N.E.W.S 1729659 225444609 2008-07-13T18:55:41Z Savethemooses 216424 {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = N.E.W.S | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] | Cover = Prince_News.jpg | Released = [[July 22]], [[2003]] | Recorded = [[February 6]], [[2003]] | Genre = [[Jazz fusion]], [[Funk]], [[Instrumental]] | Length = 56:00 | Label = [[NPG Records|NPG]] | Producer = [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|2}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gd2gtq5zzu44~T1 link] *[[Amazon.com]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.amazon.com/N-E-W-S-Prince/dp/B0000A5BY9 link] | Last album = '''''[[One Nite Alone... Live!]]'''''<br />(2002) | This album = '''N.E.W.S'''<br />(2003) | Next album = '''''[[Musicology (album)|Musicology]]'''''<br />(2004) }} :''See [[N.E.W.S.]] for the 1984 [[album]] by [[Golden Earring]].''<br /><br /> '''''N.E.W.S''''' is a 2003 [[instrumental]] [[jazz fusion]]/funk [[album]] by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] containing 4 tracks of fourteen minutes duration each. Recorded at Prince's [[Paisley Park Studios]] over a single day, the album was initially available through Prince's [http://www.npgmusicclub.com NPG Music Club] [[website]] on [[May 26]], 2003 before becoming widely commercially available on [[July 22]] of the same year. The album can be seen as a modern incarnation of [[Madhouse (band)|Madhouse]], but this time as a Prince release. Original Madhouse member [[Eric Leeds]] lends his talents, as well as [[New Power Generation]] members [[John Blackwell]], [[Rhonda Smith]] and [[Renato Neto]]. The album is reportedly the lowest selling Prince album released to date, with just 30,000 copies sold, but it did become a top ten hit on the Billboard internet sales chart, and garnered a grammy nomination. ==Track listing== #"North" – 14:00 #"East" – 14:00 #"West" – 14:00 #"South" – 14:00 ==Band members== *[[Prince (musician)|Prince]] – Guitar, fender rhodes, digital keyboards and percussion *[[Eric Leeds]] – Tenor and baritone saxophone *[[John Blackwell (musician)|John Blackwell]] – Drums *[[Renato Neto]] – Piano and synthesizers *[[Rhonda Smith]] – Acoustic and electric bass {{Prince}} [[Category:Prince albums]] [[Category:2003 albums]] [[Category:Concept albums]] [[nl:N.E.W.S (Prince-album)]] {{2000s-jazz-album-stub}}