The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
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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 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 1994. It was the last album to be released by Warner Bros. to fulfill his 1992 contract obligations.[2]
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] Not much 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.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| The A.V. Club | (unfavorable) link |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ link |
| Mojo | (favorable) link |
| PopMatters |   link |
| Rhapsody | (favorable) link |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | link |
Commercial performance
The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale was moderately successful after its release, peaking at the lower positions of most record charts. In the United States, the album debuted and peaked at position eighty-five on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number forty-seven, becoming his highest charting album since Emancipation (1996).[4] The album was somewhat successful in the Netherlands, where it peaked at number sixteen.[5] Elsewhere, the album was unsuccessful. In France and Germany, it peaked at positions sixty-four and forty-four, respectively.[6][7]
Track listing
All songs written and produced by Prince.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Rest of My Life" | 1:40 |
| 2. | "It's About That Walk" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "She Spoke 2 Me" | 8:20 |
| 4. | "5 Women" | 5:13 |
| 5. | "When the Lights Go Down" | 7:11 |
| 6. | "My Little Pill" | 1:09 |
| 7. | "There Is Lonely" | 2:29 |
| 8. | "Old Friends 4 Sale" | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Sarah" | 2:53 |
| 10. | "Extraordinary" | 2:28 |
| Total length: | 39:17 | |
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 40 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 31 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 16 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[6] | 64 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 44 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 21 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 47 |
| US Billboard 200[3] | 85 |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (August 24, 1999). "The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale - Prince > Songs, Reviews, Credits > AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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- ^ a b "Prince Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ a b "Prince | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ a b "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ a b "Lescharts.com – Prince – The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince – The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Prince – The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Prince – The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Prince – The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2016.