In honor of the 40th anniversary of Prince’s second album, Prince which was released on October 19, 1979 The Prince Estate and Warner Records have announced the surprise release of a previously unheard, solo acoustic demo recording of the Grammy-winning Prince track “I Feel for You” available on streaming services and as a limited-run 7” vinyl single.
Details
This Limited Edition 7” will be Made To Order and is exclusive to Prince.com available to purchase for 7 days only. Production will commence at conclusion of onsale period and we anticipate shipping to take place in mid January 2020.
Additional Details
The new two-track 7" includes the acoustic demo of “I Feel for You” on the A-side and the original studio recording on the B-side, pressed on commemorative purple vinyl.
The special, stripped-down demo recording captures a 20-year-old Prince in a raw, intimate moment, and begins with the sound of the artist pressing the record button on a cassette tape recorder and picking up an acoustic guitar. The recording was created in the winter of 1978-1979, around the time Prince was preparing to make his solo debut at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis, and it was recently rediscovered on one of the countless cassette tapes stored in his legendary vault.
The fully produced, studio recording of “I Feel For You” was included on Prince’s second album, Prince. It would become a hit a few years later, when it was covered by Chaka Khan and released as the title track of her solo album, I Feel for You, in 1984. Her version, which featured a cameo by the rapper Melle Mel, became a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned two Grammys—including a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song that honored Prince’s contributions as songwriter.
Side A
I Feel For You (Acoustic Demo)
Side B
I Feel For You (Original Studio Recording)
Below is the artwork cover
Video on YouTube
Links to all the Streaming Services
How to Pre-Order / Buy
Fan Thoughts
"I like the fact that the estate are taking Pre orders and producing numbers to the number of sales. The quality of the recent releases and this targeting of the Prince fan market for such releases is a positive. I think the next stage could be polls asking that target market what they want released. It would be a profitable model for the estate. For example a concert release once they have pre orders of 5000 they release it. " - Maureen O'Sullivan
"It’s a beautiful example of how when you strip the stage costumes and funky production there’s still a great song!" - Chopin Gard
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