PRINCE WITH ANGIE STONE U Make My Sun Shine (5:53)
Producer: Prince
Writer: Prince
Publisher: Not Listed
Wingspan 00102 (CD Promo)

Ever the musical iconoclast, Prince releases his latest single as an MP3 on his official web site, welcoming fans to distribute it among themselves. Now "U Make My Sun Shine" is being release commercially via the efforts of independent rap label Wingspan, and it becomes Prince's first single since he reclaim his given name. "Sun", a tender R&B ballad on which the Purple One trades verses with soulful songstress Angie Stone, is reflective of much of Prince's work with the New Power Generation-rhythmically precise, with lovingly placed wah-wah guitar and keyboard flourishes. Aside from the surprisingly staccato middle-eight, the tune's sultry pacing brings to mind D'Angelo's "Untitled", with both Prince and Stone using the space to stretch out. While he once held dominion across multiple formats, Prince is a radio enigma at this point. "Sun" should find most welcome at home at adult R&B radio, while the single's companion track, a cover of the Staples Singers' "When Will We Be Paid", could surface on mainstream R&B. In Prince mid-80's salad days, "Sun" probably would have shone on Top 40 as well, but the man's potential as a crossover master-or even hitmaker-may as well be a thing of the past.

copyright BILLBOARD MAGAZINE 2001

The singles has charted on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales and on the Hot 100 Single Sales.
Here are the details:
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales

4/28/01 @ #51
5/5/01 Didn't chart
5/12/01 @ #43
5/19/01 @ #45

Hot 100 Singles Sales

5/5/01 @ #59
5/12/01 @ #66
5/19/01 @ #61