On this day in 1980, Prince released “Dirty Mind” the fourth single on his third studio album of the same name. Built around a danceable keyboard riff, the song marked a departure from Prince’s earlier R&B-leaning work from his first two albums. | Prince

From "Dirty Mind" to "Diamonds and Pearls" to "Musicology, Apple Music has created a special playlist to revisit the major moments in Prince's creative evolution: https://Prince.lnk.to/essentials | Prince

60K views · 1.9K reactions | On February 21, 1981, Prince made his debut on Saturday Night Live, playing the song "Partyup" from his third album, "Dirty Mind." “I was blown away,” said Jean Doumanian, the show’s associate producer. “He was just the most original act I had seen in a long time.” | Prince | Facebook

12K views · 663 reactions | Jill Jones met Prince in 1980 on the...