Ice Cream Castle is a 1984 album by The Time

The Time (band)

The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. They are close Prince associates and arguably the most successful artists who have worked with him.-Prince, Formation and Success:...

. Much like the two previous albums, the album consists of six tracks in the funk-pop or ballad

Ballad

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

 genre and it was produced and arranged 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...

 as "The Starr ★ Company". Prince again performed all instruments and background vocals, with Day providing lead vocals and Johnson on guitar, with the following exceptions: "The Bird" is a live recording by the band from a First Avenue performance; background vocals on "Chili Sauce" and "If The Kid Can't Make You Come" were by Sharon Hughes; and Novi Novog played the violin on "Chili Sauce" according to the album's credits listed.

The album's two biggest hits, "Jungle Love

Jungle Love (The Time song)

"Jungle Love" is a song from The Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The track was one of the first songs recorded for the album, being cut in late March 1983 during Prince's 1999 tour. "Jungle Love" was also one of the first Time tracks to involve other members of the band in the creation of...

" and "The Bird

The Bird

"The Bird" is a song from The Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The song was initially recorded in the studio in 1983 with all instruments by Prince, except guitar, which was performed by Jesse Johnson. This version was replaced by a live recording with the full band at the First Avenue on...

", were featured in the film Purple Rain

Purple Rain (film)

Purple Rain is a 1984 film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. Prince makes his film debut in this movie, which was developed to showcase his particular talents, hence, the film contains several extended concert sequences. The film grossed more than US$80 million at...

and this, along with Day's performance in the movie, catapulted the album up the charts and to a crossover audience. Unfortunately, the band didn't have time to enjoy the success, as they had disbanded by the time the movie was released.

"Jungle Love" and "The Bird" are the songs the band is most remembered for; they are danceable pop-funk and both feature comical animalistic catchphrases as well as distinctive dances. "Ice Cream Castles

Ice Cream Castles

"Ice Cream Castles" is the opening track from The Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The track was one of the last songs recorded for the album, being cut in late January 1984, along with "My Drawers". The song was composed by Prince and Morris Day, Day provided lead vocals and Jesse Johnson...

" is a toned-down funk offering pleading for racial equality. "My Drawers" is a hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 number with swaggering machismo. "Chili Sauce" is a humorous conversation with dialogue similar to the Purple Rain film. Prince himself plays the waiter.

In addition to the album tracks, several other tracks were cut during the recording sessions. "Tricky" was included as a B-side for both "Ice Cream Castles" and "Jungle Love". A jam with Day on drums, "Cloreen Bacon Skin" later was released on Prince's Crystal Ball in 1998. "Chocolate

Chocolate (The Time song)

"Chocolate" is a song from The Time's 1990 album Pandemonium. The song was originally recorded in mid-April, 1983 by Prince at Sunset Sound studios during sessions for Ice Cream Castle. Prince originally performed all instruments and vocals and this recording remains unreleased, but circulates...

" and "My Summertime Thang" were later updated and used on The Time's next album, Pandemonium

Pandemonium (The Time album)

Pandemonium is a 1990 album by The Time. Much like the three previous albums, the album consists of music in the funk-pop or ballad genre, although this album breaks the 6-song album tradition. Originally, the album began life as Corporate World, with nearly all of the material written and...

, six years later. Two other tracks, about which little is known, are "My Love Belongs to You" and "Velvet Kitty Kat".

Ice Cream Castle produced three singles: "Ice Cream Castles", "Jungle Love", and "The Bird".

Track listing

• All Songs Written By Prince, except where noted.

1. "Ice Cream Castles
   Ice Cream Castles
   "Ice Cream Castles" is the opening track from The Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The track was one of the last songs recorded for the album, being cut in late January 1984, along with "My Drawers". The song was composed by Prince and Morris Day, Day provided lead vocals and Jesse Johnson...
   
   " – 7:31 (Prince, Morris Day)
2. "My Drawers" – 4:08
3. "Chili Sauce" – 5:47
4. "Jungle Love
   Jungle Love (The Time song)
   "Jungle Love" is a song from The Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The track was one of the first songs recorded for the album, being cut in late March 1983 during Prince's 1999 tour. "Jungle Love" was also one of the first Time tracks to involve other members of the band in the creation of...
   
   " – 5:33 (Prince, Jesse Johnson)
5. "If The Kid Can't Make You Come" – 7:33
6. "The Bird
   The Bird
   "The Bird" is a song from The Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The song was initially recorded in the studio in 1983 with all instruments by Prince, except guitar, which was performed by Jesse Johnson. This version was replaced by a live recording with the full band at the First Avenue on...
   
   " – 7:44 (Prince, Johnson)

Personnel

• Prince: Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion
• Morris Day: Lead & Backing Vocals
• Sharon Hughes: Additional Vocals
• Jesse Johnson: Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Mark Cardenas, Paul Peterson: Keyboards, Backing Vocals
• Jerry Reed Hubbard: Bass, Backing Vocals
• Novi Novog
  Novi Novog
  Novi Novog, born in North Hollywood, California is an American viola player. She is sometimes simply credited as "Novi" and is the cousin of Lauren Wood .-Albums :...
  
  : Violin
• Jerome Benton: Percussion, Backing Vocals
• Jellybean Johnson: Drums

Production

• Produced By Prince, Morris Day & Jesse Johnson
• Recording, Engineers: David Leonard, Peggy Mac, Terry Christian
• Mastering: Bernie Grundman

Singles and chart placings

• "Ice Cream Castles
  Ice Cream Castles
  "Ice Cream Castles" is the opening track from The Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The track was one of the last songs recorded for the album, being cut in late January 1984, along with "My Drawers". The song was composed by Prince and Morris Day, Day provided lead vocals and Jesse Johnson...
  
  " (#11 R&B, #106 Pop)

1. "Ice Cream Castles"
2. "Tricky" (non-album track)
3. "Get It Up" – 12" single

• "Jungle Love
  Jungle Love (The Time song)
  "Jungle Love" is a song from The Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The track was one of the first songs recorded for the album, being cut in late March 1983 during Prince's 1999 tour. "Jungle Love" was also one of the first Time tracks to involve other members of the band in the creation of...
  
  " (#6 R&B, #20 Pop)

1. "Jungle Love"
2. "Oh, Baby" – 7" single
3. "Tricky" (non-album track) – NL 7" single, German 12" single
4. "The Bird" – 7" back-to-back single

• "The Bird
  The Bird
  "The Bird" is a song from The Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The song was initially recorded in the studio in 1983 with all instruments by Prince, except guitar, which was performed by Jesse Johnson. This version was replaced by a live recording with the full band at the First Avenue on...
  
  " (#33 R&B, #36 Pop)

1. "The Bird"
2. "My Drawers"

External links

• "Ice Cream Castle" at discogs