Come

by Prince

Overview

For the artist intermittently known as Prince, the notion of spiritual death and rebirth has become the predominant theme in his work. Thus on the track "Solo," with its eerie liturgical ambience, sampled thunder and moody harp, Prince sings a keening falsetto confession: "Solo, my name is no one." Accepting all that as a given, this richly orchestrated set has the exploratory sound and feel of a classic Prince album, except that COME seems to be an attempt to explicate his legend once and for all ("Letitgo"), to make way for a new...well, your guess is a good as ours. The title tune mixes carnal and spiritual imagery in the classic Prince manner, as that ecstatic voice testifies over jazzy horns, big-band chord changes and a fat, greasy backbeat ("If you had a chance to see the future, would you try?"). Elsewhere, the sampled waves which open and close COME act as a recurring leitmotif, as Prince explores a series of jumpy dance grooves ("Pheromone" and "Loose!"), a moody tale of child abuse ("Papa"), a strutting R&B/hiphop anthem ("Race"), a brassy gospel-blues confessional ("Dark") and an explicit girl-guitar ecstasy ("Orgasm"). On COME, Prince appears before us one last time, a reminder of things past, a harbinger of revolutions to come.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/28/2023
Label:	Legacy / Sony Music
UPC:	0194399039816
Rank:	16696

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Prince   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Prince & the New Power Generation   Primary Artist
Eric Leeds   Guest Artist,Flute
Jearlyn Steele Battle   Guest Artist,Sampling
Ricky Peterson   Keyboards
Brian Gallagher   Horn
Mayte   Vocals (Background),Vocals (Background)
Dave Jensen   Horn
Micah Nelson   Horn
Kathy Jensen   Horn
Kathleen Bradford   Vocals (Background)
Steve Strand   Horn

Technical Credits

Prince   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Tom Tucker   Mixing,Engineer
Tom Garneau   Assistant
Tommy Barbarella   Performer
Airiq Anest   Programming
Kimm James   Assistant
David Henry Hwang   Composer
Sonny T.   Performer
Chronic Freeze   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering
Michael B.   Performer
Ray Hahnfeldt   Mixing,Engineer