The Family (The Family album)
| The Family | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by The Family | |
| Released | August 19, 1985 |
| Recorded | 1984 - Paisley Park |
| Genre | Pop, R&B, funk, jazz |
| Length | 36:00 |
| Label |
Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 25322 |
| Producer | David Z |
The Family is a 1985 album released on Prince's Paisley Park Records label by the band of the same name. The album consists of eight Minneapolis sound tracks but with a funk-jazz slant; two of the tracks are instrumentals, and three are ballads. A single was released for "The Screams of Passion," a modest hit that was re-released in 1996 on the Girl 6 soundtrack. A promo version of "High Fashion" was distributed. "Nothing Compares 2 U", an emotional ballad, became more widely known five years later when a cover by Sinéad O'Connor was released as a single to worldwide success.
The album was released on vinyl; following the success of O'Connor's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" a CD version of the album was released in Japan and Germany/Europe.
An alternate mix of the album featuring Prince on vocals was recorded, but remains in his vault at Paisley Park Studios.
Chart history
Peak position 14—Billboard R&B Chart (spent 29 weeks on the chart).
Track listing
All tracks written by Prince, except where noted.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "High Fashion" | 5:06 |
| 2. | "Mutiny" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "The Screams of Passion" | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Yes" (Prince and Eric Leeds) | 4:27 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 5. | "River Run Dry" (Bobby Z.) | 3:31 |
| 6. | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Susannah's Pajamas" (Prince and Eric Leeds) | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Desire" | 4:58 |