HITnRUN Phase Two is the thirty-ninth studio album by American recording artist Prince.[1] It was initially released exclusively on the Tidal streaming service on December 11, 2015 for streaming and purchase[2] as a continuation of his previous album, Hit n Run Phase One.[3][4] The album can be purchased without a Tidal subscription. The album is also available through the iTunes Store and for streaming via Apple Music.[5] Prince confirmed on Twitter that a physical CD will be released during a weekend of Paisley Park shows in January 2016. No word on a wider release has been announced.
HITnRUN Phase Two received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 7 reviews.[12]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Baltimore"
4:34
2.
"RocknRoll Love Affair"
4:02
3.
"2 Y. 2 D."
3:50
4.
"Look at Me, Look at U"
3:27
5.
"Stare"
3:46
6.
"Xtraloveable"
5:01
7.
"Groovy Potential"
6:17
8.
"When She Comes"
3:46
9.
"Screwdriver"
4:15
10.
"Black Muse"
7:22
11.
"Revelation"
5:21
12.
"Big City"
6:25
Notes
"Baltimore" was originally released on Prince's Soundcloud in early May 2015; it was then re-released as an official single with additional horn and orchestra overdubs later in the month, which is presented on this album.
"RocknRoll Love Affair", originally called "Rock and Roll Love Affair" was originally released as a single in November 2012. The version presented on this album has added horn overdubs.
"Stare" was originally released as a Spotify exclusive track in September 2015.
"Xtraloveable", originally called "Extraloveable" was originally written for Vanity 6 and demoed in 1982 before being scrapped. It was then re-recorded featuring a rap segment by Andy Allo and released in November 2011 exclusively for iTunes to promote Prince's Welcome 2 Canada tour. The version presented on this album is the "Extralovable Reloaded" version with the rap omitted and horn overdubs added that was released on Prince's 3rdeyegirl.com website in June 2013.[13]
"Groovy Potential" was originally released through Prince's 3rdeyetunes.com website in August 2013.
"Screwdriver" was originally released as a single in February 2013.
The track listing was originally set as a continuation of Hit n Run Phase One,[14] with "Baltimore" as track 12; the album, as it exists on the Tidal website, is now split into a two-volume bundle.[15]
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