Random Songs You Had No Idea Were Written by Princ (10 items)

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  (#1) 'Nothing Compares 2 U' By Sinead O'Connor

  The title is already a pretty good indicator that Prince was involved with the use of "2" and "U." The track was actually written for The Family, a band formed by Prince and signed to his label, Paisley Park Records. 

  The song was on their self-titled album but it was never released and so received little notice, that is until O'Connor sung a cover in honor of her mom shortly after she died. 

  Prince recorded at live version January 27, 1992 at Paisley Park with The New Power Generation and released it on his box set, "The Hits/The B Sides."
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  (#2) 'Manic Monday' By The Bangles

  This rock band broke out in 1986 with this song written by Prince under a pseudonym. "Manic Monday" was the first single off their second record, Different Light.

  He wrote the song in 1984 and recorded it as a duet with Apollonia 6, a trio he created, but eventually pulled the song. Two years later, he offered the single to The Bangles under the pseudonym "Christopher" inspired by the character he played in the 1986 film Under the Cherry Moon. 
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  (#3) 'I Feel For You' By Chaka Khan

  Prince originally released this on his 1979 self-titled album after having written it as a demo for R&B singer Patrice Rushen. Khan released it in 1984 and it hit #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and it remained there for 26 weeks and became one of Billboard's five biggest pop songs of 1985.

  The single reached #1 on both the U.S. dance and R&B charts in late 1984. In 1985 it won a Grammy for best R&B song, which went to Prince as the songwriter. He and Khan later performed the song as a duet while on tour together in 1998. 
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  (#4) 'Round and Round' By Tevin Campbell

  Prince produced and wrote this song for Graffiti Bridge, the sequel to Purple Rain that he also wrote and starred in. The film bombed and was panned by critics, but the song was a success on the R&B and pop charts peaking at #12 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the R&B charts.

  The song, which was the first single from Tevin's debut album T.E.V.I.N, is also sampled in the opening credits of Top Chef.
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  (#5) 'Pray' By M.C. Hammer

  The hip-hop artist is best known for his hit "U Can't Touch This," but it turns out this song, from the same album was actually his biggest Billboard hit peaking at #2. It's one of the few songs for which Prince gave permission to sample his music, in this case "When Doves Cry." 
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  (#6) 'Love... Thy Will Be Done' By Martika

  The single, released in 1991, reached the top 10 on the pop charts in the U.S., the U.K., France, and Australia. Prince occasionally performed the song during his tours in the late '90s and in 2012 and he sampled it for his cover of Joan Osborne's "One of Us" on his album Emancipation.
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  (#7) 'Jungle Love' By The Time

  The Time, formed by Prince, included Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis before they were writing and producing hits for the likes of Janet Jackson. In 1984, they released this hit, which peaked at #20 on the Hot 100 chart.

  Former The Time guitarist Jesse Johnson later disputed Prince's involvement as a producer and writer telling NME in 1986, "Prince is such an a**hole. I wrote, played and produced stuff like 'Jungle Love,' that's my sound."
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  (#8) 'Yo Mister' By Patti LaBelle

  It was one of LaBelle's highest-charting R&B hits, peaking at #6. Not only did Prince write the song, but he's featured on background vocals and playing various instruments. 

  
  
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  (#9) 'How Come U Don't Call Me' By Alicia Keys

  This was originally released as the non-album B-side to Prince's 1982 single "1999" with his own piano playing as the only instrumental accompaniment. The song's first album appearance was on his 1993 compilation "The Hits/The B-Sides" and it's been covered by various artists including Keys. Keys explained to Jimmy Fallon how she called Prince to ask his permission to use the song. 

  The song was on her 2001 debut album, "Songs in A Minor." It reached the top thirty in Australia, the U.K., and on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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  (#10) 'Sugar Walls' By Sheena Easton

  Let your imagination and familiarity with Prince's risque tendencies lead you to what the title refers to. The 1984 track includes lyrics like "Come and spend the inside my sugar walls," making for one salacious euphemism. Due to the nature of the song, it was included in the Parents' Music Resource Council as one of the "Filthy Fifteen" that were deemed worthy of being banned.

  Prince is credited on the song as Alexander Nevermind, which Easton recorded for her album A Private Heaven, a more sensual offshoot from her previously contemporary image. 

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