Crystal Ball

Almost nothing went as planned with this forward-looking, but ultimately poorly executed archival project.

We said goodbye when there was still so much left to say. We said goodbye in the most shocking, saddest of ways.

In 1988, Prince contributed "Good Love" to the soundtrack of "Bright Lights. Big City" starring Michael J. Fox.

Prince kicked off his 21st album by demanding that we all seek and speak "The Truth."

Prince's then-wife Mayte Garcia gave new life to Prince's 'Kamasutra' in 1997 when she used it as the second act of her premiere dance company production.

"Crucial" was a 1986 Prince ballad that wound up being released a decade later, in a different form, on 'Crystal Ball.'

Recorded two years after 'Purple Rain' made him huge, "Movie Star" finds Prince mocking his own adjustment to fame.

Prince affects a Jamaican accent for “Ripopgodazippa," a track that was featured in the film 'Showgirls.'

Even a simple trip to the shopping plaza could inspire Prince to write a new song.

Warner Bros. was still looking for a worthy commercial successor to 1984's 'Purple Rain,' not a triple album of funky weirdness.