One Nite Alone... Explained

One Nite Alone...
Type:studio
Artist:Prince
Cover:Prince Alone Piano.jpg
Released:May 14, 2002
Recorded:2000–2002
Studio:Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota
Genre:
Length:35:01
Label:NPG
Producer:Prince
Prev Title:The Rainbow Children
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:One Nite Alone... Live!
Next Year:2002

One Nite Alone... is the twenty-fifth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on May 14, 2002 by NPG Records.

Background

It features him singing and accompanying himself on piano, making only occasional use of other instruments. It includes a cover of the Joni Mitchell classic, "A Case of You", retitled "A Case of U". Mitchell receives special thanks in the liner notes. It is also the first Prince album not to chart. One song that caused some controversy amongst fans is "Avalanche", which describes Abraham Lincoln as a racist.

One Nite Alone... was given to members of the NPG Music Club, separately and included as a gift with his One Nite Alone...Live box set. It was never sold in stores, but bootlegs are available. For many years the primary way to hear the album was through MP3 file-sharing, and original CD copies are quite rare; in 2015, the album was released through Tidal. On May 29, 2020, the album was released on Vinyl.

Track listing

All songs written by Prince, except "A Case of U" by Joni Mitchell.

Notes

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prince One Night Alone Piano And Voice Album. www.Guide2Prince.org. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100503234429/http://www.guide2prince.org/prince-discography-2/prince-ona-piano-and-voice-album/. May 3, 2010. mdy-all.