IN YOUR EAR / PATTI SMITH

By Dave Hilson / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer
Land (1975-2002) /
BMG, 3,500 yen /

Here's the Prince reference:

{{{Ironically enough, the official single for Land is a cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry," the No. 1 song that kept Springsteen from achieving that lofty position when he was battling it out with Prince on mainstream radio.}}} While the song loses some of its liveliness, Smith delivers a mellower, more sensual version.

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