Originals (Prince album)

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Originals
File:Prince - Originals.png
Demo album by Prince
Released June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
Recorded 1981–1985, 1991
Length 63:49
Label
Producer Prince
Prince chronology
Piano and a Microphone 1983
(2018)		 Originals
(2019)		 Welcome 2 America
(2021)

Originals is a posthumous demo album by American musician Prince, released through Warner Records on June 7, 2019 (on what would have been Prince's 61st birthday), exclusively through Tidal, with a wide release following on June 21, 2019.[1] It compiles the original demo versions of songs Prince wrote and gave to other artists. All except for Prince's recording of "Nothing Compares 2 U", which was first officially released in 2018, were previously unreleased.[2] The demo album was met with widespread critical acclaim, and debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200, as well as the top 10 in Belgium, Hungary, Portugal, and Switzerland.

Background

The songs were written and the demos recorded from the early 1980s to the early 1990s,[3] but a specific emphasis was placed on those recorded between 1981 and 1985 due to the size of Prince's unreleased archive.[1] Troy Carter, a music manager and entertainment adviser to Prince's estate, selected the tracks, with some input from Jay-Z, who "pushed" for Prince's demo for Martika's 1991 single "Love... Thy Will Be Done" to be included.[1]

Critical reception

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Originals was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 88, based on 17 reviews.[12]

Rebecca Bengal of Pitchfork awarded the album a "Best New Reissue" tag and said that "Hearing Prince sing these songs that he gave to other performers brings you close to the pulse of his artistry: transgressive, funky, sexy, a testament to his genius even in the form of demos."[7] Wyndham Wallace of Classic Pop wrote that "the slow unveiling of Prince's private recordings remains suitably seductive, if – true to form – wilfully unpredictable," noting that the record's "greatest revelation is how few artists strayed far from the Prince template of these Originals."[13] Adam Mattera in Echoes wrote "fans can debate amongst themselves whether Morris Day’s pimp loverboy croon tops Prince’s coquettish Valentino vocal approach to the creamy slow jam "Gigolos Get Lonely Too", but what’s in no doubt is the virtuosity of the talent that tossed out these funk diamonds and pop pearls with abandon through the 80s into the mid 90s."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Prince, except where noted. 

Originals track listing
No. Title Original artist Length
1. "Sex Shooter"   Apollonia 6 3:06
2. "Jungle Love"   The Time 3:04
3. "Manic Monday"   The Bangles 2:51
4. "Noon Rendezvous"   Sheila E. 3:00
5. "Make-Up"   Vanity 6 2:27
6. "100 MPH"   Mazarati 3:30
7. "You're My Love"   Kenny Rogers 4:24
8. "Holly Rock"   Sheila E. 6:38
9. "Baby, You're a Trip"   Jill Jones 5:51
10. "The Glamorous Life"   Sheila E. 4:12
11. "Gigolos Get Lonely Too"   The Time 4:41
12. "Love... Thy Will Be Done"   Martika 4:07
13. "Dear Michaelangelo"   Sheila E. 5:22
14. "Wouldn't You Love to Love Me?"   Taja Sevelle 5:56
15. "Nothing Compares 2 U"   The Family 4:40
Total length:
 63:49
Japanese and Target editions bonus track
No. Title Length
16. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Cinematic Mix) 4:24

Charts

Release history

Release history and formats for Originals
Region Release date Version Format
Various[3] June 7, 2019 Standard (Tidal only) Streaming
June 21, 2019 Standard (other retailers)
July 19, 2019
  • Standard
  • limited deluxe
  • LP
  • 2LP+CD

References

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  15. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Prince – Originals" (in German). Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – Originals" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – Originals" (in French). Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Prince.
  19. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – Originals" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  20. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Prince – Originals". Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince – Originals" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  22. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2019. 27. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
  23. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Prince – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
  24. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Prince – Originals". Hung Medien.
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  26. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-07-01" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  27. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Prince – Originals". Hung Medien.
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  30. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Prince – Originals". Hung Medien.
  31. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Prince – Originals". Hung Medien.
  32. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  33. ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Prince.
  34. ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Prince.
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