Parade: Music from the Motion Picture "Under the Cherry Moon" was Prince's 1986 follow-up to Around the World in a Day and the soundtrack to his second film. The album sees Prince further diversifying musically, adding orchestrations to his music and presenting a very European feel. Prince also displayed a new image with Parade. His trademark ruffled shirts and purple satin robes which defined his look from Controversy to Around the World in a Day gave way to slicked back hair and dress suits. Even though the single "Kiss" was a number one hit, the album as a whole was not well-received in the U.S. Europe, however, embraced the album and for the first time in Prince's career, European album sales eclipsed that of the U.S. This was Prince's final album with The Revolution, although the unreleased Dream Factory was also slated to be a "Revolution" album.

The first four tracks were actually recorded in sequence with Prince laying down the drumtrack to all four in order simply from memory. They can almost be considered a suite, having a very European feel and unusual instrumentation. "Girls & Boys" is the first funk track on the album. It features an unusual duck-like keyboard sound, Eric Leeds on saxophone and a French monologue. It's also notable for the first known case pseudo-rapping by Prince. "Life Can Be So Nice" features drums by Sheila E. and cuts suddenly to the serene instrumental "Venus de Milo".

Side 2 starts with the lush "Mountains" and leads into the very unusual "Do U Lie?", sounding like a something from a classic French street crooner. Next is the minimalist funk track "Kiss", the album's biggest hit. It immediately leads into "Anotherloverholenyohead", a funky dance track. The album finishes with the sad ballad, "Sometimes It Snows in April" which has become a fan-favorite.
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