Prince’s ‘Diamonds and Pearls’ Deluxe Edition Delivers Rare Gems From His Last Blockbuster: Album Review
variety.comJem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Hard as it may be to imagine, at the dawn of the ‘90s, Prince was at a make-or-break point in his career, at least as a chart-busting superstar.
He was one of the biggest artists in the world, but it had been several years since he’d had a real hit, and his image and public statements had been confusing, to say the least.
He’d had a No. 1 single in 1989 with “Batdance,” but it consisted mostly of soundbites from the blockbuster “Batman” film, and his accompanying soundtrack disc was largely a collection of castoff songs, some of them years old, grafted into scenes from the movie.
His most recent effort, the “Graffiti Bridge” album and self-directed, shockingly dreadful film, were uncontested duds. He needed a hit, stat.
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