Prince: the 10 best unreleased songs released after his death, according to Ultimate Classic Rock

Ten years after the passing of the unforgettable Prince of Minneapolis, Ultimate Classic Rock magazine has paid him tribute by publishing a peculiar list: the ten best unreleased songs to come out after his death, which occurred on April 21, 2016. "It's estimated that Prince left behind thousands of unreleased tracks when he died," recalls Matthew Wilkening in the introduction. "From the very earliest stages of his career, it was clear that the extraordinarily prolific singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist couldn't be contained by normal release schedules. Prince thus began channeling his excess output through an ever-widening network of proteges, such as The Time, Sheila E., The Family and many others. He was also known for handing off hit singles to other artists, such as Sheena Easton and the Bangles, sometimes using pseudonyms like Jaime Starr and Alexander Nevermind. Despite all these outlets, Prince quickly filled the famous 'vault' at his Paisley Park studio with mountains of unreleased material. More than 100 of those tracks have been released posthumously since his death."

Here are the 10 songs released after his death that deserve the most attention, according to Ultimate Classic Rock (full feature here).

• Moonbeam Levels – 4Ever (2016)
• Wonderful Ass – Purple Rain (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
• Mary Don’t You Weep – Piano and a Microphone 1983 (2018)
• Baby, You’re a Trip – Originals (2019)
• Do Yourself A Favor – 1999 (Deluxe Edition) (2019)
• Adonis and Bathsheba – Sign O’ the Times (Deluxe Edition) (2020)
• In a Large Room With No Light – Sign O’ the Times (Deluxe Edition) (2020)
• 17 Days / Lovergirl – Welcome 2 America (Deluxe Edition) (2021)
• Pain – Diamonds and Pearls (Deluxe Edition) (2023)
• All A Share Together Now – Single (2023)

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