Prince – Welcome 2 America (Single)

by | Apr 19, 2021

It still seems hard to believe that Prince passed away in April 2016.  However, since that time several compositions and whole albums’ worth of unreleased material has been unearthed from Prince’s vaults.

A new record called ‘Welcome 2 America’ is scheduled for release on 30th July 2021 and to coincide with the announcement, the lead title track single has been released to the public. Recorded in Spring 2010, this recording was mysteriously archived by Prince and deals with his concerns, hopes, political division and the ongoing fight for racial justice. His material always seemed to have to foreshadow what was going on in the world around him both lyrically and musically.

The funky bass riff from Tal Wilkenfield (who I was fortunate to see at The Royal Albert Hall with Jeff Beck) glides in with light flurries of percussion and then we have stunning vocal contributions from New Power Generation singers Shelby J, Liv Warfield and Elisa Fiorillo.

Prince explains “Distracted by the features of the IPhone. In other words, taken by a pretty face” as he calmly explains that America is now dominated by technology, media misinformation and consumerism. I’m reminded of the track ‘God Said’ by Anthony David from his ‘As Above, So Below’ album with the use of spoken lyrics and emotive subject matters.

The elements of jazz from piano and vocal scatting complement the funky backbeat and a smile appears on my face when I hear the line “Hookup later at the iPad or we can meet at my place”. It is sexy and thought-provoking at the same time and Prince was able to paint pictures in your mind and experience several emotions for a song’s duration.

In conclusion, the production on this song is first-class with all the people involved given space to musically breathe which is not surprising as Prince was always helping people to bring their talents to the forefront. The release of this new album will be highly anticipated and ‘Welcome 2 America’ will certainly whet some people’s appetites.

Prince’s new single ‘Welcome 2 America’ is out now. Prince’s new posthumous album ‘Welcome 2 America’ is released on Friday 30th July 2021 on Legacy Recordings/Sony. To pre-order the album visit www.store.prince.com

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