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Prince, With Just A Piano And A Sniffle, Interprets 'Mary Don't You Weep'

On the late legend's 60th birthday, his estate announced a new album of barebones recordings featuring just him and a piano.
Prince, backstage during his 1999 tour.

Today, what would have been his 60th birthday, the people in charge of 's storied vault of unreleased recordings have announced a forthcoming album. The record includes a cover of 's "A Case of You" and prototype sessions of "Purple Rain" and "Strange Relationship."

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