Some known examples are:

"Love 4 1 Another" (1994) becoming "New World" on Emancipation (1996).

"Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful" (2006 sessions) released on LotusFlower (2009) with slightly altered title (sometimes considered misprint).

"The Question of U" (1985), "Joy In Repetition" (1986), "Can't Stop This Feeling I Got" (1982), "We Can Funk" (1983), and "Still Would Stand All Time" (1988) for Graffiti Bridge (1990).

What are some others we might not know about/talk about often?

Future Soul Song was a demo from a couple of years ago

A lot of Lotusflow3r dates from years ago, maybe even as old as 2004/5, the 3121 sessions with Michael B and Sonny

Tick, Tick Bang is another GB track (I guessed you knew since you mentioned all the others).

Melody Cool and the title track are also from 1987.

Raspberry Beret, Strange Relationship, New Position and ICNTPOYM are from 1982.

Baby I'm A Star is from 1981 (or 82?).

Race is from 1991.

NouveauDance said:

Tick, Tick Bang is another GB track (I guessed you knew since you mentioned all the others).

Melody Cool and the title track are also from 1987.

Raspberry Beret, Strange Relationship, New Position and ICNTPOYM are from 1982.

Baby I'm A Star is from 1981 (or 82?).

Race is from 1991.

Yeah, I was going to mention the rest on GB but truncated it for brevity's sake. I guess that means "New Power Generation" was the only brand new track he created for the album?

And Theives I think that was the last track added (and the first single - which is a bit of a Prince fetish it would seem).

Spinlight said:

NouveauDance said:

Tick, Tick Bang is another GB track (I guessed you knew since you mentioned all the others).

Melody Cool and the title track are also from 1987.

Raspberry Beret, Strange Relationship, New Position and ICNTPOYM are from 1982.

Baby I'm A Star is from 1981 (or 82?).

Race is from 1991.

Yeah, I was going to mention the rest on GB but truncated it for brevity's sake. I guess that means "New Power Generation" was the only brand new track he created for the album?

The title track to Graffiti Bridge. Not sure if you would also include "Pink Cashmere", "Pope", and "Peach" on the list.

"U're Gonna C Me"... "The Dance"... but those are all recent. I wonder what the largest gap is between a demo and a released recording? Tick Tick Bang was about 9 years, but who knows if there are others!?

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All we know about can be found here: http://prince.org/msg/7/320445

Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic is another one that pops-up (from 1988 or 1989 i think), and of course most of Times Squared, The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale and several Chaos & Disorder songs.

B-sides: i can think of She's Always In My Hair (1983), Girl (1982) and Feel U Up (1986)

Other revamped songs (though they weren't used on Prince albums) from Prince's early days are Wouldn't You Love To Love Me?, U and If I Love U 2Nite. Manic Monday is from 1983, Train is from 1986 and of course Chocolate (1983) and Jerk Out (1986). All the dates are from memory so i might be wrong by one or 2 years on some of them.

I can't think of any other right now but if u roam on Scififilmnerd's list i'm sure u'll find several others.

And of course the 2009 revamp of 1986's In A Large Room With No Light.

The Dance

Does "old friends 4 sale" count? Well, it's on an album called "The Vault", so it can't be considered as a "new" album.

billymeade said:

Not sure if you would also include "Pink Cashmere", "Pope", and "Peach" on the list.

Definately Pink Cashmere, it's from 1988.

NouveauDance said:

billymeade said:

Not sure if you would also include "Pink Cashmere", "Pope", and "Peach" on the list.

Definately Pink Cashmere, it's from 1988.

What i'd love 2 know is if the released version's orchestra has been overdubbed in 1988 as Scififilmnerd suggests or if it was added in 93 for The Hits.

Rave unto the joy fantastic 1988 - 1999

wasn't feel u up and irresistable bitch 1981?

Llanishenlad said:

Rave unto the joy fantastic 1988 - 1999

wasn't feel u up and irresistable bitch 1981?

they were indeed

Wow - this is a testament to Prince's timelessness -- "We Can Funk" was written in the early 80's - it sounds so much more modern that that. Amazing.

Jatrig said:

Wow - this is a testament to Prince's timelessness -- "We Can Funk" was written in the early 80's - it sounds so much more modern that that. Amazing.

The song itself went through many iterations, but the track you hear on Graffiti Bridge is, with few additions, lifted right from 1983. He used the basic tracks again when he pulled it out in 1989 for use w/ GB. You can hear Susannah's background vocals prominently as well.

Spinlight said:

Some known examples are:

"Love 4 1 Another" (1994) becoming "New World" on Emancipation (1996).

"Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful" (2006 sessions) released on LotusFlower (2009) with slightly altered title (sometimes considered misprint).

"The Question of U" (1985), "Joy In Repetition" (1986), "Can't Stop This Feeling I Got" (1982), "We Can Funk" (1983), and "Still Would Stand All Time" (1988) for Graffiti Bridge (1990).

What are some others we might not know about/talk about often?

This sure looks DEFAMATORY!!!!!

MoneyMade said:

This sure looks DEFAMATORY!!!!!

NouveauDance said:

MoneyMade said:

This sure looks DEFAMATORY!!!!!

WTF r u talking about NOW, MoneyMade???

Many of Prince's songs he put on albums he worked on for years. The guy lives in the studio so songs on the album were probably 5, 10, 20 years in the making, some of them.

databank said:

NouveauDance said:

WTF r u talking about NOW, MoneyMade???

Man why even feed the troll anything? Let him be and let someone else deal with him.

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Timmy84 said:

Many of Prince's songs he put on albums he worked on for years. The guy lives in the studio so songs on the album were probably 5, 10, 20 years in the making, some of them.

The concept of him using such old songs is interesting to me considering how "in the present" he has portrayed himself to be. I would think that he could churn out 6 songs in the time it takes him to add overdubs to "The Dance" or "Feel Better".

MoneyMade said:

databank said:

WTF r u talking about NOW, MoneyMade???

It's a known fact he has pulled old songs from the vault and released them on a new album. We've provided plenty of examples. Shut the fuck up.

Timmy84 said:

databank said:

WTF r u talking about NOW, MoneyMade???

Man why even feed the troll anything? Let him be and let someone else deal with him.

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No way. This guy just kills me! He's too funny

MoneyMade said:

databank said:

WTF r u talking about NOW, MoneyMade???

U see what i mean Timmy84

Thanks MoneyMade, please go on like that

This dude here...

MoneyMade, could we have more pics of the blonde chick while you're at it?

Maybe Prince feels like some of these songs were a little before their time. So it was best to let them simmer a bit in the vault until the timing was right.