Parade [Music From the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon] Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Undaunted by the criticism Around the World in a Day received, Prince continued to pursue his psychedelic inclinations on Parade, which also functioned as the soundtrack to his second film, Under the Cherry Moon. Originally conceived as a double album, Parade has the sprawling feel of a double record, even if it clocks in around 45 minutes. Prince & the Revolution shift musical moods and textures from song to song -- witness how the fluttering psychedelia of "Christopher Tracy's Parade" gives way to the spare, jazzy funk of "New Position," which morphs into the druggy "I Wonder U" -- and they're determined not to play it safe, even on the hard funk of "Girls and Boys" and "Mountains," as well as the stunning "Kiss," which hits hard with just a dry guitar, keyboard, drum machine, and layered vocals. All of the group's musical adventures, even the cabaret-pop of "Venus de Milo" and "Do U Lie?" do nothing to undercut the melodicism of the record, and the amount of ground they cover in 12 songs is truly remarkable. Even with all of its attributes, Parade is a little off-balance, stopping too quickly to give the haunting closer, "Sometimes It Snows in April," the resonance it needs. For some tastes, it may also be a bit too lyrically cryptic, but Prince's weird religious and sexual metaphors develop into a motif that actually gives the album weight. If it had been expanded to a double album, Parade would have equaled the subsequent Sign 'o' the Times, but as it stands, it's an astonishingly rewarding near-miss.

Prince And The Revolution – Parade

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Label:

Paisley Park – 9 25395-1, Paisley Park – 1-25395

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Allied Record Company Pressing, Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

Mar 31, 1986

Genre:

Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop

Style:

Funk, Minneapolis Sound, Pop Rock Intro A1 Christopher Tracy's Parade Composed By – John L. Nelson, Prince 2:11 A2 New Position 2:21 A3 I Wonder U 1:40 A4 Under The Cherry Moon Composed By – John L. Nelson, Prince 2:57 A5 Girls & Boys Horn – Eric Leeds Performer [French Seduction Performed By] – Marie France (5) Trumpet – Atlanta Bliss Voice [Background Voices By - On The Left] – Lisa*, Sheila E. Voice [Background Voices By - On The Right] – Susannah, Wendy* 5:30 A6 Life Can Be So Nice Cowbell [Cowbells] – Sheila* 3:12 A7 Venus De Milo Drums – Sheila* 1:54 End B1 Mountains Horn – Eric Leeds Rhythm Guitar – Mico* Trumpet – Atlanta Bliss 3:58 B2 Do U Lie? Drums – Jonathan Melvoin Performer [Little Gypsy Girl Played By] – Sandra Francisco 2:43 B3 Kiss Arranged By – David Z. Voice [Background Voice] – Mazarati 3:38 B4 Anotherloverholenyohead Voice [All Background Voices] – Prince, Susannah 3:58 B5 Sometimes It Snows In April 6:50

• Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
• Recorded At – Paisley Park Studios
• Recorded At – Sunset Sound
• Recorded At – Monterey Sound Studios
• Plated At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △ 11561
• Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-22584
• Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-22585

• Art Direction – Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff, Laura LiPuma
• Backing Vocals [Additional Background Vocals 4 'Parade'] – Susannah
• Composed By [Orchestra], Arranged By [Orchestra] – Clare Fischer
• Layout [Collage] – Ann Field
• Legal [Legal Representation] – Lee Phillips (2)
• Management [Business] – Fred Moultrie
• Management [Personal] – Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Bass [Basses] – Arni Egilsson, Chuck Domonico*
• Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Cello [Cellos] – Fred Seykora*, Jim Arkatov*, Ray Kramer*, Ray Kelley
• Orchestra [Orchestral Players], French Horn [French Horns] – Brian O'Conner*, Calvin Smith, David Duke, Jim Thatcher*, Joe Myer*, Marni Johnson
• Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Timpani [Tympani], Percussion – Brent Fischer
• Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Trombone [Trombones] – Bill Watrous, Charles Loper, Garnett Brown, Morris Repass
• Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Trumpet [Trumpets] – Al Vizutti*, Bob Findley, Larry Ford, Ray Brown (2), Rich Cooper, Bob O'Donnell*
• Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Tuba – Tommy Johnson*
• Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Viola [Violas] – Alan Deverich*, Alan Harshman*, Carol Mukagawa*, David Stock, Jorge Moraga, Margot Maclaine, Myer Bello, Norman Forrest, Pam Goldsmith*
• Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Violin [Violins] – Assa Drori, Betty Moor, Bill Hybel, Don Palmer*, Ed Green (2), Erne Granat*, Francine Walsh, Harold Wolf, Henry Ferber, Irma Neumann, Isabelle Daskoff, Janice Gower, Joe Schonbrun*, Karen Jones (2), Mari Botnick, Oscar Chasow*, Pam Gates, Pat Johnson (2), Reggie Hill*, Ron Clark, Sheldon Sanov, Terry Schonbrun*, Bill Hymanson*
• Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Woodwind [Woodwinds] – Bob Tricarico, Dave Edwards (3), Dick Mitchell, Don Ashworth, Gary Foster, Gene Cipriano, Jack Nimitz, Jim Kanter, Joe Soldo, John Lowe, John Clarke*
• Photography By – Jeff Katz (2)
• Producer, Composed By, Arranged By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution
• Recorded By [Orchestra Recorded Monterey Sound By] – Arne Frager
• Recorded By [Recorded At Paisley Park & Sunset Sound By] – Coke Johnson, David Leonard, David Tickle, David Z., Peggy Mac*, Susan Rogers

Gatefold cover:
9 25395-1

Dust sleeve with detailed credits b/w: collage

Labels:
1-25395
Music from the motion picture 'Under The Cherry Moon'
© ℗ 1986 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.

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