Prince compiled the soundtrack to
Spike Lee's phone-sex comedy Girl 6, using a handful of new tracks from himself and
the New Power Generation, as well as several classic
Prince-performed and
Prince-produced tracks. If anything, the soundtrack sounds like it was recorded in 1986 -- nearly every song is about sex, and they're all driven by funky keyboards or are smooth soul ballads. Fortunately, all of
Prince's new material comes within shooting distance of standards like "Erotic City," "Adore," and "Girls and Boys," as well as
Vanity 6's "Nasty Girl." The
New Power Generation tracks fall a little flat in comparison, but
Girl 6 is a fine record, ideal for those who pine for
Prince's mid-'80s heyday. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide