One Nite Alone... is the twenty-fifth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on May 14, 2002 by NPG Records. It features him singing and accompanying himself on piano, making only occasional use of other instruments. It includes a cover of the Joni Mitchell classic, "A Case of You", retitled "A Case of U". Mitchell receives special thanks in the liner notes. It is also the first Prince album not to chart. One song that caused some controversy amongst fans[citation needed] is "Avalanche", which describes Abraham Lincoln as a racist.
One Nite Alone... was given to members of the NPG Music Club, separately and included as a gift with his One Nite Alone...Live box set. It was never sold in stores, but bootlegs are available. For many years the primary way to hear the album was through MP3 file-sharing, and original CD copies are quite rare; in 2015, the album was released through Tidal.[citation needed] And on May 29, 2020, the album was released on vinyl and CD.
Ambient singing – Prince's doves, Divinity and Majesty[2]
– One Nite Alone...Live!
Notes[]
"One Nite Alone", "U're Gonna C Me", "Here on Earth", "A Case of U", and "Pearls B4 the Swine" were initially released through the NPG Music Club in 2001
"U're Gonna C Me" was re-recorded with new instrumentation for MPLSound.
"A Case of U" is dedicated to the memory of John L. Nelson, Prince's father.
