keep things useful, please. shit like "is he balding?" is pretty trivial. i'm not gonna put that kinna stuff as FAQs.

kthx.

What is the story behind Joyce and her rampant fandom on the org?

the whole mj/prince/james brown affair...that's another one to add.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

absolutely. Metroarea just mentioned that a few posts up, it definitely should be included.


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[Edited 5/5/05 9:58am]

A prince.org faq item needs to be about stopping referrer blocking... info at http://codex.wordpress.or..._Referrers is helpful!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Definately something on the more organised side of things

Here's a first stab at an organised approach - I haven't managed to incorporate everything - and i haven't added in any credits (yet) for the wealth of information that people have contributed:

Prince FAQ

1. The basics

1.1 What is Prince's real name and date of birth?

Prince Rogers Nelson was born on June 7, 1958.

1.2 How tall is Prince?

It is believed that he is 5'2" (157cm) tall, but it's kind of hard to know for sure since he's always wearing those heels!

1.3 What's with the name changes?

On June 7th, 1993 (his 35th birthday), Prince announced that he would change his name to an unpronounceable symbol. The glyph incorporates the male and female signs along with the alchemy symbol for soapstone.

The usual ASCII representation of the symbol is:

O ( + >

That's a capital "o", open parenthesis, plus sign, and greater-than sign.

However, on May 16th, 2000 Prince announced that he would resume using his former name, because his final contract with Time Warner (i.e., his publishing contract with Warner-Chappel) had expired. It seems that he will continue to use the symbol as a logo, however.



2. Personal life

2.1 Is Prince married?

On February 14th, 1996, Prince married Mayte Garcia. It was a small ceremony in Minneapolis, attended by family and friends.

He subsequently announced in December 1998 that he intended to annul his present marriage and become reunited with Mayte on February 14, 1999 in a manner more compatible with their current beliefs. As of June 2000, it was believed that their marriage has been legally annulled, and that the two are no longer a couple.

At some time after June 2000, the couple was legally divorced. Currently, Mayte is either engaged or has just remarried, to Tommy Lee of Motley Crue fame.

As of December 31st, 2001, the rumors are that Prince remarried, to a Paisley Park Employee, Manuela Testolini; she is believed to be about 18 years younger than Prince.

2.2 Does Prince have any children?

In October 1996, Prince's first wife, Mayte, gave birth to a baby boy, but he died within a week. It has been reported that the baby was born with brain damage and died from complications of Pfeiffer's Syndrome, but Prince and Mayte have steadfastly refused to discuss a matter they treat as personal and private. Mayte was the only parent identified on the birth certificate, which listed the cause of death as "natural causes."

Two of Prince's former employees later made claims reported in some newspapers, saying that the baby had been kept on life support and Prince had decided he could no longer endure the agony of seeing his child in pain and decided to turn off the life support.

2.3 Is Prince gay/bisexual?

Whenever this question comes up, a common answer is "Who cares?" Most Prince fans are entranced by the music, not the sexual orientation.

If one gives the matter some serious thought, though, the vast majority of his work is unmistakably about heterosexual relationships (except where he plays with double meaning), and there have been no sightings of him with another man. His women, on the other hand, are known to be world-class beauties.

The man obviously doesn't mind in general if people think he's bisexual, and it's possible he is or was, but he's very much in the closet about it if so. Even if he's perfectly straight, his lyrics indicate that he would welcome any sexual orientation into the utopian "Uptown." Most fans tend to believe he's simply androgynous: displaying characteristics of both genders.

The following vaguely relevant passage exists in a Rolling Stone article dated Feb 19, 1981: "Appearances to the contrary, though, he says he's not gay, and he has a standard rebuff for overenthusiastic male fans: ''I'm not about that; we can be friends, but that's as far as it goes. My sexual preferences really aren't any of their business.'' A Penthouse "Pet of the Month" centerfold laid out on a nearby table silently underscores his point." Make whatever you will, of this comment from early in his career.

2.4 Where does Prince live?

Prince was born, raised and spent most of his life, whilst not touring, in Minneapolis, or its suburbs. His recording studios are based in Chanhassen just outside of Minneapolis, and he is believed to continue to own a home close by, together with property in Toronto, and possibly in Los Angeles. The latter residence – 3121 Mulholland Drive - has been his base for some of 2005, where he has hosted parties. The house number appears to have inspired a recent song.



3. Contact with Prince / Paisley Park

3.1 I want to write/send a demo tape/send a gift to Prince. What's his address?

Contact Prince via Paisley Park. The address is:

Paisley Park Studios
7801 Audubon Road
Chanhassen, MN USA
55317-8201

3.2 What about e-mail?

He almost certainly has an email address; however, he apparently prefers to keep it private. (We don't know it either!)

3.3 Does Prince have an official Website?

Yes, http://www.npgmusicclub.com/ is his official site.

3.4 Where can I buy Prince-related merchandise?

Check out his official site, above. Also, you can try eBay for out-of-print items, etc.

3.5 Is there a Prince fan club?

Currently, there is no offical "fan club", although membership in the npgmusicclub is pretty close to the same thing. There are lots of UNofficial fan clubs around the world. Check out the "clubs" section of prince.org for more information, and to find one near you.

Previously, Paisley Park officially recognized the UK-based "Controversy" fan club and fanzine, founded in 1986. Members received benefits such as bimonthly magazine issues, priority concert seating and the opportunity to attend fan conventions in Minneapolis (1991 and 1992). Additionally, a system of area "organizers" allowed fans to contact a nearby representative for information and assistance in hooking up with other enthusiasts.
(thanks to Tim Andrassy, Dennis Roszkowski)

3.6 Can my band rent one of the studios at Paisley Park?

Paisley Park ceased renting the studios in 1996, when the complex was renovated. The studios are slated to reopen for outside bookings in August 2000.

For the official website, see http://www.paisleyparkstudios.com.

An archived version of Paisley Park Studios' pre-1996 Website, with detailed information on the facilities, is available at:

http://www.bitstream.net/...isleypark/



4 Prince’s musical recordings

4.1 What are all of Prince’s official albums?

What consitutes a 'Prince' ‘album’ is always going to be a contentious issue. Prince has recorded under different names (and also ‘collaborated’ significantly on some recordings). Moreover, some recordings might be considered EPs rather than full-length albums.

Prince - For You 1978
For You (1:06)
In Love (3:38)
Soft And Wet (3:01)
Crazy You (2:17)
Just As Long As We’re Together (6:24)
Baby (3:09)
My Love Is Forever (4:09)
So Blue (4:26)
I’m Yours (5:01)

Prince - Prince 1979
I Wanna Be Your Lover (5:47)
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (3:49)
Sexy Dancer (4:18)
When We’re Dancing Close And Slow (5:18)
With You (3:59)
Bambi (4:22)
Still Waiting (4:24)
I Feel For You (3:24)
It’s Gonna Be Lonely (5:30)

Prince - Dirty Mind 1980
Dirty Mind (4:11)
When You Were Mine (3:44)
Do It All Night (3:42)
Gotta Broken Heart Again (2:13)
Uptown (5:30)
Head (4:40)
Sister (1:33)
Partyup (4:24)

Prince - Controversy 1981
Controversy (7:14)
Sexuality (4:20)
Do Me, Baby (7:47)
Private Joy (4:24)
Ronnie, Talk 2 Russia (1:48)
Let’s Work (3:57)
Annie Christian (4:21)
Jack U Off (3:12)

Prince - 1999 1982
1999 (6:22)
Little Red Corvette (4:58)
Delirious (3:56)
Let’s Pretend We’re Married (7:20)
D.M.S.R. (8:05)
Automatic (9:24)
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) (4:00)
Free (5:00)
Lady Cab Driver (8:25)
All The Critics Love U In New York (5:55)
International Lover (6:35)

Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain 1984
Let’s Go Crazy (4:39)
Take Me With U (3:54)
The Beautiful Ones (5:15)
Computer Blue (3:59)
Darling Nikki (4:15)
When Doves Cry (5:52)
I Would Die 4 U (2:51)
Baby I’m A Star (4:20)
Purple Rain (8:45)

Prince And The Revolution - Around The World In A Day 1985
Around The World In A Day (3:25)
Paisley Park (4:41)
Condition Of The Heart (6:46)
Raspberry Beret (3:31)
Tamborine (2:46)
America (3:40)
Pop Life (3:42)
The Ladder (5:26)
Temptation (8:21)

Prince And The Revolution - Parade 1986
Christopher Tracy’s Parade (2:11)
New Position (2:21)
I Wonder U (1:40)
Under The Cherry Moon (2:57)
Girls & Boys (5:30)
Life Can Be So Nice (3:12)
Venus De Milo (1:54)
Mountains (3:58)
Do U Lie? (2:43)
Kiss (3:38)
Anotherloverholenyohead (3:58)
Sometimes It Snows In April (6:50)


Prince - Sign O’ The Times 1987
Sign O’ The Times (5:02)
Play In The Sunshine (5:05)
Housequake (4:38)
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (4:04)
It (5:10)
Starfish & Coffee (2:51)
Slow Love (4:18)
Hot Thing (5:39)
Forever In My Life (3:38)
U Got The Look (3:58)
If I Was Your Girlfriend (4:54)
Strange Relationship (4:04)
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (6:31)
The Cross (4:46)
It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (8:59)
Adore (6:29)

Prince - Lovesexy 1988
Eye No (5:46)
Alphabet St. (5:38)
Glam Slam (5:07)
Anna Stesia (4:58)
Dance On (3:43)
Lovesexy (5:47)
When 2 R In Love (4:00)
I Wish U Heaven (2:43)
Positivity (7:16)

Prince - Batman 1989
The Future (4:08)
Electric Chair (4:07)
The Arms Of Orion (5:02)
Partyman (3:11)
Vicki Waiting (4:51)
Trust (4:23)
Lemon Crush (4:15)
Scandalous (6:14)
Batdance (6:13)

Prince - Graffiti Bridge 1990
Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got (4:24)
New Power Generation (3:39)
Release It (3:54) - The Time
The Question Of U (4:00)
Elephants & Flowers (3:54)
Round And Round (3:55) - Tevin Campbell
We Can Funk (5:28) - George Clinton & Prince
Joy In Repetition (4:53)
Love Machine (3:34) - The Time
Tick, Tick, Bang (3:30)
Shake! (4:01) - The Time
1thieves In The Temple (3:20)
The Latest Fashion (4:02) - The Time & Prince
Melody Cool (3:39) - Mavis Staples
Still Would Stand All Time (5:23)
Graffiti Bridge (3:51)
New Power Generation (Pt. Ii) (2:57)

Prince And The New Power Generation - Diamonds And Pearls 1991
Thunder (5:45)
Daddy Pop (5:16)
Diamonds And Pearls (4:43)
Cream (4:12)
Strollin’ (3:46)
Willing And Able (4:59)
Gett Off (4:31)
Walk Don’t Walk (3:06)
Jughead (4:56)
Money Don’t Matter 2night (4:48)
Push (5:56)
Insatiable (6:37)
Live 4 Love (6:58)

Prince And The New Power Generation - 1992
My Name Is Prince (6:38)
Sexy M.F. (5:24)
Love 2 The 9’s (5:44)
The Morning Papers (3:57)
The Max (4:30)
Segue (0:21)
Blue Light (4:37)
Eye Wanna Melt With U (3:50)
Sweet Baby (4:01)
The Continental (5:30)
Damn U (4:24)
Arrogance (1:35)
The Flow (2:25)
7 (5:12)
And God Created Woman (3:18)
3 Chains O’ Gold (6:02)
Segue (1:29)
The Sacrifice Of Victor (5:41)

New Power Generation - Goldnigga 1993
(Only Available At Concerts And The Npg Stores)
Goldnigga Pt.1 (3:12)
Guess Who's Knockin' (3:24) (Only Available On Initial Pressing)
Oilcan (0:42)
Segue (0:15)
Deuce & A Quarter (3:18)
Segue (0:21)
Black M.F. In The House (5:08)
Goldnigga Pt.2 (2:51)
Goldie's Parade (2:22)
Segue (0:35)
2gether (5:31)
Segue (0:45)
Call The Law (4:16)
Johnny (10:19)
Segue (1:13)
Goldnigga Pt.3 (2:37)

Prince - The Hits 1 1993
When Doves Cry (3:48)
Pop Life (3:41)
Soft And Wet (3:03)
I Feel For You (3:24)
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (3:49)
When You Were Mine (3:43)
Uptown (4:09)
Let’s Go Crazy (4:40)
1999 (3:36)
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (3:41)
Nothing Compares 2 U (4:58)
Adore (4:41)
Pink Cashmere (6:15)
Alphabet St. (5:40)
Sign O’ The Times (3:44)
Thieves In The Temple (3:20)
Diamonds And Pearls (4:20)
7 (5:08)

Prince - The Hits 2 1993
Controversy (3:35)
Dirty Mind (3:49)
I Wanna Be Your Lover (2:56)
Head (4:43)
Do Me, Baby (3:55)
Delirious (2:38)
Little Red Corvette (4:55)
I Would Die 4 U (2:56)
Raspberry Beret (3:31)
If I Was Your Girlfriend (3:46)
Kiss (3:45)
Peach (3:48)
U Got The Look (3:46)
Sexy M.F. (5:24)
Gett Off (4:29)
Cream (4:12)
Pope (3:28)
Purple Rain (8:40)

Prince - The Hits / The B-Sides 1993
(3cd Set. First 2 Discs Are The Same As
The Hits 1 & The Hits 2. 3rd Disc Is As Follows)
Hello (3:23)
200 Balloons (5:05)
Escape (3:30)
Gotta Stop (Messin’ About) (2:54)
Horny Toad (2:12)
Feel U Up (3:44)
Girl (3:47)
I Love U In Me (4:12)
Erotic City (3:55)
Shockadelica (3:30)
Irresistible Bitch (4:11)
Scarlet Pussy (4:18)
La, La, La, He, He, Hee (3:21)
She’s Always In My Hair (3:27)
17 Days (3:54)
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (3:50)
Another Lonely Christmas (4:51)
God (4:02)
4 The Tears In Your Eyes (3:23)
Power Fantastic (4:45)

1-800-New-Funk 1994
Minneapolis - Mpls (4:26)
Hollywood - George Clinton (4:33)
Love Sign - Nona Gaye & (4:31)
If Eye Love U 2night - Mayte (4:19)
Color - The Steeles (4:20)
2gether - The Npg (5:07)
Standing At The Altar - Margie Cox (3:54)
You Will Be Moved - Mavis Staples (4:11)
17 - Madhouse (5:23)
A Woman's Gotta Have It - Nona Gaye (4:30)
Minneapolis Reprise - Mpls (0:48)

Prince (1958 - 1993) - Come 1994
Come (11:12)
Space (4:27)
Pheromone (5:07)
Loose! (3:26)
Papa (2:47)
Race (4:28)
Dark (6:09)
Solo (3:47)
Letitgo (5:32)
Orgasm (1:38)

Prince - “The Black Album” 1994
(Originally Scheduled For Release In 1987)
Le Grind (6:44)
Cindy C. (6:14)
Dead On It (4:37)
When 2 R In Love (3:58)
Bob George (5:36)
Superfunkycalifragisexy (5:55)
2 Nigs United 4 West Compton (7:00)
Rockhard In A Funky Place (4:31)

New Power Generation - Exodus 1995
Npg Operator Intro (0:33)
Get Wild (4:33)
Segue (0:37)
Dj Gets Jumped (0:22)
New Power Soul (4:09)
Dj Seduces Sonny (0:38)
Segue (0:42)
Count The Days (3:24)
The Good Life (5:48)
Cherry, Cherry (4:44)
Segue (0:18)
Return Of The Bump Squad (7:19)
Mashed Potato Girl Intro (0:20)
Segue (3:00)
Big Fun (7:26)
New Power Day (3:48)
Segue (0:14)
Hallucination Rain (5:48)
Npg Bum Rush The Ship (1:40)
The Exodus Has Begun (10:05)
Outro (0:35)

- The Gold Experience 1995
P. Control (5:59)
Npg Operator (0:12)
Endorphinmachine (4:07)
Shhh (7:18)
We March (4:49)
Npg Operator (0:18)
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4:25)
Dolphin (4:59)
Npg Operator (0:20)
Now (4:30)
Npg Operator (0:31)
319 (3:05)
Npg Operator (0:10)
Shy (5:04)
Billy Jack Bitch (5:32)
Eye Hate U (5:54)
Npg Operator (0:45)
Gold (7:23)

- Chaos And Disorder 1996
Chaos And Disorder (4:19)
I Like It There (3:15)
Dinner With Delores (2:45)
The Same December (3:23)
Right The Wrong (4:38)
Zannalee (2:43)
I Rock Therefore I Am (6:14)
Into The Light (2:46)
I Will (3:35)
Dig U Better Dead (4:00)
Had U (1:25)

Girl 6 (Soundtrack Album) 1996
She Spoke 2 Me - Prince (4:19)
Pink Cashmere - Prince (6:15)
Count The Days - New Power Generation (3:26)
Girls & Boys - Prince And The Revolution (5:31)
The Screams Of Passion - The Family (5:27)
Nasty Girl - Vanity 6 (5:14)
Erotic City - Prince And The Revolution (3:55)
Hot Thing - Prince (5:41)
Adore - Prince (6:31)
The Cross - Prince (4:46)
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore - Prince (3:53)
Don't Talk 2 Strangers - Prince (3:11)
Girl 6 - New Power Generation (4:04)

- Emancipation 1996
Jam Of The Year (6:09)
Right Back Here In My Arms (4:42)
Somebody’s Somebody (4:43)
Get Yo Groove On (6:31)
Courtin’ Time (2:46)
Betcha By Golly Wow! (3:30)
We Gets Up (4:17)
White Mansion (4:47)
Damned If Eye Do (5:20)
Eye Can’t Make U Love Me (6:37)
Mr. Happy (4:46)
In This Bed Eye Scream (5:40)
Sex In The Summer (5:56)
One Kiss At A Time (4:40)
Soul Sanctuary (4:41)
Emale (3:37)
Curious Child (2:57)
Dreamin’ About U (3:52)
Joint 2 Joint (7:51)
The Holy River (6:55)
Let’s Have A Baby (4:07)
Saviour (5:48)
The Plan (1:46)
Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother / Wife (7:37)
Slave (4:50)
New World (3:42)
The Human Body (5:41)
Face Down (3:16)
La, La, La Means Eye Love U (3:58)
Style (6:40)
Sleep Around (7:41)
Da, Da, Da (5:15)
My Computer (4:36)
One Of Us (5:19)
The Love We Make (4:38)
Emancipation (4:12)

- Crystal Ball 1998
Crystal Ball (10:27)
Dream Factory (3:06)
Acknowledge Me (5:26)
Ripopgodazippa (4:38)
Love Sign (Remix) (3:52)
Hide The Bone (5:03)
2morrow (4:13)
So Dark (5:13)
Movie Star (4:25)
Tell Me How U Wanna B Done (3:14)
Interactive (3:03)
Da Bang (3:19)
Calhoun Square (4:46)
What’s My Name (3:03)
Crucial (5:05)
An Honest Man (1:12)
Sexual Suicide (3:39)
Cloreen Bacon Skin (15:36)
Good Love (4:55)
Strays Of The World (5:06)
Days Of Wild (9:19)
Last Heart (3:00)
Poom Poom (4:32)
She Gave Her Angels (3:51)
18 & Over (5:40)
The Ride (5:12)
Get Loose (3:30)
P. Control (Remix) (5:59)
Make Your Mama Happy (4:00)
Goodbye (4:34)

- The Truth 1998
(Packaged As A 4th Disc With Crystal Ball)
The Truth (3:33)
Don’t Play Me (2:47)
Circle Of Amour (4:43)
3rd. Eye (4:53)
Dionne (3:13)
Man In A Uniform (3:06)
Animal Kingdom (4:01)
The Other Side Of The Pillow (3:20)
Fascination (4:56)
One Of Your Tears (3:26)
Comeback (1:59)
Welcome 2 The Dawn (Acoustic Version) (3:12)

The Npg Orchestra - Kamasutra 1998
(Packaged As A 5th Disc With Npg Version Of Crystal Ball,
Previously Only Available Seperately On Cassette In 1997)
The Plan (2:03)
Kamasutra (11:49)
At Last..."The Lost Is Found" (3:37)
The Ever Changing Light (2:59)
Cutz (3:03)
Serotonin (0:47)
Promise / Broken (3:46)
Barcelona (2:16)
Kamasutra / Overture #8 (3:11)
Coincidence Or Fate? (3:24)
Kamasutra / Eternal Embrace (4:02)

New Power Generation - Newpower Soul 1998
Newpower Soul (5:00)
Mad Sex (5:12)
Until U're In My Arms Again (4:47)
When U Love Somebody (5:56)
Shoo-Bed-Ooh (3:23)
Push It Up! (5:28)
Freaks On This Side (5:42)
Come On (5:59)
The One (7:04)
(Eye Like) Funky Music (4:31)
Wasted Kisses (2:58) (Uncredited Bonus Track)

Prince - The Vault… Old Friends 4 Sale 1999
The Rest Of My Life (1:39)
It’s About That Walk (4:26)
She Spoke 2 Me (8:19)
5 Women (5:12)
When The Lights Go Down (7:10)
My Little Pill (1:08)
There Is Lonely (2:27)
Old Friends 4 Sale (3:27)
Sarah (2:52)
Extraordinary (2:27)

- Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic 1999
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (4:18)
Undisputed (4:19)
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (5:29)
Segue (0:03)
Hot Wit U (5:11)
Tangerine (1:30)
So Far, So Pleased (3:23)
The Sun, The Moon And Stars (5:15)
Everyday Is A Winding Road (6:12)
Segue (0:18)
Man O’ War (5:14)
Baby Knows (3:18)
Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore (3:35)
Silly Game (3:29)
Strange But True (4:12)
Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do (3:15)
Npg Advertisment (0:44)
Prettyman (4:24) (Uncredited Bonus Track)

- Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic 2000
(Remixed Version, Only Available Through Npgmc)
Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic (5:14)
Undisputed (The Moneyopolis Mix) (5:45)
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (8:07)
Hot Wit U (Nasty Girl Remix) (4:22)
Tangerine (2:13)
So Far, So Pleased (3:23)
The Sun, The Moon And Stars (5:15)
Man O’ War (Remix) (5:12)
Baby Knows (3:52)
Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore (3:35)
Beautiful Strange (4:55)
Silly Game (3:29)
Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do (3:15)
Prettyman (5:35) (Uncredited Bonus Track)

Prince - The Very Best Of Prince 2001
I Wanna Be Your Lover (2:57)
1999 (3:35)
Little Red Corvette (4:58)
When Doves Cry (3:49)
Let's Go Crazy (4:39)
Purple Rain (8:45)
I Would Die 4 U (2:57)
Raspberry Beret (3:31)
Kiss (3:46)
Sign O' The Times (3:44)
U Got The Look (3:58)
Alphabet St. (5:38)
Thieves In The Temple (3:19)
Gett Off (4:27)
Cream (4:12)
Diamonds And Pearls (4:20)
Money Don't Matter 2night (4:48)

Prince - The Rainbow Children 2001
Rainbow Children (10:03)
Muse 2 The Pharaoh (4:21)
Digital Garden (3:33)
The Work Pt.1 (4:28)
Everywhere (2:55)
The Sensual Everafter (2:58)
Mellow (4:24)
1+1+1 Is 3 (5:17)
Deconstruction (1:59)
Wedding Feast (0:54)
She Loves Me 4 Me (2:49)
Family Name (8:17)
The Everlasting Now (8:18)
Last December (7:58)

Prince - One Nite Alone… 2002
(Only Available As Part Of 2nd Year Npgmc Membership and as download from NPGMC)
One Nite Alone… (3:37)
U’re Gonna C Me (5:16)
Here On Earth (3:22)
A Case Of U (3:39)
Have A Heart (2:03)
Objects In The Mirror (3:26)
Avalanche (4:24)
Pearls B4 The Swine (3:00)
Young And Beautiful (2:44)
Arboretum (3:25)

Prince - One Nite Alone… Live! 2002
Rainbow Children (11:45)
Muse 2 The Pharaoh (4:49)
Xenophobia (12:39)
Extraordinary (5:01)
Mellow (4:30)
1+1+1 Is 3 (6:05)
The Other Side Of The Pillow (4:45)
Strange Relationship (4:12)
When U Were Mine (3:47)
Avalanche (6:04)
Family Name (7:17)
Take Me With U (2:53)
Raspberry Beret (3:26)
Everlasting Now (7:40)
One Nite Alone… (1:12)
Adore (5:32)
Eye Wanna B Ur Lover (1:21)
Do Me, Baby (1:56)
Condition Of The Heart (Interlude) (0:39)
Diamonds & Pearls (0:40)
The Beautiful Ones (2:10)
Nothing Compares 2 U (3:47)
Free (1:06)
Starfish & Coffee (1:07)
Sometimes It Snows In April (2:40)
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (5:06)
Anna Stesia (13:12)

Prince - One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain't Over! 2002
(Bonus Disc Included With One Nite Alone... Live!)
Joy In Repetition (10:56)
We Do This (Featuring George Clinton) (4:41)
Medley: Just Friends (Sunny) / If You Want Me To Stay (Featuring Musiq) (4:26)
2 Nigs United 4 West Compton (6:14)
Alphabet Street (2:54)
Peach (Xtended Jam) (11:18)
Dorothy Parker (6:16)
Girls & Boys (6:59)
The Everlasting Now (Vamp) (1:49)

Prince - Xpectation 2003
(Only Available As Download From Npgmc)
Xhalation (2:03)
Xcogitate (3:33)
Xemplify (5:52)
Xpectation (4:00)
Xotica
Xogenous
Xpand
Xosphere
Xpedition

Prince - C-Note 2003
(Only Available As Download From Npgmc)
Copenhagen (10:18)
Nagoya (8:47)
Osaka (5:42)
Tokyo (5:08)
Empty Room (4:01)

Prince - N.E.W.S. 2003
North (14:00)
East (14:00)
West (14:00)
South (14:00)

The Chocolate Invasion 2004
(Only Available As Download From Npgmc)
When Eye Lay My Hands On U (3:43)
Judas Smile (6:35)
Supercute (4:15)
Underneath The Cream (4:01)
Sexme?Sexmenot (5:44)
Vavoom (4:37)
High (5:07)
The Dance (4:43)
Gamillah (3:11)
U Make My Sun Shine (7:05)

The Slaughterhouse 2004
(Only Available As Download From Npgmc)
Silicon (4:16)
S&M Groove (5:09)
Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This? (4:33)
Golden Parachute (5:37)
Hypnoparadise (6:05)
Props 'N' Pounds (4:38)
Northside (6:33)
Peace (5:34)
2045: Radical Man (6:34)
The Daisy Chain (6:14)

Prince - Musicology 2004
Musicology (4;23)
Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance (4:45)
A Million Days (3:49)
Life O' The Party (4:29)
Call My Name (5:14)
Cinnamon Girl (3:56)
What Do U Want Me 2 Do? (4:14)
The Marrying Kind (2:49)
If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life (3:08)
On The Couch (3:33)
Dear Mr. Man (4:14)
Reflection (3:03)

4.2 But I’ve also heard that Prince has worked on a number of recording projects over the years which were never released or changed along the way?

These tracklists below in most cases only represent one “work-In-progress” snap-shot of each project, and do not represent any kind of final configuration as it may have been released. In fact, there are often numerous work in progress configurations of any given project Prince has worked on - In most cases, these do not represent any final configuration, only a work in progress."

The Rebels July 1979
Unfinished Band project (not sequenced)

Disco Away (Dez Dickerson)
Hard To Get (Prince)
If I Love You Tonight (Prince)
Instrumental (Andre Cymone)
Thrill You Or Kill You (Andre Cymone)
Too Long (Dez Dickerson)
Turn Me On (Prince)
You (Prince)
Instrumental (Dez Dickerson)

Purple Rain November 7th 1983
Album sequence: Test Pressing made

01. Lets Go Crazy
02. The Beautiful Ones
03. Computer Blue
04. Darling Nikki
05. Wednesday
06. Purple Rain
07. I Would Die 4 U
08. Baby Im A Star
09. Father's Song

Parade May 1st 1985
First configuration:

01. Wendy’s Parade
02. New Position
03. I Wonder U
04. Under The Cherry Moon
05. Others Here With Us
06. Life Can Be So Nice
07. Sometimes It Snows In April
08. Old Friends 4 Sale
09. All My Dreams

The Flesh January 22nd 1986
Album sequenced:

Side 1:
01. Junk Music
Side 2:
02. Up From Below
03. Y'All Want Some More?
04. A Couple Of Miles

Dream Factory July 18th 1986
Last Album sequence made before it was shelved:

Side 1:
01. Visions
02. Dream Factory
03. Train
04. Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
05. It

Side 2:
06. Strange Relationship
07. Starfish & Coffee
08. Slow Love
09. Interlude
10. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

Side 3:
11. Sign O The Times
12. A Place In Heaven
13. Crystal Ball

Side 4:
14. The Cross
15. Last Heart
16. Witness 4 The Prosecution
17. Movie Star
18. All My Dreams

Camille November 5th 1986
Album sequenced:

Side 1:
01. Rebirth Of The Flesh
02. Housequake
03. Strange Relationship
04. Feel U Up

Side 2:
05. Shockadelica
06. Good Love
07. If I Was Your Girlfreind
08. Rockhard In A Funky Place

Crystal Ball November 30th 1986
Album Sequenced:

Side 1:
01. Rebirth Of The Flesh
02. Play In The Sunshine
03. Housequake
04. Ballad Of Dorothy parker

Side 2:
05. It
06. Starfish & Coffee
07. Slow Love
08. Hot Thing

Side 3:
09. Crystal Ball
10. If I Was Your Girlfriend
11. Rockhard In A Funky Place

Side 4:
12. The Ball
13. Joy In Repitition
14. Strange Relationship
15. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

Side 5:
16. Shockadelica
17. Good Love
18. Forever In My Life
19. Sign O The Times

Side 6:
20. The Cross
21. Adore
22. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

Ingrid Chavez
Heaven Must Be Near
Cry Crystal City
Wintersong
Whispering Dandelions
Slappy Dappy
Candle Dance
Elephant Box
Touch Of Love
Blue Boy
Jadeestone
Sad Puppet Dance
Standing In The Rain

Graffitti Bridge 1 September 22nd 1987
The script mentioned these songs:

Stimulation
Camille
Ruthie Washington's Jet Blues
Grafitti Bridge
Everything Could Be So Fine
Question Of U
XYZ
Crucial
Power Fantastic
Beat Town
Melody Cool
Big Tall Wall
The Grand Progression


Graffitti Bridge 2September 25th 1988
"An early version was assembeled"

Big Tall Wall
Stimulation
Grafitti Bridge
Bloody Mouth
The Question Of U
Beat Town
Pink Cashmere
Melody Cool
The Grand Progression
God Is Alive

At the same time, Pricnce was preparing his next project...it's difficult to determine. if ‘Rave’ was entirely seperate project from Graffitti Bridge album, or just temporarily evolved into ‘Rave’

Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic 1 Octobert 27th 1988
The Voice Inside
Melody Cool
Rave Un2 The joy Fantastic
God Is Alive
If I Had A Harem
Stimulation
Still Would Stand Alll Time
Elephants & Flowers
Big House
We Got The Power

Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic 2 (late 1988)
Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic
If I Had A Harem
Good Judy Girlfriend
Pink Cahsmere
Electric Chair
Am I Without U?
God Is Alive
Still Would Stand All Time
Moonbeam Levels

These projects were shelved when work when Batman Soundtrack was offered.
Prince also took on another Madhouse project, and work with Cat / Margie Cox with Dr. Mambo's Combo to make the "MC FLASH" album.

Madhouse 24 pt. 1 Dec. 1988
18 (R U Legal Yet?)
19 (Jailbait)
20 (A Girl & Her Puppy)
21 (The Dopamine Rush Suite):
21 – The Dopamine Rush
22 – Amsterdam
23 – Spanish Eros
24 – Orgasm

After work on Batman (Feb / March 1989) Prince also worked on The Time's next project (w/o Jimmy & Terry, and Jesse Johnson at the time)

The Time: Corporate World Sep. 1989
Set for release in Nov. 14th 1989 in this order:

Murph Drag
Nine Lives
Donald Trump (Black Version)
Love Machine
Data Bank
Shake!
Corporate World
The Latest Fashion
Rwelease It
My Summertime Thang

New tracks were made for the MC Flash album

Flash – Margie Cox July 1989
R U There
Brand New Boy
Warden In The Prison Of Love
Bed Of Roses
Good Man
Whistlin’ Kenny
We Can Hang
Curious Blue
Girls Will Be Girls
Good Body Every Evening

Diamonds & Pearls November 1990
Daddy Pop
Walk Don’t Walk
Schoolyard
Strollin
Willing & Able
Diamonds & Pearls
Insatiable
Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
Horny Pony
Live 4 love
Something Funky This House Comes
Call The Law
The Flow

I’ll Do Anything Musical Late 1992
Wow
Make Believe
My Little Pill
There Is Lonely
Be My Mirror
I Can’t Love U Anymore
Don’t Talk 2 Strangers
I’ll Do Anything

Glam Slam Ulysses show August 21 1993
Strays Of The World
Dolphin
Interactive
Pheromone
Dark
Loose!
Space
What’s My Name
Poem
Endorphinmachine
Race
Come
Pope

Madhouse 24 pt. II Mid 1994
17
Rootie Kazootie
Space
Guitar Segue
Asswoop
Ethereal
Parlor games
Michael B
(Got 2) Give It Up
Sonny T

Come March 11th 1994
Poem
Interactive
Endorphin Machine
Space
Pheromone
Loose
Papa
Race
Dark
Solo
Strays Of The World

Exodus
NPG operator (segue)
Get Wild
Slave 2 The System
Acknowledge Me
Super Hero
Count (segue)
Count The Days
Sonny (segue)
Dj Gets Jumped (segue)
New Power Soul
Mad
Love They Will Be Done
Funky
Proud mary
NPG Bum Rush The Ship (segue)
Exodus
Funky Design

The Gold Experience 1
Interactive
Days Of Wild
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Now
Acknowledge Me
Ripopgodazippa
319
Shy
Billy Jack Bitch
Eye Hate U
Gold

The Gold Experience 2
P Control
Endorphin Machine
Acknowledge Me
We March
Days Of Wild
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Dolphin
Now
319
Shy
Billy Jack Bitch
Eye Hate U
Gold

Emancipation
Right Back Here In My Arms
Slave 2 The System
Slave
New World
2020
Fel Good
Journey 2 The Center Of your Heart
Eye Am The DJ
Emancipation

High
Supercute
Underneath The Cream
Golden Parachute
When Will We B Paid?
The Daisy Chain
Gamilliah
High
My Medllion
U Make My Sun Shine
When Eye Lay My Hands On U

.
[Edited 5/12/05 8:52am]

4.3 But what about all the other songs Prince has written and released?

The following is an alphabetical list of officially-released Prince written or co-written) songs. Where a song has been released more than once,
only its first release is listed.


1+1+1 Is 3 – Prince / The Rainbow Children
2 Nigs United 4 West Compton – Prince / “The Black Album”
2 The Wire – Prince and the New Power Generation / Cream B-Side
2gether – New Power Generation / Goldnigga
2morrow – / Crystal Ball
3x2=6 – Vanity 6 / Vanity 6
3 Chains O’ Gold – Prince and the New Power Generation /
3rd Eye – / The Truth
4 The Tears In Your Eyes – Prince and the Revolution / We Are The World
5 Women – Joe Cocker / Night Calls
7 – Prince and the New Power Generation /
17 – Madhouse / 1-800-NEW-FUNK
17 Days – Prince and the Revolution / When Doves Cry B-Side
18 & Over – / Crystal Ball
51 Hours – Diamond and Pearl (promo)
100 MPH – Mazarati / Mazarati
101 – Sheena Easton / The Lover In Me
200 Balloons – Prince / Batdance B-Side
319 – / The Gold Experience
1999 – Prince / 1999
2045: Radical Man – Prince / Bamboozled
777-9311 – The Time / What Time Is It?
A Love Bizarre – Sheila E. / Romance 1600
A Man Called Jesus – Mavis Staples / The Voice
A Million Days – Prince / Musicology
A Million Miles (I Love You) – Apollonia 6 / Apollonia 6
Acknowledge Me – / Crystal Ball
Adore – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
Aguadilla – Eric Leeds / Things Left Unsaid
Ain't No Place Like U – Mayte / Child Of The Sun
Alexa De Paris – Prince and the Revolution / Mountains B-Side
All Day, All Night – Jill Jones / Jill Jones
All That – Carmen Electra / Carmen Electra
All The Critics Love U In New York – Prince / 1999
Allegiance – Howard Hewett / Allegiance
Alphabet St. – Prince / Lovesexy
America – Prince and the Revolution / Around The World In A Day
An Honest Man – Prince and the Revolution / Crystal Ball
And God Created Woman – Prince and the New Power Generation /
And How – Jevetta Steeles / Here It Is
Andorra – Eric Leeds / Times Squared
Animal Kingdom – / The Truth
Anna Stesia – Prince / Lovesexy
Annie Christian – Prince / Controversy
Another Lonely Christmas – Prince and the Revolution / I Would Die 4 U B-Side
Anotherloverholenyohead – Prince and the Revolution / Parade
Arboretum – Prince / One Nite Alone…
The Arms Of Orion – Prince / Batman
Around The World In A Day – Prince and the Revolution / Around The World In A Day
Arrogance – Prince and the New Power Generation /
At Last...'The Lost Is Found' – The NPG Orchestra / Kamasutra
Automatic – Prince / 1999
Avalanche – Prince / One Nite Alone…
Baby – Prince / For You
Baby Don't Care – Mayte / Child Of The Sun
Baby Go-Go – Nona Hendryx / Female Trouble
Baby I’m A Star – Prince and the Revolution / Purple Rain
Baby Knows – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Baby, You're A Trip – Jill Jones / Jill Jones
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
Bambi – Prince / Prince
Barcelona – The NPG Orchestra / Kamasutra
Batdance – Prince / Batman
Beautiful – / The Most Beautiful Girl In The World B-Side
The Beautiful Ones – Prince and the Revolution / Purple Rain
Beautiful Strange – / Rave In2 The Rave Fantastic
Bedtime Story – Sheila E. / Romance 1600
The Belle Of St. Mark – Sheila E. / The Glamorous Life
Betcha I – Chaka Khan / Come 2 my House
Big Fun – New Power Generation / Exodus
The Big Pump – George Clinton / Hey Man…Smell My Finger
Billy Jack Bitch – / The Gold Experience
The Bird – The Time / Ice Cream Castle
Bite The Beat – Vanity 6 / Vanity 6
Black M.F. In The House – New Power Generation / Goldnigga
Bliss – Kohoru Kohiruimaki / Time The Motion
Blood Is Thicker Than Time – Mavis Staples / The Voice
Blue Light – Prince and the New Power Generation /
Blue Limousine – Apollonia 6 / Apollonia 6
Bob George – Prince / “The Black Album”
Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. – Monie Love / In A Word Or 2
Boys Club – Sheila E. / Sheila E.
Breathe – / NPGMC download
Brother With A Purpose – Prince / New Power Generation B-Side
Calhoun Square – / Crystal Ball
The Call – Prince and the New Power Generation / 3 Chains O’ Gold video
Call My Name – Prince / Musicology
Call The Law – Prince and the New Power Generation / Money Don’t Matter 2night B-Side
Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got – Prince / Graffiti Bridge
Cape Horn – Eric Leeds / Times Squared
Chaos And Disorder – / Chaos And Disorder
Cherry, Cherry – New Power Generation / Exodus
Children Of The Sun – Mayte / Child Of The Sun
Chili Sauce – The Time / Ice Cream Castle
Chocolate – The Time / Pandemonium
Christopher Tracy’s Parade – Prince and the Revolution / Parade
Cindy C. – Prince / “The Black Album”
Cinnamon Girl – Prince / Musicology
Circle Of Amour – / The Truth
Clockin' The Jizz – Prince and the New Power Generation / Gett Off B-Side
Cloreen Bacon Skin – Prince / Crystal Ball
Coincidence Or Fate? – The NPG Orchestra / Kamasutra
Color – The Steeles / 1-800-NEW-FUNK
Come – Prince / Come
Come 2 My House – Mavis Staples / Come 2 My House
Come Home – Mavis Staples / Time Waits For No One
Come On – New Power Generation / Newpower Soul
Comeback – / The Truth
Computer Blue – Prince and the Revolution / Purple Rain
Condition Of The Heart – Prince and the Revolution / Around The World In A Day
The Continental – Prince and the New Power Generation /
Controversy – Prince / Controversy
Cool – The Time / The Time
Cool Love – Sheena Easton / The Lover In Me
Count The Days – New Power Generation / Exodus
Courtin’ Time – / Emancipation
Crazy You – Prince / For You
Cream – Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
The Cross – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
Crucial – Prince / Crystal Ball
Crystal Ball – Prince / Crystal Ball
Curious Child – / Emancipation
Cutz – The NPG Orchestra
D.M.S.R. – Prince / 1999
Da Bang – / Crystal Ball
Da, Da, Da – / Emancipation
Daddy Pop – Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
Damn U – Prince and the New Power Generation /
Damned If I Do – / Emancipation
The Dance Electric – Andre Cymone / A.C.
Dance On – Prince / Lovesexy
Dance Unto The Rhythm – Louie Louie / Let’s Get Started
Dark – Prince / Come
Darling Nikki – Prince and the Revolution / Purple Rain
Data Bank – The Time / Pandemonium
Days Of Wild – / Crystal Ball
Dead On It – Prince / “The Black Album”
Dear Michaelangelo – Sheila E. / Romance 1600
Dear Mr. Man – Prince / Musicology
Deconstruction – Prince / The Rainbow Children
Delirious – Prince / 1999
Democrazy – Chaka Khan / Come 2 My House
Desire – The Family / The Family
Deuce And A Quarter – New Power Generation / Goldnigga
Diamonds And Pearls – Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
Dig U Better Dead – / Chaos And Disorder
Digital Garden – Prince / The Rainbow Children
Dinner With Delores – / Chaos And Disorder
Dionne – / The Truth
Dirty Mind – Prince / Dirty Mind
Do It All Night – Prince / Dirty Mind
Do Me, Baby – Prince / Controversy
Do U Lie? – Prince and the Revolution / Parade
Do Your Dance – Prince and the New Power Generation / Cream B-Side
Dolphin – / The Gold Experience
Donald Trump (Black Version) – The Time / Pandemonium
Don’t Play Me – / The Truth
Don't Say U Love Me – Martika / Martika’s Kitchen
Don’t Talk 2 Strangers – Prince / Girl 6
The Dopamine Rush – Eric Leeds / Times Squared
Dream Factory – Prince and the Revolution / Crystal Ball
Dreamin’ About U – / Emancipation
Drive Me Wild – Vanity 6 / Vanity 6
East – Prince / N.E.W.S.
Easy Does It – Eric Leeds / Times Squared
Eight – Madhouse / 8
Electric Chair – Prince / Batman
Elephant Box – Ingrid Chavez / May 19 1992
Elephants & Flowers – Prince / Graffiti Bridge
Eleven – Madhouse / 16
Emale – / Emancipation
Emancipation – / Emancipation
Empty Room – Prince / NPGMC download
Endorphinmachine – / The Gold Experience
Erotic City – Prince and the Revolution / Let’s Go Crazy B-Side
Escape – Prince / Glam Slam B-Side
Eternity – Sheena Easton / No Sound But A Heart
Ethereal Mix – Prince and the New Power Generation / Cream B-Side
The Ever Changing Light – The NPG Orchestra / Kamasutra
Everybody Get On Up – Carmen Electra / Carmen Electra
The Everlasting Now – Prince / The Rainbow Children
Everywhere – Prince / The Rainbow Children
The Exodus Has Begun – New Power Generation / Exodus
Extraordinary – Prince / The Vault…Old Friends 4 Sale
Face Down – / Emancipation
Family Name – Prince / The Rainbow Children
Fantasia Erotica – Carmen Electra / Carmen Electra
Fascination – / The Truth
Father's Song – Prince / Purple Rain video
Feel U Up – Prince / Partyman B-Side
Fifteen – Madhouse / 16
Five – Madhouse / 8
The Flow – Prince and the New Power Generation /
For You – Prince / For You
Forever In My Life – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
Four – Madhouse / 8
Fourteen – Madhouse / 16
Freaks On This Side – New Power Generation / Newpower Soul
Free – Prince / 1999
Free – Graham Central Station / GCS 2000
Free The Music – New Power Generation / The Good Life B-Side
Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife – / Emancipation
Fun – Carmen Electra / Carmen Electra
The Funky Design – / NPGMC download
The Future – Prince / Batman
G-Spot – Jill Jones / Jill Jones
Gamillah – New Power Generation / The Daisy Chain B-Side
Gangster Glam – Prince and the New Power Generation / Gett Off B-Side
Get Blue – Louie Louie / Let’s Get Started
Get It Up – The Time / The Time
Get Loose! – / Crystal Ball
Get Off – Prince / New Power Generation B-Side
Get Some Solo – Prince and the New Power Generation / Cream B-Side
Get Wild – New Power Generation / Exodus
Get Yo Groove On – / Emancipation
Gett Off - Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
Gigolos Get Lonely Too – The Time / What Time Is It?
Girl – The Time / The Time
Girl – Prince and the Revolution / America B-Side
Girl 6 – New Power Generation / Girl 6
Girl O' My Dreams – T.C. Ellis / True Confessions
Girls & Boys – Prince and the Revolution / Parade
Glam Slam – Prince / Lovesexy
Glass Cutter – Prince / NPGMC download
The Glamorous Life – Sheila E. / The Glamorous Life
Go Go Dancer – Carmen Electra / Carmen Electra
God – Prince and the Revolution / Purple Rain B-Side
Gold – / The Gold Experience
Golden Parachute – Prince / NPGMC download
Goldie's Parade – New Power Generation / Goldnigga
Goldnigga – New Power Generation / Goldnigga
The Good Life – New Power Generation / Exodus
Good Love – Prince / Bright Lights Big City
Goodbye – / Crystal Ball
Gotta Broken Heart Again – Prince / Dirty Mind
Gotta Stop (Messin’ About) – Prince / Let’s Work B-Side
Grace – The Time / 777-9311 B-Side
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Habibi – Prince / NPGMC download
Had U – / Chaos And Disorder
The Halls Of Desire – Tevin Campbell / I’m Ready
Hallucination Rain – New Power Generation / Exodus
Happy Birthday Mr. Christian – Apollonia 6 / Apollonia 6
Have A Heart – Prince / One Nite Alone…
Head – Prince / Dirty Mind
Heaven Must Be Near – Ingrid Chavez / May 19 1992
Hello – Prince and the Revolution / Raspberry Beret B-Side
Here On Earth – Prince / One Nite Alone…
Hide The Bone – / Crystal Ball
High – Prince / NPGMC download
High Fashion – The Family / The Family
Hit U In The Socket – Rosie Gaines / NPGMC download
Hold Me – Jevetta Steele / Here It Is
Holly Rock – Sheila E. / Krush Groove
The Holy River – / Emancipation
Horny Pony – Prince and the New Power Generation / Gett Off B-Side
Horny Toad – Prince / Delirious B-Side
Hot Thing – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
Hot Wit U – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
House In Order – Mavis Staples / The Voice
Housebangers – Prince and the New Power Generation / Cream B-Side
Housequake – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore – Prince / 1999 B-Side
However Much U Want – Mayte / Child Of The Sun
The Human Body – / Emancipation
I Am – Elisa Fiorillo / I Am
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
I Don't Wanna Stop – Ren Woods / As Is
I Feel For You – Prince / Prince
I Hate U – / The Gold Experience
I Guess I'm Crazy – Mavis Staples / Time Waits For No One
I Hear Your Voice – Patti LaBelle / Burnin’
(I Like) Funky Music – New Power Generation / Newpower Soul
I Like It There – / Chaos And Disorder
I Love U, But I Don’t Trust U Anymore – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
I Love U In Me – Prince / The Arms Of Orion B-Side
I No – Prince / Lovesexy
I Rock Therefore I Am – / Chaos And Disorder
I Wanna Be Your Lover – Prince / Prince
I Wanna Melt With U – Prince and the New Power Generation /
I Want U – Rosie Gaines / Closer Than Close
I Will – / Chaos And Disorder
I Wish U Heaven – Prince / Lovesexy
I Wonder U – Prince and the Revolution / Parade
I Would Die 4 U – Prince and the Revolution / Purple Rain
Ice Cream Castles – The Time / Ice Cream Castle
If A Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up) – Vanity 6 / Vanity 6
If I Had A Harem – Prince / Lovesexy Live 2 video
If I Love U 2night – Mica Paris / Contribution
If I Could Get Your Attention – Taja Sevelle / Taja Sevelle
If I Was The Man In Your Life – Prince / Musicology
If I Was Your Girlfriend – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
If The Kid Can’t Make You Come – The Time / Ice Cream Castle
I'll Never Be Another Fool – Chaka Khan / Come 2 My House
Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance – Prince / Musicology
I’m Yours – Prince / For You
In A Large Room With No Light
In A Spanish Villa – Apollonia 6 / Apollonia 6
In A Word Or 2 – Monie Love / In A Word Or 2
In Love – Prince / For You
In This Bed I Scream – / Emancipation
In Your Gracious Name – Mayte / Child Of The Sun
Insatiable – Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
Interactive – / Crystal Ball
Interesting – Mavis Staples / Time Waits For No One
International Lover – Prince / 1999
Into The Light – / Chaos And Disorder
Irresistible Bitch – Prince / Let’s Pretend We’re Married B-Side
It – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
It’s About That Walk – / Chaos And Disorder
It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
It’s Gonna Be Lonely – Prince / Prince
Jack U Off – Prince / Controversy
Jadestone – Ingrid Chavez / May 19 1992
Jaguar – Mavis Staples / Time Waits For No One
Jam Of The Year – / Emancipation
Jerk Out – The Time / Pandemonium
Johnny – New Power Generation / Goldnigga
Joint 2 Joint – / Emancipation
Journey 2 The Centre Of Your Heart – Chaka Khan / Come 2 My House
Joy In Repetition – Prince / Graffiti Bridge
Jughead – Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
Jungle Love – The Time / Ice Cream Castle
Jast A Little Lovin’ – Carmen Electra / Carmen Electra
Just As Long As We’re Together – Prince / For You
Kamasutra – The NPG Orchestra / Kamasutra
Kamasutra/Eternal Embrace – The NPG Orchestra / Kamasutra
Kamasutra/Overture #8 – The NPG Orchestra / Kamasutra
Kiss – Prince and the Revolution / Parade
Koo Koo – Sheila E. / Sheila E.
La, La, La, He, He, Hee – Prince / Sign O’ The Times B-Side
The Ladder – Prince and the Revolution / Around The World In A Day
Lady Cab Driver – Prince / 1999
Last December – Prince / The Rainbow Children
Last Heart – Prince / Crystal Ball
The Latest Fashion – The Time / Graffiti Bridge
Le Grind – Prince / “The Black Album”
Lemon Crush – Prince / Batman
Letitgo – Prince / Come
Let’s Go Crazy – Prince and the Revolution / Purple Rain
Let’s Have A Baby – / Emancipation
Let’s Pretend We’re Married – Prince / 1999
Let’s Work – Prince / Controversy
Life Can Be So Nice – Prince and the Revolution / Parade
Life O’ The Party – Prince / Musicology
Little Red Corvette – Prince / 1999
Little Rock – Eric Leeds / Times Squared
Live 4 Love – Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
Loose! – Prince / Come
Love 2 The 9’s – Prince and the New Power Generation /
Love 89 – Patti LaBelle / Be Yourself
Love Machine – The Time / Graffiti Bridge
Love On A Blue Train – Sheila E. / Sheila E.
Love Or Money – Prince and the Revolution / Kiss B-Side
Love Sign – Nona Gaye and / 1-800-NEW-FUNK
Love Song - Madonna / Like A Prayer
Love...Thy Will Be Done – Martika / Martika’s Kitchen
The Love We Make – / Emancipation
Loveleft, Loveright – Prince / New Power Generation B-Side
Love’s No Fun – Elisa Fiorillo / I Am
Lovesexy – Prince / Lovesexy
The Lubricated Lady – Prince / New Power Generation B-Side
Mad – / NPGMC download
Mad Sex – New Power Generation / Newpower Soul
Madrid 2 Chicago – / NPGMC download
Magnificent – Prince / NPGMC download
Make Up – Vanity 6 / Vanity 6
Make Your Mama Happy – Prince / Crystal Ball
Man In A Uniform – / The Truth
Man O’ War – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Manic Monday – Bangles / Different Light
Martika’s Kitchen – Martika / Martika’s Kitchen
The Marrying Kind – Prince / Musicology
The Max – Prince and the New Power Generation /
Mellow – Prince / The Rainbow Children
Melody Cool – Mavis Staples / Graffiti Bridge
Mia Bocca – Jill Jones / Jill Jones
Mind Bells – Kohoru Kohiruimaki / Time The Motion
Miss Thang – T.C. Ellis / True Confessions
Mo’ Better – Mayte / Child Of The Sun
Money Don’t Matter 2night – Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
The Morning Papers – Prince and the New Power Generation /
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World – / The Gold Experience
Mountains – Prince and the Revolution / Parade
Movie Star – Prince / Crystal Ball
MPLS – Minneapolis / 1-800-NEW-FUNK
Mr. Happy – / Emancipation
Muse 2 The Pharaoh – Prince / The Rainbow Children
Musicology – Prince / Musicology
Mutiny – The Family / The Family
My Computer – / Emancipation
My Drawers – The Time / Ice Cream Castle
My Little Pill – Prince / The Vault…Old Friends 4 Sale
My Love Is Forever – Prince / For You
My Man – Jill Jones / Jill Jones
My Medallion – Prince / NPGMC download
My Name Is Prince – Prince and the New Power Generation /
My Summertime Thang – The Time / Pandemonium
My Tender Heart – Rosie Gaines / Closer Than Close
Nasty Girl – Vanity 6 / Vanity 6
Neon Telephone – Three O’Clock / Vermillion
New Position – Prince and the Revolution / Parade
New Power Generation – Prince / Graffiti Bridge
New Power Generation (pt.II) – Prince / Graffiti Bridge
New Power Soul – New Power Generation / Exodus
New World – / Emancipation
Newpower Soul – New Power Generation / Newpower Soul
Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar – Sheila E. / The Glamorous Life
Night Owl – Eric Leeds / Times Squared
Nine – Madhouse / 16
Noon Rendezvous – Sheila E. / The Glamorous Life
Nothing Compares 2 U – The Family / The Family
North – Prince / N.E.W.S
Northside – New Power Generation / NPGMC download
Now – / The Gold Experience
Objects In The Mirror – Prince / One Nite Alone…
Oh Baby – The Time / The Time
Oil Can – New Power Generation / Goldnigga
Old Friends 4 Sale – Prince / The Vault…Old Friends 4 Sale
Oliver’s House – Sheila E. / The Glamorous Life
On Sale Now! – / The Holy River B-Side
On The Couch – Prince / Musicology
On The Way Up – Elisa Fiorillo / I Am
One – Madhouse / 8
The One – New Power Generation / Newpower Soul
One Day (I’m Gonna Make You Mine) – Sheila E. / Sheila E.
One Kiss At A Time – / Emancipation
One Of Your Tears – / The Truth
One Nite Alone... – Prince / One Nite Alone…
One Song – / NPGMC download
Onedayi’mgonnabesomebody – The Time / What Time Is It?
Ooh This I Need – Elisa Fiorillo / I Am
Ooo She She Wa Wa – Apollonia 6 / Apollonia 6
Open Book – Jevetta Steele / Here It Is
Orgasm – Prince / Come
The Other Side Of The Pillow – / The Truth
Overnight, Every Night – Eric Leeds / Times Squared
P. Control – / The Gold Experience
Pain – Chaka Khan / Living Single
Paisley Park – Prince and the Revolution / Around The World In A Day
Papa – Prince / Come
Paradigm – George Clinton / promo
Paris 1798430 – Tevin Campbell / I’m Ready
Partyman – Prince / Batman
Partyup – Prince / Dirty Mind
Peace – New Power Generation / single
Peach – Prince / The Hits 2
Pearls B4 The Swine – Prince / One Nite Alone…
Pheromone – Prince / Come
Pink Cashmere – Prince / The Hits 1
The Plan – The NPG Orchestra / Kamasutra
Play In The Sunshine – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
Playgirl – Elisa Fiorillo / I Am
Poom Poom – / Crystal Ball
Poorgoo – Prince / The Undertaker video
Pop Life – Prince and the Revolution / Around The World In A Day
Pope – Prince / The Hits 2
Positivity – Prince / Lovesexy
Power Fantastic – Prince / The Hits, The B-Sides
Prettyman – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Pride And The Passion – Sheila E. / Sheila E.
Private Joy – Prince / Controversy
Promise/Broken – The NPG Orchestra / Kamasutra
Props N’ Pounds – New Power Generation / NPGMC download
Purple Medley – Prince / single
Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution / Purple Rain
Push – Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
Push It Up – New Power Generation / Newpower Soul
Q In Doubt – Prince and the New Power Generation / Cream B-Side
Qualified – Lois Lane / Precious
The Question Of U – Prince / Graffiti Bridge
Race – Prince / Come
Rainbow Children – Prince / The Rainbow Children
Raspberry Beret – Prince and the Revolution / Around The World In A Day
Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic – / Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Rebirth Of The Flesh – Prince / NPGMC download
Reconsider (U Betta) – Chaka Khan / Come 2 My House
Reflection – Prince / Musicology
Release It – The Time / Graffiti Bridge
The Rest Of My Life – Prince / The Vault…Old Friends 4 Sale
Return Of The Bump Squad – New Power Generation / Exodus
The Rhythm Of Your Heart – Mayte / Child Of The Sun
The Ride – Prince / Crystal Ball
Right Back Here In My Arms – / Emancipation
Right The Wrong – / Chaos And Disorder
Ripopgodazippa – / Crystal Ball
Rock And Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) – / Gold B-Side
Rockhard In A Funky Place – Prince / “The Black Album”
Romance 1600 – Sheila E. / Romance 1600
Ronnie Talk To Russia – Prince / Controversy
Round And Round – Tevin Campbell / Graffiti Bridge
The Ryde Dyvine – Minneapolis / MPLS B-Side
S&M Groove – / NPGMC download
The Sacrifice Of Victor – Prince and the New Power Generation /
The Same December – / Chaos And Disorder
Sarah – Prince / The Vault…Olad Friends 4 Sale
Saviour – / Emancipation
Scandalous – Prince / Batman
Scarlet Pussy – Prince / I Wish U Heaven B-Side
The Screams Of Passion – The Family / The Family
The Sensual Everafter – Prince / The Rainbow Children
Seratonin – The NPG Orchestra / Kamasutra
Seven – Madhouse / 8
Sex – Prince / The Scandalous Sex Suite B-Side
Sex In The Summer – / Emancipation
Sex Me, Sex Me Not – Prince / NPGMC download
The Sex Of It – Kid Creole and the Coconuts / Private Waters In The Great Divide
Sex Shooter – Apollonia 6 / Apollonia 6
Sexual Suicide – Prince and the Revolution / Crystal Ball
Sexuality – Prince / Controversy
Sexy Dancer – Prince / Prince
Sexy M.F. – Prince and the New Power Generation /
Shake! – The Time / Graffiti Bridge
Shall We Dance – Brown Mark / Good Feeling
She Gave Her Angels – / Crystal Ball
She Loves Me 4 Me – Prince / The Rainbow Children
She Spoke 2 Me – Prince / Girl 6
She’s Always In My Hair – Prince and the Revolution / Raspberry Beret B-Side
Shhh – / The Gold Experience
Shockadelica – Prince / If I Was Your Girlfriend B-Side
Shoo-Bed-Ooh – New Power Generation / Newpower Soul
Shortberry Strawcake – Sheila E. / The Glamorous Life
Shy – / The Gold Experience
Sign O’ The Times – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
Silicon – Prince / NPGMC download
Silly Game – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Silver Tongue – Prince / NPGMC Download
Sister – Prince / Dirty Mind
Sister Fate – Sheila E. / Romance 1600
Six – Madhouse / 8
Six And ½ - Madhouse / 6 B-Side
Sixteen – Madhouse / 16
Skip 2 My U My Darlin’ – Jevetta Steele / Here It Is
Slappy Dappy – Ingrid Chavez / May 19 1992
Slave – / Emancipation
Sleep Around – / Emancipation
Slow Love – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
So Blue – Prince / For You
So Dark – / Crystal Ball
So Far, So Pleased – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
So Strong – Dale / Riot In English
Soft And Wet – Prince / For You
Solo – Prince / Come
Some Kind Of Lover – Apollonia 6 / Apollonia 6
Somebody’s Somebody – / Emancipation
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) – Prince / 1999
Sometimes It Snows In April – Prince and the Revolution / Parade
Soul Sanctuary – / Emancipation
South – Prince / N.E.W.S
Space – Prince / Come
Spirit – Martika / Martika’s Kitchen
Splash – Prince and the Revolution / NPGMC download
Standing At The Altar – Margie Cox / 1-800-NEW-FUNK
Starfish & Coffee – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
Step To The Mic – Carmen Electra / Carmen Electra
The Stick – The Time / The Time
Sticky Wicked – Chaka Khan / C.K.
Still Waiting – Prince / Prince
Still Would Stand All Time – Prince / Graffiti Bridge
Strange But True – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Strange Relationship – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
Strays Of The World – / Crystal Ball
Strollin’ – Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
Style – / Emancipation
Sugar Walls – Sheena Easton / A Private Heaven
The Sun, The Moon And Stars – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Sunday Afternoon – Candy Dulfer / Sax-A-Go-Go
Super Hero – Earth Wind and Fire / Millennium
Supercute – Prince / single
Superfunkycalifragisexy – Prince / “The Black Album”
Susannah’s Pajamas – The Family / The Family
Sweet Baby – Prince and the New Power Generation /
Take Me With U – Prince and the Revolution / Purple Rain
Tamborine – Prince and the Revolution / Around The World In A Day
Tangerine – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Telepathy – Deborah Allen / Telepathy
Tell Me How U Wanna Be Done – Prince and the New Power Generation / Crystal Ball
Temptation – Prince and the Revolution / Around The World In A Day
Ten – Madhouse / 16
Ten And ½ - Madhouse / 10 B-Side
There Is Lonely – Prince / The Vault…Olad Friends 4 Sale
Thieves In The Temple – Prince / Graffiti Bridge
Thirteen – Madhouse / 16
Thirteen And ¼ - Madhouse / 13 B-Side
This Crazy Life Of Mine – Chaka Khan / Come 2 My House
Three – Madhouse / 8
Thunder – Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
Tick, Tick, Bang – Prince / Graffiti Bridge
Time Waits For No One – Mavis Staples / Time Waits For No One
Times Squared – Eric Leeds / Times Squared
Tip O’ My Tongue – El DeBarge / In The Storm
Toy Box – Sheila E. / Romance 1600
Train – Mavis Staples / Time Waits For No One
Tricky – The Time / Jungle Love B-Side
Trust – Prince / Batman
The Truth – / The Truth
Twelve – Madhouse / 16
Two – Madhouse / 8
U – Paula Abdul / Spellbound
U Got The Look – Prince / Sign O’ The Times
U Make My Sun Shine – Prince and Angie Stone / single
Uncle Sam – Tevin Campbell / I’m Ready
Under The Cherry Moon – Prince and the Revolution / Parade
Underneath The Cream – Prince / Supercute B-Side
The Undertaker – Mavis Staples / The Voice
Undisputed – / Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
The United States Of Division – Prince / NPGMC Download
Uptown – Prince / Dirty Mind
Utopia – Graham Central Station / GCS 2000
U’re Gonna C Me – Prince / One Nite Alone…
Van Gogh – Van Gogh / Van Gogh
Vavoom – Prince / NPGMC download
Venus De Milo – Prince and the Revolution / Parade
Vicki Waiting – Prince / Batman
Violet Blue – Jill Jones / Jill Jones
Violet The Organ Grinder – Prince and the New Power Generation / Gett Off B-Side
The Voice – Mavis Staples / The Voice
The Walk – The Time / What Time Is It?
Walk Don’t Walk – Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
The War – New Power Generation / single
Wasted Kisses – New Power Generation / Newpower Soul
We Can Funk – George Clinton and Prince / Graffiti Bridge
We Gets Up – / Emancipation
We March – / The Gold Experience
Wedding Feast – Prince / The Rainbow Children
Welcome 2 The Dawn – / The Holy River B-Side
Well Done – The Steeles / Heaven Help Us All
West – Prince / N.E.W.S
Wet Dream – Vanity 6 / Vanity 6
What Do U Want Me 2 Do? – Prince / Musicology
What’s My Name – / Crystal Ball
When 2 R In Love – Prince / Lovesexy
When Doves Cry – Prince and the Revolution / Purple Rain
When I Lay My Hands On U – Prince / NPGMC download
When The Lights Go Down – Prince / The Vault…Old Friends 4 Sale
When U Love Somebody – New Power Generation / Newpower Soul
When We’re Dancing Close And Slow – Prince / Prince
When You Were Mine – Prince / Dirty Mind
Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do – / Rave un2 The Joy Fantastic
Whispering Dandelions – Ingrid Chavez / May 19 1992
Whistlin’ Kenny – Margie Cox / Standing At The Altar B-Side
White Mansion – / Emancipation
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? – Prince / Prince
Wild And Loose – The Time / What Time Is It?
Willing And Able – Prince and the New Power Generation / Diamonds And Pearls
With This Tear – Celine Dion / Celine Dion
With You – Prince / Prince
The Work (Part 1) – Prince / The Rainbow Children
Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? – Taja Sevelle / Taja Sevelle
Xcogitate – Prince / Xpectation download
Xemplify – Prince / Xpectation download
Xenophobia – Prince / One Nite Alone…Live!
Xhalation – Prince / Xpectation download
Xogenous – Prince / Xpectation download
Xosphere – Prince / Xpectation download
Xotica – Prince / Xpectation download
Xpand – Prince / Xpectation download
Xpectation – Prince / Xpectation download
Xpedition – Prince / Xpectation download
Y Should I Do That When I Can Do This? – / NPGMC download
Yellow – Sheila E. / Romance 1600
Yes – The Family / The Family
Yo Mister – Patti LaBelle / Be Yourself
You Will Be Moved – Mavis Staples / The Voice
Young And Beautiful – Prince / One Nite Alone…
You’re My Love – Kenny Rogers / They Don’t Make Them Like They Used to
Zannalee – / Chaos And Disorder

4.4 Hasn’t Prince written and recorded more than the above?

Yes. Besides recording live performances, Prince is known to have written and recorded other material, some of which, at least, is reported to be stored in ‘The Vault’ at his recording studios, Paisley Park. Exactly how much is not known although, over the years, the unreleased songs have been described in the hundreds (and more).

4.5 Where can I buy all of the above?

Most of Prince’s official albums are available for purchase through retail stores and online outlets. Prince also makes available music in mp3 format through his official website. However, some material is currently unavailable through these channels and might turn up in second-hand record stores (on and off-line), at record fairs, and through online auction sites such as Ebay.

4.6 I’ve seen an album called: 94 East / Symbolic Beginning / One Man Jam. What is it?

Prior to Prince securing a record contract, Prince's early musical adventures resulted in him meeting a musician, Pepe Willie, who had moved to Minneapolis from New York and married Prince's cousin. Pepe Willie offered Prince opportunities to perform on a number of studio recordings with his group, 94 East, dating back to 1975.

In 1986, Pepe Willie released some of these recordings, originally under the title, 9'4 East: Minneapolis Genius - The Historic 1977 Recordings'. Pepe Willie has subsequently released essentially the same recordings, sometimes remixed, on more than one occasion through different record labels and under different titles (Symbolic Beginnings', 'One Man Jam').

4.7 Where can I get a tracked CD version of 'Lovesexy'?

Although originally released on CD as one continuous track, this album has long been available in tracked format in UK retail outlets - including UK-based online music stores e.g. www.amazon.co.uk and www.hmv.co.uk

4.8 Where can I find out more about Prince’s recording career, the songwriting credits and copyright holding?

This has been extensively researched with significant detail provided most recently in Uptown's 2004 book, 'The Vault'. Details of the book are here: http://www.uptown.se/2005...ault.shtml

Much of Prince's songwriting is registered for copyright purposes at The Library of Congress and for publishing purposes at ASCAP.

The search engines for these sites are at:

Library of Congress: http://www.copyright.gov/.../cohm.html

ASCAP: http://www.ascap.com/ace/...imeout=300

Be aware that the entries on the database are not always 100% accurate - data-handling is invariably vulnerable to human error.

Moreover, Prince's work has been registered over the years in his own name, under pseudonyms, and sometimes under multiple entries.

The Library of Congress database is taken offline for a period of time over weekends.

5 Prince songs – music and lyrics

5.1 Where can I find musical scores / guitar tabs for Prince’s songs?

The following album-related transcriptions were issued by Warners as vocal / guitar / piano songbooks:

Purple Rain
Around The World In A Day
Parade
Sign O' The Times
Lovesexy
Batman
Graffiti Bridge
Diamonds And Pearls

The Hits (covers volumes 1 and 2 but not the B-Sides)
Come
The Gold Experience

Additionally a 'Very Best Of ...' songbook was released during the 80's which included a range of hit singles.

Separate songs released as singles were often issued at the time of release .

Although many of the above are no longer in print, they are sometimes sold second-hand.


5.2 Where can I find lyrics for a Prince song?

Aside from the songbooks above, lyrics are sometimes printed on the sleeves or liner notes of albums, although these are not always accurate transcriptions of what is sung. Additionally, Prince has issued some lyrics via his official website and previously to some songs in a book (“Neo Manifesto”)

Databank Transcription Team

http://www.dtt-lyrics.com/

Prince Lyrics

http://www.princelyrics.co.uk/



6 Prince – the musician

6.1 How many instruments does Prince play – I’ve read its nearly 30!!!

Basically, Prince plays drums and other percussion, guitars - including basses, and piano and other keyboards.

Prince was promoted from the start of his recording career as a multi-instrumentalist, playing all of the instruments on his recordings. In early publicity, the figure 27 was sometimes quoted. The liner notes to his very first album, For You', listed approximately 30 different instruments played by him on the recording. The list includes the various pieces of percussion and different types of keyboard used in the recording.

Performances of string and horn arrangements have been contributed by others on his recordings (although Prince sometimes takes writing credit). There is conflicting evidence that Prince plays wind instruments with any competence. He blows a harmonica on the extended version of 'Raspberry Beret', but the same instrument heard on 'Thieves In The Temple' is a sampled recording (not Prince). There have been occasional reports that Prince has been seen or heard to play a saxophone, but n a NPGMC online interview with Eric Leeds in 2003, Eric stated that Prince could not play saxophone.

6.2 Where can I find information about guitars that Prince has played?

There’s a website here: http://www.geocities.com/...2/ag2.html

7 Prince on film

7.1 What films has Prince appeared in?

Prince starred in the following:

Purple Rain
Under The Cherry Moon
Sign O’ The Times
Graffiti Bridge

The first three films received a movie theatre release, before appearing on video. All of these films have subsequently been released on DVD.

7.2 Which concerts have been made available on film?
Concert footage has been used in movies (parts of Sign O’ The Times above) as well as television ‘specials’ and documentaries.

The principal concerts that have been filmed and released widely have been:

Syracuse – a video release of a Purple Rain concert from new York, 1985.
Lovesexy Live – a double video release of the 1988 Lovesexy concert in Dortmund
The Sacrifice of Victor – footage from Prince and the NPG in London, 1993.
Beautiful Strange – footage from London concert, 1998.
Rave Un2 The Year 2000 – footage from The Time and Prince at Paisley Park, 1999
Live At The Aladdin Las vegas – concert footage from the end of the One Nite Alone tour, 2002.

7.3 Was Prince in the movie Fargo?

Short answer: no.

A modified version of the symbol does appear in the credits, though. Here is an excerpt from an interview with the Coen brothers in Premiere magazine, explaining it:

Premiere: A question for all the Coenheads on the Internet: What is that Prince-like symbol, the smiley face on its side, in the end credits?

Ethan Coen: That was our storyboard artist, who played the guy who drives by in the car with the red parka. He asked us if he could have that credit. We also use a lot of names of people we grew up with, scattered throughout the movie, being paged on telephones. But that's mostly because we couldn't think of names that would be appropriate.

7.4 What about videos promoting his musical recordings?

The following is a summary of songs for which there are known to be promotional videos, a few of which have been available for purchase on video or DVD, or download from the internet.

I Wanna Be Your Lover (Solo Version)
I Wanna Be Your Lover (Band Version)
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
Uptown
Dirty Mind
Controversy
Sexuality
1999
Little Red Corvette
Let's Pretend We're Married
Automatic
When Doves Cry
Let's Go Crazy
I Would Die 4 U
Baby I'm A Star
Take Me With U
Purple Rain
I Would Die 4 U (Live)
4 The Tears In Your Eyes (Live Aid Performance, Maybe Not Strictly A Promo)
Raspberry Beret
Paisley Park
America
Pop Life (Live Footage Of The Song From The Parade Birthday Show (!!) , Shown On Mtv Way After The Single's Release)
Kiss
Mountains
Girls & Boys
Anotherloverholenyohead
Sign O' The Times (US Version 1)
Sign O' The Times ( Version 2 , With Some Different Computer Graphics To Version Above)
If I Was Your Girlfriend (Compilation Of Other Prince Footage)
U Got The Look
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Alphabet Street
Glam Slam
I Wish U Heaven
When 2 R In Love (Lovesexy Version)*
When 2 R In Love (Black Album Promo , Different Typeface To *)
Batdance
Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix , Re-Edit Of Batdance)
Batdance (Batmix , Another Re-Edit)
Partyman
Scandalous
The Arms Of Orion (Compilation Of Other Prince Footage , From Batdance ,U Got The Look Etc )
Thieves In The Temple (Extended Video Version ,Pts 1 And 2 )
New Power Generation
New Power Generation (Funky Weapon Remix)
The Question Of U (Live From Nude Tour, Tokyo 1990)
Round & Round (Rough Cut)
Can't Stop This Feeling I Got (Rough Cut)
The Question Of U (Rough Cut)
The Latest Fashion (Rough Cut)
(Rough Cuts = Out-Takes From The Movie, Circulating Amongst Fans In Low Quality)

Gett Off Video Collection : Gett Off - Gett Off (Housestyle)
Violet The Organ Grinder - Gangster Glam - Clockin' The Jizz

Diamonds & Pearls Video Collection (Live Footage Not Listed):
Gett Off - Cream - Diamonds & Pearls - Call The Law -
Willing & Able - Insatiable -
Strollin' - Money Don't Matter 2night

Money Don't Matter 2nite (Spike Lee Version , No Prince At All)
Willing & Able (Superbowl Version)
Strollin' (Alternate Version)

3 Chains O' Gold Video Collection:
Intro - My Name Is Prince - Sexy M.F.
Love 2 The 9's - The Morning Papers
The Max - Blue Light - I Wanna Melt With U
Sweet Baby - The Continental - Damn U - 7 - 3 Chains O' Gold (Credits)

2 Whom It May Concern
My Name Is Prince (Porno Version,A Video For Playboy Using The 12" Remix Of The Song, Intercutting/Overlaying The Original Video Footage With Kaleidoscope Effects Of Naked Women)
Sexy Mf (Playboy Hot Rocks)
Sexy Mf (Edit)
The Continental (Complete , From The Abc Special 1992 )
Peach
Peach (Rough Cut W/ Time Code)
Pink Cashmere ( Another Compilation Of Older Prince Footage )
Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince And Rosie Gaines , Mix Of Live Footage From The
D & P Tour 1992 Along With Mainly Older Video Footage)
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix - Top Of The Pops)

Interactive (From The Beautiful Experience , A 1994 Tv Special)
Come (From The Beautiful Experience)
Days Of Wild (From The Beautiful Experience)
Race (From The Beautiful Experience)
The Jam (Live ,From The Beautiful Experience)
Shhh (Live ,From The Beautiful Experience)
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Acknowledge Me (from The Beautiful Experience)
Pheromone (from The Beautiful Experience)
Loose (Live ,from The Beautiful Experience)
Papa (Live ,from The Beautiful Experience)
Beautiful (from The Beautiful Experience)
Orgasm (from The Beautiful Experience)

Letitgo (Comprises Footage From 3 Chains O' Gold Collection Mainly )
Dolphin
Love Sign
Purple Medley (Full Length )
Purple Medley (Edit)
Get Wild
The Good Life
Count The Days
The Same December (Version 1)
The Same December (Version 2 , With Added Special Fx )
18 + Over
Zanalee
Empty Room
I Hate U
Gold (From Love 4 1 Another Tv Special 1996)
Rock N' Roll Is Alive (As Above)
Interactive (From Interactive Cd-Rom , Different To Previous Version)
Endorphinmachine (From Interactive Cd-Rom)
2morrow ( Comprises Footage From Blue Light Video And Other Older Promos)
Dinner With Delores
The Same December
Betcha By Golly Wow
Betcha By Golly Wow (Alternate : Shown Only On Totp In The Uk And Is Comprised Of Footage From The Original Video Shoot, But Only The Blue-Screen Stuff ,None Of The Hospital Stuff).
Somebody's Somebody
The Holy River
Face Down ( Promo - Censored)
The One
Come On
Beautiful Strange
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold
Npg Music Club Intro (Hit N Run Tour Intro Video)
U Make My Sunshine
When Eye Lay Hands On U (Promo - Incomplete)
The Daisy Chain
One Song
Hot With U (Nasty Girl Mix)
I Like It There
Musicology
Call My Name
Cinnamon Girl

In addition to these, there exists :

Pussy Control Promo (only ever seen live on screens prior to 1994/95 shows)
Daddy Pop Promo ( A brief excerpt was shown on the 1991 BBC Omnibus show)
Love Song (duet with Madonna ,the video comprises old footage from both artists)

Prince also makes a cameo in Mavis Staples "Time Waits For No-one" video ,
playing guitar while leaning against a lamp-post at the very end of the video.

There are undoubtedly other unreleased promos e.g "A Million Days" was shot in 2004 (a photo from the directors webasite was posted on prince.org). It has also been said by reputable sources that a video was shot (at Paisley Park) for almost every song released from 1994-6 (Come, TGE, Emancipation, C&D etc) and Prince was originally going to release a video companion to Crystal Ball with videos to (some/all?) of the songs, although it's unknown if he ever recorded any of them).

7.5 What is the hidden message in the "Alphabet St" video?

After the first verse ("...from my head to my feet"), and before the first chorus, the following message, printed vertically in small purple letters, appears on the screen for a split second:

"Don't buy the Black Album. I'm sorry."

8 Miscellaneous

8.1 Is Prince currently touring?

Tour dates are usually announced in advance via the official web-site at www.npgmc.com

NPGMC members should also receive an email advising them of tour dates (although email noticification cannot be gauranteed).

Inevitably, any such official tour announcement is posted at unofficial Prince-related websites such as prince.org very quickly, and has normally featured in the 'latest news' and 'upcoming dates' sections of the prince.org home page.

8.2 Where can I find the artwork produced to accompany the release of ‘Crystal Ball’?

It’s online at: http://www.bieker.de/crystalball/

8.3 Why can't I operate the safe in the Interactive CD-ROM game?

For whatever reason, the safe doesn't work unless you set your display resolution to 640 x 480.

8.4 Why is track four on Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic silent?

The track is a moment of silence in honor of the late jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Prince worked with Miles on multiple occasions before his death.

8.5 So what's the deal with the Black Album?

In late 1987, Prince planned to release an album popularly known as the Black Album. The actual album had an all-black cover with only a catalog number, and no artist information or title. The Black Album contains eight tracks, most of which are "funk" songs.

The album was canceled mere days before its scheduled release, after hundreds of thousands of copies were pressed. A few escaped destruction, and rank among the most coveted Prince collectables. In addition, the Black Album became the most bootlegged record of all time.

At the time, a rumor circulated that Warner Bros. canceled the album due to concerns about explicit lyrics. Prince, on the other hand, has said that he canceled the project after having a religious experience involving a vision. What really happened? Per Nilsen, respected author of several books on Prince, claims that Prince decided to scrap the album after an experiment with the drug MDMA (aka ecstasy) that resulted in a bad trip. Former Prince associates have confirmed the ecstasy story.

The Black Album was replaced with Lovesexy, an album that contained one track ("When 2 R in Love") from the Black Album. In 1994, Warner Bros. officially released the Black Album as a limited edition.

8.7 Why doesn't Prince have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

The stars are privately paid for: almost anyone of any fame can apply to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, and usually choose to do it for extra publicity around the time they are promoting something. They are not an 'award' for outstanding achievement or anything like that.

A selection committee announces their awards in June for the following year's inductees. An average of 20 nominees are selected annually to receive a star in one of five categories (film, television, recording, stage or radio), from a typical 200 or more applications received. Once the celebrity is selected, payment of $15,000 is requiredl. This fee is used by the Chamber to pay for the plaque as well as the cost of the induction ceremony.

Since Prince could clearly afford one and would hardly be denied such a request, we can only conclude that it doesn't interest him to have one.

8.8 Has Prince every worked with Michael Jackson?

No. They have met, chatted, played table tennis, had dinner, and most likely discussed projects. It is believed that MJ offered to record "Bad" as a duet with Prince, but Prince turned the idea down flat.

Prince also offered up "Wouldn't You Love To Love Me", but MJ turned it down.

1n 1983, Prince attended a James Brown concert. Brown called MJ on to the stage to perform, and then MJ pointed out to Brown that Prince was also in attendance. Prince then briefly took to the stage, where he also performed briefly.

Prince was pencilled in to sing a line on MJ's joint composition "We Are The World", but he never attended the recording session.

8.9 Did Prince write songs for Coca-Cola and Pepsi?

Prince is registered with ASCAP as having written a song entitled "Coca Cola". Although apparently not the "Always Coca Cola" jingle, which is registered seperately .For all we know, it could be a jingle that was never used by Coke for any commercial. Just because it’s registered with ASCAP doesnt mean it was ever used. All that is known is that Prince did write a song called "Coca Cola".

There is also an unreleased Prince song in circulation called "Uh
Huh". Pepsi's slogan around 1991-92 was "Uh-huh, you got the right one baby", and a song was used in TV ads similar to the Prince outtake, performed by Ray Charles and a couple of back-up singers.

The story goes that Pepsi gave Prince an undisclosed amount of money (rumors of $7 million) to "beef the song up" for them. It seems the song was not originally written by Prince, though.Prince's version of the song was never released and he did it before a ray Charles recording was used for the pepsi advertisement.

The album list (originally submitted by Boris) needs the symbol adding back in during that period as artist.

I can see a whole host of other bits that could be tidied up if we wanted to revamp. Please feel free to ignore, amend or whatever.

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rudeboynpg said:

Nice pic ,he still looks amazing

I am loving this thread so far and I have a question:

Are the P.org mags real? If so, how do I get it?


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Wow! This thread/faq revamp is going to be an awesome resource for newbies and "oldies" alike.

My only suggestion is to link to some of the longer lists (like albums and videos). Maybe copy the info into its own thread and then lock it?

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I think Prince is shorter that 5'2". I worked with Prince briefly and we stood side by side a couple of times. He was wearing HUGE heels and was my height with them on. I am 5'4" and those heels were NOT just 2" heels. There were at least 4".

artpal said:

He's 5'2" with heels...

Neversin.

okay ya'll, i'm currently finishing up with the new FAQs. expect them up by sometime either today or tomorrow. thanx so much for helpin out, guys!