| The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale | ||||
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| Released | August 24, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1996 | |||
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| Length | 39:17 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Prince | |||
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The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale is the twenty-second studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on August 24, 1999,[2] by Warner Bros. Records. The album was submitted to Warner Bros. Records in 1996, complete with artwork at the same time as Chaos and Disorder, but released three years later, shortly before Prince's Arista album release Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. The album was recorded from 1985 through 1996. It was the last album to be released by Warner Bros. to fulfill his 1992 contract obligations.
Fans often complain that the songs have been overworked and watered down from the original versions that can be heard on various bootlegs, particularly "Old Friends 4 Sale".[citation needed] Little promotion was done in the United States or United Kingdom to support the album. "Extraordinary" was occasionally performed during his 2002 One Nite Alone... Tour.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (August 24, 1999). "The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ Newman, Melinda (1999-08-07). "Doobie Get Their Due With 4-CD Boxed Set..." (PDF). Billboard. 111 (32). New York, NY, US: BPI Communications: 12. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
Warner Bros. will release "The Vault...Old Friends 4 Sale," a collection of 10 original Prince songs, Aug. 24.