Prince’s “17 Days” was the B-side to the 12-inch version of “When Doves Cry” from his 1984 breakthrough album Purple Rain. There was no other way to own “17 Days” before the release of The Hits/The B-Sides box set released in 1993. Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman and Matthew Fink (Dr.Continue Reading
[youtube id=”WnPX-uI7ivM”]Prince was at the highest point in his career in 1984 with the success of Purple Rain the movie and album. His creativity produced a lot of music and “Manic Monday” was one of the songs that he gave to another artist, in this case, The Bangles. His estateContinue Reading
[youtube id=”cpGA0azFdCs”] Sinead O’ Connor popularized Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” when she made it a hit song in 1990. But hardcore Prince fans were already familiar with the song because of its first appearance on The Family’s 1985 debut album. The Family was another band Prince wrote the music andContinue Reading
Prince’s deluxe edition of the Purple Rain album is coming out June 23rd and “Father’s Song” is one of the extra 11 songs on the tracklisting. The two-disc version will include the unreleased material and the three-disc version of the album will also have the Prince and the Revolution Live!Continue Reading
