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Hear Chris Cornell's Wrenching Cover Of 'Nothing Compares 2 U'

Cornell's performance of Prince's classic ballad, recorded live at SiriusXM in 2015, appears on an upcoming, career-spanning compilation of the late singer's work.
Chris Cornell's cover of "Nothing Compares 2 U," recorded live at SiriusXM in 2015, appears on an upcoming, career-spanning compilation of the late singer's work.

When Chris Cornell , he left behind a sweeping and complex recorded legacy: He'd lent his voice to one of the biggest bands in rock (), a will be available as both a 17-song album and a 64-song box set, the latter of which includes 11 unreleased tracks. There'll also be a "super deluxe" box containing a couple dozen additional videos, a hardcover book, lithographs, a turntable mat, a poster, and so on.)

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