Intense Records

Originals

£24.99 (£29.99 incl. VAT)

Prince will forever be remembered as a commanding live performer, chart-topping recording artist, and music business revolutionary. Yet for all the time he spent in the spotlight over his four-decade-long career, Prince also worked tirelessly behind the scenes to nurture talent and pen songs for the rising artists he respected.

Sourced directly from Prince’s vast archive of Vault recordings, ORIGINALS is a brand new 15-track album featuring 14 previously unreleased recordings that illuminates the vital, behind-the-scenes role Prince played in other artists’ careers. These are more than just demos, the production quality has been kept high and the recordings resemble a pristine quality similar to that of Nothing Compares 2 U released last year.

By the mid-1980s, Prince was dominating the charts even as a writer/producer with songs he’d composed and recorded for others. 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. Several of the iconic songs found on ORIGINALS were considerable hits for the artists who recorded them.

A1) Sex Shooter  
A2) Jungle Love  
A3) Manic Monday  
A4) Noon Rendezvous  
A5) Make-Up  
B1) 100 MPH  
B2) You're My Love  
B3) Holly Rock  
C1) Baby, You're A Trip  
C2) The Glamorous Life  
C3) Gigolos Get Lonely Too  
C4) Love… Thy Will Be Done  
D1) Dear Michaelangelo  
D2) Wouldn't You Love To Love Me?  
D3) Nothing Compares 2 U