Originals streamed exclusively on TIDAL from June 7-20, 2019, and was released by Warner Records on June 21, 2019, onto all streaming platformers and physically onto CD, 180 gram vinyl, and a limited edition Deluxe CD + 2LP set. Originals pulls back the curtain to reveal the origins of these familiar songs, in addition to deeper album cuts such as Vanity 6’s “Make-Up,” Jill Jones’s “Baby, You’re a Trip,” and Kenny Rogers’ “You’re My Love.” The album also features Prince’s majestic original 1984 version of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” released in 2018 as a standalone single. ![]() And in 1991, Martika enjoyed international success with “Love… Thy Will Be Done,” a top 10 hit in France, Australia, the UK, and the USA. The Time’s Ice Cream Castle, featuring the Top 20 single “Jungle Love,” spent a whopping 57 weeks on the Billboard 200. ![]() Sheila E.’s “The Glamorous Life” reached #1 on the dance charts in 1984, while the enormous success of “Manic Monday” propelled the single and its accompanying album, The Bangles’ Different Light, to the #2 spot on the pop charts. Several of the iconic songs found on Originals were considerable hits for the artists who recorded them. The aggregate effect was a complete saturation and transformation of the pop music landscape, with Prince both leading and subverting mainstream culture. Other times, artists would rely on his demos to guide them through their own recording process, with Prince’s initial take informing their final version of his song. Occasionally, Prince’s original demo recordings would be used as master takes on their albums, with only minor alterations to the instrumentation and a replacement of the vocal tracks. I often see new fans asking for a complete albums discography, as well as not knowing about some rare albums, so I thought this might be helpful to some (and easier to use than the complete discography this site offers). ![]() In addition to releasing nine of his most commercially successful full-length albums, he also wrote and recorded endless reels of material for proteges The Time, Vanity 6, Sheila E., Apollonia 6, Jill Jones, the Family, and Mazarati. By the mid-1980s, Prince was dominating the charts even as a writer/producer with songs he’d composed and recorded for others.
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