1999: The New Master

June 2025May 2026 1999: The New Master EP Prince and the Revolution Prince 1999 new.jpg February 2, 1999 1998 Paisley Park *Rock pop funk soul 34:12 NPG Prince The Truth 1998 The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale 1999 Prince AllMusic 1.5 5album r388691 2011-09-09 Entertainment Weekly B−Tom Sinclair http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,274416,00.html 1999: The New Master Review EW.com 1999-02-12 2011-09-09 2011-06-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623112844/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,274416,00.html dead 1999: The New Master is an EP of newly recorded versions of Prince's 1982 hit "1999". The EP was released in the year 1999 to take advantage of the song's namesake year. Using the original tracks, Prince added additional music, as well as contributions from a new lineup resembling the New Power Generation, including Rosie Gaines, Larry Graham and Doug E. Fresh. The EP was released in the US on CD, as well as a rare purple vinyl 12-inch. Although Prince was still going by his unpronounceable, symbolic moniker at the time, he released the EP as "Prince and the Revolution", with the word Revolution written in reverse, as it had been on the original 1999 album cover. The Revolution members on the original track (Lisa Coleman and Dez Dickerson) did not participate in the re-recording, however. In fact, "The Inevitable Mix" of the track cut out the original members altogether and replaced them with Graham and Gaines. Three of the tracks had very little to do with "1999" at all: "Keep Steppin'" and "Rosie & Doug E. In a Deep House" were little more than opportunities for Fresh to rap and Gaines to scat, and the track titled "Rosario" features actress Rosario Dawson performing a political spoken word over the chords of "Little Red Corvette". The original track has since been released on two hits compilations by Warner Bros. Track listing 1999 The New Master 7:09 Rosario 1999 1:19 1999 The Inevitable Mix 5:46 1999 Keep Steppin' 4:33 1999 Rosie & Doug E. In a Deep House 6:23 1999 The New Master: Single Edit 4:30 1999 a cappella 5:11 Charts +Chart performance for 1999: The New MasterChart (1999)PeakpositionBillboard200 150 Prince true August 16, 2023BillboardRandBHipHop 58 Prince true August 16, 2023 References External links Press Release for 1999: The New Master https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001713/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/1999-The+New+Master+Lands+February+2.-a053579653 2016-03-04 at The Free Library Category:1999 EPs Category:Prince (musician) EPs Category:Prince (musician) remix albums Category:Albums produced by Prince (musician) Category:NPG Records remix albums Category:Remix EPs Category:NPG Records EPs Category:1999 remix albums