PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - AMERICA (7" VINYL) 7-28999

"America" was released October 02, 1985.  It's a single from "Around The World In A Day" and the song is listed as a collaboration between Prince and his band, the Revolution.  I can't remember who actually gets a writing credit on the track, but I can't check the Library Of Congress online catalog because they're offline due to the government shut down.  It's the fourth and final single from the album.

Like the other singles, the cover is taken from the album cover.  It's a blown up portion of the album.  It focuses on one of the people portrayed in the artwork.  The single was released on vinyl only.  There are two official releases.  The 7" and the 12".  My research has shown there are possibly two variations of the 7" cover, but I haven't been able to verify this yet.

The full catalog number is 0 7599-28999-0.  The single includes a b-side...  The song, "Girl".  This is the second song written by Prince given this title.  The first is a song recorded by The Time from their original album.  The songs are dramatically different but both are slow numbers.

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - AMERICA

01. America 03:40 (Prince, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Mark Brown, Matt Fink, Bobby Rivkin)

02. Girl 03:57 (Prince)

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - KISS (7" VINYL) 7-28751

"Kiss" is the first single from the "Parade" soundtrack.  It was released for commercial sale in the US on February 05, 1986.  The initial release for the single was vinyl.  Both 7" and 12" versions.  There are two versions of this 7" single.  I believe this one is the standard version most readily available with the other being the alternate.  The difference is a small variance in the cover art.  Since I have copies of both, I'll follow this one up with the alternate tomorrow.

The version of 'Kiss' appearing on this single is considered the single version.  The second track, 'b Or $' is a true b-side.  A b-side is a song not included on the main album release and is exclusively limited to release on the single.

The story behind 'Kiss' is rather intense.  Supposedly, at the request of Mazarati, Prince provided an snippet acoustic demo of a song idea.  David Z. worked on the song and Prince returned to find the version of 'Kiss' we're familiar with today.  David Z. fleshed out the music and finished the lyrics, however, he does not receive a writing credit.  Prince is credited as the sole author of 'b Or $' by the Library of Congress copyright info.  However, the credit on the vinyl is Prince and the Revolution.

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - KISS
01. Kiss 03:46 (Prince)
02. b Or $ 03:57 (Prince)