Prince’s 1987 masterpiece, Sign O’ the Times was his first release after disbanding The Revolution. Only three of the sixteen tracks have co-writers. In many ways, this is a solo tour de force. Prince’s engineer Susan Rogers said that Prince cared greatly about sequencing his albums. On Sign O’ the Times, “each side was like an act in a play: It had to have a beginning, middle and an end. Great artists understand that a work of art should give you a sense of momentum when you first encounter it, and a sense of momentum when you walk away from it.” 

Lineup

• David Whild
• The Black Bettys
• Chelsea Shag
• Jimmy St. James (of Gurufish)
• Kipper Jones
• Rahbi
• Dionne Farris