Prince's pop life, song by song, in chronological order.
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The Belle of St. Mark
While “Glamorous” sounded tailor-made for Sheila’s particular talents (even if it wasn’t), “Belle” is well-crafted but faceless, embodying the essentialist cynicism of the publishing imprint Prince used for his female side projects: “Girlsongs.”
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Head
The foundation upon which Prince’s racial, sexual, and personal preoccupations of the next decade were built.
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Kiss Me Quick
A sparkling ideal of a disco track that could easily have made the Dance charts if its creator had bothered to put it out.
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You
“You” was the Rebels track that pointed most directly to Prince’s future work; it’s thus unsurprising that it was also one of a handful of songs from the sessions to receive future revisions.