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Oct 19, 2022 · Mazarati’s self-titled debut album was released in 1986, with Prince writing and producing the single “100 MPH.”. The track peaked at No. 19 on the 'Billboard' R&B chart and was the LP’s most successful song. The group left Paisley Park and signed with Motown Records for the release of their second record, 1989’s ‘Mazarati 2.’.
- Still Waiting
Sometime before the recording of his self-titled 1979...
- Dorothy Parker
It was Dorothy Parker who christened Prince's home studio on...
- Controversy
Musically, “Controversy” split the difference between the...
- Chaka Khan
Prince's Crush Eventually Led to Chaka Khan's Best-Known Hit...
- Purple Rain
What Prince Really Thought of Adam Levine's 'Purple Rain'...
- History
30 Years Ago: Prince Swings Big With the 'Love Symbol Album'...
- Still Waiting
Its placement, before Prince’s somber and sinuous recording of a piano piece his dad wrote (“Father’s Song”), gives the second disc the integrity of a lost Prince album, one in which the ...
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In 1978 Prince had released his debut album For You. A fine start, but it wasn’t a big seller. Prince did things differently for his new album. Faster, more intuitive and consciously commercial.
After Warner Bros. didn’t sign off on a For You Tour, Prince went to work on his second album. He wrote over 20 songs and entered the Alpha Studios at the end of April, 1979. All recordings were done by June 13th, some six weeks after the recordings had started. Overdubs and the final mix were done at the Hollywood Sound Recorders. The recording pr...
Prince is Prince’s second studio album and was released on October 19th, 1979 as part of the three-deal contract Prince had signed with Warner Bros. Just like on his debut album For You Prince composed, performed and arranged it all (barring some extra background vocals on Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?). The single I Wanna Be Your Lover, which was...
Five singles were culled from Prince: 1. I Wanna Be Your Lover (released: August 24th, 1979) 2. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (released: January 23rd, 1980) 3. Still Waiting (released: March 25th, 1980) 4. Sexy Dancer (UK & Japan) (released: April 11th, 1980) 5. Bambi (Belgium & Netherlands only) (released: September 19th, 1980)
Even though Prince isn’t a real classic Prince album like the following eight albums would be, it does contain a number of elements that points towards his upcoming music. Songs like I Wanna Be Your Lover, Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?, Sexy Dancer and Bambiin particular, are really great songs, that represent a multitude of different musical styl...
Princewas the first Prince album to be certified in the US: 1. On February 15th, 1980, the album was certified gold (meaning sales of at least 500,000 copies) 2. On February 21st, 1980 (6 days later!), the album was certified platinum, for sales of over 1,000,000 copies
All songs written by Prince. 1. I Wanna Be Your Lover 2. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? 3. Sexy Dancer 4. When We’re Dancing Close and Slow 5. With You 6. Bambi 7. Still Waiting 8. I Feel For You 9. It’s Gonna Be Lonely
Prince – all vocals and instruments, with help from André Cymone on Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (doing background vocals). André Cymone and Bobby Z. are thanked in the liner notes for being heaven-sent helpers.
Both the album and the singles were heavily promoted. Prince could be seen in several TV shows. One of those shows was American Bandstand, presented by Dick Clark. Prince was to do two songs: I Wanna Be Your Lover and Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?. Between both performances Prince would be interviewed. Immediately after the first ‘performance’ (Pr...
Contrary to what happened after the release of the For Youalbum, by now the time was deemed right for a tour. At last, the band could really get to work: 1. Prince – vocals and guitar 2. André Cymone – bass 3. Dez Dickerson – guitar 4. Dr. Fink – keyboards 5. Gayle Chapman – keyboards 6. Bobby Z. – drums The first Prince tour started on November 26...
Jul 6, 2017 · 79. SDE celebrates an almost perfect Purple Rain reissue. Warners’ recent reissue of Prince ‘s best-selling Purple Rain album is what you might call a crowd pleaser and much like the original album, hits the spot in virtually every respect. Background. Purple Rain was Prince’s sixth studio album and was originally released in June 1984.
Jun 23, 2017 · A slightly heavier thud of mail being delivered signified for me a moment few Prince fans ever thought would arrive. No doubt hastened along by his still baffling demise, the reissue of his career defining 1984 album Purple Rain comes in several iterations. The gossamer veneer of shrink-wrap encased the Deluxe Expanded Edition that lay in my ...
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Jul 17, 2017 · The Dance Electric is the kind of boxy, Huey Lewis-style synth-funk jam that Prince could churn out in his sleep, while Velvet Kitty Cat and Katrina’s Paper Dolls are twee, lightweight sketches. But overall, the extra material makes Purple Rain a richer, deeper, stranger and ruder album. Fifty shades of purple, most of them delicious.
Jun 27, 2017 · The latter gathers worthy flipsides, including the two-cigarettes-and-a-broken-heart anthem “17 Days” (Prince’s second-best lyrical application of the word “rain”); the bizarre steam ...
