9
votes
What were the specifics of Prince's "$100 million contract" with Warner Bros. Records in 1992?
On 31 August 1992, Prince signed a new recording contract with Warner Bros. Records worth a potential $100 million. Which was more than several pop mega-deals struck earlier: Madonna's contract with ...
- 2,815
5
votes
Accepted
Did Prince fulfill his album obligations WRT his “$100 million contract” with Warner Bros. Records in 1992?
Between 31 August 1992 -- the day he signed the deal -- and 26 April 1996 -- the day Prince and Warner Bros. Records signed the termination agreement -- a number of records were released. Afterwards, ...
- 2,815
4
votes
Accepted
Was "Kiss" the result of Bob Cavallo telling Prince that "Under the Cherry Moon" needed a hit song?
No. Cavallo "misremembers".
In fact, the recording history of "Kiss" is well-documented and has been told numerous times. One of these stories can be read on the MusicThing blog, and of particular ...
- 2,815
4
votes
Accepted
Did Prince and Sheila E. really record her debut album, The Glamorous Life, in a week?
While it is technically true that Prince and Sheila E. spent about a week on the album together, the reality is that almost all tracks were recorded weeks before Prince even considered the idea of ...
- 2,815
4
votes
Accepted
Was Prince involved in Kim Basinger's unreleased album from the early 1990s?
No he wasn't involved.
Yes, Prince and Kim Basinger dated in the late 1980s, but this ended somewhere in 1990.
Basinger started recording her album after they had broken up:
Given the wisdom of ...
- 2,815
3
votes
Accepted
Why is Prince considered a music genius?
Prince was a phenomenal guitarist (which often gets overlooked), singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was also adept in a studio. I took a tour of Paisley Park in Minneapolis after he ...
- 7,109
3
votes
Nine inch Nail's Satellite is inspired by which Prince's song?
NIN songs are well-documented on the NinWiki, and Satellite's entry has no mention of it being inspired by a specific Prince song.
You've probably misremembered a review, e.g. this one from The ...
- 2,815
3
votes
Accepted
Was the release of Prince's Black Album in November 1994 done against his wishes?
An official release of The Black Album had in fact often been discussed between Warner Bros. and Prince. In 1991 the record company had wanted to release some type of hits collection to avoid over-...
- 2,815
3
votes
Accepted
What's definition of 'straight funk'
"Straight" is an adjective with many different meanings, but in a context like this, it means "unmixed with other things" (as in "straight whiskey"). Therefore, "straight funk" is funk as its own ...
- 14.9k
2
votes
How much different was Prince's income on records sold, given all his roles?
This is a really great question - and is something the music business has always managed to successfully keep very secret, even, amazingly, in the internet age. I hope someone with insider knowledge ...
- 713
2
votes
In Prince's "7", who are "the seven"?
Over the years that I've heard/listened to this song I was under the impression that the "Seven" refers to the Seven Angels spoken of in Revelation 8:2
- 21
2
votes
Accepted
In Prince's "7", who are "the seven"?
The song is a religious allegory, based mostly on the apocalyptic "Book of Revelations" from the Bible --with lines such as "there will be a new city, streets paved with gold" ...
- 14.9k
2
votes
Accepted
Is Alan Leeds correct about Prince having "very little involvement with" Jill Jones's eponymous debut album?
Alan Leeds is indeed misremembering.
A visit to PrinceVault's page for Jill Jones reveals Prince was deeply involved in that album:
All of the eight tracks were written by Prince (although he was ...
- 2,815
2
votes
Accepted
Did Prince ever license his music to advertisers?
While it was rare, Prince did on occasion license his music for usage in advertisements.
This is a likely incomplete list:
Prince sold a clip of "Little Red Corvette" from his Sign O' The ...
- 2,815
1
vote
Accepted
Have the contents of the (proposed but unreleased) Prince albums "The Vault - Volumes I, II and III" ever been revealed?
I have always held the opinion that these three albums didn't really exist: they were a mere threat by Prince, who knew fully well that Warners would not allow him to fulfill his contract with a ...
- 2,815
1
vote
Accepted
Did Prince write and record "Cream" in response to Warner Bros. requesting a hit?
It is unlikely that Levi Seacer Jr.'s claim is true.
The known facts
While it is not known when Prince submitted Diamonds And Pearls to Warner Bros. (the album was released on 1 October 1991), we do ...
- 2,815
1
vote
Accepted
When Paisley Park Records closed in 1994, were there any unreleased projects?
Paisley Park Records closed because Warner Bros. Records terminated its joint venture. The label had become a joint venture with Warners as part of the infamous "$100 million contract" ...
- 2,815
1
vote
Nine inch Nail's Satellite is inspired by which Prince's song?
For me, sounds pretty similar to: Prince - U Got The Look
- 11
1
vote
Nine inch Nail's Satellite is inspired by which Prince's song?
Youtube user answered my question under one of the Satellite uploads on YT. The song that Satellite is to some extent reminiscent of is Prince's song Kiss. Especially the guitar/synth riff playing in ...
- 63
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible