The New Power Generation

"New Power Generation" redirects here. For the Prince song, see New Power Generation (song).

The New Power Generation
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Genres	Rock, pop, R&B, soul, funk, funk rock, funk metal, new wave, dance, psychedelic rock, hip hop
Years active	1990–2013
Associated acts	Madhouse, Nick Jonas and the Administration

Members	Liv Warfield Morris Hayes Elisa Fiorillo Shelby J Ida Nielsen Cassandra O'Neal

Past members	Michael Bland Tommy Barbarella Josh Dunham Cora Coleman Dunham Sonny T. Rosie Gaines Tony M. Kirk Johnson Damon Dickson Levi Seacer, Jr. Mayte Garcia Rhonda Smith Kat Dyson Mike Scott Renato Neto Prince (deceased)

The New Power Generation, also known as The NPG, was the backing band of musician Prince. They were last active in 2013 before Prince made a return to music with 3rdeyegirl as his backing band. The current status or future of the band is unknown.

History

The phrase "Welcome to the New Power Generation" was mentioned on the opening track of 1988's Lovesexy. New Power Generation was used for the first time as a band name in the 1990 film Graffiti Bridge, and a song entitled "New Power Generation" appeared on the accompanying soundtrack album.

The New Power Generation debuted live during the Nude Tour in 1990 and on record on the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. The band consisted of holdovers from the Nude Tour: Michael Bland (drums), Levi Seacer, Jr. (guitar), Rosie Gaines (keyboards and backing vocals), Tony M. (lead raps and dancing), Kirk Johnson (percussion and dancing) and Damon Dickson (dancing), along with two new members Tommy Barbarella (keyboards) and Sonny T. (bass). Rosie Gaines left the band after the Diamonds and Pearls Tour and was replaced by keyboardist Morris Hayes.

When Prince began his formal dispute with Warner Bros. and changed his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol in 1993, the NPG became a side-project for Prince, allowing him to release music outside of his contract. The NPG was intended to appeal to a more urban audience than Prince's mainstream material.

The NPG's debut album, Goldnigga, featured Tony M. as lead vocalist/rapper. The album relied heavily on rap, while the music itself was reminiscent of 1970s funk. Prince participated heavily in writing and performing the music, while Tony wrote and performed raps. Prince provided co-lead vocals on two songs, "Black M.F. in the House" and "Johnny", and the two were often performed by him in his own concerts and aftershows.

A reduced NPG returned to the Prince fold when he began performing under the symbolic moniker in early 1994, backing him on The Gold Experience. The rappers and dancers were let go, and Levi Seacer left the band as well. Given an expanded role in the band was dancer Mayte Garcia who provided backing and Spanish vocals. This incarnation released Exodus in 1995. Prince again took a role behind the scenes, adopting the guise of the masked "Tora Tora" and performing lead vocals on several tracks, sometimes with an altered voice. His participation in this version of the NPG was much more apparent. Although several raps were recorded for the album, they were left out of the final release, and the focus was more on funk.

In 1996, longstanding members Michael Bland, Tommy Barbarella and Sonny T. were fired and a new band was formed for touring. Guitarists Kat Dyson and Mike Scott, along with bassist Rhonda Smith joined Morris Hayes and Kirk Johnson, who re-joined the band to play drums. In 1998, another NPG album was released titled Newpower Soul (modifying a song title from Exodus). In fact, a spoken outtake from Exodus mentions the upcoming album, indicating its planning stages. Prince features prominently on the cover and liner notes and provides lead vocals on all songs. Unlike the two previous releases, the album relies heavily on drum programming by Kirk Johnson and features input from Larry Graham and Doug E. Fresh.

A fourth album, Peace, due to be released in 2001, never materialized, although a few songs have been made public through limited-release singles at concerts or through Prince's former official website, NPG Music Club.

The band since has been a "revolving door" of musicians, who usually stay for a couple years before being replaced. It is often nebulous as to who is actually an 'official' member.

In 2010, three former members of the original New Power Generation, drummer Michael Bland, keyboardist Tommy Barbarella and bass player Sonny T., became members of Nick Jonas and the Administration (a side project of Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers).^[1]

In 2013, NPG singer Elisa Fiorillo (Dease) formed a duo with Nashville-based guitarist Tyler Reese, called The Dease & Reese Project, and in 2014 released the album Life in 20 (REMU Records). Fiorillo continued to perform with Prince.

On April 7, 2016, Prince postponed two performances from his Piano & A Microphone Tour, at the Fox Theater in Atlanta. A statement was released by the theater stating that he had influenza. He rescheduled and performed the show on April 14, even though he still was not feeling well. On April 15, 2016, Prince's private plane was forced to land in Moline, Illinois so that he could seek medical treatment for flu-like symptoms. On April 21, 2016, he died at the age of 57. He was found unresponsive at his home in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Discography

This is the discography of The New Power Generation, credited as a separate entity from Prince.

Albums credited to Prince and The New Power Generation

Year	Album	US	UK^[2]^[3]	Worldwide sales (when available)	Additional information
1991	Diamonds and Pearls	3	2	7.0 million	Album by Prince and The New Power Generation.
1992	Love Symbol	5	1	3.5 million	Album by Prince and The New Power Generation.
2002	One Nite Alone... Live!				Album by Prince and The New Power Generation
2003	C-Note				Album by Prince and The New Power Generation

Albums credited to The New Power Generation

Year	Album	US	UK^[2]^[3]	Worldwide sales (when available)	Additional information
1993	Goldnigga	-	-	-	Tony M. performs lead vocals.
1995	Exodus	-	11	-	Sonny T. performs lead vocals.
1998	Newpower Soul	22	38	500,000	Prince performs lead vocals. Prince's symbol (stylized) and portrait is on the front cover.

Albums with contributions of The New Power Generation

Year	Album	US	UK^[2]^[3]	Worldwide sales (when available)	Additional information
1990	Graffiti Bridge	6	1	2.0 million	Unnamed New Power Generation members provided backing vocals on the song "New Power Generation".
1994	Blankman	-	-	-	Includes "Super Hero", credited to The New Power Generation & The Steeles.
1994	Prêt-à-Porter	-	-	-	Includes an alternate version of "Get Wild", credited to The New Power Generation, with Sonny T. on lead vocals.
1996	Girl 6	75	-	-	Includes "Count the Days", from Exodus and title track is credited to The New Power Generation, with Prince on lead vox.
2004	The Chocolate Invasion	-	-	-	The New Power Generation is credited for the track "Gamillah".
2004	The Slaughterhouse	-	-	-	The New Power Generation is credited for the tracks "Peace", "2045: Radical Man", and "The Daisy Chain".
2006	3121	1	9	1.38 million	The New Power Generation is credited for "shouts" on the song "Lolita".

Singles

Year	Song	US	US R&B	US Dance	UK^[2]^[3]	Album
1990	"New Power Generation" Provided backing vox	64	27	-	26	Graffiti Bridge
1991	"Gett Off" by Prince and The New Power Generation	21	6	1	4	Diamonds and Pearls
	"Cream" by Prince and The New Power Generation	1	-	-	15
	"Diamonds and Pearls" by Prince and The New Power Generation	3	1	-	25
1992	"Money Don't Matter 2 Night" by Prince and The New Power Generation	23	14	-	19
	"Insatiable" by Prince and The New Power Generation	77	3	-	-
	"Thunder" by Prince and The New Power Generation	-	-	-	28
	"Sexy MF"/"Strollin'" by Prince and The New Power Generation	66	76	-	4	Love Symbol/Diamonds and Pearls
	"My Name Is Prince" by Prince and The New Power Generation	36	25	9	7	Love Symbol
	"My Name Is Prince" (remixes) by Prince and The New Power Generation	-	-	-	51	-
	"7" by Prince and The New Power Generation	7	61	-	27	Love Symbol
	"The Morning Papers" by Prince and The New Power Generation	44	68	-	52
	"Damn U" by Prince and The New Power Generation	108	32	-	-
1993	"2gether"	-	-	-	-	Goldnigga
1993	"Nothing Compares 2 U" by Prince and The New Power Generation	-	62	-	-	The Hits/The B-Sides; B-side to "Peach"
1994	"Get Wild"	-	-	-	19	Exodus
	"Count the Days"	-	-	-	-	Exodus
	"Super Hero" by The New Power Generation featuring The Steeles	-	-	-	-	Blankman: Music from the Motion Picture
1995	"Purple Medley" The New Power Generation contributes "additional music"	84	74	-	33	-
1995	"The Good Life"	-	-	-	29	Exodus
1996	"Girl 6"	-	78	-	-	Girl 6
1997	"The Good Life" (re-issue)	-	-	-	15	Exodus
1998	"The War"	-	-	-	-	-
	"The One"	-	44	-	-	Newpower Soul
	"Come On"	-	-	-	65	Newpower Soul
2001	"Peace"/"2045: Radical Man"	-	-	-	-	The Slaughterhouse
2001	"The Daisy Chain"/"Gamillah"	-	-	-	-	The Slaughterhouse/The Chocolate Invasion
2002	"Days of Wild" by Prince and The New Power Generation	-	-	-	-	-
2004	"Controversy (Live in Hawaii)" by Prince and The New Power Generation	-	-	-	-	-

References

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1 2 3 4 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 392. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
1 2 3 4 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 439. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

Prince

Prince

Discography Albums Singles Videography Unreleased projects Awards and nominations Associates Death

Concert tours	Prince Tour Dirty Mind Tour Controversy Tour 1999 Tour Purple Rain Tour Parade Tour Sign o' the Times Tour Lovesexy Tour Nude Tour Diamonds and Pearls Tour Act I and II Interactive Tour The Ultimate Live Experience Love 4 One Another Charities Tour Jam of the Year Tour New Power Soul Tour Hit n Run Tour A Celebration One Nite Alone... Tour World Tour 2003 Musicology Live 2004ever Per4ming Live 3121 21 Nights in London: The Earth Tour 20Ten Tour Welcome 2 Live Out Loud Tour Hit and Run Tour Piano & A Microphone Tour

Filmography	Purple Rain Under the Cherry Moon Sign o' the Times Graffiti Bridge

Videography	Prince and the Revolution: Live Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection The Hits Collection 3 Chains o' Gold Rave Un2 the Year 2000 Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas

Video games	Prince Interactive

Stage productions	Glam Slam Ulysses Billboards

Associated companies	Paisley Park Records NPG Records

Related articles	The Revolution The New Power Generation 3rdeyegirl The Time Vanity 6 Apollonia 6 The Family Madhouse Mazarati John L. Nelson Mayte Garcia Manuela Testolini NPG Music Club Minneapolis sound Purplish Rain

Book:Prince

Prince albums

Studio albums	For You Prince Dirty Mind Controversy 1999 Purple Rain Around the World in a Day Parade Sign o' the Times Lovesexy Batman Graffiti Bridge Diamonds and Pearls Love Symbol Album Come The Black Album The Gold Experience Chaos and Disorder Emancipation Crystal Ball The Truth The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic The Rainbow Children One Nite Alone... Xpectation N.E.W.S Musicology The Chocolate Invasion The Slaughterhouse 3121 Planet Earth Lotusflow3r MPLSound 20Ten Plectrumelectrum Art Official Age Hit n Run Phase One Hit n Run Phase Two

Live albums	One Nite Alone... Live! One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain't Over! C-Note Indigo Nights

Remix albums	Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic

Compilation albums	The Hits 1 The Hits 2 The Hits/The B-Sides Girl 6 The Very Best of Prince Ultimate Prince

The New Power Generation albums	Goldnigga Exodus Newpower Soul

The NPG Orchestra albums	Kamasutra

Madhouse albums	8 16

Prince singles

1970s	"Soft and Wet" "Just as Long as We're Together" "I Wanna Be Your Lover"

1980s	"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" "Still Waiting" "Sexy Dancer" "Bambi" "Uptown" "Dirty Mind" "Do It All Night" "Controversy" "Let's Work" "Do Me, Baby" "Sexuality" "1999" "Little Red Corvette" "D.M.S.R." "Delirious" "Automatic" "Let's Pretend We're Married" "When Doves Cry" "Let's Go Crazy" "Purple Rain" "I Would Die 4 U" "Take Me with U" "Paisley Park" "Raspberry Beret" "Pop Life" "America" "Kiss" "Mountains" "Anotherloverholenyohead" "Girls & Boys" "Sign "O" the Times" "If I Was Your Girlfriend" "U Got the Look" "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" "Alphabet St." "Glam Slam" "I Wish U Heaven" "Batdance" "Partyman" "The Arms of Orion" "Scandalous!"

1990s	"The Future" "Thieves in the Temple" "New Power Generation" "Gett Off" "Cream" "Diamonds and Pearls" "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" "Insatiable" "Thunder" "Sexy MF" "My Name Is Prince" "7" "Damn U" "The Morning Papers" "Pink Cashmere" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Peach" "Pope" (remix) "Come" "Letitgo" "Space" "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" "P Control" "Dolphin" "Endorphinmachine" "I Hate U" "Gold" "Dinner with Delores" "Betcha by Golly Wow!" "The Holy River" "Somebody's Somebody" "Face Down" "The Truth" "Extraordinary" "The Rest of My Life" "5 Women" "It's About That Walk" "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold"

2000s	"U Make My Sun Shine" (with Angie Stone) "When Will We Be Paid?" (with Audio Stepchild) "Supercute" "The Work, pt. 1" "Days of Wild" "Musicology" "Cinnamon Girl" "Controversy (Live in Hawaii)" "S.S.T." "Te Amo Corazón" "Black Sweat" "Fury" "Guitar" "F.U.N.K." "Dance 4 Me"

2010s	"Extraloveable" "Rock and Roll Love Affair" "Screwdriver" "Fixurlifeup" "Breakfast Can Wait" "Pretzelbodylogic" "Fallinlove2nite" "Breakdown" "Clouds" "Baltimore" "Hardrocklover" "This Could B Us" "Free Urself"

Promotional singles	"When You Were Mine" "D.M.S.R." "Another Lonely Christmas" "Erotic City" "Hot Thing" "Trust" "Willing and Able" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Pope" "Love Sign" (with Nona Gaye) "Come" "P. Control" "Dolphin" "Endorphinmachine" "Slave" "Somebody's Somebody" "Face Down" "Extraordinary" "The Rest of My Life" "5 Women" "It's About That Walk" "Baby Knows" "Man'O'War" "She Loves Me 4 Me" "Last December" "One Nite Alone... Live EP" "Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas" "Call My Name" "The Song of the Heart" "Beautiful, Loved & Blessed" (with Tamar Davis) "Chelsea Rodgers" "Future Baby Mama" "The One U Wanna C" "U're Gonna C Me"

Airplay-only songs	"International Lover" "Shhh" "Satisfied" "Better with Time"

Internet downloads	"One Song" "Cybersingle" "Bataclan" "Glass Cutter" "Live from Paisley Park" "Strange Relationship" (Live in Minneapolis) "Guitar" (original "demo" version) "Love" (acoustic version) "Rock and Roll Love Affair" (Remix 7) "Screwdriver" (Remix) "Boyfriend" (Demo) "That Girl Thang" "Live Out Loud" "Ain't Gonna Miss U When U're Gone" "Extraloveable Reloaded" "Menstrual Cycle" "Octopus Heart" "Groovy Potential" "The Sweeter She Is" "Something in the Water" (Paisley Park Rehearsal) "Da Bourgeoisie" "What If" "The X's Face"

Streams	"U're Still the One" "Xylophone" "In a Large Room with No Light" "Purple and Gold" "Cause and Effect" "Hot Summer" "Rich Friends" "Same Page Different Book" "Stare"

EP's	The Scandalous Sex Suite EP New Power Generation Remixes Gett Off Remix EP Cream Remixes' My Name Is Prince Remixes 7 Remixes The Beautiful Experience Letitgo Remixes Space Remixes I Hate U Remixes 1999: The New Master The Greatest Romance Ever Sold Remixes Breakfast Can Wait

Other songs	"I Feel for You" "When You Were Mine" "Head" "Private Joy" "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" "17 Days" "The Beautiful Ones" "Computer Blue" "Darling Nikki" "Baby I'm a Star" "4 the Tears in Your Eyes" "Housequake" "Starfish and Coffee" "Adore" "Don't Talk 2 Strangers" "I Can't Make U Love Me" "La, La, La Means I Love U" "One of Us" "Everyday Is a Winding Road" "A Case of U"

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