Xpectation

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Xpectation
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1, 2003
RecordedEarly 2001 [1]
Studio Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota
Genre
Length40:53
Label NPG
Producer Prince
Prince chronology
One Nite Alone... Live!
(2002)
Xpectation
(2003)
C-Note
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Xpectation (subtitled "New Directions in Music By Prince") is the twenty-sixth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on January 1, 2003, by NPG Records. It is the first instrumental album released under Prince's own name. [4] Previously unannounced, it was released as an MP3 download on New Year's Day, 2003 to members of the NPG Music Club with no formal artwork, only two weeks after the commercial release of his previous album, One Nite Alone... Live! . [5]

Contents

In 2004, Xpectation was released through the NPG Music Club's Musicology Download Store. [6] The artwork by Sam Jennings [7] was officially released in September 2015, when a digital lossless version was made available through music streaming service Tidal. [5]

Track listing

All songs written by Prince.

Xpectation track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Xhalation"2:04
2."Xcogitate"3:33
3."Xemplify"5:53
4."Xpectation"4:01
5."Xotica"3:05
6."Xogenous"4:12
7."Xpand"6:11
8."Xosphere"3:34
9."Xpedition"8:24

Personnel

Musicians

See also

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