Superconductor Andy Allo album

NPG Records

I want Nothing More than to love you.

Although Superconductor is Andy Allo’s first collaboration with Prince, it is her second studio album. Her first album UnFresh was released in September 2009, and in 2011, in LA at an event hosted by the Africa Channel celebrating the broadcast of a TV programme featuring Unfresh (Allo, 22, originally hailed from Cameroon) she was introduced to Prince. Just weeks later, Allo was enlisted into his touring band as a backing singer and guitarist for the Welcome 2 America Tour; during which the pair wrote Superconductor and in 2012 Allo became Prince’s girlfriend. Her song Nothing More is inspired by Prince “the love of my life” (its melody has the structure of 1993’s Pink Cashmere with hints of 96’s The Love We Make).

Prince wrote three of the album’s nine tracks: Long Gone, The Calm and the title track, and arranges the music on the whole album. Superconductor was recorded at Paisley Park Studios between March and April 2012. All of Prince’s then touring band perform on it, as well as Maceo Parker (for People Pleaser and If I Was King) – his first studio work with Prince since 2001’s The Rainbow Children. Prince’s production on Superconductor is credited as ‘NPG’.

Prince references Allo’s When Stars Collide in the lyrics of his own song Rock And Roll Love Affair – “He needed proof, she needed a brother. That’s when stars collide, when there’s space for what you want and your heart is open wide.” She left Prince’s band in 2013.

Oui Can Luv

Allo’s follow up album Oui Can Luv was available for just 12 hours on TIDAL, 7 November 2015, and was likewise released by NPG Records. An acoustic album of covers, Prince plays guitar throughout. Two Prince covered are featured in the configuration; Oui Can Love – Allo’s version of We Can Funk from Graffiti Bridge, and Batman era I Love U In Me.

Performers

Vocals / Guitar

Andy Allo

Guitar

Prince

Bass Guitar

Ida Nielsen

Drums

John Blackwell

Michael B ^{Superconductor}

Keyboards

Morris Hayes

Backing vocals

Shelby J

Elisa Dease

Liv Warfield

Trombone

Troy Andrews "Trombone Shorty" ^{People Pleaser and If I Was King}

Michael B. Nelson ^{People Pleaser, Yellow Gold, When Stars Collide and If I Was King}

Saxophone

Maceo Parker ^{People Pleaser and If I Was King}

Baritone Sax

Kathy Jensen ^{People Pleaser, Yellow Gold, When Stars Collide and If I Was King}

Tenor Sax

Kenni Holmen ^{People Pleaser, Yellow Gold, When Stars Collide and If I Was King}

Trumpet

Dave Jensen ^{People Pleaser, Yellow Gold, When Stars Collide and If I Was King}

Steve Strand ^{People Pleaser, Yellow Gold, When Stars Collide and If I Was King}

Data

Producer

Prince (as NPG)

Label

NPG Records

Distribution

NPG Records

Cover/Design

Justine Walpole

Released

13 years ago on 20 November 2012

Running Time

46:39

US Chart Peak

Did not chart

UK Chart Peak

Did not chart

Orig. Formats

Singles from Superconductor

People Pleaser

NPG Records

Released

17 October 2012

US Chart Peak

Did not chart

UK Chart Peak

Did not chart

Cover/Art

Justine Walpole

Format

1. People Pleaser (5:32)