It's been 1,195 days since Prince left this planet and his legacy lives on. His new posthumous album, Originals, features his self-recorded versions of 15 songs made famous by others -- and startlingly, some of these “demos” sound full-fledged enough to dominate the charts themselves.

"On June 21st, Warner Bros. Records will release this extraordinary body of work, sourced directly from Prince's vast archive of Vault recordings, via all download and streaming partners and physically on CD, while 180 gram 2LP and limited edition Deluxe CD+2LP formats will follow on July 19th. Pre-order the album here.

By the mid-1980s, Prince was dominating the charts even as a writer/producer with songs he'd composed and recorded for others. In addition to releasing nine of his most commercially successful full-length albums, he also wrote and recorded endless reels of material for proteges The Time, Vanity 6, Sheila E., Apollonia 6, Jill Jones, the Family, and Mazarati. Occasionally, Prince's original demo recordings would be used as master takes on their albums, with only minor alterations to the instrumentation and a replacement of the vocal tracks. Other times, artists would rely on his demos to guide them through their own recording process, with Prince's initial take informing their final version of his song. The aggregate effect was a complete saturation and transformation of the pop music landscape, with Prince both leading and subverting mainstream culture.

Several of the iconic songs found on Originals were considerable hits for the artists who recorded them. Sheila E.'s "The Glamorous Life" reached #1 on the dance charts in 1984, while the enormous success of "Manic Monday" propelled the single and its accompanying album, The Bangles' Different Light, to the #2 spot on the pop charts. The Time's Ice Cream Castle, featuring the top 20 "Jungle Love", spent a whopping 57 weeks on the Billboard 200. And in 1991, Martika enjoyed international success with "Love... Thy Will Be Done", a top 10 hit in France, Australia, the UK and the USA.

Originals pulls back the curtain to reveal the origins of these familiar songs, in addition to deeper album cuts such as Vanity 6's "Make-Up," Jill Jones's "Baby, You're a Trip," and Kenny Rogers' "You're My Love." The album also features Prince's majestic original 1984 version of "Nothing Compares 2 U," released in 2018 as a standalone single."

Song Title	First Released by (Artist: Album - year)	Year of Prince's Recording Included on Originals
1. Sex Shooter  2. Jungle Love 3. Manic Monday 4. Noon Rendezvous 5. Make-Up 6. 100 MPH 7. You're My Love 8. Holly Rock 9. Baby, You're a Trip 10. The Glamorous Life 11. Gigolos Get Lonely Too 12. Love... Thy Will Be Done 13. Dear Michaelangelo 14. Wouldn't You Love to Love Me? 15. Nothing Compares 2 U	Apollonia 6: Apollonia 6 - 1984 The Time: Ice Cream Castle - 1984 The Bangles: Different Light - 1985 Sheila E.: The Glamorous Life - 1984 Vanity 6: Vanity 6 - 1982 Mazarati: Mazarati - 1986 Kenny Rogers: They Don't Make Them Like They Used To - 1986 Sheila E.: Krush Groove (OST) - 1985 Jill Jones: Jill Jones - 1987 Sheila E.: The Glamorous Life - 1984 The Time: What Time Is It? - 1982 Martika: Martika's Kitchen - 1991 Sheila E.: Romance 1600 - 1985 Taja Sevelle: Taja Sevelle - 1987 The Family: The Family - 1985	1983  1983  1984  1984  1981  1984  1982  1985  1982  1983  1982  1991  1985  1981  1984

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