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Studio album / soundtrack by Prince and other artists
Released August 20, 1990
Recorded 1981–1990
Studio Paisley Park Studios (Chanhassen, MN)
Sunset Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA)
Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY)
United Sound Studio (Detroit, MI)
Washington Avenue Warehouse (Edina, MN)
Genre
Funkrocknew jack swing
Length 68:32
Label Paisley Park, Warner Bros.
Producer Prince
Prince chronology
Batman
(1989) Graffiti Bridge
(1990) Diamonds and Pearls
(1991)
Graffiti Bridge is the twelfth studio album by American recording artist Prince and is the soundtrack album to the 1990 film of the same name. It was released on August 20, 1990, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records.

The album was much better received in sales than the film. It reached number 6 in the United States and was his third consecutive chart-topper (following Lovesexy and Batman) on the UK Albums Chart.[1] Nearly every song on the record was written by Prince despite the handful of artists performing, including Tevin Campbell, Mavis Staples, and the Time. The album produced the hit singles `Thieves in the Temple` and `New Power Generation`, an anthem in two parts celebrating Prince`s newly created backing band, the New Power Generation. `Can`t Stop This Feeling I Got` was released in the Philippines only. The band would get its first official outing on Prince`s next album, Diamonds and Pearls.

Evolution of the album
The concept for the album and film began as early as mid-1987, but experienced delays for various reasons. The title track was originally recorded during this period, hence the liner notes listing Sheila E. and Boni Boyer as performers on the track. In fact, nearly the entire album is composed of previously recorded sessions that were updated for this release.

`Tick, Tick, Bang` was originally from 1981 during the sessions for the Controversy album. Written by Prince, it was originally a more punk rock song with a bass synthesizer; the update of the song includes an uncredited drum sample from Jimi Hendrix`s `Little Miss Lover`. `Can`t Stop This Feeling I Got` was from 1982, but later updated in mid-1986 during sessions for aborted album Dream Factory, before further updating. `We Can Funk` was first recorded in 1983, originally titled `We Can Fuck`, before Prince re-recorded the song in 1986 with the Revolution (under the title `We Can Funk`), before further updating to 1983 version took place. A melody similar to that of `Purple Rain` can be heard during the bridge of `Can`t Stop This Feeling I Got`. The three tracks were drastically updated in 1989 for release on Graffiti Bridge.

`The Question of U` was recorded in 1985 during sessions for Parade with little updating added to the original version. `Joy in Repetition` was first included on the Crystal Ball unreleased album in late 1986, and the same recording was used for this album (the track was not updated further for release, unlike the other `old` songs). Prince also kept the original segue of party noise at the start of the song (this time segueing from `We Can Funk` on this album instead of `The Ball` when `Joy In Repetition` was placed on Crystal Ball in 1986) which is also heard at the end of `Eye No`, leading into `Alphabet St.` on Lovesexy. The title track (from 1987) was updated for the album as well as `Elephants & Flowers` (from the 1988 unreleased Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic album) and `The Latest Fashion` (later given to the Time for `Corporate World` album). `Melody Cool` and `Still Would Stand All Time` were intended for Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic album and were later performed in some Lovesexy aftershows. `Still Would Stand All Time` was later considered for Batman, but was replaced by `Scandalous`. The four tracks featuring the Time were originally going to be on their unreleased Corporate World album, recorded in 1989, though `The Latest Fashion` reuses music from `My Summertime Thang` from their album Pandemonium. `New Power Generation` was originally recorded in 1982 as `Bold Generation`.[2]

The only truly `new` compositions recorded for the album were `Round and Round` and `Thieves in the Temple`. The latter song was the final track recorded for the album, recorded in early 1990. The B-side `Get Off` would soon be incorporated into Gett Off the following year.

Track listing
All songs written by Prince, except track 3, co-written with Levi Seacer, Jr., track 7, co-written with George Clinton, and track 9, co-written with Levi Seacer, Jr. and Morris Day.

No. Title Artist Length
1. `Can`t Stop This Feeling I Got` Prince 4:24
2. `New Power Generation, Part 1` Prince and the New Power Generation 3:39
3. `Release It` The Time 3:54
4. `The Question of U` Prince 3:59
5. `Elephants & Flowers` Prince 3:54
6. `Round and Round` Tevin Campbell 3:55
7. `We Can Funk` Prince feat. George Clinton 5:28
8. `Joy in Repetition` Prince 4:53
9. `Love Machine` The Time feat. Elisa Fiorillo 3:34
10. `Tick, Tick, Bang` Prince 3:31
11. `Shake!` The Time 4:01
12. `Thieves in the Temple` Prince 3:19
13. `The Latest Fashion` The Time feat. Prince 4:02
14. `Melody Cool` Mavis Staples 3:39
15. `Still Would Stand All Time` Prince 5:23
16. `Graffiti Bridge` Prince 3:51
17. `New Power Generation, Part 2` Prince and the New Power Generation 2:57
Personnel
Prince – lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, Roland D-50, E-mu Emax, Fairlight CMI, Oberheim OB-8, synthesizers, bass guitar, drums, LinnDrum, Linn LM-1, Dynacord ADD-One, Publison IM90 Infernal Machine
Morris Day – drums (2, 17), lead vocals (3, 11), co-lead vocals (9, 13)
Joseph `Amp` Fiddler – additional synthesizers and backing vocals (7)
Boni Boyer – Hammond organ (16), backing vocals (16)
Levi Seacer, Jr. – bass guitar (16), backing vocals (16)
Sheila E. – drums (16), backing vocals (16)
Candy Dulfer – saxophone (3, 9, 13)
Eric Leeds – saxophone (7)
Atlanta Bliss – trumpet (7)
Wendy Melvoin – electric guitar (7), backing vocals (7)
Lisa Coleman – synthesizers (7), backing vocals (7)
Tevin Campbell – lead vocals (6), backing vocals (16, 17)
George Clinton – co-lead vocals (7)
Elisa Fiorillo – co-lead vocals (9) (credited as Elisa)
Susannah Melvoin – backing vocals (8)
Mavis Staples – lead vocals (14), backing vocals (16, 17)
Rosie Gaines – backing vocals (2)
Robin Power – backing vocals (17)
New Power Generation – co-lead vocals (2), spoken word (2, 17), backing vocals (17)
Michael `Clip` Payne – additional drums and backing vocals (7)
David Coleman – oud (7), finger cymbals (7)
Jerome Benton – spoken word and crowd chatter (13), backing vocals (3, 9, 15)
Tom Garneau, Michael Koppelman – crowd chatter (13)
Jana Anderson – backing vocals (11)
T.C. Ellis – rap (17)
Gary Shider, Steve Boyd, William Payne, Belita Woods, Tracey Lewis, Mike Harris, Pat Lewis, Sandra Dance – backing vocals (7)
Jevetta Steele, J.D. Steele, Fred Steele, Jearlyn Steele – backing vocals (14, 15)
Jill Jones, Jellybean Johnson, Jesse Johnson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Monte Moir – backing vocals (15)
Clare Fischer – orchestral arrangement (16)
Steven Parke – album artwork design
Harmonica on 12 played by Lester Chambers, sampled from `I Can`t Stand It` (1967) by The Chambers Brothers.
Drums on 3 played by David Garibaldi, sampled from `Squib Cakes` (1974) by Tower of Power.
Michael Koppelman – engineer