Prince: “HITnRUN (phase one & two)” on CD and vinyl in January
NPG Records and Paisley Park Enterprises, in collaboration with Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announce the 10th anniversary of PRINCE’s “HITnRUN phase one” and “HITnRUN phase two” albums. For the first time, from January 30th, “HITnRUN phase one” (in 1LP version on black vinyl) and “HITnRUN phase two” (in double LP on black vinyl) will be available on vinyl, and the titles will also return to print on CD.
Prince first used the term “Hit n Run” to describe the surprise concerts he would hold throughout his career. In the summer of 2015, Prince announced that he would be releasing an album of the same title and that “things were about to get experimental and weird and super funky.”
Released on September 7, 2015, “HITnRUN phase one” was Prince’s 38th studio album, containing new material recorded in the two years preceding its release. It was primarily a collaboration with Joshua Welton and marked the first time Prince worked with a co-producer. THIRDEYEGIRL, Rita Ora, Judith Hill, Lianne La Havas and Curly Fryz also contributed. The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #70 on the Billboard 200.
Released just three months after “phase one,” “HITnRUN phase two” was the 39th and final studio album released during Prince’s lifetime on December 12, 2015. Credited as “produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince & The New Power Generation,” the album also included several previously released tracks, some of which were recorded well before 2015. “BLACK MUSE,” for example, was initially recorded in Paisley Park in 2010, and “XTRALOVEABLE” was first released as a single in 2011. The pre-order of “HITnRUN phase one” and “HITnRUN phase two” is available at this link
HITnRUN phase one
LP
Side A
1. Million $ Show (3:10)
2. Shut This Down (3:03)
3. Ain’t About 2 Stop (3:38)
4. Like A Mack (4:04)
5. This Could B Us (4:11)
6. Fallinlove2nite (3:12)
Side B
1. X’s Face (2:38)
2. Hardrocklover (3:42)
3. Mr. Nelson (2:27)
4. 1000 X’s & O’s (4:27)
5.June (3:21)
CD
1. Million $ Show (3:10)
2. Shut This Down (3:03)
3. Ain’t About 2 Stop (3:38)
4. Like A Mack (4:04)
5. This Could B Us (4:11)
6. Fallinlove2nite (3:12)
7. X’s Face (2:38)
8. Hardrocklover (3:42)
9. Mr. Nelson (2:27)
10. 1000 X’s & O’s (4:27)
11.June (3:21)
HITnRUN phase two
LP
Side A
1. Baltimore (4:33)
2. Rocknroll Loveaffair (4:01)
3. 2 Y. 2 D. (3:49)
Side B
1. Look At Me, Look At U (3:27)
2. Stare (3:45)
3. Xtralovable (5:00)
Side C
1. Groovy Potential (6:16)
2. When She Comes (3:45)
3. Screwdriver (4:14)
Side D
1. Black Muse (7:21)
2. Revelation (5:21)
3. Big City (6:25)
CD
1. Baltimore (4:33)
2. Rocknroll Loveaffair (4:01)
3. 2 Y. 2 D. (3:49)
4. Look At Me, Look At U (3:27)
5. Stare (3:45)
6. Xtralovable (5:00)
7. Groovy Potential (6:16)
8. When She Comes (3:45)
9. Screwdriver (4:14)
10. Black Muse (7:21)
11. Revelation (5:21)
12. Big City (6:25)
