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[[Dear Michaelangelo]] was recorded in January 1985<!-- CHECK UPON RELEASE --> at Master Sound, Atlanta, Georgia, while in Atlanta for dates on the [[Purple Rain Tour]]. [[Sheila E.]]’s version appeared the second track on Sheila E.’s second album [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]], and was included as the b-side of [[Single: Bedtime Story|Bedtime Story]], the album’s second single.<br> | [[Dear Michaelangelo]] was recorded in January 1985<!-- CHECK UPON RELEASE --> at Master Sound, Atlanta, Georgia, while in Atlanta for dates on the [[Purple Rain Tour]]. [[Sheila E.]]’s version appeared the second track on Sheila E.’s second album [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]], and was included as the b-side of [[Single: Bedtime Story|Bedtime Story]], the album’s second single.<br> | ||
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− | [[Holly Rock]] is another [[Sheila E.]] song on this compilation. Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_24|24 April 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California amid the highly productive sessions that yielded a lot of songs for [[Album: Parade|Parade]]. Parts of the lyrics were in fact revamped from the unreleased [[The Family]] song [[Feline]] from 1984. The version on this album is the cut that also ended | + | [[Holly Rock]] is another [[Sheila E.]] song on this compilation. Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_24|24 April 1985]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California amid the highly productive sessions that yielded a lot of songs for [[Album: Parade|Parade]]. Parts of the lyrics were in fact revamped from the unreleased [[The Family]] song [[Feline]] from 1984. The version on this album is the cut that also ended up as 'Extended Version' on the German 12" and US Promo 12" for [[Single: Holly Rock|Holly Rock]], but with [[Prince]]’s vocals instead of [[Sheila E.]]’s<br> |
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− | [[Love... Thy Will Be Done]] is the only song on this compilation that dates from the 1990s. Although specific recording dates are unknown, basic tracking took place in January 1991 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, as the first track recorded by [[Prince]] for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]. Her version appeared as the third track on her album [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]], and was released as its first [[Single: Love... Thy Will Be Done|single]], to medium success. | + | [[Love... Thy Will Be Done]] is the only song on this compilation that dates from the 1990s. Although specific recording dates are unknown, basic tracking took place in January 1991 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, as the first track recorded by [[Prince]] for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] based on her lyrics. Her version appeared as the third track on her album [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]], and was released as its first [[Single: Love... Thy Will Be Done|single]], to medium success. |
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The album was announced with a [http://www.prince.com/article/prince-originals press release] dated 25 April 2019 (released late the previous evening). | The album was announced with a [http://www.prince.com/article/prince-originals press release] dated 25 April 2019 (released late the previous evening). | ||
+ | Two singles from the album have been released, although [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U 2018|Nothing Compares 2 U]] was released in 2018 as a stand-alone single not linked with '''Originals'''. [[Single:_Holly_Rock_(Edit)|Holly Rock (Edit)]] was released as digital single. Videos were made in 2019 for both [[Manic Monday]] and [[Holly Rock]] after the release of the album although [[Manic Monday]] was not issued as a single. | ||
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+ | |Single = [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U 2018|Nothing Compares 2 U]] | ||
+ | |B-side = [[Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U (Full-Length Version)]] <br><small> ''Released in 2018''</small> | ||
+ | |Image = Nothingcompares2u2018_single.jpg | ||
+ | |Link = Single: Nothing Compares 2 U | ||
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+ | |Single = [[Single:_Holly_Rock_(Edit)|Holly Rock (Edit)]] | ||
+ | |B-side = None <br> | ||
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+ | |Link = Single: Holly_Rock_(Edit) | ||
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− | |album promotion = | + | |album promotion = [[Apollonia]], [[Susannah Melvoin]] and [[Jill Jones]] participated in the promotion of the album by giving interviews for several magazines and websites. |
|trivia = Two slightly different versions of the cover exist. The release on Tidal and on streaming services has the title '''Originals''' printed in black under the R and I of the spray painted '''Prince''', whereas the cd and vinyl versions don’t have the title printed. This is not the first time an album cover is different for different formats. For instance the vinyl LP of [[album: Parade|Parade]] has '''Prince & The Revolution / Parade''' on its cover while this is not printed on the cd-version of the album, which also tilts the image 90 degrees counterclockwise to have him facing upward. | |trivia = Two slightly different versions of the cover exist. The release on Tidal and on streaming services has the title '''Originals''' printed in black under the R and I of the spray painted '''Prince''', whereas the cd and vinyl versions don’t have the title printed. This is not the first time an album cover is different for different formats. For instance the vinyl LP of [[album: Parade|Parade]] has '''Prince & The Revolution / Parade''' on its cover while this is not printed on the cd-version of the album, which also tilts the image 90 degrees counterclockwise to have him facing upward. | ||
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2019: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) ◄ |
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2019 The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) |
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