Rosie Gaines Master Recording Reel Recorded at Paisley Park Studios

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Rosie Gaines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This biographical article needs additional citations for verification . Please help by adding reliable sources . Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately , especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (September 2010) Rosie Gaines OriginUnited States Genres Funk-rock , funk , pop , R&B , soul , dance pop , dance , hip hop Years active 1985–present Labels Dredlix , Motown , NPG , Epic , Dome , SUsu Rosie Gaines is an American vocalist, musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer from Pittsburg , California . She released a number of dance hits , the most notable being " Closer Than Close ". Contents [ hide ] 1 Ensemble career 1.1 With Prince 2 Solo career 3 Album discography 4 References 5 External links [ edit ] Ensemble career Gaines' first band was a family funk /soul group called Unity, with Gaines on organ , her brother Carl on bass guitar , her cousin Lacy on guitar , sister-in-law Dianne on background vocals and her sister Mal on drums .Gaines also played in a band called The Oasis and A Touch of Class before joining The Curtis Ohlson Band (with Levi Seacer, Jr. on guitar). Seacer called Gaines one day and asked her to come to Minneapolis , Minnesota to sing a demo of a song for The Pointer Sisters . [ edit ] With Prince While she was doing the demo, Prince came in the recording studio , was impressed by her abilities and asked her to join his band The New Power Generation . Gaines was introduced in 1990 as the new vocalist and keyboard player on Prince's Nude Tour .[ 1] Her first appearance on a Prince album was on Graffiti Bridge . She was also a member of The NPG in the film Graffiti Bridge . She performed and wrote on the Diamonds and Pearls album. In 1992, after the Diamonds and Pearls tour, Gaines returned to her solo career, although she continued to work with Prince.She duetted with Prince on the live version of " Nothing Compares 2 U ", available on his 1993 compilation album , The Hits/The B-Sides . [ edit ] Solo career Gaines started recording her debut solo album. Several albums worth of material were recorded, and the album was set for release on Paisley Park Records . It was never released because of a legal battle between Prince and Warner Bros. Records .[ citation needed ]Gaines eventually released her third album on Motown Records . It opened with "I Want U" and also includes "My Tender Heart" (composed by Gaines and Prince), which she performed on The Ryde Dyvine TV special in late 1992.In 1995, Gaines released the album Closer Than Close . A remix single of the title song was released two years later. The song peaked at #4 in the UK Singles Chart ,[ 2] and became a club favorite. Also in 1995 Gaines collaborated with Tevin Campbell on the song "I2I" featured in the hit Disney movie A Goofy Movie .With her own record label , Dredlix Records, Gaines strove to bring her music directly via the Internet . In 1997 she released an internet-only album, Arrival . Limited to 2,000 copies, it was available exclusively through her official website.In 2003, she released her album You Gave Me Freedom through Dome Records in the UK . In 2005 Gaines provided her vocals for "Dance With Me" recorded by K-Klass and released on SUSU Records label in July 2005.Gaines released her album, Welcome To My World , for SUSU Records in November 2006. [ edit ] Album discography Year Album Additional Information 1985 Caring 1987 No Sweeter Love 1992 Concrete Jungle Digital release in 2010 1994 Try Me Digital release in 2010 1995 Closer Than Close 1997 Arrival 2004 You Gave Me Freedom 2006 Welcome to My World [ edit ] References ^ "The band, remade again, plays stripped down rock`n'roll..." . Minneapolis Star-Tribune . May 1, 1990 . Retrieved September 2, 2010 . ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 220. ISBN 1-904994-10-... read more

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