Emancipation (Prince album)

Emancipation
ACE
Studio album by
Prince
ReleasedNovember 19, 1996
RecordedJanuary 1995–October 1996
Genre
Length180:00
Label
ProducerPrince
Prince chronology
Chaos and Disorder
(1996) 		Emancipation
(1996) 		Crystal Ball / The Truth
(1998)
Singles from Emancipation
  1. "Betcha by Golly Wow!"
    Released: November 13, 1996
  2. "The Holy River / Somebody's Somebody"
    Released: January 13, 1997
  3. "Face Down"
    Released: April 1997 (promo)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
The Guardian[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Music Week[6]
NME5/10[7]
Q[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Spin7/10[10]
The Village VoiceA−[11]

Emancipation is the nineteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on November 19, 1996, by NPG Records and EMI Records as a triple album. The title refers to Prince's freedom from his contract with Warner Bros. Records after 18 years, with which he had a contentious relationship. The album was Prince's third to be released that year (along with Chaos and Disorder and the soundtrack album of the Spike Lee movie Girl 6), which made 1996 one of the most prolific years for material released by Prince.

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Emancipation – Prince". AllMusic. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Harris, Keith (June–July 2001). "Prince — Every Original CD Reviewed: Emancipation". Blender. No. 1. New York. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Sinclair, Tom (December 13, 1996). "Emancipation". Entertainment Weekly. No. 357. New York. ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Glaister, Dan (November 22, 1996). "Sign of the times". The Guardian. London.
  5. ^ Gardner, Elysa (November 20, 1996). "A Work of Self-Liberation and Devotion Fit for a Prince". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. November 9, 1996. p. 10. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Beaumont, Mark (1996). "TAFKAP: Emancipation". NME. London.
  8. ^ Maconie, Stuart (January 1997). "Prince: Emancipation". Q. No. 124. London.
  9. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Prince". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 654–57. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^ Powers, Ann (February 1997). "Prince: Emancipation". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 11. New York. p. 85. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 28, 1997). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 17, 2020.