How Everything Went Wrong With Prince's 'Crystal Ball'Almost nothing went as planned with this forward-looking, but ultimately poorly executed archival project.Nick DeRiso
Why We Struggled to Say 'Goodbye' to PrinceWe said goodbye when there was still so much left to say. We said goodbye in the most shocking, saddest of ways. Nick DeRiso
Prince Explores the Good Life in ‘Good Love’In 1988, Prince contributed "Good Love" to the soundtrack of "Bright Lights. Big City" starring Michael J. Fox. Keith Creighton
Prince Predicts Fake News While Preaching ‘The Truth’Prince kicked off his 21st album by demanding that we all seek and speak "The Truth." Keith Creighton
Prince Makes Mayte Garcia's Dreams Come True With 'Kamasutra'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.Debra Filcman
How Prince Bootleggers Missed a ‘Crucial’ Detail"Crucial" was a 1986 Prince ballad that wound up being released a decade later, in a different form, on 'Crystal Ball.'Keith Creighton
Prince Mocks His Own Fame in 'Movie Star'Recorded two years after 'Purple Rain' made him huge, "Movie Star" finds Prince mocking his own adjustment to fame. Dave Lifton
Prince Rescues 'Ripopgodazippa' From a Notoriously Bad FilmPrince affects a Jamaican accent for “Ripopgodazippa," a track that was featured in the film 'Showgirls.'Keith Creighton
Prince Hits the Shops on 'Calhoun Square'Even a simple trip to the shopping plaza could inspire Prince to write a new song. Debra Filcman
How Prince's 'Crystal Ball' Finally Saw the Light of DayWarner Bros. was still looking for a worthy commercial successor to 1984's 'Purple Rain,' not a triple album of funky weirdness. Nick DeRiso