5 Women

"5 Women" is a song recorded by American musician Prince. It was released as the second promotional single from his twenty-second studio album The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999). It was issued in 1999 as a CD single, exclusively in Germany, receiving radio airplay in addition to the CD. Prince solely wrote and produced it, while a series of individuals provided various instrumentation for the track.

"5 Women"
Promotional single by Prince
from the album The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
Released1999
RecordedApril 1992; Platinum Studios (Melbourne, Australia)
GenreBlues
Length5:13
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Prince
Producer(s)Prince

Unlike Prince's previous material, "5 Women" primarily takes influence from blues music, instead of his traditional funk material. Joe Cocker, an English musician, released the track under "Five Women" for his 1991 studio album Night Calls before Prince released his version of it.

Background and release

In July 1999, Prince announced the upcoming release of The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale, a collection of previously unreleased material from his partnership with Warner Bros. Records.[1] The material created was recorded throughout 1985 and 1994, and was promoted by the release of one single, "Extraordinary", on August 10, 1999.

Track listing
Germany CD single[2]
No.TitleLength
1."5 Women"5:13

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale liner notes[3]

References
  1. MTV News Staff (July 28, 1999). "Warner Bros. Mines "Vault" For New Prince Album". MTV. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  2. "Prince – 5 Women". Discogs. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  3. The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (liner notes). Prince (musician). Warner Bros. Records. 1999.CS1 maint: others (link)
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