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In the film Purple Rain, for which the album serves as the soundtrack, the song is directed toward Apollonia Kotero's character when she decides to work with Prince's character's rival (played by Morris Day). Compared with the slick production of the other songs on the album, "Darling Nikki" was deliberately engineered to have a raw and live feel.
"The Beautiful Ones" is the third track on Prince and the Revolution's soundtrack album Purple Rain. It was one of three songs produced, arranged, composed, and performed by Prince, the other two being "When Doves Cry" and "Darling Nikki". The song was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles by Peggy Mac and David Leonard [3] on September 20 ...
"Have It All" "Darling Nikki" (Prince cover) "Disenchanted Lullaby" (live, acoustic Radio1 UK, 19 August 2003) "Weenie Beenie" (live) "Weenie Beenie" (live) was a misprint on the inlay on the US version of the CD, meaning all CDs only include "Have It All", "Darling Nikki", and "Disenchanted Lullaby" (live, acoustic Radio1 UK, 19 August 2003).
The song has since been claimed to be a forgotten masterpiece, with multiple positive reviews and acclaim given for its lyrics and themes. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] When it was released, it was the first song to be officially credited to Prince and the Revolution rather than just Prince.
"The Truth" is a song recorded by American recording artist Prince for his twenty-first and eponymous studio album, The Truth (1998). The track was released as the record's lead single by NPG Records on February 14, 1997.
"Delirious" is a standard 8-bar blues number that tells how Prince is being driven crazy by a beautiful woman. The song teases the listener with sexual metaphors for cars and racing, hidden enough [2] to avoid being censored. The track begins with a trademark Linn drum machine loop and a bit of synth bass before the synthesizer hook introduces ...
Tina Turner covered "Let's Pretend We're Married" in live performances, and one of these is included on her The Collected Recordings – Sixties to Nineties album. This performance was originally released as the B-side of her own "Show Some Respect" single in 1984 (in the UK, it was included as the B-side of "I Can't Stand the Rain" in 1985).
The lyrics were co-written by Chris Moon, the producer-songwriter-engineer who discovered Prince in Minneapolis. The song was released in Barbados, South Africa, and the United States by Warner Bros. Records. There also exists a promotional, not-for-sale version of the 7" vinyl single that contains both a mono version and stereo version of the ...