of Mazarati) – backing vocals (10)
David Z. – Linn LM-1 (10), Linn 9000 (10), Yamaha DX7 (10), acoustic guitar (10)
Clare Fischer – orchestral arrangements
Bill Watrous – trombone