Prince - Originals
Critic Score
Based on 21 reviews
User Score
Based on 128 ratings
Liked by 12 people
June 7, 2019 / Release Date
Compilation / Format
Warner Bros. / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
The Needle Drop

The demos that comprise Originals blow most artists' finished studio work out of the water.

WhatTheFunk
76

Prince is, for me, one of the best singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of all time. The legend has not yet said its last word. In 2018, a set of demos recorded on the piano was released. In 2019, this is "Originals". A posthumous project that is definitely worth the detour, much more enjoyable and interesting musically. The songs have just been remastered, nothing has been added. From the beginning of the 80s, the prolific Prince began to write and compose many songs for ... read more

tha138
80

Finally, a collection of unreleased demos that Prince donated to other artists, demos that flourished without any trace of the originals, till now.

MinatoArisato
70

A pretty cool compilation which really highlights how talented Prince was as a writer.

Best Track: Wouldn't You Love to Love Me?
Worst Track: Jungle Love

_V33_
75

Good album, but is a lil bloated and feels incomplete

elibdot
77

i can see why he gave some of these away...but on the other hand he could've easily kept them too

CheerCthere
81

Sex Shooter- 7
Jungle Love- 9
Manic Monday- 8
Noon Rendezvous- 8
Make-Up- 6
100 Mph- 8
You're My Love- 9
Holly Rock- 8
Baby, You're a Trip- 8
The Glamorous Life- 9
Gigolos Get Lonely Too- 8
Love... Thy Will Be Done- 9
Dear Michaelangelo- 8
Wouldn't You Love to Love Me?- 7
Nothing Compares 2 U- 10

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Track List

  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

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Added on: April 25, 2019