The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale the twenty-second studio album

Studio album

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 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...

. The album was recorded from 1985 through 1994. It was released by Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

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 without his co-operation and at the same time as his Arista

Arista Records

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 album release the same year, Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic

Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic

Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic is the twenty-third studio album by Prince . Featuring a radio-friendly sound, the album was conceived as a return to commercial success after several years without significant public attention...

. Fans often complain that the songs have been over-worked and watered-down from the original versions that can be heard on various bootleg

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s, particularly "Old Friends 4 Sale". No singles were released in the US or UK to support the album; however, "Extraordinary" was occasionally performed during his One Nite Alone...Tour.

Track listing

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

External links

• The Vault ... Old Friends 4 Sale at Discogs
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