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| Released | January 5, 2024 | |||
| Length | 63:00 | |||
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Essential, Vol. 3 is a compilation album by RuPaul, released on January 5, 2024. [1] The album collects singles from RuPaul's recent discography alongside remixes of older tracks and previously unreleased songs from RuPaul's time as lead vocalist of the band Wee Wee Pole.
Of the inspiration behind the compilation album, RuPaul told People : "Full disclosure, I'm a fan of my own music... Essential, Vol. 3 is a collection of my favorite collaborations from the past 10 years. I've also included the first 3 songs I ever recorded with my band Wee Wee Pole in 1983 - streaming for the first time ever." He also noted that the inclusion of songs recorded 40 years prior to the album's release alongside his more recent music "makes for an interesting contrast". [1]
Released to coincide with the premiere of the sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race , Essential, Vol. 3 includes the runway song featured in the season, "Hustle That Cat". [1] RuPaul performed the Giddy Up remix of "Lady Cowboy", also featured on the album, on the season's fourth episode as the musical guest on a parody of Saturday Night Live . [2]
The album is the fourth in RuPaul's Essential series of compilation albums, following 2017's Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1 and Essential, Vol. 2, and 2023's Essential Christmas . [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Hustle That Cat" |
| N/A | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Devil Made Me Do It" (Fred Velvette remix) |
| Champion (2009) | 2:13 |
| 3. | "Brand New Year" (featuring Siedah Garrett; JROB remix) |
| Slay Belles (2015) | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Feel Like Dancin'" (featuring La Toya Jackson; Matt Pop Reggaetoya remix) |
| Born Naked (2014) | 2:41 |
| 5. | "Lady Cowboy" (Giddy Up remix) |
| American (2017) | 2:25 |
| 6. | "I'm a Winner, Baby" (Skeltal Ki remix) |
| You're a Winner, Baby (2020) | 2:57 |
| 7. | "Catwalk" (featuring Skeltal Ki) |
| Mamaru (2022) | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Just What They Want" |
| Mamaru (2022) | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Blame It on the Edit" |
| Mamaru (2022) | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Call Me Mother" |
| American (2017) | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Kitty Girl" |
| American (2017) | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Mighty Love" (KUMMERSPECK remix) |
| American (2017) | 3:40 |
| 13. | "American" |
| American (2017) | 3:05 |
| 14. | "Bring Back My Girls" |
| You're a Winner, Baby (2020) | 2:43 |
| 15. | "Condragulations" |
| You're a Winner, Baby (2020) | 3:25 |
| 16. | "Super Queen" (Runway remix) |
| Christmas Party (2018) | 3:51 |
| 17. | "New Friends Silver, Old Friends Gold" (Matt Pop remix) |
| New Friends Silver, Old Friends Gold (2021) | 3:38 |
| 18. | "Body Heat" (Wee Wee Pole 40th anniversary) |
| N/A | 3:22 |
| 19. | "In My Neighborhood" (Wee Wee Pole 40th anniversary) |
| N/A | 3:59 |
| 20. | "Tarzan" (Wee Wee Pole 40th anniversary) |
| N/A | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 63:00 | |||
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