One of the greatest aspects of Prince is his never ending supply of good music. Just when you get mildly done with a year, you can pick a new one. Or you can pick a new artist he worked with. But in the 80s he was prolific. Writing hundreds of songs that other artists would perform. Sadly he never had the time to record all the songs himself. Even though he usually didn’t worry about recording techniques. Most of the time he’d simply slap up some mics to get the song down as quick as possible as to not interrupt the vibe. But sometimes he’d toss them to his protégés or friends to get them released even faster. And sometimes they were songs he just didn’t want on a record or it simply wasn’t time.

Below are my favorite songs Prince either produced and/or wrote for other artists. And for the most part, Prince plays or sings on most of these. Most notably the backing track. (more…)

It’s almost a mystery of the world as to the number of songs Prince has actually recorded. He’s officially or unofficially released at least 1,100. But then again that doesn’t include the hundreds of songs he’s written for other artists. His volume of music is abundant and equally diverse. And his B-Sides are no slackers.
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It’s quite known that Prince makes records and never releases them because of label problems or his own demons. It’s a sad but true state of affairs. Luckily there are typically leaks. And sometimes A+ quality. The leaks were more frequent in the 80s. But that’s ok as that was his most creative and adventurous era, in my humble opinion.
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Because Prince is a Jehovah’s Witness, he isn’t allowed to celebrate his birthday today, but I can (and will!) by giving you my Top 10 Favorite Prince Records, as of 7 June 2006. Please note this list is known to change by the minute. This is just a rough guide and only pertains to officially released records. Perhaps in the future I will do an unreleased Top 10.

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Because Prince is a Jehovah’s Witness, he isn’t allowed to celebrate his birthday today, but I can (and will!) by giving you my Top 10 Favorite Prince Records, as of 7 June 2006. Please note this list is known to change by the minute. This is just a rough guide and only pertains to officially released records. Perhaps in the future I will do an unreleased Top 10.

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