Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
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| Studio album by Prince | ||||
| Released | November 2, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1988, June 1998–September 1999 | |||
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| Length | 73:50 | |||
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| Producer | Prince | |||
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| AllMusic |    |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
| NME | (2/10) |
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Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic is the twenty-third studio album by American recording artist Prince under the unpronounceable "Love Symbol", as shown on the album cover. It was released on November 2, 1999 by NPG Records and Arista Records. The record was issued shortly after the release of The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999). The included songs are occasionally spaced by a series of shorter tracks, called "Segue" on the track list. The album also includes several guest appearances, including by Gwen Stefani, Eve, and Sheryl Crow; Prince also completed a cover of Crow's 1996 single "Everyday Is a Winding Road". A pop and R&B album, it departs from the soul genre found on Prince's previous efforts.
The album received generally mixed reviews from critics, who enjoyed the guest appearances on the album, but were confused by Prince's attempts at harnessing the pop music market. Commercially, the album peaked at number eighteen in the United States and number five in Canada, becoming his most successful album in over three years, but was unsuccessful elsewhere. By the end of 1999, the album was certified "Gold" by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album's first and only single, "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold", peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the album's only charted song. Second and third singles, duets "So Far, So Pleased" and "Hot Wit' U", were planned for released in summer 2000, but were both cancelled after the album's lukewarm commercial success. Instead, two promotional singles were released, "Baby Knows" and "Man'O'War". To promote the album, Prince hosted a pay-per-view event, entitled Rave Un2 the Year 2000.
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