[Pre-Chorus] I didn't wanna pressure you, baby, no But all I ever wanted to do
[Chorus] I wanna be your lover I wanna be the only one that makes you come running I wanna be your lover I wanna turn you on, turn you out, all night long, make you shout Oh, lover! Yeah, I wanna be the only one you come for, yeah
“I Wanna Be Your Lover” is Prince’s first Top 40 Hit on one of his first successful singles in his illustrious career.
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What did Prince say about "I Wanna Be Your Lover"?
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Prince wrote virtual liner notes in the mid-90s for some of his biggest hits as a feature on one of his first websites. Here’s his entry for “I Wanna Be Your Lover”:
originally recorded as a demo 4 Patrice Rushen’s album. [I] had a mad crush on her at the time and the song is about her.
What did this song çome out?
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“I Wanna Be Your Lover” was released on August 24, 1979 as the first single from Prince’s second album, Prince (which was released two months later).