![]() Originally, the songs " 1999" and " Baby I'm a Star" from earlier albums were slated to be used in the film, but Prince instead recorded an entire album's worth of material with Batman samples and lyrics. The album was recorded in six weeks, from mid February to late March 1989, and Prince used three tracks recorded earlier: "Electric Chair", " Scandalous!", and "Vicki Waiting" (originally known as "Anna Waiting", named for his then girlfriend Anna Fantastic). It is certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album stayed at number one on the Billboard 200 for six consecutive weeks, being his first number one album since Around the World in a Day, while its lead single, "Batdance", became his first number one song since " Kiss". The result was yet another multi platinum successful cross media enterprise by Warner Bros., in the vein of Purple Rain. stablemate, Prince's involvement in the soundtrack was designed to leverage the media company's contract bound talent as well as fulfill the artist's need for a commercial revival. ![]() It was released on June 20, 1989, by Warner Bros. ![]() ![]() Batman is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Prince and the soundtrack album to the 1989 film Batman. ![]()
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![]() Beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers, and half of a teenaged golden couple. We think Then She Was Gone is a must-read!Įllie Mack was the perfect daughter. Is it just Laurel’s imagination or a desire to find Ellie in someone else? Or is there something more sinister at play?ĭiscover the answers to these questions as well as what happens to Ellie’s sister, father, and that perfect boyfriend she had. ![]() But things become strange when Laurel meets his young daughter who looks and acts like Ellie. Laurel Mack, Ellie’s mother, has even met a man and, to her surprise, is interested in seeing more of him. Ten years later, still shattered and blown apart by Ellie’s absence, her family is trying to move on without her in their separate ways. Where has she disappeared? Has she run away? Did someone kidnap her? Is she still alive? And how can her family pick up the pieces after she’s gone? Then one day, Ellie is suddenly gone, and no one knows why. 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