▁Person nel ▁▁ ▁Prince ▁– ▁lead ▁vocals ▁and ▁various ▁instruments ▁ ▁She ila ▁E . ▁– ▁backing ▁vocals ▁( 1 ), ▁per cussion ▁( 2 ), ▁drums ▁( 7 ) ▁ ▁Eric ▁Le eds ▁– ▁sa x oph one ▁( 1 , ▁ 2 , ▁ 8 ) ▁ ▁Atlanta ▁Bl iss ▁– ▁tr ump et ▁( 1 , ▁ 2 , ▁ 8 ) ▁ ▁Cat ▁Glo ver ▁– ▁backing ▁vocals ▁( 1 ), ▁backing ▁vocals ▁and ▁rap ▁( 2 ), ▁spoken ▁vocals ▁( 7 ) ▁ ▁B oni ▁Bo yer ▁– ▁backing ▁vocals ▁( 1 ) ▁ ▁Sus ann ah ▁Mel vo in ▁– ▁backing ▁vocals ▁( 8 ) ▁ ▁Susan ▁Rog ers ▁– ▁engineer ▁ ▁Ch arts ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁The ▁Black ▁Album ▁at ▁Discogs ▁ ▁Public ▁Notice : ▁Boot leg ▁Cop ies ▁of ▁" Black " ▁Album   — ▁By ▁Billboard ▁( Ad vert is ement ▁by ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records ) ▁ ▁What ▁I ' m ▁List ening ▁to ▁Now : ▁The ▁Black ▁Album   — ▁By ▁Qu est lo ve ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁albums ▁Category : Pr ince ▁( mus ician ) ▁albums ▁Category : Al bum s ▁produced ▁by ▁Prince ▁( mus ician ) ▁Category : W ar ner ▁Records ▁albums ▁Category : Al bum s ▁recorded ▁in ▁a ▁home ▁studio ▁Category : Al bum s ▁recorded ▁at ▁Sun set ▁Sound ▁Record ers <0x0A> </s> ▁West ▁Ash ley ▁or ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁more