Aside from hits like "Purple Rain" and "Kiss", which songs do you think deserved to be major hits but weren't?

My list:

Lady Cab Driver
Sometimes It Snows In April
Joy In Repetition
Space
The Same December
Jam Of The Year
The Love We Make
Acknowledge Me
Wasted Kisses
Baby Knows
Family Name
Dear Mr. Man
Lolita
[Edited 8/10/08 17:54pm]

last december

Black Sweat
Musicology
One Kiss at a Time
Electric Chair
Peach
Billy Jack Bitch

ANOTHERLOVERHOLENYOHEAD
girls &boys
hot thing
strange relationship
forever in my life
anna stesia
the question of u
in this bed i scream
the holy river

Girls & Boys
When Doves Cry

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wildgoldenhoney said:

Girls and Boys
Lovesexy
Private Joy
When U Were Mine
The Beautiful Ones
Housequake
Damn U
The Continental
319
Sleep Around
So Far,So Pleased

wildgoldenhoney said:

wildgoldenhoney said:

Dolphin
Black sweat
Cinammon girl
So far so pleased
last december
Resoulution
Cream
When you were mine

Controversy said:

wildgoldenhoney said:

When Doves Cry

crazeh said:

"Ur beauty,gives1PAWS .." ~CallMyName

~U&ME4EVER IT IS!~

Ok, then...
Cream!

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~U&ME4EVER IT IS!~

Too damn many. Starting in 1979:

Sexy Dancer
When You Were Mine
Private Joy
Automatic
D.M.S.R.
The Beautiful Ones
Mountains - minor hit but should have been bigger
Girls and Boys
Anotherloverholeinyohead
Housequake
Strange Relationship
Hot Thing
Adore
Lovesexy
Vicki Waiting
Trust
The Future
Scandalous
Willing And Able
My Name is Prince - minor hit but should have been bigger
Damn U
The Continental
The Maxx
Blue Light
Love 2 The 9s
Pheromone
Dolphin
Shhh
Billy Jack Bitch
319
Shy
The Same December
Sleep Around
Soul Sanctuary
The Love We Make
New World
Somebody's Somebody
The One
Come On
So Far So Pleased
Man O War
Musicology
A Million Days
Cinnamon Girl
Black Sweat
Love
3121
The Word
Incense and Candles
The Dance
Guitar
The One U Wanna C

I think that covers it all

wildgoldenhoney said:

There are a couple of songs off of each album that could have been hits...I don't know how songs climb to the top of the charts without airplay...The song that surprises me...is "Musicology." There's favoritism, in the business world of music...and that is a disappointment.

"Musicology," should've made number one...and the award shows would've been different that year.

SoulAlive said:

wildgoldenhoney said:

Ok, then...
Cream!

lol.....you're joking right? "Cream" was a Number One hit for Prince

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~U&ME4EVER IT IS!~

I'm so embarrassed.

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~U&ME4EVER IT IS!~

wildgoldenhoney said:

SoulAlive said:

lol.....you're joking right? "Cream" was a Number One hit for Prince

I just copied jjonezy and thought that was a good one.

Beautiful ones
Adore
The future
Space

jjonezy said:

Crazy U
When U Were Mine
The Beautiful Ones
Girls & Boys
Life Can Be So Nice
Housequake
Cindy C.
LoveSexy
Release It ( I know it is a Time song, but maybe one of the best Time songs).
Elephants & Flowers

Daddy Pop
Walk, Don't Walk
Insaitiable (should have been a bigger hit).
The Continental
Melt with U
Love U 2 the 9s
Race
Phermone
Endorphine Machine

Joint 2 Joint
One Kiss at a Time
Sex in the Summer
Zannalee
Baby Knows
When U Love Somebody
Vavoom
Everlasting Now ( could have been an edited version for the single)
Love
The Word
The One U Want 2 C

probably a few more too.

God created woman
Most beautiful girl in the world
Mountains
Scandalous
Insatiable

etc etc etc

Anna Stesia
When U Were Mine
Housequake
Joy In Repetition
The Beautiful Ones


I'm surprised to read that several people listed "Sometimes It Snows In April". Great song but not a commercial chance in the world imo.

This is why hits compilations always suck, because most of Prince's best stuff WASN'T a single. He's the type of artist who needs a 'best of', not a hits CD.

How can you have a decent Prince compilation without non-singles like Housequake, Adore, When You Were Mine and non-hits like Girls & Boys (euro-only single), IIWYGF, etc.


I'll add some 90s ones to the list: Interactive, Endorphinmachine, Shy, Pheromone, Come (Beautiful Experience version).

Automatic
D.M.S.R.
Lady Cab Driver
AnotherLoverHoleInYourhead
Girls and Boys
Housequake
Somebody's Somebody
The One
Baby Knows
3121
Blacksweat
Guitar
The One You Want to See

Baby Know's

A bit off-topic: Baby Knows was released as a single over here in the Netherlands.
I remember it didn't get beyond place 20 in the top 40. There was also no video released for the song.

By the way, i remember some other 'strange' single choices in the Netherlands.

The Future was released as a CD-single, with 2 songs on it: the house remix of The Future and a remix of Electric Chair.
There was also a video for the song: Live-material from Prince performing The Future, but with the sound of the remix dubbed over it.
As far as my memory goes, that song went to around nr.12 in the singlecharts.

Pink Cashmere was also released as a single, to support The Hits CD's. Was that a worldwide singlerelease?

Also, Paisley Park was an official single release in The Netherlands. I remember the video (with the kids playing in the park, the colourfull dressed people, and the psychedelic visual effects) was showed quite a lot on TV during the release of the single

I thin The One is one of Prince's best slow songs. It doesn't get much play but was an awesome song. Can't remember what album it was on though. I am trying to find it on the net but to no avail..any help?

CJanssen said:

I Would Die 4 U
Sometimes It Snows In April
Pop Life
Controversy
My Name Is Prince
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Come On
Housequake
Partyman
Diamonds And Pearls
Chelsea Rodgers
Baby Im A Star
Mad
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Pussy Control
Uptown
Moviestar
[Edited 8/11/08 20:57pm]