Exodus (New Power Generation album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Exodus
Type = Album
Artist = New Power Generation


Released = 1995
Recorded = 1994–1995
Genre = Rhythm and blues, Funk
Length = 66:15
Label = NPG Records
Producer = Prince
Reviews =
Last album = "Goldnigga"
(1993)
This album = "Exodus"
(1995)
Next album = "Newpower Soul"
(1998)

"Exodus" is a 1995 album by the New Power Generation. While their previous album, "Goldnigga" was more hip-hop oriented, "Exodus" is more of a pure funk offering, strongly influenced by the sound of Parliament and P-Funk. Although the tracklist boasts 21 tracks, many of them are narrative segues, leaving only 9 actual songs. Of those 9, two are instrumentals. The album spawned 3 singles, however only one was released in the U.S.

This album still downplays Prince's involvement in the band, with "Tora Tora" handling most of the lead vocals. Prince adopts the persona of "Tora Tora", whose face is covered with a red veil. Prince also is clearly present on many of the spoken segues, although sometimes using a disguised accent.

Track listing

# "NPG Operator Intro" (0:35)
# "Get Wild" (4:32)
# "segue" (0:38)
# "DJ Gets Jumped" (0:22)
# "New Power Soul" (4:10)
# "DJ Seduces Sonny" (0:38)
# "segue" (0:43)
# "Count the Days" (3:24)
# "The Good Life" (5:48)
# "Cherry, Cherry" (4:45)
# "segue" (0:18)
# "Return of the Bump Squad" (7:20)
# "Mashed Potato Girl Intro" (0:21)
# "segue" (3:00)
# "Big Fun" (7:26)
# "New Power Day" (3:49)
# "segue" (0:14)
# "Hallucination Rain" (5:49)
# "NPG Bum Rush the Ship" (1:40)
# "The Exodus Has Begun" (10:06)
# "Outro" (0:37)

ingles and Hot 100 positions

* "Get Wild"
# "Get Wild" (Single Mix) – 4:51
# "Beautiful Girl" – 4:32
# "Hallucination Rain" – 5:52

* Maxi single
# "Get Wild" (Money Maker) – 6:01
# "Get Wild" (Kirky J's Get Wild) – 6:38
# "Get Wild" (Club Mix) – 5:04
# "Get Wild" (Get Wild In the House) – 6:14
# "Get Wild" – 4:33
# "Get Wild" (Money Maker Funky Jazz Mix) – 6:20

* "The Good Life"
# "The Good Life" (Platinum People Edit) – 4:12
# "The Good Life" (Platinum People Mix) – 6:40
# "The Good Life" (Dancing Divaz Miz) – 6:40
# "The Good Life" (Bullets Go Bang Remix) – 5:14
# "The Good Life" (Big City Remix) – 5:05
# "The Good Life" (Album Version) – 5:48

* "Count the Days"
# "Count the Days" (Edit) – 3:29
# "Count the Days" (Album Version) – 3:25
# "New Power Soul" – 4:11