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	Type	Album
	Artist
	Cover	Prince_emancjpg
	Background	orange
	Released	November 19 , 1996
	Recorded	1995 - 1996
	Genre	Pop , Rock , Funk
	Length	180:00
	Label	NPG Records
	Producer
	Last Album	'' Chaos And Disorder ''<br />(1996)
	This Album	'''''Emancipation'''''<br />(1996)
	Next Album	'' Crystal Ball ''<br />(1998)

''Emancipation'' is a 1996 triple-CD Album by (formerly known as Prince ). The title refers to 's freedom from his contract with Warner Bros. Records , with whom he had a contentious relationship. The album holds the Guinness World Record for the longest album of all time, clocking in at exactly three hours; one hour per disc. ''Emancipation'' peaked at #18 in the UK and #11 in the USA , reaching double platinum status. The RIAA triples the amount of sales for triple albums to figure out its status, so the album actually sold less than a million copies. Many fans were disappointed by the single choices from ''Emancipation'', and felt that the album could have done better with more effective promotion.


TRACK LISTING


Disc I

# " Jam Of The Year " (6:09)
# "Right Back Here In My Arms" (4:43)
# "Somebody's Somebody" (4:43)
# "Get Yo Groove On" (6:31)
# "Courtin' Time" (2:46)
# " Betcha By Golly Wow! " (3:31)
# "We Gets Up" (4:18)
# "White Mansion" (4:47)
# "Damned if Do" (5:21)
# " Can't Make U Love Me" (6:37)
# "Mr. Happy (4:46)
# "In This Bed Scream" (5:40)


Disc II

# "Sex In the Summer" (5:57)
# "One Kiss at a Time" (4:41)
# "Soul Sanctuary" (4:41)
# "Emale" (3:38)
# "Curious Child" (2:57)
# "Dreamin' About U" (3:52)
# "Joint 2 Joint" (7:52)
# " The Holy River " (6:55)
# "Let's Have a Baby" (4:07)
# "Saviour" (5:48)
# "The Plan" (1:47)
# "Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife" (7:37)


Disc III

# "Slave" (4:51)
# "New World" (3:43)
# "The Human Body" (5:42)
# "Face Down" (3:17)
# "La, La, La Means Love U" (3:59)
# "Style" (6:40)
# "Sleep Around" (7:42)
# "Da, Da, Da" (5:15)
# "My Computer" (4:37)
# "One of Us" (5:19)
# "The Love We Make" (4:39)
# "Emancipation" (4:12)


SINGLES AND HOT 100 POSITIONS

• " Betcha By Golly Wow! " (#84 US, #10 R&B, #11 UK, #20 Australia)

# "Betcha by Golly Wow!"

# "Right Back Here In My Arms"

• " The Holy River " (CD 1) (#31 US)

# "The Holy River (Radio Edit)"

# "Somebody's Somebody (Edit)"
# "Somebody's Somebody (Live Studio Mix)"
# "Somebody's Somebody (Ultrafantasy Edit)"

• " The Holy River " (CD 2) (#31 US)

# "The Holy River"

# "The Most Beautiful Girl In the World (Mustang Mix)"
# "Somebody's Somebody (Edit)"
# "On Sale Now!"







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''Emancipation'' lyrics