Studio Album · No. 8
Parade Songwriting Credits by Prince
Produced by Prince, David Z · Engineered by Susan Rogers, Peggy McCreary, David Tickle, Coke Johnson
Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Prince carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Parade is the most collaborative of the Revolution-era albums, with Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman co-writing and co-producing some of its most ambitious tracks. 'Mountains' and 'Sometimes It Snows in April' carry co-writes credited to Prince, Coleman, and Melvoin, while 'Christopher Tracy's Parade' and 'Under the Cherry Moon' were co-written with John L. Nelson. Prince still produced most of the record and wrote the worldwide number one 'Kiss' alone. The album served as music from his film Under the Cherry Moon.
Released March 31, 1986, on Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records, Parade served as the soundtrack to the film Under the Cherry Moon, which Prince directed and starred in, and was the third and final album by Prince and the Revolution. Prince produced most tracks, with Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin co-producing two tracks and David Z. producing one; collaborative songwriting credits on several songs include John L. Nelson, Coleman, and Melvoin. The album shifted away from the guitar-driven rock of Purple Rain, embracing psychedelic pop, funk, baroque pop, and chanson orchestration reflecting the film's French setting, with Robert Christgau describing it as a fusion of funk foundations and Sgt. Pepper-style filigrees. It peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, produced the No. 1 Hot 100 single 'Kiss,' earned Platinum RIAA certification, and was named NME's Album of the Year for 1986. Critical consensus viewed it as a creative comeback after the mixed reception of Around the World in a Day.