![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But whether credited to Jamie Starr, Joey Coco or Christopher, Prince's frisky genius would not be denied. That all of this was going on behind the scenes while he was also breaking through with initial radio hits from 1982's 1999 and then breaking wide with 1984's Purple Rain might come as a surprise to some, since so much of his outside work was done under pseudonyms. He somehow knew that Time frontman Morris Day's winking brand of sexuality, both more up-front but also safer than Prince's own, was better suited to "Jungle Love." And that Sheila E's furious percussion style – not to mention a needed dose of girl-power – would ultimately complete "The Glamorous Life." (Also that he'd have to lose a free jazz-inspired sax bit at the beginning.) There's "You're My Love," a pitch-perfect Kenny Rogers song that Prince gave away to, yes, Kenny Rogers for 1986's They Don't Make Them Like They Used To.
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