by columnist:Chris Riemenschneider
BY MALE

Prince's "One Nite Alone" CD finally came in the mail this week, two months after I joined his NPGMusicClub.com. The 10-track disc is mostly a solo piano effort, with all new songs except for a version of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You" (of course changed to "U"). In the liner notes, Prince dedicates the track to "John L.," presumably his father, John Nelson, who died last year. Intimate with a capital I (or "Eye"?), the disc is still available only through the online fan club but it certainly merits more widespread distribution. We'll see.