Mazarati

Mazarati was a R&B band formed in the mid-1980s by former Prince and The Revolution bassist Brown Mark. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, they are now defunct as a group. The band's sole hit was a song called "100 MPH", which was written and co-produced by Prince.

Related Topics:
R&B - 1980s - Prince - The Revolution - Brown Mark - Minneapolis - Song

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The band is notable for some of the songs that they did not release. They were originally given the song "Kiss" by Prince in demo form. They transformed the brief bluesy track into a unique funk number. After hearing their work on the demo, Prince took the song back, added a guitar break and his trademark falsetto vocals and released the song on his Parade, where it became one of his biggest hits. Mazarati's background vocals are even kept intact and were credited on the album. Another song given to Mazarati was an outtake from The Time called "Jerk Out". Their take on the song never made the album, but the track was redone in 1990, once again with The Time and became a major hit. Mazarati's backing vocals were also kept on the released version.

Related Topics:
Kiss - Demo - Funk - Falsetto - Parade - The Time - 1990

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