When Prince died in 2016, he left behind a huge amount of unreleased music—a literal steel vault so private and tightly guarded it had to be drilled open. Following on the heels of 2018’s unprecedentedly intimate Piano & a Microphone 1983, Originals is a collection of highly polished demos for songs ultimately gifted to other artists. As exciting as it is to hear Prince’s initial vision for now-ubiquitous hits like “Manic Monday” and “Nothing Compares 2 U,” the most revelatory tracks here tend to be the raunchy ones: “Sex Shooter,” originally for Apollonia 6 (“Come on, kiss the gun”); “Jungle Love,” originally for The Time (and complete with monkey-howl backing vocals); the sex-doll synth-pop of “Make-Up,” for Vanity 6. Not that it isn’t exciting to hear him sing “Manic Monday” (adopted by The Bangles) and “Nothing Compares 2 U” (reportedly inspired by a departed housekeeper before being rendered immortal by Sinéad O’Connor)—it is. But what better testament to Prince’s genius than his ability to lay our nastiest, basest impulses over a funk beat and elevate them to high art?

Tracklisting

1. Sex Shooter (3:06)
2. Jungle Love (3:04)
3. Manic Monday (2:51)
4. Noon Rendezvous (3:00)
5. Make-Up (2:27)
6. 100 MPH (3:31)
7. You’re My Love (4:24)
8. Holly Rock (6:39)
9. Baby, You’re A Trip (5:52)
10. The Glamorous Life (4:12)
11. Gigolos Get Lonely Too (4:41)
12. Love… Thy Will Be Done (4:09)
13. Dear Michaelangelo (5:52)
14. Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (5:57)
15. Nothing Compares 2 U (4:39)
16. Sex Shooter
17. Jungle Love
18. Manic Monday
19. Noon Rendezvous
20. Make-Up
21. 100 MPH
22. You’re My Love
23. Holly Rock
24. Baby, You’re A Trip
25. The Glamorous Life
26. Gigolos Get Lonely Too
27. Love… Thy Will Be Done
28. Dear Michaelangelo
29. Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?
30. Nothing Compares 2 U

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Videos

Prince - Nothing Compares 2 U (Official Music Video)

More Videos

• Prince - Sex Shooter (Official Audio)
• Prince - Jungle Love (Official Audio)
• Prince - Manic Monday (Official Music Video)
• Prince - Noon Rendezvous (Official Audio)
• Prince - Make-Up (Official Audio)
• Prince - 100 MPH (Official Audio)
• Prince - You’re My Love (Official Audio)
• Prince - Holly Rock (Official Music Video)
• Prince - Baby You’re A Trip (Official Audio)
• Prince - The Glamorous Life (Official Audio)
• Prince - Gigolos Get Lonely Too (Official Audio)
• Prince - Love… Thy Will Be Done (Official Audio)
• Prince - Dear Michaelangelo (Official Audio)
• Prince - Wouldn’t You Love to Love Me? (Official Audio)

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