Paul Peterson

Paul Joseph Peterson (born October 18, 1964), also known as St. Paul Peterson, is an American singer and musician best known for his memberships in the bands the Family and the Time.

Life and career Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Peterson was the youngest son in a musical family. He was discovered by Prince in 1983 and groomed to replace Monte Moir as keyboardist of R&B band the Time. Peterson gained exposure when the band appeared in the hit film Purple Rain.

When the Time broke up in 1984, Prince gathered the remnants to form the Family, with Peterson as lead singer.

Personal life Peterson is married and has two children, and resides in the Minneapolis area. Peterson's daughter Taylor (under the name Jeanne Taylor), released her debut EP Jeanne on November 12, 2016.

Discography Albums Solo St. Paul (1987) Down to the Wire (1990) Blue Cadillac (1996) Everything (2003) Break on Free (2022)

Collaborations Ice Cream Castle — with the Time (1984) The Family — with the Family (1985) A Child Is Born — with the Petersons (1997) Live at the Quest — with the Minneapolis Allstars (1998) My Calendar — with Jeanne Arland Peterson (2000) A Compilation — with the Peterson Family (2003) Let's Stay Here — with Oleta Adams (2009) (session musician, producer and co-producer, US touring band) Gaslight — with fDeluxe (2011) Relit — with fDeluxe (2012) AM Static — with fDeluxe (2014) Soul Renegade — with Ken Valdez (2017)

Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsUS R&B US Pop 1987 "Rich Man" 32 — ― 1988 "Intimacy" — ― 84 1990 "Every Heart Needs a Home" — ― — "Stranger to Love" ― 52 ― 2011 "Drummers and Healers" (with fDeluxe) — — ― "Gaslight" (with fDeluxe) — — ― 2012 "Over the Canyon" (with fDeluxe) — — ― "You Got What You Wanted" (with fDeluxe) ― — ― 2018 "You Got 2 Love" — — ― "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.