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I Want U (Purple version)

Rosie Gaines

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  1. Written by Prince, also Alphabet St. (Prince), Sexy M.F. (Prince) and Let’s Go Crazy (Prince)

  2. Released on Motown, also I Want You Back (The Jacksons), Truly (Lionel Richie) and You Mean More to Me (Lionel Richie)

  3. Part of Closer Than Close, also Closer Than Close (Mentor remake) and I Want U (Inner City Blue) (Earth Mama version)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Prince wrote 644 songs on fono

  • Prince’s most frequent co-writer is Tony M. (11 songs together)

  • Rosie Gaines’s most frequent co-writer is Prince (7 songs together)

  • Prince first appears on fono in 1978, 17 years before this song

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Written by
Prince and Rosie Gaines
Part of
Closer Than Close
Released on
Motown

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I Want U (Purple version) was written by Prince

    I Want U (Purple version) was written by Prince

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I Want U (Purple version) was written by Rosie Gaines

    I Want U (Purple version) was written by Rosie Gaines

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I Want U (Purple version) is part of the release Closer Than Close

    I Want U (Purple version) is part of the release Closer Than Close

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Motown is the label of the song I Want U (Purple version)

    Motown is the label of the song I Want U (Purple version)

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz I Want U (Purple version) was released on 1995

    I Want U (Purple version) was released on 1995

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026