One Nite Alone... Live!
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One Nite Alone... Live! is a live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 box set by Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

 and The New Power Generation, containing live recordings from the intimate One Nite Alone... Tour performances. The album was released in 2002 but many of the tracks were new arrangements of songs dating from more than 20 years earlier.

Although the album is put together in such a way as to suggest one continuous performance on each disc, and the sequence resembles live shows of this period, the songs were actually recorded singly at different times. The first two CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

s contain the main act, the third CD the aftershow.

Highlights are "Sometimes It Snows in April" and "Adore" at the piano, an extended "Joy in Repetition", and an energetic "When U Were Mine
When You Were Mine
"When You Were Mine" is a song written and released by Prince on his 1980 album, Dirty Mind. Though not released as a single, the song received a promotional 12" release...

". Prince is accompanied by The New Power Generation, including Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones...

 and Candy Dulfer
Candy Dulfer
Candy Dulfer is a Dutch smooth jazz alto saxophonist who began playing at the age of six. She founded her band, Funky Stuff, when she was fourteen years old. Her debut album Saxuality received a Grammy Award nomination. Dulfer has released nine studio albums, two live albums, and one compilation...

. It was the first album since the Love Symbol Album in 1992 to be credited to Prince and The New Power Generation.

Disc 1: Main act, part 1

  1. "Rainbow Children" – 11:46
  2. "Muse 2 the Pharaoh" – 4:49
  3. "Xenophobia" – 12:40
  4. "Extraordinary" – 5:02
  5. "Mellow" – 4:30
  6. "1+1+1 Is 3" – 6:05
  7. "Other Side of the Pillow" – 4:46
  8. "Strange Relationship
    Strange Relationship (Prince song)
    "Strange Relationship" is a song from Prince's 1987 double album, Sign “☮” the Times. A live performance of the song was released as a digital single, made available on Prince's website on March 26, 2005."Strange Relationship" has a long history...

    " – 4:13
  9. "When U Were Mine
    When You Were Mine
    "When You Were Mine" is a song written and released by Prince on his 1980 album, Dirty Mind. Though not released as a single, the song received a promotional 12" release...

    " – 3:47
  10. "Avalanche" – 6:04

Disc 2: Main act, part 2

  1. "Family Name" – 7:17
  2. "Take Me with U
    Take Me with U
    "Take Me With U" is a song by Prince and The Revolution, and the final U.S. single released from their album, Purple Rain. It is a pop song notable for the drum solo and finger cymbals that open the song and repeat again toward the end....

    " – 2:54
  3. "Raspberry Beret
    Raspberry Beret
    "Raspberry Beret" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. It was the first U.S. single from their 1985 album, Around the World in a Day. The sound was different from any previous Prince track, incorporating Middle Eastern finger cymbals, stringed instruments, and even a harmonica on the extended...

    " – 3:26
  4. "Everlasting Now" – 7:41
  5. "One Nite Alone..." – 1:12
  6. "Adore" – 5:33
  7. "I Wanna B Ur Lover
    I Wanna Be Your Lover
    "I Wanna Be Your Lover" is a song by Prince from his second album Prince, released in 1979. It was his first successful single, gaining radio airplay and chart success: the song scored two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart during December 1979, and peaked at number eleven on the...

    " – 1:22
  8. "Do Me, Baby
    Do Me, Baby
    "Do Me, Baby" is a Prince ballad, the third and final U.S. single from his 1981 album, Controversy. With a running time of almost eight minutes, it is the longest track on the album. The song was written by André Cymone, but credited to Prince....

    " – 1:56
  9. "Condition of the Heart (Interlude)" – 0:39
  10. "Diamonds and Pearls
    Diamonds and Pearls (song)
    "Diamonds and Pearls" is the title track to Prince and The New Power Generation's 1991 hit album. The song is an upbeat ballad, given a rock edge with guitar and heavy drumming. The song also features the powerful vocals of NPG member Rosie Gaines. The ballad is an expression of love and not lust,...

    " – 0:41
  11. "The Beautiful Ones
    The Beautiful Ones
    "The Beautiful Ones" is the third track on Prince and The Revolution's soundtrack album Purple Rain. Produced, arranged, composed, and performed by Prince, the song was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles by Peggy Mac and David Leonard in early September 1983."The Beautiful Ones" is a haunting...

    " – 2:10
  12. "Nothing Compares 2 U
    Nothing Compares 2 U
    "Nothing Compares 2 U" is a pop song written by American recording artist Prince for one of his side-projects, The Family. However, it wasn't until Sinéad O'Connor recorded her version for the album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got when it became a worldwide hit, topping charts in 15 countries,...

    " – 3:48
  13. "Free" – 1:06
  14. "Starfish and Coffee" – 1:07
  15. "Sometimes It Snows in April" – 2:41
  16. "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?
    How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?
    "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" is a song by Prince. It is a ballad of romantic longing with some gospel elements. On his original recording of the song, which was released as the non-album B-side to his 1982 single "1999", Prince performs most of the song in his falsetto range, with his own...

    " – 5:07
  17. "Anna Stesia" – 13:12

Disc 3: One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain't Over!

  1. "Joy in Repetition" – 10:56
  2. "We Do This" – 4:42
  3. Medley: "Just Friends (Sunny)
    Just Friends (Sunny)
    "Just Friends " is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album Aijuswanaseing. It was released on August 29, 2000 as a 12" single...

    "/"If You Want Me to Stay
    If You Want Me to Stay
    "If You Want Me to Stay" is a 1973 hit single by Sly & the Family Stone, from their album Fresh. The single was the band's final Top 20 pop hit, and is the best-known of its post-There's a Riot Goin' On recordings....

    " – 4:26
  4. "2 Nigs United 4 West Compton" – 6:15
  5. "Alphabet Street
    Alphabet St.
    "Alphabet St." was the first single from Prince's 1988 album, Lovesexy, and the album's only top 10 single, reaching the top-10 in both the UK and U.S.. The song includes a rap by Cat Glover and is full of samples, and generally repeats themes from Lovesexy...

    " – 2:55
  6. "Peach
    Peach (song)
    "Peach" is a song by Prince from his 1993 compilations, The Hits 2 and The Hits/The B-Sides.The female moan heard on the track is that of Kim Basinger. The B-side was the live version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" in the U.S., while the UK backed the song with an edit of "My Name Is Prince"...

     [Xtended Jam]" – 11:19
  7. "Dorothy Parker" – 6:17
  8. "Girls & Boys
    Girls & Boys (Prince song)
    "Girls & Boys" is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album Parade, the soundtrack to the film Under the Cherry Moon. The song was released as a single in the U.K., and as the B-side to "Anotherloverholenyohead" in the U.S.....

    " – 6:59
  9. "Everlasting Now (Vamp)" – 1:49
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