The Gold Experience

People were still trying to figure out, you know, what even to call him.

The 32-minute cassette was given out to attendees of Versace's show on July 8, 1995 during Paris Fashion Week.

This was the first album released after Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol.

1995's "Shy" spotlighted Prince's underreported skills on the bass.

Prince scores one of his biggest, and final, hits with "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," his first release without the help of Warner Bros.

For a song with such a pretty melody, "Dolphin" had surprisingly violent lyrics that reflected his feud with Warner Bros.

Prince channels the spirit of nonviolent protest espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in 'We March.'

The closing track on the 17th album by Prince was supposed to rival his epic ballad "Purple Rain."

"Shhh" holds a rare place in Prince's catalog as one of the few tracks that he put out as his own after someone else had released their version of it.

After Prince caught Carmen Electra cheating on him, he wrote "Eye Hate U" and played it for her when they broke up.