Prince Read online

  Selected video and DVD:

  Purple Rain (video/DVD, Warner, 1984/2004)

  Prince and the Revolution: Live (video, Warner, 1985)

  Graffiti Bridge (video, Warner Bros, 1990)

  Sign ‘O’ The Times (video/DVD, MCA/WEA, 1991/2003)

  Gett Off (video, Warner Bros, 1991)

  Diamonds and Pearls (video, Rhino/WEA, 1992)

  Hits Collection (video/DVD, Warner Bros, 1993/1999)

  Rave Un2 The Year 2000 (video/DVD, Image Entertainment, 2000)

  Live at the Aladdin, Las Vegas (DVD, Hip-O, 2003)

  Index

  1-800-New Funk (compilation) ref1, ref2

  1-800-New-Funk (retail outlet) ref1, ref2

  1999 album (1982) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11

  tour ref1, ref2

  ‘1999’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  ‘2 Nigs United 4 West Compton’ (song) ref1

  ‘3 Chains o’ Gold’ (song) ref1

  3121 album ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘4 The Tears in Your Eyes’ (song) ref1

  ‘7’ (song/video) ref1, ref2

  ‘9 To 5’ (song) ref1

  94 East (band) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  A.C. (album) ref1

  Abdul, Paula ref1

  ‘Adore’ (song) ref1

  African Americans ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  music ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  ‘All the Critics Love U in New York’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Alley, Kirstie (actor) ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Alphabet St’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘America’ (song) ref1

  Anderson, Andre ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  later Cymone, Andre

  Anderson, Bernadette ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Anderson, Linda ref1

  ‘Anna Stesia’ (song) ref1

  ‘Annie Christian’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  ‘Anotherloverholenyohead’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Apollonia ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Apollonia 6 (band) ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Arms of Orion, The’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Around the World in a Day (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13

  ‘Around the World in a Day’ (song) ref1

  Artist Formerly Known as Prince, The ref1, ref2

  ‘Automatic’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Baby’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Baby Go-Go’ (song) ref1

  ‘Baby, I’m A Star’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Bad (album) ref1

  Baker, Hayward ref1, ref2, ref3

  Baker, Omar ref1

  ‘Ballad of Dorothy Parker, The’ (song) ref1

  ‘Bambi’ (song) ref1

  Bangles, The (band) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Barbarella, Tommy ref1

  Bartholomew, Vanessa ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Basinger, Kim ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Batdance’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Batman (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Beatles, The ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Beaulieu, Allen (photographer) ref1, ref2

  ‘Beautiful Ones, The’ (song) ref1

  Between God and Gangsta Rap (book) ref1

  Black Album, The ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10

  Black music ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Blacks see African Americans

  Bland, Michael (drummer) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Blinn, William (scriptwriter) ref1, ref2

  Bliss, Atlanta (Matt Blistan) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  ‘Bob George’ (song) ref1

  bootleg albums ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Born in the USA album (Bruce Springsteen) ref1, ref2

  Boyer, Boni ref1, ref2, ref3

  Brown, James ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  Brown, Mark ref1, ref2, ref3

  Burton, Tim (Batman) ref1, ref2

  Bush, Kate ref1, ref2

  Camille (Prince alias) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  Campbell, Tevin ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Can I Play With U’ (song) ref1

  ‘Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got’ (song) ref1

  Castor, Jimmy ref1

  Cat ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Censorship ref1, ref2, ref3

  Central High (band) ref1

  Champagne (band) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Chaos and Disorder (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Chapman, Gayle ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Chavez, Ingrid ref1, ref2, ref3

  Children of the Sun album (Mayte Garcia) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Christopher (Prince alias) ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Christopher Tracy’s Parade’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Chuck D (rapper) ref1

  ‘Cindy C’ (song) ref1

  ‘Circle of Amour’ (song) ref1

  CK album (Chaka Khan) ref1

  Clinton, George ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  ‘Cloreenbaconskin’ (song) ref1

  Closer Than Close album (Rosie Gaines) ref1

  Coco, Joey (Prince alias) ref1, ref2

  Coleman, David ref1

  Coleman, Lisa ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  album contributions ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  Come (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  ‘Come’ (song) ref1

  ‘Computer Blue’ (song) ref1

  ‘Computer, The’ (song) ref1

  ‘Conception’ (song) ref1

  ‘Condition of the Heart’ (song) ref1

  Controversy (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Controversy (publishing company) ref1

  ‘Controversy’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Court and Spark album (Joni Mitchell) ref1

  Crawford, Cindy ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  ‘Crazy You’ (song) ref1

  ‘Cream’ (song) ref1

  ‘Cross, The’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Crow, Sheryl ref1

  ‘Crush With Eyeliner’ (video) ref1

  Crystal Ball (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Cymone, Andre ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  formerly Anderson, Andre

  ‘D.M.S.R.’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Da, Da, Da’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘Damned If Do’ (song) ref1

  ‘Dance Electric, The’ (song) ref1

  ‘Dance On’ (song) ref1

  Dancemusicsexromance ref1

  ‘Dark’ (song) ref1

  ‘Darling Nikki’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Davidson, Jim ref1, ref2

  Davis, Miles ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  and bebop ref1

  and Prince ref1

  Columbia contract ref1

  crossover ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Davison, Gilbert ref1, ref2

  Day, Morris ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  song writer ref1

  ‘Days of Wild’ (song) ref1

  ‘Dead On It’ (song) ref1

  ‘Dearly Beloved’ (song) ref1

  Diamonds and Pearls (album) ref1, ref2, ref3

  tour ref1, ref2, ref3

  Dickerson, Dez ref1, ref2, ref3

  Dickson, Damon ref1

  ‘Dig U Better Dead’ (song) ref1

  ‘Dinner with Dolores’ (song) ref1

  Dirty Mind (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10

  and media ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Dirty Mind’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Discography ref1, ref2

  ‘Do It All Night’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘Do Me Baby’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘Do You Lie?’ (song) ref1

  ‘Dolphin’ (song) ref1

  Dream Factory (album) ref1, ref2, ref3

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nbsp; Dreams (film) ref1, ref2

  Dulfer, Candy ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Dylan, Bob ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  E, Sheila see Sheila E

  Easton, Sheena ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Electra, Carmen ref1, ref2

  ‘Electric Chair’ (song) ref1

  ‘Elephants & Flowers’ (song) ref1

  Elfman, Danny ref1

  Emancipation (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14

  ‘End’ (song) ref1

  ‘Endorphinmachine’ (song) ref1

  Escovedo, Pete ref1

  Escovedo, Sheila see Sheila E

  Exodus album (New Power Generation) ref1, ref2

  ‘No’ (song) ref1

  ‘Face Down’ (song) ref1

  Family, The (band) ref1, ref2

  Family, The (album) ref1, ref2

  Fantastic, Anna ref1

  Fargnoli, Steve (Warner Brothers) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  Farmer, Mark (Grand Funk) ref1, ref2

  Female Trouble album (Nona Hendryx) ref1

  Fink, Dr Matt ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  Fiorelli, Elisa ref1

  Fischer, Clare (arranger) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Flyte Tyme (group) ref1

  For You (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  credits ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  ‘For You’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘Forever In My Life’ (song) ref1

  France, Marie ref1

  Francisco, Sandra ref1

  ‘Free’ (song) ref1

  ‘French seduction’ (text) ref1

  ‘Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife’ (song) ref1, ref2

  From Here to Eternity (movie) ref1

  Fugees, The (band) ref1

  Funk Bible, The (album) ref1

  ‘Funkmachine’ (song) ref1

  ‘Future, The’ (song) ref1

  ‘G Spot’ (song) ref1

  Gaines, Rosie ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Garcia, Mayte Janelle ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  and Prince ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10

  baby’s death ref1, ref2

  Children of the Sun album ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Gaye, Marvin ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Gemini’ (song) ref1

  ‘Get Wild’ (song) ref1

  ‘Gett Off’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Giannetti, Joe (photographer) ref1

  ‘Girls & Boys’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Glam Slam clubs ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  ‘Glam Slam’ (song) ref1

  Glover, Cathy (Cat) ref1

  Gold Experience, The (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  tour ref1

  Goldnigga album (NPG) ref1, ref2

  Gore family ref1

  ‘Gotta Broken Heart Again’ (song) ref1

  Graffiti Bridge (album/film) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10

  ‘Graffiti Bridge’ (song) ref1

  Graham Central Station ref1, ref2

  Graham, Bill (promoter) ref1

  Graham, Larry ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Grand Central (band) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Grand Funk Railroad ref1, ref2, ref3

  Gydesen, Terry (photographer) ref1

  Hayes, Morris “Mr” ref1, ref2

  ‘He’s So Dull’ (song) ref1

  ‘He’s So Fine’ (song not P) ref1

  ‘Head’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Henders, Doug (cover designer) ref1

  Henderson, Michael ref1

  Hendrix, Jimi ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Hendryx, Nona ref1

  Herbert, Mary (movie director) ref1

  Hill, Dave (biographer) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Hip-hop ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Hissing of Summer Lawns, The (Joni Mitchell) ref1

  Hits/B-Sides (album) ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Holy River, The’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘Honest Man, An’ (song) ref1

  ‘Hot Thing’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘Housequake’ (song) ref1

  ‘How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Huntsberry, Chick ref1, ref2

  Hüsker Dü (band) ref1

  Husney, Britt ref1

  Husney, Owen ref1, ref2, ref3

  Hwang, David Henry ref1

  ‘I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘I Feel For You’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘I Like It Here’ (song) ref1

  ‘I Rock, Therefore I Am’ (song) ref1

  ‘I Wanna Be Your Lover’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  ‘I Would Die 4 U’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘I’m Yours’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Ice Cream Castles album (The Time) ref1

  ‘If I Was Your Girlfriend’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘If You Feel Like Dancing’ (Pepe Willie) ref1, ref2

  Imp of the Perverse (book) ref1

  ‘In Love’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘International Lover’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night’ (song) ref1

  ‘IT’ (song) ref1

  ‘Jack U Off’ (song) ref1

  Jackson, Michael ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14

  ‘Jam of the Year’ (song) ref1

  Jam, Jimmy ref1, ref2

  James, Rick ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  ‘Jerk Out’ (song) ref1

  Jiya, Femi (engineer) ref1

  Johnson, Coke (engineer) ref1, ref2

  Johnson, Jellybean ref1, ref2, ref3

  Johnson, Kirk ref1

  ‘Joint 2 Joint’ (song) ref1

  Jones, Jill ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Jones, Tom ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Joy in Repetition’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘Just As Long As We’re Together’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Kartalos, Olga (actor) ref1

  Khan, Chaka ref1, ref2, ref3

  Kid, The (Prince persona) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  ‘Kiss’ (song/video) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Koppelman, Martin (engineer) ref1

  Kotero, Patricia ref1 see also Appollonia

  La Morte, Robia ref1

  ‘Ladder, The’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  ‘Lady Cab Driver’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Larson, Matthew ref1

  ‘Le Grind’ (song) ref1

  Leeds, Alan ref1

  Leeds, Eric ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  album contributions ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  ‘Lemon Crush’ (song) ref1

  Lennon, John ref1

  ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘Let’s Have a Baby’ (song) ref1

  ‘Let’s Pretend We’re Married’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘Letitgo’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Lewis, Terry ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  ‘Life Can Be So Nice’ (song) ref1

  ‘Like a Prayer’ (song) ref1

  ‘Little Red Corvette’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Little Richard ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Live Aid ref1

  ‘Loose!’ (song) ref1

  Lord’s Prayer ref1

  ‘Louie Louie’ (song not P) ref1

  ‘Love Bizarre, A’ (song) ref1, ref2

  (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  cover ref1, ref2

  Lovesexy (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9

  tour ref1, ref2

  ‘Lovesexy’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Lyle, Bobby ref1

  Madhouse (band) ref1

  Madonna ref1, ref2

  Magical Mystery Tour, A ref1

  Magnoli, Albert
ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Manderville, Shauntel ref1

  ‘Manic Monday’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Martin, Gavin (music writer) ref1

  Matos, Michelangelo (music writer) ref1

  Matthews, Denise ref1, ref2 see also Vanity

  Maverick (studio) ref1

  May 19, 1992 album (Ingrid Chavez) ref1

  Mayte see Garcia, Mayte Janelle

  Mazarati ref1

  ‘Mean Mistreater’ (Grand Funk) ref1

  Media ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  see also Prince/interviews; Prince/public relations; Warner Brothers/marketing

  Melvoin, Jonathan ref1, ref2, ref3

  Melvoin, Susannah ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Melvoin, Wendy ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  album contributions ref1, ref2, ref3

  Mico (Miko Weaver) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Minneapolis ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  blacks and whites ref1, ref2

  music scene ref1, ref2, ref3

  Minneapolis Genius (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Mitchell, Joni ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  ‘Money Don’t Matter 2 Night’ (song) ref1

  Moon Sound (studio) ref1

  Moon, Chris(topher) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Moral crusaders ref1, ref2

  Morrison, Jim (The Doors) ref1, ref2

  ‘Most Beautiful Boy in the World’ (song) ref1

  ‘Most Beautiful Girl in the World’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Mountains’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  ‘Muse 2 The Pharaoh’ (song) ref1

  Museum of Questionable Medical Devices ref1, ref2

  Musicology (album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  ‘My Love is Forever’ (song) ref1, ref2

  ‘My Name is Prince’ (song) ref1

  ‘Nasty Girl’ (song) ref1, ref2

  Nelson, Duane ref1, ref2

  Nelson, Gregory (baby) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Nelson, John L ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  as musician ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Nelson, Lorna ref1

  Nelson, Mattie see Shaw, Mattie

  Nelson, Prince Rogers see Prince

  Nelson, Tika Evene (Tyka) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Nelson, Vivienne ref1

  Nevermind, Alexander (Prince alias) ref1, ref2

  New Power Generation (band) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  Come album line up ref1

  Gold Nigga album ref1

  New Power Generation (concept) ref1

  ‘New Power Generation’ (song) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  New Power Soul (album) ref1, ref2

  N.E.W.S. (album) ref1, ref2

  Nicholson, Jack (actor) ref1, ref2