Songoftheday 2/6/14 - I can't disguise the pounding of my heart it beats so strong, it's in your eyes what can I say they turn me on...

Prince & The Revolution - "Take Me With U"
from the album Purple Rain (Original Soundtrack) (1984)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #25 (two weeks)
Weeks in the Top-40: 6

Today's Song of the Day is from the recent New Girl actor Prince, whose classic Purple Rain album had already spun off four huge singles with "When Doves Cry", "Let's Go Crazy", the title track, and "I Will Die 4 U". Not wanting to stop, he released a fifth single, "Take Me With U", sung with film co-star Apollonia, originally for her group Apollonia 6's album...

"Take Me With U" became Prince's fifth top-40 pop hit from the album in March of 1985, while just making the same grade at #40 on the R&B chart. In England, the record did much better, peaking at #7. It's a fitting end to the single releases from the album, as its psychedelic sound pointed to what was in store in his next album Around The World In A Day.

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In 2003 indie-rocker Marshall Crenshaw recorded the song for his covers album...

Up tomorrow: Astrid has got an infatuation.