℗ 2019 NPG Records, under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
| Released | June 7, 2019 |
| Duration | 1h 03m 44s |
| Record Label | Rhino/Warner Records |
| Genre | Pop |
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1.1
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Sex Shooter (Originals Version)
Prince |
3:06 | |||
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1.2
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Jungle Love
Prince |
3:03 | |||
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1.3
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Manic Monday
Prince |
2:51 | |||
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1.4
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Noon Rendezvous
Prince |
3:00 | |||
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1.5
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Make-Up
Prince |
2:26 | |||
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1.6
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100 MPH
Prince |
3:30 | |||
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1.7
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You're My Love
Prince |
4:23 | |||
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1.8
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Holly Rock
Prince |
6:38 | |||
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1.9
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Baby, You're a Trip
Prince |
5:51 | |||
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1.10
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The Glamorous Life
Prince |
4:11 | |||
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1.11
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Gigolos Get Lonely Too
Prince |
4:41 | |||
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1.12
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Love... Thy Will Be Done
Prince |
4:07 | |||
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1.13
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Dear Michaelangelo
Prince |
5:22 | |||
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1.14
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Wouldn't You Love to Love Me?
Prince |
5:56 | |||
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1.15
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Nothing Compares 2 U
Prince |
4:39 |
"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."
- Pitchfork
Originals is a posthumous demo album by American musician Prince. It compiles the original demo versions of songs Prince wrote and gave to other artists. All but Prince's recording of "Nothing Compares 2 U", which was first officially released in 2018, were previously unreleased.
The songs were written and the demos recorded from the early 1980s to the early 1990s, but a specific emphasis was placed on those recorded between 1981 and 1985 due to the size of Prince's unreleased archive. 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.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Rhino/Warner Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-15 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Track 14 – contains material which has been processed by a perceptual audio coding algorithm Track 15 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
Tracks 1-15 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Track 14 – contains material which has been processed by a perceptual audio coding algorithm Track 15 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.54 -0.68 to -0.39 | -13.64 -18.65 to -10.99 | -10.97 -15.40 to -8.30 | 9 7 to 13 | |
| 1 | Sex Shooter (Originals Version) | 0.00 | -13.79 | -10.7 | 10 |
| 2 | Jungle Love | 0.00 | -12.44 | -9.4 | 9 |
| 3 | Manic Monday | 0.00 | -11.98 | -9.3 | 8 |
| 4 | Noon Rendezvous | -0.39 | -18.65 | -15.4 | 13 |
| 5 | Make-Up | 0.00 | -14.91 | -13.6 | 11 |
| 6 | 100 MPH | 0.00 | -12.63 | -9.7 | 9 |
| 7 | You're My Love | 0.00 | -13.39 | -10.7 | 9 |
| 8 | Holly Rock | 0.00 | -12.77 | -10.0 | 9 |
| 9 | Baby, You're a Trip | 0.00 | -15.30 | -12.9 | 11 |
| 10 | The Glamorous Life | -0.68 | -13.87 | -11.1 | 9 |
| 11 | Gigolos Get Lonely Too | 0.00 | -14.43 | -11.6 | 9 |
| 12 | Love... Thy Will Be Done | 0.00 | -14.08 | -11.9 | 10 |
| 13 | Dear Michaelangelo | 0.00 | -12.64 | -10.2 | 9 |
| 14 | Wouldn't You Love to Love Me? | 0.00 | -10.99 | -8.3 | 7 |
| 15 | Nothing Compares 2 U | 0.00 | -12.67 | -9.8 | 8 |