Originals (2019)
1. Sex Shooter
2. Jungle Love
3. Manic Monday
4. Noon Rendezvous
5. Make-Up
6. 100 MPH
7. You're My Love
8. Holly Rock
9. Baby, You're a Trip
10.The Glamorous Life
11.Gigolos Get Lonely Too
12.Love...Thy Will Be Done
13.Dear Michaelangelo
14.Wouldn't You Love to Love Me?
15.Nothing Compares 2 U
If ever there was a testament to this man's genius. All of these
great songs here, for whatever reason, were written for other artists. Most successful musicians
couldn't come up with tunes this good for themselves, let alone classify them as "throwaways" so to speak.
Prince shows his diversity by having a wide variety of artists successfully cover his material. These songs
here were covered by everyone from Sheila E. to The Bangles. From Kenny Rogers to The Time. And let's not
forget Nothing Compares 2 U which made Sinead O'Connor a star.
Unlike the previous posthumous release Piano and a Microphne, this
album's songs have all been crafted into a final form, and the finished product sounds ready for consumption.
Occasionally we come across a track such as "Holly Rock" that does sound like it's missing something
that makes really good songs great, and one feels that if Prince did "keep" these songs for himself,
he would have spent a bit more time in the studio polishing some of the edges and making these tunes shine
a tad brighter.
Prince may have never wished that such a collection be released, and one can see his thinking. Yet having these
treasures available is quite the bonus for the faithful fan.
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