Representatives of Prince's estate have spoken out regarding fans' questions about whether certain parts of the songs on the new posthumous album "Timeless" were subsequently changed.
The album, which was released last month, features nine studio recordings and one live recording. The most notable track was "Calabama," which Prince recorded in 2003, with fans noting that one section featured instruments that were not on the original recording.
The team of musicians confirmed that wind instruments were added to that part of the song, but that its original recording was fully preserved.
"In keeping with Prince's style on many of his earlier recordings, we assembled a group of wind instruments to replace his synthesizer part with a dedicated brass section, and that version was released on the album 'Timeless'. All of Prince's original recorded parts were left intact, while trombone, saxophone, and trumpet were added by Greg Boyer, Adrian Crutchfield, and Lynn Grisset. These musicians were closely associated with him and are listed on the album's cover, despite some claims to the contrary," they stated.
They also pointed out that no other recording on the album was altered in this way, and that artificial intelligence was not used on any of Prince's music recordings.
In the end, they said they understood if fans did not agree with all decisions related to his music, but they invited them to express their questions and opinions respectfully.
Prince, whose full name is Prince Rogers Nelson, died in April 2016 at the age of 57 from an accidental fentanyl overdose.
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