The Family is the sole studio album by the band of the same name, released on August 19, 1985 by Prince's Paisley Park Records.

The album consists of eight Minneapolis sound tracks but with a funk-jazz slant.

Two of the tracks are instrumentals, and three are ballads; many feature string arrangements by Clare Fischer, marking the beginning of Prince's longstanding association with the Michigan-born composer-arranger.

[2][3] A single was released for "The Screams of Passion", a modest hit that was re-released in 1996 on the Girl 6 soundtrack.

"Nothing Compares 2 U", an emotional ballad, became more widely known five years later when a cover by Sinéad O'Connor was released as a single to worldwide success.