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2019 archive collection from the late soul/rock legend. Originals is a 15-track album featuring 14 previously unreleased recordings that illuminate the vital, behind-the-scenes role Prince played in other artists' careers. By the mid-1980s, Prince was dominating the charts even as a writer/producer with songs he'd composed and recorded for others. Several of the iconic songs found on Originals were considerable hits for the artists who recorded them. Sheila E.'s InchThe Glamorous LifeInch reached #1 on the dance charts in 1984, while the enormous success of InchManic MondayInch propelled the single and it's accompanying album, The Bangles' Different Light, to the #2 spot on the pop charts. The Time's Ice Cream Castle, featuring the top 20 InchJungle LoveInch, spent a whopping 57 weeks on the Billboard 200. And in 1991, Martika enjoyed international success with InchLove... Thy Will Be DoneInch, a top 10 hit in France, Australia, the UK and the USA. Originals pulls back the curtain to reveal the origins of these familiar songs, in addition to deeper album cuts such as Vanity 6's InchMake-Up,Inch Jill Jones's InchBaby, You're a Trip,Inch and Kenny Rogers' InchYou're My Love.Inch The album also features Prince's majestic original 1984 version of InchNothing Compares 2 U,Inch released in 2018 as a standalone single. Album Tracks 1. S*x 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
