Jill Jones (album)


Jill Jones is the self-titled debut solo album from the artist of the same name; Jill Jones. The album was released in 1987 on Paisley Park / Warner Bros. Records. It was produced by Jones and Prince.
Her debut was warmly received in Europe, but failed to chart in the U.S. on the Billboard Top 100 Pop, Black, or Dance charts. None of the three released singles managed to enter any of the Top 100 charts. Warner Bros. Records never pushed the album.
In 1983, Jones moved to Minneapolis to begin work on her solo album. Prince spent three years working with his "protégé". Prince wrote and performed much of the music on the album while Jones supplied the lyrics. David Z. did a large portion of the audio engineering and music production at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
Lead single "Mia Bocca" became a top 10 hit in Italy in July 1987, peaking at #6. Further single releases "G-Spot" and "For Love" failed to chart.
While it was originally thought that only the cover of Prince’s "With You" made the album, it later came to light that Prince actually wrote "Baby, You're A Trip" even though it was originally attributed to Jones. His other two contributions on the record, "77 Bleeker St." and "Baby Cries ", were issued as B-sides. In addition, Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, contributed to three tracks on the album.
The album is out of print.

Track listing

All songs composed by Jill Jones & Prince except where indicated.

Side 1