text: rave in2 the joy fantastic rave in2 the joy fantastic is the first remix album by american recording artist prince , under the unpronounceable " love symbol " , as shown on the album cover . it was released on april 29 , 2001 by npg records and contains remixes of songs found on prince 's twenty - third studio album , rave un2 the joy fantastic ( 1999 ) . it was issued via mail exclusively through the npg music club , an internet subscription service ; due to this circumstance , the album was not able to chart . the album is an alternative version of rave un2 the joy fantastic , containing 13 of the album 's tracks , plus a previously unreleased track entitled " beautiful strange " . besides remixes of the mentioned tracks , rave in2 the joy fantastic also contains several extended songs , plus a trimmed version of " wherever u go , whatever u do " . the album also does not contain " segue " tracks , that were used several times in the previous album . background and release rave in2 the joy fantastic is an alternative version of prince 's 1999 studio album rave un2 the joy fantastic . unlike prince 's previous efforts , the album was not released commercially . instead , an internet subscription service co - founded by prince , npg music club , issued the album via mail through the npg music club . due to this , rave in2 the joy fantastic also was not able to chart anywhere . recording sessions for the parent album took place in prince 's hometown of chanhassen , minnesota , at paisley park studios , plus at electric lady studios in california and o 'henry sound studios in new york . the album was released on april 29 , 2001 , exclusively through the npg music club . a limited number of cds were made available to members ; rave in2 the joy fantastic is no longer in production and has since became unavailable for purchase . the album was only released in one format , consisting of fourteen tracks , with four of them being remixes , four others being extended versions , five being rave un2 the joy fantastic tracks , and a previously unreleased track , " beautiful strange " . composition almost the entire album consists of the songs from rave un2 the joy fantastic , minus " beautiful strange " , which was a previously unreleased recording . unlike the former album , rave in2 the joy fantastic does not include any " segue " tracks . the album opens with " rave in2 the joy fantastic " , similar to the opening song on the parent album . " the greatest romance ever sold " also includes a verse from eve , along with an additional three minutes of production ; the album 's fourth song is the nasty girl remix of " hot wit ' u " , however , this version does not include the eve verse . an extended version of " tangerine " occurs , followed by " so far , so pleased " , a duet with gwen stefani created to cater to modern radio . the aforementioned track and " the sun , the moon and stars " both appear in their untouched versions on the album . a remix of promotional single " man " is the eighth recording , immediately by a lengthier version of other promotional single " baby knows " . " i love u , but i don 't trust u anymore " is also the original track , and includes a verse from folk rock singer ani difranco , who plays an acoustic guitar . the album 's eleventh song is " beautiful strange " , a previously unreleased track , which was later the name of a dvd released by prince in 2010 . the following recording is " silly game " , which is the album 's final untouched song . alternative versions of " wherever u go , whatever u do " and " prettyman " close the album , while the latter song is also a hidden track . track listing all songs composed by prince . credits and personnel credits adapted from the album 's liner notes . release history