ORANGE JOY

December 7, 2025

ORANGE JOY, the third single from the long-awaited album PRAIRIE PRINCE COLOURS and PASSIONS, available FRIDAY, December 19, 2025. Pre-Save now

This song is dedicated to the memory of Jesse Gress – ardent lover of Bossa Nova music.

ORANGE JOY credits
Prairie Prince – Vocal, Traps, Quira, Timbales, Bass Drum
Chris von Sneidern – Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Michael Cotten – Keys, Samples, Synth
David James – Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals
Ross Valory – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Eric Levy – Keys, Synth
Diana Mangano – Vocals
Charlie Prince – Laughs
Neil Hamburger – Joke (Orange)

The True Story of Orange Joy

Since the beginning of my awareness of colour, I’ve always preferred the colour Orange over Yellow. Not that I don’t have respect for Yellow as a colour (see and hear ‘Yellow Excitement’ track 4 on my album). In an early colouring book assignment, my teacher requested a box that held Jack be coloured Yellow; I filled the square Orange and was reprimanded for not following directions. I’ve had a mental block about the incident ever since. Orange gave me a sense of Joy and warmth that has also never left me in my love for Latin music that evokes the sun’s hues and heat of its rhythms. With this track my intention was to imagine being in a place so serene and lovely, relaxing on a shore in a hammock somewhere under a canopy of fronds, making love to a slow steady Bossa groove. Suddenly accelerating in tempo and building in intensity, with inclusion of a new joyful location like a theme park, turning the mellow rhythmic passion into rubato time, encouraging mucho hip movement in a burst of joy. The third section of the suite segues into a cranking bateria viva allegro timbale finale and ultimate Joy. The track began by recording vocals and background vocals to my traps and percussion. Michael Cotten joined the project with amazing keyboard and sample contributions. Mike has also created and directed the video for Orange Joy. Next collaborations were Ross Valory (Journey) on bass guitar and Eric Levy (Night Ranger) on keyboards and synths. Ross delivered a vocal tribute to Paul Lynn, (Wonderful!) David James (The Beth Custer Ensemble) and Diana Mangano (Jefferson Starship) recorded keyboard, bass, and guitar along with choral BGVs in Spanish and joyful laughter. My pop, Charlie Prince, can be heard laughing and expounding with pride and joy on this musical rollercoaster ride. Lastly, Chris von Sneidern plays acoustic guitar throughout the track and ends with a final scorching Santana-esque guitar solo and hit it out of the park! This song is dedicated to the memory of Jesse Gress – ardent lover of Bossa Nova music.