<Table> <Tr> <Td> The Rainbow Children (2001) The Rainbow Children 2001 </Td> <Td> One Nite Alone...(2002) </Td> <Td> One Nite Alone...Live! (2002) One Nite Alone...Live! 2002 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> The Rainbow Children (2001) The Rainbow Children 2001 </Td> <Td> One Nite Alone...(2002) </Td> <Td> One Nite Alone...Live! (2002) One Nite Alone...Live! 2002 </Td> </Tr> <P> One Nite Alone...is the twenty - fifth studio album by American recording artist Prince . It was released on May 14, 2002 by NPG Records . It features him singing and accompanying himself on piano, making only occasional use of other instruments . It includes a cover of the Joni Mitchell classic, "A Case of You", retitled "A Case of U". Mitchell receives special thanks in the liner notes . One song that caused some controversy amongst fans is "Avalanche", which describes Abraham Lincoln as a racist . </P> <P> One Nite Alone...was given to members of the NPG Music Club, separately and included as a gift with his One Nite Alone...Live box set . It was never sold in stores, but bootlegs are available . Many fans have only heard the album through MP3 file - sharing, and original CD copies are quite rare; in 2015, the album was released through Tidal . </P>

One nite alone solo piano and voice by prince