Prince album recorded in 2010 to be released this summer
By Rose Semenov article
CHANHASSEN, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Prince album recorded in 2010 with a focus on social justice issues will be released this summer, according to the official Prince website.
The album Welcome 2 America was recorded in the spring of 2010 and mysteriously archived, the website states.
The album showcases the music icon s concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed fight for racial justice, according to the website.
The album, which includes 12 tracks, is now on pre-sale online and is scheduled to be released in July 30. The title track is currently available on streaming platforms.
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Prince s Unreleased Welcome 2 America Album Is Coming Out
Hear the title track from the archival release, recorded in 2010
Published Apr 08, 2021
A previously unreleased Prince album,
Welcome 2 America, will be released on July 30 through Legacy Recordings. And right now, you can listen to the title track from the record.
The album, which comes approved by his Prince s estate, was made back in 2010. It shares a name with his tour, which took place soon after the sessions.
According to an announcement,
Welcome 2 America is a powerful creative statement that documents Prince s concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed fight for racial justice
Prince can rejoice as his estate announced new music to be released thnis summer.
According to Prince’s official YouTube channel, the never-before-heard release
Welcome 2 America will be released by the estate on July 30. The 12-track album was recorded at Prince’s Paisley Park Studios in 2010.
Noted in the description box on the teaser upload, the album’s focus is “Prince’s concerns, hopes and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed fight for racial justice,” and explores “golden parachutes, the superficial nature of social media, reality TV-fueled celebrity culture, and corporate monopolies in the music industry, ultimately concluding that America is the ‘Land of the free/home of the slave.”
Lost Prince Album ‘Welcome 2 America’ Arrives In July
Apr 8, 2021
Prince recorded a 12-track album entitled
Welcome 2 America at his Paisley Park Studios in 2010 but never released the album. That will change on July 30 when the late musician’s estate finally unveils the LP via Legacy Recordings.
Welcome 2 America’s title track has been shared ahead of the album’s release.
The album is said to document “Prince’s concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed fight for racial justice” according to a description of
Welcome 2 America. Collaborators on the LP include bassist
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