PUBLISHED: Feb 07, 2017
DESCRIPTION:
THE FAMILY (THE FAMILY ALBUM) COMPLETE
Vinyl LP Conversion
1. High Fashion
2. Mutiny
3. The Screams Of Passion
4. Yes
5. River Run Dry
6. Nothing Compares 2 You
7. Susannah's Pajamas
8. Desire
The Family is a 1985 album released on Prince's Paisley Park Records label by the band of the same name. The album consists of eight Minneapolis sound tracks but with a funk-jazz slant; two of the tracks are instrumentals, and three are ballads. A single was released for "The Screams of Passion," a modest hit that was re-released in 1996 on the Girl 6 soundtrack. A promo version of "High Fashion" was distributed. "Nothing Compares 2 U", an emotional ballad, became more widely known five years later when a cover by Sinéad O'Connor was released as a single to worldwide success.
The album was released on vinyl; following the success of O'Connor's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" a CD version of the album was released in Japan and Germany/Europe.
An alternate mix of the album featuring Prince on vocals was recorded, but remains in his vault at Paisley Park Studios.