Published 2021-05-12 06:00
The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings are to issue "Welcome 2 America" a previously unreleased Prince album recorded in 2010. The album was mysteriously archived by Prince and features some of his only studio collaborations with bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, drummer Chris Coleman, and engineer Jason Agel, with additional contributions from New Power Generation singers Shelby J, Liv Warfield, and Elisa Fiorillo and keyboardist Morris Hayes, who Prince also recruited to co-produce several tracks on the album.
In terms of chronology, if issued at the time, the album would have sat between "20Ten" (2010) and "Plectrumelectrum" (2014).
"Welcome 2 America" is being issued on CD and 2 LP's, but a 4 disc deluxe edition brings together CD, 2 LP's and a BluRay in a large format package. The BluRay is "Welcome 2 America Live @ The Forum". In typical Prince style, he may not have bothered issuing the album, but he still embarked on a tour of the same name. This is the full show at the forum and it’s presented in stereo, 5.1 Surround and Dolby Atmos, and includes a generous 24 tracks from across Prince’s career, big hits, fan favourites and rare covers.
Sadly there’s no CD + BluRay edition, which means if you want that BluRay with the Atmos mix, the deluxe edition is your only option. "Welcome 2 America" will be released on July 30th, 2021.