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,
This Is Absolutely Real This Is Absolutely Real This Is Absolutely Real: Visions and Versions of Phil Ochs is a cover album by American blues and folk musician Pat Wictor. The songs included were all written by U.S. singer-songwriter Phil Ochs. It was released in 2017 on Wictor's independent label, RiskyDisc Records. In "Sing Out!", Ron Olesko described "This Is Absolutely Real" as a "welcome collection" that "celebrates two outstanding voices—the iconic Phil Ochs as well as contemporary folk music's standard-bearer, Pat Wictor." He wrote that it would have been easy to choose a group of well-known songs by Ochs, but instead "Pat took