Thirty-two years after rock maestro Prince teamed up with Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue, their previously unheard collaboration has now been leaked online.
The song, “Baby Doll,” has been discussed at length by Purple One fans, and its origins can be traced back to Prince’s Australian leg. diamonds and pearls Tour in April and May 1992.
“We just hang out,” Minogue told Zane Lowe in 2020. “I don’t even know what that means, but we were hanging out and he was kind of embarrassing me.” He said, ‘So where are your lyrics?
The two reportedly continued their discussion, and Prince then sent his driver to Minogue’s apartment with a tape documenting his efforts. “I had a tape in my hand and Prince was singing, a song called ‘Baby Doll,’ and I was kind of involved in it, but he was sleeping four hours a night or something, and then the other 20 hours Create something,” she remembers. “That was my handicap and we didn’t record it.”
Ultimately, the song did not receive the full studio treatment as Minogue’s label rejected the idea.
A newly leaked version of the song was released via the New Paisley Generation YouTube account on Friday (December 16), and features the same lyrics that Minogue confirmed as a collaboration in 2018.
According to the upload’s description, “Baby Doll” is one of the tracks on Prince’s Vault and is planned to be included in a prospective project called “Baby Doll” diamonds and love 2022. diamonds and pearls album and 1992’s love symbol Record.
Deluxe reissue of late artist diamonds and pearls The album appears in 2023, but is limited to material recorded before the record’s original release in October 1991 – ultimately excluding tracks.
According to a British publication the sunA source explained, “Kylie is just as confused as everyone else about the song’s origins.
“The song was originally given to her on cassette in the ’90s and has been part of Prince’s estate since his death in 2016,” they said. “Any leaks are annoying, but for fans to finally know It’s a good thing what this mysterious song sounds like, God knows they’ve waited long enough.
“As for what happens now, fans will have to wait and see.”