1-800-NEW-FUNK

1-800-NEW-FUNK Compilation album various artists 1-800-NEW-FUNK.jpg July 20, 1994 Funk New jack swing, hip hop soul 46:08 NPG PrinceMay 2026 May 2026 Entertainment Weekly C+https://archive.today/20130122134327/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20461186,00.html "Music Review: 1-800-New Funk", Entertainment Weekly, August 19, 1994. Music Week 4 5Alan Jones https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-08-06.pdf Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums - Pick of the Week Music Week August 6, 1994 13 June 11, 2025 yes 1-800-NEW-FUNK is a compilation album by Prince's NPG Records, meant to showcase artists signed to the record label. It was released on July 20, 1994. The title of the album was also a toll-free phone number in North America for customers to purchase Prince-related merchandise.Michael Corcoran, "A man with no name: The formerly named Prince is doing everything he can to avoid becoming a "has-been", The Spokesman-Review, June 14, 1994. Some tracks are from albums that actually saw release either through Prince's previous label, Paisley Park Records or through NPG Records, while others appear only on this compilation. There were two German releases to this CD; the first release was issued with the reference NPG 6051-2 and is missing artwork from the Steeles album in the liner notes. The second release, reference 0060512NPG, includes an image of the Steeles album cover artwork. Track listing Performing Artist(s) MPLS Minneapolis 4:27 Hollywood From the album Hey Man, Smell My Finger George Clinton 4:33 Love Sign Nona Gaye and Prince 4:32 If alt=Abstract eye shape with simple lines. Black pupil looking left with white iris with black outer border.|18x14px Love U 2nite From the album Child of the Sun Mayte 4:20 Color The Steeles 4:20 2gether From the album Gold Nigga The N.P.G. 5:07 Standing at the Altar Margie Cox 3:55 You Will be Moved From the album The Voice Mavis Staples 4:12 17 Madhouse 5:24 A Woman's Gotta Have It Nona Gaye 4:30 MPLS Reprise Minneapolis 46:08 0:48 Singles The Nona Gaye/Prince track "Love Sign" was released to radio in June 1994. Margie Cox's "Standing at the Altar" was also released as a single.Bream Jon The right combo; After a quarter century, Margaret Cox finally put together her first solo CD. The Star Tribune April 6, 2003 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-99769637.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121022140411/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-99769637.html October 22, 2012 HighBeam Research subscription Minneapolis, MN usurped Reviews Entertainment Weekly said that as a showcase of Prince's label, Paisley Park Records, the album "amounts to unintentional evidence of why the company failed." They rated the album "C+". The Independent, describing the record as a "stop-gap compilation of Princely offshoots", cited Nona Gaye's contributions as being "of primary interest", saying she "displays a slinky sensitivity without the overt sensuality of her father or her producer".Gill Andy 1994-07-28 HE-WHO-ONCE-WAS-PRINCE AND PROTEGES 1-800-New-Funk https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-he-who-once-was-prince-a/207120881/ 2026-10-01 The Independent 24 References Category:1994 compilation albums Category:Albums produced by Prince (musician) Category:NPG Records compilation albums Category:Record label compilation albums