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Prince

What defines Prince's sound is not just his voice, but how he uses it: a register that oscillates between crystalline falsetto and a guttural growl, as if two different singers shared the same body. But where his genius is most evident is in his handling of instruments: he recorded almost everything himself, playing drums, bass, guitar, and keyboards in layers that intertwine like a living fabric. The Minneapolis sound that made him famous was not a genre, but an attitude: it blended the dirty groove of funk with the rawness of rock, the sparkle of pop, and the echoes of classic soul, all wrapped in productions that sounded like the studio but smelled like a garage.

In 1984, the leap was definitive. Purple Rain not only turned him into a star but into a cultural phenomenon: the film, the album, and the homonymous single all reached number one at the same time, something no artist had achieved before. The album, recorded under almost artisanal conditions—with borrowed equipment and sessions that stretched until dawn—captured that raw energy. Songs like When Doves Cry broke all the rules: no drums in the original version, just a pulsating bass and a guitar that seems to weep, while his voice cracks into impossible notes. The Oscar he won for the soundtrack was not an award for an isolated moment, but recognition that music could be both commercial and revolutionary at the same time.

Funk Pop Soul Rock afro house 1950s
9 Albums
104 Songs
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01

It

Big Five

02

The Cross

Big Five

03

Big 5

Big Five · 1972

3:37 04

Kinky Griner

Big Five · 1972

2:05 05

Leave Your Man

Big Five · 1972

2:33 06

Give Her

Big Five · 1972

2:25 07

Bald Head Pum Pum

Big Five · 1972

2:47 08

At the Cross

Big Five · 1972

2:35 09

Fishey Fishey

Big Five · 1972

3:22 10

The Virgin

Big Five · 1972

3:24

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01

1999

1999 · 2019

02

1999 (album version)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

03

Adore

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

04

African Rock

Big Five · 1972

05

All the Critics Love U in New York

1999 · 2019

06

Alone Again Naturally

Free Spirit · 1977

07

America

Around the World in a Day · 2025

08

America (album version)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

09

Around the World in a Day

Around the World in a Day · 2025

10

At the Cross

Big Five · 1972

11

Automatic

1999 · 2019

12

Baby I’m a Star

Purple Rain · 1984

13

Baby I’m a Star

Diamonds and Pearls

14

Bald Head Pum Pum

Big Five · 1972

15

Big 5

Big Five · 1972

16

Black Pum Bum

Big Five · 1972

17

Cleopatra

Big Five · 1972

18

Computer Blue

Purple Rain · 1984

19

Condition of the Heart

Around the World in a Day · 2025

20

Cream

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

21

D.M.S.R.

1999 · 2019

22

Daddy Pop

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

23

Darling Nikki

Purple Rain · 1984

24

Delirious

1999 · 2019

25

Diamonds and Pearls

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

26

Erotic City (“Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive”) (long version)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

27

Every Man Pum Pum

Big Five · 1972

28

Feel U Up

Camille · 1986

29

Fishey Fishey

Big Five · 1972

30

Forever in My Life

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

31

Free

Free Spirit

32

Free

1999 · 2019

33

Free Spirit

Free Spirit · 1977

34

Gett Off

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

35

Give Her

Big Five · 1972

36

Good Love

Camille · 1986

37

Hot Thing

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

38

Housequake

Camille

39

Housequake

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

40

I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

41

I Would Die 4 U

Purple Rain · 1984

42

I Would Die 4 U

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club

43

I Would Die 4 U (extended version)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

44

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Camille · 1986

45

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

46

Insatiable

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

47

International Lover

1999 · 2019

48

It

Big Five

49

It

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

50

It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

51

Jughead

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

52

Kinky Griner

Big Five · 1972

53

Lady Cab Driver

1999 · 2019

54

Leave Your Man

Big Five · 1972

55

Let’s Go Crazy

Purple Rain · 1984

56

Let’s Go Crazy (special dance mix)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

57

Let’s Pretend We’re Married

1999 · 2019

58

Little Red Corvette

1999 · 2019

59

Little Red Corvette (dance mix)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

60

Little Red Corvette (dance mix)

1999

61

Live 4 Love

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

62

Money Don’t Matter 2 Night

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

63

Mushroom Alley

Free Spirit · 1977

64

Paisley Park

Around the World in a Day · 2025

65

Paisley Park (remix)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

66

Paisley Park (remix)

Around the World in a Day

67

People's Song

Free Spirit · 1977

68

Play in the Sunshine

Sign “☮︎” the Times

69

Pop Life

Around the World in a Day · 2025

70

Pop Life (extended version)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

71

Pop Life (extended version)

Around the World in a Day

72

Purple Rain

Purple Rain · 1984

73

Push

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

74

Raspberry Beret

Around the World in a Day · 2025

75

Raspberry Beret (new mix)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

76

Rebirth of the Flesh

Camille · 1986

77

Ride a Donkey

Big Five · 1972

78

Rockhard in a Funky Place

Camille · 1986

79

Señorita

Free Spirit · 1977

80

Shockadelica

Camille · 1986

81

Sign “O” the Times

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

82

Slow Love

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

83

Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)

1999 · 2019

84

Starfish and Coffee

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

85

Strange Relationship

Camille

86

Strange Relationship

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

87

Strollin’

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

88

Take It Easy

Big Five · 1972

89

Take Me With U

Purple Rain · 1984

90

Tamborine

Around the World in a Day · 2025

91

Temptation

Around the World in a Day · 2025

92

The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

93

The Beautiful Ones

Purple Rain · 1984

94

The Cross

Big Five

95

The Cross

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

96

The Ladder

Around the World in a Day · 2025

97

The Virgin

Big Five · 1972

98

Thunder

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

99

U Got the Look

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

100

Walk Don’t Walk

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

101

Wash the Pum Pum

Big Five · 1972

102

When Doves Cry

Purple Rain · 1984

103

When Doves Cry (album version)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

104

Willing and Able

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

9 album|s · 1972 — 2025

Full discography

Around the World in a Day 2025 ★ Essential

Around the World in a Day

11 song|s · Funk

Diamonds and Pearls 2023 ★ Essential

Diamonds and Pearls

14 song|s · contemporary r&b

1999 2019 ★ Essential

1999

12 song|s · Funk

Sign “☮︎” the Times 1987 ★ Essential

Sign “☮︎” the Times

16 song|s · Funk

Camille 1986 ★ Essential

Camille

8 song|s · Funk

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club 1985 ★ Essential

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club

11 song|s · contemporary r&b

Purple Rain 1984 ★ Essential

Purple Rain

9 song|s · contemporary r&b

Free Spirit 1977 ★ Essential

Free Spirit

6 song|s · Funk

Big Five 1972 ★ Essential

Big Five

17 song|s · Funk

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Biography

His working method was equally radical. In the 80s, he edited albums at a frenetic pace: Dirty Mind (1980) and Controversy (1981) already showcased his most provocative side, with lyrics that played with eroticism and politics without shame. Then came 1999 (1982), where funk became more electric and songs stretched to seven minutes without losing their hook. But it was Sign o' the Times (1987) that proved his ability to reinvent himself: a double album that gathered discarded material from other projects, with rhythms ranging from jazz to industrial rock. Even when the industry pressured him to change his name to an unpronounceable symbol in the 90s, he kept recording with the same obsession for detail. Songs like Kiss—which was first a hit for Tom Jones before becoming a classic of his—or Nothing Compares 2 U—which launched Sinéad O'Connor to stardom—show how his music transcended genres and borders. He died in 2016, but left a legacy that still sounds fresh: every time someone plays a funk guitar chord or hums a synth melody, a piece of his magic lingers in the air.

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Born
7 Jun 1958
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Genre
Funk

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11

Black Pum Bum

Big Five · 1972

3:18 12

Every Man Pum Pum

Big Five · 1972

2:26 13

Wash the Pum Pum

Big Five · 1972

2:25 14

Ride a Donkey

Big Five · 1972

2:06 15

African Rock

Big Five · 1972

3:21 16

Cleopatra

Big Five · 1972

3:22 17

Take It Easy

Big Five · 1972

3:34 18

Free

Free Spirit

19

Señorita

Free Spirit · 1977

8:40 20

Alone Again Naturally

Free Spirit · 1977

9:50 21

People's Song

Free Spirit · 1977

9:00 22

Mushroom Alley

Free Spirit · 1977

7:19 23

Free Spirit

Free Spirit · 1977

7:33 24

Let’s Go Crazy

Purple Rain · 1984

4:39 25

Take Me With U

Purple Rain · 1984

3:54 26

The Beautiful Ones

Purple Rain · 1984

5:15 27

Computer Blue

Purple Rain · 1984

3:59 28

Darling Nikki

Purple Rain · 1984

4:15 29

When Doves Cry

Purple Rain · 1984

5:52 30

I Would Die 4 U

Purple Rain · 1984

2:51 31

Baby I’m a Star

Purple Rain · 1984

4:20 32

Purple Rain

Purple Rain · 1984

8:45 33

I Would Die 4 U

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club

34

Pop Life (extended version)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

9:07 35

America (album version)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

3:42 36

Raspberry Beret (new mix)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

6:33 37

Paisley Park (remix)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

6:58 38

Let’s Go Crazy (special dance mix)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

7:35 39

Little Red Corvette (dance mix)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

8:22 40

1999 (album version)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

6:17 41

I Would Die 4 U (extended version)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

10:15 42

Erotic City (“Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive”) (long version)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

7:24 43

When Doves Cry (album version)

His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club · 1985

5:52 44

Housequake

Camille

45

Strange Relationship

Camille

46

Rebirth of the Flesh

Camille · 1986

5:03 47

Feel U Up

Camille · 1986

6:30 48

Shockadelica

Camille · 1986

6:13 49

Good Love

Camille · 1986

5:13 50

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Camille · 1986

4:48 51

Rockhard in a Funky Place

Camille · 1986

4:32 52

Play in the Sunshine

Sign “☮︎” the Times

53

Sign “O” the Times

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

5:02 54

Housequake

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

4:38 55

The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

4:04 56

It

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

5:10 57

Starfish and Coffee

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

2:51 58

Slow Love

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

4:18 59

Hot Thing

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

5:39 60

Forever in My Life

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

3:38 61

U Got the Look

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

3:58 62

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

4:54 63

Strange Relationship

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

4:04 64

I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

6:31 65

The Cross

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

4:46 66

It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

8:59 67

Adore

Sign “☮︎” the Times · 1987

6:29 68

Little Red Corvette (dance mix)

1999

69

1999

1999 · 2019

70

Little Red Corvette

1999 · 2019

71

Delirious

1999 · 2019

72

Let’s Pretend We’re Married

1999 · 2019

73

D.M.S.R.

1999 · 2019

74

Free

1999 · 2019

75

Automatic

1999 · 2019

76

Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)

1999 · 2019

77

Lady Cab Driver

1999 · 2019

78

All the Critics Love U in New York

1999 · 2019

79

International Lover

1999 · 2019

80

Baby I’m a Star

Diamonds and Pearls

81

Thunder

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

5:46 82

Daddy Pop

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

5:18 83

Diamonds and Pearls

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

4:45 84

Cream

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

4:13 85

Strollin’

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

3:47 86

Willing and Able

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

5:01 87

Gett Off

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

4:31 88

Walk Don’t Walk

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

3:08 89

Jughead

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

4:57 90

Money Don’t Matter 2 Night

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

4:47 91

Push

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

5:54 92

Insatiable

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

6:40 93

Live 4 Love

Diamonds and Pearls · 2023

7:00 94

Pop Life (extended version)

Around the World in a Day

95

Paisley Park (remix)

Around the World in a Day

96

Around the World in a Day

Around the World in a Day · 2025

3:25 97

Paisley Park

Around the World in a Day · 2025

4:41 98

Condition of the Heart

Around the World in a Day · 2025

6:46 99

Raspberry Beret

Around the World in a Day · 2025

3:31 100

Tamborine

Around the World in a Day · 2025

2:46 101

America

Around the World in a Day · 2025

3:40 102

Pop Life

Around the World in a Day · 2025

3:42 103

The Ladder

Around the World in a Day · 2025

5:26 104

Temptation

Around the World in a Day · 2025

8:21