Prince Rogers Nelson produced, arranged, and performed every track on his debut release, For You. He also composed nearly every song on the album, only sharing a co-writing credit on the sultry, synth-funk R & B hit Soft and Wet.

As soon as this superhuman effort opens with its short, harmonic title track, fans of real music should be ready for the closest thing possible to a musical orgasm.

Soft and Wet is a sexy track that seduces the listener with its suggestive lyrics.

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Meanwhile, the torch song of the album, So Blue, is reminiscent of smoky Billie Holiday songs listened to on a rainy day. It sets the tone for the sensuous R & B ballads the Artist became known for during the next two decades of his rich career.

Once For You closes with the rock-infused I’m Yours, fans who were not Artist fans before listening to this album may catch themselves singing this mantra to the Artist before advancing to his later works. This is the album that laid the foundation for the Purple Reign of a musical genius.