I'm listening to Love is Contagious by Taja Seville. I LOVE this song, and also The Screams of Passion by The Family.

JUST NAME 2.

Nothing Compares 2 U

"Love, Thy Will Be Done" by Martika. Love it to bits.

i love the prince's version of 'neon telephone'

MantuaPharoah said:

There r so many

Top 40 Hits written by prince for others

Stevie Nicks "Stand Back" (1983) #5 US
Chaka Khan "I Feel For You" (1984)#3 US #1 UK
Sheila E. "The Glamorous life" (1984) #7 US
The Time "The Bird" (1984) #36US
The Time "Jungle love" (1985) #20 US
Sheena Easton "Sugar walls" (1985) #9 US
Sheila E. "The Belle Of St Mark" (1985) #34 US #18 UK
Bangles "Manic Monday" (1986) #2 US (behind "Kiss, at #1), #2 UK
Sheila E. "A Love Bizarre" (1986) #11 US
Art Of Noise featuring Tom Jones "Kiss" (1988) #5 UK
Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990) #1 US #1 UK
Kid Creole & The Coconuts "The Sex Of It" (1990) #29 UK
MC Hammer "Pray" (1990) #2 US #8 UK (sampled)
The Time "Jerk Out" (1991) #9 US
Tevin Campbell "Round and Round" (1991) #11 US
Martika "Love... Thy Will Be Done" (1991) #10 US #9 UK
Martika "Martika's Kitchen " (1991) #17 UK
Monie Love "Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." (1993) #18 UK
Monie Love "In A Word Or 2 / The Power" (1993) #33 UK
New Power Generation "Get Wild" (1995) #19 UK
MoKenStef "He's Mine" (1995) #7 US (sampled "Do Me Baby")
New Power Generation "The Good " (1995) #29 UK
New Power Generation "Get Wild" (1997) #15 UK (reissue)
Ginuwine "When Doves Cry " (1997) #10 UK
Alicia Keys "How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore" (2002) #26 UK
Jay-Z featuring Beyonce Knowles "03 Bonnie & Clyde" (2003) #4 US #2 UK (sampled)
Inaya Day "Nasty Girl" (2005) #9 UK

Top 40 R&B Hits only written by prince

"Apollonia 6 "Sex Shooter" #19
"Sheila E "Sister Fate" #36
"Sheila E "Koo Koo" #35
"The Family "The Screams Of Passion" #9
"The Family "High Fashion" #34
"Patti Labelle "Yo Mister" #6
"Madhouse "6" #5
"Mazarati "100 MPH" #19
"Mavis Staples "Melody Cool" #36
"The Time "Get It Up" #6
"The Time "Cool" #7
"The Time "777-9311" #2
"The Time "The Walk" #24
"The Time "Ice Cream Castles" #11
"Vanity 6 "Nasty Girl" #7

asg said:

P didn't write those songs for them. They either licensed those songs as a whole or as a sample.
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does anyone know if prince ever did his own version of "manic monday" ?

P2daP said:

I would love to know this too.

Also I would love to know how come Sinead O'Connor ended up recording "Nothing Compares 2 U".

I seriously doubt that Prince wrote it with her in mind to sing it, as he gave it to The Family originally.

"101" by Sheena Easton
"Yo Mister" by Patti LaBelle

If you haven't heard these, consider yourself incomplete...

P2daP said:

i remember watching a video of him and the bangles playing that song live and prince forgot some of the lyrics.
really funny moment.

See below
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pepper7 said:

It was more than likely because Steve Fargnoli was her manager at the time. Being that he was formerly in Prince's employ as manager when the song was originally done, he probably got a percentage.

Also, i don't think P wrote "Love Is Contagious", only "Wouldn't U Love 2 Love Me?" & "If I Could Get Your Attention." Check the publishing info & correct me if i'm wrong.
[Edited 2/12/06 13:37pm]

Browntree007 said:

Hmmm interesting....

Thanks for that. I have always been mystified by this fact.

I remember hearing the song everywhere at the time it was released and then finding out Prince had written it.

Although I wasn't surprised that he's written it because it did sound like him.

Especially the "It's been 7 hours and 15 days".

I could NEVER work out how come she came to record it.

Ta

Browntree007 said:

I remember hearing that while Sinead was working on her "I Do Not Want What I Have Not Got" album Steve Fargnoli played the song to her. She liked it and decided to cover it. She was asked why she liked it so much and just said "it's a great song." This was in an interview with her at around the time the album came out, in "Q" magazine, I think.

Love...thy will be done
Manic Monday
A Love Bizarre

Also
The Sex of It
If I Love U 2Nite

(although I prefer Prince singing these)

Sorry guys 4 being sooo un-informed on these matters BUT When he gives a song like some of "these beauties" 2 others he registers them as his and gets royalities?????

P2daP said:

there is a version with him and Vanity(i think) singing it.
The copy i have is not the greatest of quality.

Get It Up
The Glamorous Life
Desire
Nothing Compares 2 U
Manic Monday
Love...Thy Will Be Done

Nasalhair said:

Ditto, especialy Princes backing vox, then close second is actually A Love Bizarre by Sheila E off Romance 1600, that was the first Prince related record I bought, I loved it to bits and still do.

Definatly Sugar Walls. Sheena's voice was PERFECT for it!

Browntree007 said:

you are right. it is NOT written and NOT produced by Prince. LOVE IS CONTAGIOUS was written by Sevelle, and produced by Bennet, credited as executive producers are Michael Ostin, and Benny Medina.

can anyone tell me whats good about the screams of passion one song?

i think its the shitiest song ever

my favs are

Love...They Will Be Done
Nothing Compares 2 U
Time Waits 4 No One
Manic Monday
The Dance Electric

P2daP said:

i have a few boots at home that has that song on it, i will check them and see if he is singing it.

Too many, but the first ones to come to mind are: I feel for U and Nothing compares 2 U.

Wow, loads and loads but I LOVE 'Violet Blue' by Jill Jones. Imagine his version...

And I'd love to hear his version of 'Sugar Walls'.

tripp said:

He is singing on it. His vocals are twinned with Apollonia's who's album it was intended for. She sounds dreadful as normal, and it isnt as good as The Bangles version, but isnt that far removed. Also the quality of the demos aint great.

My favourite all time song for someone else is A Love Bizarre.....just brilliant. I think he should release a "best of songs for others" type record. Between The Time, Sheila E, Vanity 6, Apollonia 6, The Family, Jill Jones, Sheena Easton, The Bangles, Sinead Oconner, Chaka, he could release a collection demonstrating exactly how much he's written for others. He oculd have one CD with their versions on it, and a second with his versions. I would kill someone to get my hands on his demo of Nothing Compares 2 U.

Dont sleep on Cool Love - Sheena Easton.