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Released: August 21, 2007
For reminding me that music can be fun and entertaining, AiH dances their way into the top ten!
The Top 31 Songs of 2007 – #10
“Lake Michigan” by Rogue Wave, from the album, Asleep at Heaven’s Gate.
Jill’s Pick
I kind of never know what to expect from a Prince album. Nothing in his catalog is as good as “Sign O’ the Times” was and sometimes everything else sounds exactly the same, but I do have a long standing appreciation for his musical genius. He’s a master at Funk and Soul, he appreciates Jazz and Classical, and he knows how to blend them all together in the perfect way.
There’s that awful song “Guitar” that was in one commercial or another. It’s a cross between the 70’s and 80’s style Prince, which makes it like a variety show: there’s slow jams, love songs, vintage Prince Funk/Soul jams, Piano ballads.
What I learned listening to this album, which I listen to when I’m cleaning (yes, I assign albums to different tasks and reserve them solely for those.) is that Prince doesn’t belong anywhere categorically in music: he’s just a genius with diverse talent.
In retrospect, this probably should have been more in the 20’s of my list. (Oh well.)
My favorite track: “Chelsea Rodgers” (which is so fantastically Prince)
Songs you should give a listen to:
–“Somewhere Here On Earth”
–“The One U Wanna C”
–“Future Baby Mama”
–“All the Midnights in the World”
–“Mr. Goodnight” (“People call me Prince but you can call me Mr. Goodnight…” so cheesy but so good.)
–“Chelsea Rodgers”