Mayte Garcia ‘s Child Of The Sun album is released. All but one of the 12 tracks were written or co-written by Prince (the other House Of Brick (Brick House) is a cover version of the Commodores track Brick House), and all contain him playing some instruments.
"Child of the Sun" is the sole studio album by Mayte, released exclusively in Europe in November 1995 under NPG Records, as Warner Bros. declined its release in the USA.
Prince wrote or co-wrote all but one of the 12 tracks, with the exception being "House Of Brick (Brick House)," a cover of the Commodores' "Brick House." He played several instruments on each track, with significant contributions from other band members.
The album's early version was titled "Latino Barbie Doll" and included several tracks that were later removed as the album evolved. These tracks were "Latino Barbie Doll," "If I Could Get Your Attention," "Telepathy," "Violet Blue," "Slow Love," "Hold Me," and "Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?"—the latter included on the single "The Most Beautiful Boy In The World."
Out of the ten English-language tracks on "Latino Barbie Doll," eight were Mayte's renditions of songs previously released on Prince-related albums: "If I Love U Tonight," "Love’s No Fun," "If I Could Get Your Attention," "Telepathy," "Violet Blue," "Slow Love," "Hold Me," and "The Most Beautiful Boy In The World," along with two Spanish-language tracks, "Si Te Amo Esta Noche" and "¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?"
The album spawned four singles: "The Most Beautiful Boy In The World," "If I Love U 2night" (both released prior to the album), "House Of Brick (Brick House)" (a promotional single), and "Rhythm Of Your ♥," which had a limited release in 1998.
Despite these releases, the album did not chart.
In 1998, Love4OneAnother.com announced an upcoming album by Mayte titled "Scorpio," which was to feature some tracks from "Child Of The Sun" along with new recordings. However, this project did not materialize, and its completion status remains unclear.
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