Prince: A Tribute to His Purple Majesty

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Prince: A Tribute to His Purple Majesty
Tribute album by various artists
Released May 2, 2016
Recorded April 2016
Genre R&B · pop · funk
Label Blacklight · Fusion · Next Generation
Producer Various

Prince: A Tribute to His Purple Majesty is a 2016 tribute album, released on May 2 to honor the late icon Prince following his untimely death. An all-star ensemble of artists contributed songs to the compilation, including Alesha, Ashley!, Aurora Reed, JUSTYCE, Raphael, Shell Ruin and Syd Wolfe. The album charted at number one, dethroning Lady Lou's Poisoned Heart (2016) after three weeks at the summit.

The release was promoted by a cover of "When Doves Cry" by Raphael, which peaked at number two on the official singles chart, and promotional single "If I Was Your Girlfriend" by Kenya, which peaked at number one on the digital chart. Shell Ruin featured her cover of "Black Sweat" as the B-side to her single "Lucid Dreams", as well as covers that are not found on this collection. Paul also included his take on "The Beautiful Ones" as a B-side to his single "What's Up (I Like U)".

Purple Rain (1984) and Sign o' the Times (1987) are the albums with the most songs represented on the album, with four songs each.

Track listing[edit | edit source]

Standard edition
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "When Doves Cry" (Purple Rain, 1984)Raphael  
2. "1999" (1999, 1982)JUSTYCE  
3. "Kiss" (Parade, 1986)Nate Issackson  
4. "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (Prince, 1979)Dakota Prescott  
5. "Darling Nikki" (Purple Rain, 1984)Aurora Reed  
6. "Black Sweat" (3121, 2006)Shell Ruin  
7. "Cream" (Diamonds and Pearls, 1991)Thalia  
8. "Bambi" (Prince, 1979)Jetfire  
9. "The Beautiful Ones" (Purple Rain, 1984)Paul  
10. "U Got the Look" (Sign o' the Times, 1987)Darren Clarke  
11. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" (Sign o' the Times, 1987)Kenya  
12. "Nasty Girl" (Vanity 6 by Vanity 6, 1982)Veronica Nightshade  
13. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (Sign o' the Times, 1987)Lindsay Belle  
14. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (The Gold Experience, 1995)Syd Wolfe  
15. "Under the Cherry Moon" (Parade, 1986)Ashley!  
16. "Sign o' the Times" (Sign o' the Times, 1987)Alesha  
17. "Purple Rain" (Purple Rain, 1984)Raphael & Paulo Araujo  
18. "Purple Rain" (Purple Rain, 1984)URAPS United