Cream
Prince and The New Power GenerationReported release: 1991Date needs verification
Source year-end #66Supplied note - not independently verified
Prince's playful and suggestive lyrics
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3 catalog entries, grouped by year.
ARTIST ESSENTIALS
Explore Artist EssentialsPrince: a curated listening guide
Start with the familiar songs, then explore the ballads, band performances and electronic experiments from the 1970s through the 2010s.
60 selections with release evidence; 39 beyond the yearly lists.
About Prince
Prince was a singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist whose work connected funk, rock, soul, pop and jazz. His 1978 debut, For You, introduced a largely self-contained studio approach, while later records also drew on substantial band collaboration. Purple Rain placed the Revolution at the center of his film and recording career; Diamonds and Pearls introduced the New Power Generation on record alongside him. He continued developing different sounds and release methods through albums including Emancipation, Musicology and ART OFFICIAL AGE.
Artist background sources
Prince - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame career overview
Career overview of Prince as composer, performer and multi-instrumentalist working across funk, rock, soul, pop and jazz. The page's erroneous 1999 album-year label is not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Prince Estate official discography: For You
Original debut album program and 1978 release; Prince's production and multi-instrumental role. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Prince Estate official discography: Purple Rain
Original 1984 album program with the Revolution; Purple Rain and I Would Die 4 U use concert-derived performances in the released album production. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Prince Estate official discography: Diamonds and Pearls
Original 1991 album and New Power Generation co-credit; Rosie Gaines sings alongside Prince on the title track. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Prince Estate official discography: Musicology
Original 2004 album program and distribution history. The title recording is part of that release, not a concert recording. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Prince Estate official discography: ART OFFICIAL AGE
Original 2014 program explicitly credits Lianne La Havas on Clouds. The page's 2013 Breakfast Can Wait date is not generalized to Clouds. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Prince Estate official discography: Emancipation
Original 1996 three-disc program on NPG/EMI; selected songs are original album recordings, not later live versions. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
1991
1992
Diamonds and Pearls
Prince and The New Power GenerationReported release: 1992Date needs verification
Source year-end #25Supplied note - not independently verified
A romantic ballad celebrating the beauty of love.
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Prince and The New Power GenerationReported release: 1992Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #52Supplied note - not independently verified
The song's lyrics contain religious and spiritual symbolism, typical of Prince's work.
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