The Family

~ Release by The Family (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

This is a bootleg print-to-order amalgamation of various artwork and audio sources.

WPCP-3646 is the catalog number for the official Japanese releases. It's been used by a number of bootlegs:
real release: https://www.discogs.com/release/1169649-The-Family-The-Family

fake 1: https://www.discogs.com/release/11647786-The-Family-The-Family
fake 2: https://www.discogs.com/release/16255448-The-Family-The-Family

This particular bootleg has stolen the artwork and audio from MOONRAKER 189 "Family Business" which is here: https://musicbrainz.org/release/d4b66f75-5377-4602-8b39-5f5421bbf424
another source: http://4thefunk.com/FamilyBusinessCD.html

The other bonus tracks were likely pulled from a compilation series like 'The Work, Volume 1' which contains the majority of these early mixes.

Annotation last modified on 2025-06-26 03:09 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Original Album
#TitleRatingLength
1High Fashion
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Susannah Melvoin
lead vocals:
St. Paul (multi‐instrumentalist St. Paul Peterson)
strings arranger:
Clare Fischer
recording of:
High Fashion (from 1984-06-27 until 1984-10)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
previously attributed to:
Jerome Benton and Paul "St. Paul" Peterson (multi‐instrumentalist St. Paul Peterson)
5:07
2Mutiny
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
lead vocals:
St. Paul (multi‐instrumentalist St. Paul Peterson)
recording of:
Mutiny
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
previously attributed to:
Jerome Benton
4:00
3The Screams of Passion
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist) and Susannah Melvoin
strings arranger:
Clare Fischer
recording of:
The Screams of Passion
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
previously attributed to:
Susannah Melvoin and Paul "St. Paul" Peterson (multi‐instrumentalist St. Paul Peterson)
5:27
4Yes (instrumental)
electric guitar:
Wendy Melvoin
flute and saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Yes
composer:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
previously attributed to:
Jerome Benton and Jellybean Johnson
4:29
5River Run Dry
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
background vocals:
Susannah Melvoin
lead vocals:
St. Paul (multi‐instrumentalist St. Paul Peterson)
strings arranger:
Clare Fischer
recording of:
River Run Dry
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Z.
3:30
6Nothing Compares 2 U
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Susannah Melvoin
lead vocals:
St. Paul (multi‐instrumentalist St. Paul Peterson)
strings arranger:
Clare Fischer
recorded at:
Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States (on 1984-07-15)
recording of:
Nothing Compares 2 U (from 1984-07-15 until 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), NPG Publishing and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:33
7Susannah’s Pajamas (instrumental)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
strings arranger:
Clare Fischer
recording of:
Susannah’s Pajamas
composer:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
3:56
8Desire
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
vocals:
Susannah Melvoin and St. Paul (multi‐instrumentalist St. Paul Peterson)
strings arranger:
Clare Fischer
recording of:
Desire
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
previously attributed to:
Paul "St. Paul" Peterson (multi‐instrumentalist St. Paul Peterson)
5:06
2▶CD: Bonus Tracks / 1984 Early Mixes
3▶CD: Family Business / 1985 Rehearsal Minneapolis, MN