Private Joy
"Private Joy" is a song by American musician Prince from his 1981 album "Controversy", released as the B-side of the single
"Do Me, Baby".
The song describes how Prince will never reveal the identity of his secret lover.
In this bouncy disco-pop number, Prince explains that his lover is no one's but his.
He sings about what they do together, and the times they share.
He claims that he "strangled Valentino", and that she was "his ever since" and that she "belongs to Prince".
The song ends with guitar riffs and feedback from Prince, and segues into "Ronnie, Talk to Russia", the next track on "Controversy".
These guitar sounds were sampled and used in "Orgasm", a song on Prince's 1994 album "Come".
Lamman Rucker
Lamman Rucker( born October 6, 1971) is an American actor.
Rucker began his career on the daytime soap operas" As the World Turns" and" All My Children", before roles in Tyler Perry's films
" Why Did I Get Married?
Why Did I Get Married Too?", and" Meet the Browns", and its television adaptation.
In 2016, he began starring as Jacob Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series," Greenleaf".
Richard T. Jones
Richard Timothy Jones( born January 16, 1972) is an American actor.
Jones is best known for his portrayals of Laveinio in the dramatic film" The Wood"( 1999) and Mike of the dramatic films" Why Did I Get Married?"( 2007) and" Why Did I Get Married Too?"( 2010).
He is also well known for his role as Bruce Van Exel, court services officer on the CBS television series" Judging Amy" that aired from 1999 to 2005.
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker.
A guitar virtuoso known for his genre-crossing work, falsetto singing voice and flamboyant stage appearances, Prince is regarded as one of the greatest musicians of all time.
His innovative music integrated a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop.
Prince pioneered the late 1970s Minneapolis sound, a funk rock subgenre drawing from synth-pop and new wave.
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince developed an interest in music as a young child and wrote his first song, "Funk Machine", at the age of seven.
He signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 19, and released his debut album "
For You" in 1978.
Followed with his next four albums — "Prince" (1979), "Dirty Mind" (1980), "Controversy" (1981), and "1999" (1982)—Prince gained critical success, prominently showcasing his explicit lyrics as well as blending of funk, dance, and rock music.
In 1984, he began referring to his backup band as The Revolution and released "Purple Rain", the soundtrack album to his successful film debut of the same name.
It quickly became his most critically and commercially successful record, spending 24 consecutive weeks atop the "Billboard" 200.
The film also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, the last to receive the award.
Following the disbandment of The Revolution, Prince released the critically acclaimed double album "Sign o' the Times" (1987).
He released three more solo albums before debuting The New Power Generation band in 1991.
In 1993, in the midst of a contractual dispute with Warner Bros., Prince changed his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol , also known as the "Love Symbol", and began releasing new albums at a faster rate in order to quickly meet a contractually required quota and therefore release himself from further obligations to the record label.
He released five records between 1994 and 1996 before he signed with Arista Records in 1998.
In 2000, he began referring to himself as "Prince" again.
He subsequently released 16 albums, including "Musicology" (2004), which was his most successful album of the 2000s.
His final album, "Hit n
Run Phase Two", was first released on the Tidal streaming service in 2015.
In April 2016, at the age of 57, Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
Prince sold over 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
He won seven Grammy Awards, seven Brit Awards, six American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
He was also honored with special awards including the Grammy President's Merit Award, the American Music Award for Achievement and of Merit, and the "Billboard" Icon Award.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
"
Rolling Stone" ranked Prince at No. 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Cheyne (singer)
Cheyne Anderson, known simply as Cheyne is an American R&B singer who was still a teenager when her song" Call Me Mr. Telephone( Answering Service)" hit number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1985.
She also contributed to the" Weird Science" soundtrack with the song" Private Joy."
Billy Milano
Billy Milano is a Bronx- born heavy metal musician now based in Austin, Texas.
He is the singer and- occasionally- guitarist and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and he was also the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death.
He was also the singer of United Forces, which also featured his Stormtroopers of Death bandmate Dan Lilker.
Caspar Babypants
Caspar Babypants is the stage name of children's music artist Chris Ballew, who is also widely known as the singer of The Presidents of the United States of America.
Imagination (La Toya Jackson song)
" Imagination" is a song by American singer La Toya Jackson.
It is taken from her fourth album," Imagination".
A remixed version of the song was released as a 7" and 12" single.
Some versions of the single include a dub version or extended remix of" Private Joy", a track from her third, and more successful, album" Heart Do n't Lie".
The single was only released in the United States as a promo.
Bernie Bonvoisin
Bernard Bonvoisin, known as Bernie Bonvoisin( born 9 July 1956 in Nanterre, Hauts- de- Seine), is a French hard rock singer and film director.
He is best known for having been the singer of Trust.
He was one of the best friends of Bon Scott the singer of AC/ DC and together they recorded the song" Ride On" which was one of the last songs by Bon Scott.
No More Drama (song)
" No More Drama" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige, taken from her fifth studio album of the same name( 2001).
It was released as the album's second single worldwide( third single in some European markets).
The Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produced track became another hit for Blige, peaking at number 15 on the" Billboard" Hot 100 and number 9 in the UK.
The single was released on the day of the September 11 attacks.
The song famously samples" Nadia's Theme", currently used as the theme music for the American soap opera" The Young and the Restless".
In the song, Blige calls herself" young and restless" in a further nod to the music sample.
The video for the song won Blige her first MTV Video Music Award for Best R &B Video.
The song was also used as a background theme for both Tyler Perry's" Why Did I Get Married?" and" Why Did I Get Married Too?".

Question: What is the cause of death of performer of song Private Joy?
Answer: overdose