1-800-NEW-FUNK is a compilation album 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...

's NPG Records

NPG Records

NPG Records is the current active record label owned by Prince, founded in 1993 to release his music after Paisley Park Records. Paisley Park was shut down by Warner Bros. Records in 1993. Warner Bros. distributed one NPG release in 1995, The Gold Experience. "NPG" is short for "New Power...

 meant to showcase artists signed to the label. It was released on July 20, 1994. Some tracks are from albums that actually saw release either through Prince's previous label, Paisley Park Records

Paisley Park Records

Paisley Park Records was Prince's record label, associated with and funded in part by Warner Bros. Records. It was started in 1985, following the success of the film and album Purple Rain...

 or through NPG Records, while others appear only on this compilation.

Track listing

Singles

• The Nona Gaye/Prince track "Love Sign
  Love Sign
  "Love Sign" is a song by Prince, from the 1-800-NEW-FUNK compilation album released by his independent record label NPG Records in 1994."Love Sign" was the most successful song released from the album, and it is a duet with Nona Gaye, although Prince is uncredited as...
  
  " was released to radio in June 1994.
• Margie Cox's "Standing at the Altar" was also released as a single.

Reviews

Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...

 said that as a showcase of Prince's label, Paisley Park Records

Paisley Park Records

Paisley Park Records was Prince's record label, associated with and funded in part by Warner Bros. Records. It was started in 1985, following the success of the film and album Purple Rain...

, the album "amounts to unintentional evidence of why the company failed." They rated the album "C+". http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,303459,00.html