Prince spent the latter half of the '80s courting the pop audience, and by the time of Graffiti Bridge, he had lost much of his R&B fan base. As a response, he formed the New Power Generation and recorded Diamonds and Pearls, his first record to reconnect with the urban audience since 1999, as well as his first to acknowledge the hip-hop revolution. Although he still has a problem with rap – "Jughead" is simply embarrassing – he manages to skillfully reinvent himself as an urban soulman without sacrificing his musical innovation. The New Power Generation is a more skilled band than the Revolution, and they are able to make Prince's funk jazzier, particularly on "Willing and Able," the breezy "Strollin'" and "Walk Don't Walk." It's clear that these subtly textured songs are where his heart is at, but the songs designed to win back his audience – the slamming dancefloor rallying cry "Gett Off," the sexy T. Rex groove "Cream," the extraordinary Philly soul of the neglected masterpiece "Money Don't Matter 2 Night," and the drippy mainstream ballad "Diamonds and Pearls" – are all terrific pop singles. However, much of the rest of Diamonds and Pearls is comprised of middling funk and R&B that sounds less like inspired workouts than stylistic exercises. Even with such weak moments, Diamonds and Pearls is a fine record, even though it's only marginally better than Lovesexy and Graffiti Bridge.
~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music
Track List:
01. Thunder [5:48]
02. Daddy Pop [5:19]
03. Diamonds and Pearls [4:45]
04. Cream [4:13]
05. Strollin' [3:49]
06. Willing and Able [5:03]
07. Walk Don't Walk [3:06]
08. Jughead [5:00]
09. Money Don't Matter 2 Night [4:48]
10. Push [5:57]
11. Insatiable [6:42]
12. Live 4 Love [7:00]
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 26. April 2016, 23:28
Prince / Diamond and Pearl
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Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
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12 | 54:28.57 | 7:00.10 | 245157 | 276666
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Extraction speed 9.5 X
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Analyzed: Prince / Diamond and Pearl
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DR10 -1.85 dB -13.65 dB 5:19 02-Daddy Pop
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DR13 -1.13 dB -16.44 dB 6:42 11-Insatiable
DR10 -1.99 dB -13.06 dB 7:00 12-Live 4 Love
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
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Bitrate: 895 kbps
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