28 - Prince with Matt Thorne - Part 2 (Minneapolis)
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Part 2 of our chat with Prince biographer Matt Thorne picks up where we left off with the release of his debut album For You in 1977 on Warner Bros. We find out about Prince's fast way of working in the studio along with his decision to produce, sing & play most of his records himself. Prince put a full time band together following the release of his debut album & heads out on his first proper tour since singing to Warners. His second album titled simply Prince follows in 1979 & spawns 3 hit singles  (‘I Wanna Be Your Lover’, ‘I Feel for You’ and ‘Sexy Dancer’) - I Wanna Be Your Lover sells over a million copies in the US but remarkably fails to crack the top 10 in the chart. A strange appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand follows & Prince's 'I Feel For You' becomes a huge hit for Chaka Khan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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