Mike Joseph
![Prince Turns His Guitarist’s Actual Phone Number Into a Hit Single: 365 Prince Songs in a Year](http://townsquare.media/site/443/files/2017/07/7779311.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Turns His Guitarist’s Actual Phone Number Into a Hit Single: 365 Prince Songs in a Year
Dez Dickerson had to change his phone number when the Prince-penned "777-9311" became a 1982 hit for the Time.
![Prince Perfects His Slow Jam Formula With ‘Do Me, Baby': 365 Prince Songs in a Year](http://townsquare.media/site/443/files/2017/07/DoMeBaby.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Perfects His Slow Jam Formula With ‘Do Me, Baby': 365 Prince Songs in a Year
“Do Me, Baby” established Prince as a musician who, with just a few whispered words (and maybe a well placed scream), wormed his way right into your bed.
![Prince Testifies on ‘God': 365 Prince Songs in a Year](http://townsquare.media/site/443/files/2017/06/GOD.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Testifies on ‘God': 365 Prince Songs in a Year
The b-side of "Purple Rain' found Prince taking us to church.
![Prince Makes ‘Erotic City’ Come Alive: 365 Prince Songs in a Year](http://townsquare.media/site/443/files/2017/06/WarnerBrothers.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Makes ‘Erotic City’ Come Alive: 365 Prince Songs in a Year
The sleazy funk of "Erotic City" was the flip side to "Let's Go Crazy."
![Prince Tones Down the Bedroom Talk on ‘Call My Name': 365 Prince Songs in a Year](http://townsquare.media/site/443/files/2017/05/CallMyName.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Tones Down the Bedroom Talk on ‘Call My Name': 365 Prince Songs in a Year
2004's "Call My Name" was the latest boudoir song from Prince, but less graphic than usual due to his conversion to the Jehovah's Witnesses.
![Prince’s ‘Darling Nikki’ Almost Leads to the Downfall of Society: 365 Prince Songs in a Year](http://townsquare.media/site/443/files/2017/05/Nikki.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince’s ‘Darling Nikki’ Almost Leads to the Downfall of Society: 365 Prince Songs in a Year
Tipper Gore founded the Parents Music Resource Center after hearing Prince's "Darling Nikki" playing on her daughter's stereo.
![Prince Battles Heartbreak on ‘I Love U, but I Don’t Trust U Anymore': 365 Prince Songs in a Year](http://townsquare.media/site/443/files/2017/05/PrinceLove.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Battles Heartbreak on ‘I Love U, but I Don’t Trust U Anymore': 365 Prince Songs in a Year
“I Love U, But I Don’t Trust U Anymore” is one of the most nakedly emotional songs in Prince’s catalog.
![How ‘Sometimes It Snows in April’ Became Prince’s Unintended Eulogy: 365 Prince Songs in a Year](http://townsquare.media/site/443/files/2017/04/SnowsinApril.jpg?w=980&q=75)
How ‘Sometimes It Snows in April’ Became Prince’s Unintended Eulogy: 365 Prince Songs in a Year
Recorded exactly 31 years before his own death, the mournful ballad "Sometimes It Snows in April" became Prince's unintended eulogy.
![Prince Spells Out His Playful, Positive New Outlook on ‘Alphabet Street': 365 Prince Songs in a Year](http://townsquare.media/site/443/files/2017/04/AlphabetStreet.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prince Spells Out His Playful, Positive New Outlook on ‘Alphabet Street': 365 Prince Songs in a Year
After the heaviness of 'Sign 'O' the Times' and the darkness of the 'Black Album,' Prince gave the antidote in "Alphabet St.," the first single from 'Lovesexy.'