This is THE song Prince has done in the past 10 years that just gets better and better with age. It's in the top 10 of all time faves for me and approaching top 5. Is anyone else in love with this song? Discuss...

It's fantastic-makes my sun shine!

It's one of my favorites and the other side when will we be lpaid. I paid a hefty price for the CD on Ebay and it's well worth it!

What album is it on? I've never heard it.

AndGodCreatedWoman1 said:

It was an outtake, he recoreded it with Angie Stone if I remember correctly. It was released around 2000-2003 on an NPG Music Club CD hope this helps

vinaysfunk said:

How can I hear it?

Beautiful, beautiful song.

AndGodCreatedWoman1 said:

As well as being an NPGMC MP3, it was also released officially as a single.

Check Amazon, EBAY etc. I'm sure you'll find a copy. The B-Side is 'When Will We Be Paid' which is also superb.

Yes, it was released officially three times - once by NPG Records c/w When Will We B Paid; again by NPG distributed through Wingspan, an indie label out of Virginia. This one is packaged in a jewel case and has snippets of two songs by other artists on the label. And finally, it was c/w The Work, Pt. 1 when some of those were pressed up by NPG in 2001. Yes, they are hard to find now, but do a search - I found the Wingspan version last year for only $4.00 on e-bay.

NewMr7 said:

When Will We B Paid is also a gem. Anyone who hasn't heard either of these need to check them out immediately.

U Make My Sunshine is one of those songs that I don't want to end...simply a beautiful song.

I love it! I've only seen the video once, tho. I'd love to catch it again....

just made a mix cd and that song is the last one on it.....love it.....and it is a shame a lot of people never heard it

pkidwell said:

I did the same thing which made me fall in love with this song all over again.

BTW, the mix I made was based on "feel good" songs by Prince, starting with the recent download of Song of the Heart from iTunes.

Here it is:

1, The Song of the Heart
2, Love
3, Make Yo Mama Happy
4, Good Love
5, Play in the Sunshine
6, Walk Don't Walk
7, Elephants & Flowers
8, Rock n Roll is Alive
9, Trust
10, Private Joy
11, The Word
12, She Gave Her Angels
13, Its About That Walk
14, It's A Wonderful Day
15, Take Me With U
16, Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do
17, U Make My Sunshine

Just to clear up a few points...

1. it's called "U Make My Sun Shine" (not Sunshine)

2. the wingspan release is not "official". It's what could be described as an
kind of officially sanctioned bootleg (Prince was not impressed with it)

BorisFishpaw said:[quote]Just to clear up a few points...

1. it's called "U Make My Sun Shine" (not Sunshine)

got it

'U Make My Sun Shine'
Video available in NPGMC February (Month 1 edition), 2001


'U Make My Sun Shine' / 'When Will We B Paid?'

NPG Records 2000
Released 2001
Card slipcase


'U Make My Sun Shine' / 'When Will We B Paid?'

1. U Make My Sun Shine
2. When Will We B Paid?
3. Throw Dat Leg Up (Snippet)
4. Sweet Punanny (Snippet)

Tracks 1 and 2: NPG Records 2000
Tracks 3 and 4: Wingspan Records 2000-1
Tracks 3 and 4 by Track Squad
WS 00102
Released 2001
Jewel case


'U Make My Sun Shine' / 'The Work Part 1'

NPG Records 2001
Released 2001
Card slipcase

'U Make My Sun Shine'

NPGMC Music Club download as part of 'The Chocolate Invasion' online 'album', March 2004.


Please note: the versions originally on single appear to be edits. The recording coupled with 'When Will We B Paid?' is the shortest at around 5'52. The recording released coupled with 'The Work Part 1' has one extra beat at the end making it fractionally longer. The recording released by NPGMC as part of 'The Chocolate Invasion' features the coda extending the song by just over one minute.


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Beautiful song.I love and the missus loves it more than me and thats saying something.The video can b seen in housequake.com if u look closely enough.

Yeah I love this song