''Back In Time'' is the debut album by American recording artist

Judith Hill Judith Glory Hill is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California. She has provided backing vocals for such artists as Michael Jackson, Prince, and Josh Groban. In 2009, Hill was chosen as Jackson's duet partner for the song " I Just ...

. Co-produced with

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and recorded at

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, the album was released first as a free limited promotional download on March 23, 2015, and later to other streaming services. The CD was released on October 23, 2015 by

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Background

After seeing a video clip of

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winner Hill telling a European TV show that she wanted to work with

, the musician and producer tracked Hill down and invited her to a listening party in

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for Prince's then-new album ''

Art Official Age ''Art Official Age'' is the thirty-seventh studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on September 26, 2014 by NPG Records under a renewed license to Warner Bros. Records, marking the second collaboration of both parties si ...

''. That was the first time the two musicians had met, and Prince asked Hill to send him some of her songs. He provided her with some comments and Hill was later invited to Prince's

studio complex to jam with his band. Hill had already written some of the songs for the album, and Prince suggested some new arrangements, which worked better for a band. The songs were recorded in two or three weeks, which Prince said was "the fastest album" he had ever produced.

Track listing

Credits

* Art direction, design – Annie Madison * Bass – Andrew Gouche, Robert Lee Hill (track 3) * Booking – Gayle Holcomb * Co-producer, Drum Programming – Trooko (track 3) * Co-producer, Programmed By – Joshua Welton (tracks 3, 11) * Drums – John Blackwell, Kirk Johnson * Horns – NPG Hornz * Keyboards – Dominique "Xavier" Taplin * Management – John Welch * Mixed By, Mastered by – Joshua Welton * Musical assistance – Joshua Welton * Orchestra rranged by– Michael Nelson * Photography by – Randee St. Nicholas * Producer – Judith Hill, Prince * Public Relations – Bobbie Gale * Recorded by – Booker T * Strings (arrangement) – Judith Hill (track 3) * Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums – Prince * Vocals, Piano – Judith Hill

References

External links

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Judith Hill's official website
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