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![New Prince Album, ‘Piano and a Microphone 1983,’ Announced](http://townsquare.media/site/960/files/2018/06/Prince_Piano_Mic_feature.jpg?w=980&q=75)
New Prince Album, ‘Piano and a Microphone 1983,’ Announced
It's 1983 and Prince sits at his piano to record a demo. Listen to the extraordinary results.
![Prince Looks for the Highest Degree of Love in ‘Love 2 the 9’s’](http://townsquare.media/site/960/files/2019/06/NPG2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Looks for the Highest Degree of Love in ‘Love 2 the 9’s’
Did Prince prefer a sentimental love song or an aggressive come-on? The answer is, "Yes."
![Prince Calls for a Revolution Based on ‘Sexuality’](http://townsquare.media/site/960/files/2019/06/Multi.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Calls for a Revolution Based on ‘Sexuality’
Would Ozzie and Harriet have followed Prince's call for a 'Sexuality' revolution?
![Prince Makes the Silly Love Song Cool with ‘Forever in My Life’](http://townsquare.media/site/960/files/2019/06/Forever.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Makes the Silly Love Song Cool with ‘Forever in My Life’
Prince makes the sentimental incontrovertibly cool with his deep track 'Forever in My Life.'
![Prince Makes a Joyful Noise in ‘Play in the Sunshine’](http://townsquare.media/site/960/files/2019/06/Sottsomething.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Makes a Joyful Noise in ‘Play in the Sunshine’
Prince's 'Play in the Sunshine' is an expression of pure joy, from beginning to end.
![How ‘Little Red Corvette’ Introduced Prince to the Mainstream](http://townsquare.media/site/960/files/2019/06/Corvette.jpg?w=980&q=75)
How ‘Little Red Corvette’ Introduced Prince to the Mainstream
Let us ponder a time before 'Little Red Corvette' introduced Prince to Top 40 listeners and middle America. Then, let us be thankful it did.
![Prince Stops Working and Gets to Work in ‘Let’s Work’](http://townsquare.media/site/960/files/2019/06/Letswork.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Stops Working and Gets to Work in ‘Let’s Work’
There's a difference between working and work, and it's not just semantics. Prince understood the difference, and wrote a song extolling the virtues of work.
![Prince Channels the Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. in ‘We March’](http://townsquare.media/site/960/files/2018/01/GettyImages-807883.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Channels the Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. in ‘We March’
Prince channels the spirit of nonviolent protest espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in 'We March.'
![Prince’s ‘Another Lonely Christmas’ Offers a Different Old Lang Syne](http://townsquare.media/site/960/files/2019/06/Xmas.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince’s ‘Another Lonely Christmas’ Offers a Different Old Lang Syne
Add Prince's "Another Lonely Christmas" to the list of not-quite-Christmas songs that make Christmas playlists.
![‘Scandalous’ Proves It’s Better to Be Prince Than Batman](http://townsquare.media/site/960/files/2019/06/Scandalous.jpg?w=980&q=75)
‘Scandalous’ Proves It’s Better to Be Prince Than Batman
The Caped Crusader's got nothing on the man who woos Kim Basinger in "Scandalous."