Prince albums discography The rock-influenced "The Gold Experience" had been planned by Prince for release under his new name in competition with Warner's 'Prince' products but it was delayed by the label until 1995, losing the momentum of its hit single. By 1996, his sales were at a fraction of what they had been prior to the dispute and the final new album he delivered to the label, 1996's "Chaos and Disorder", saw his lowest chart performance since 1980. Prince then began an independent career, licensing to record companies on limited deals or self-distributing via a succession of online operations. The first project,
What Is Love and produced by German music producer and composer Dee Dee Halligan (Dieter Lünstedt a.k.a. Tony Hendrik) and Junior Torello (Karin Hartmann-Eisenblätter a.k.a. Karin van Haaren) of Coconut Records in Cologne. They were waiting for the right singer for the song. Trinidadian-born singer Nestor Alexander Haddaway was then chosen to sing it. He used to work as a producer, dancer and choreographer before he was signed to Coconut Records. In a 2012 interview Haddaway said about the making of "What Is Love": "What Is Love" was released in Europe in May 1993 and in the US in August 1993. It peaked