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Thread started 10/05/08 1:35pm

optimus

Ive always wondered why Prince has never released a Ballads collection

Since(as we know) Prince I think has quite a strong and big collection of ballads/love songs, It always amazed me why he hasnt, For instance over here in the uk his best known ballad after Purple Rain is The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (and it gets played regulary on radio still!) When I got the Ultimate collection, I remember quite a few people asking why that paticular song wasnt on it and as we know the song the albums feautured on TGE is now discontinued, Ofcourse the version on TGE is shit compared to the original radio version on The Beautiful Experience EP, But over here it is a well loved song and i can imagine quite a few people must go looking for it on an album nod Since they must ask for it 2 played all the time! But wouldnt it be great if we had a collection of his Greatest Ballads? Because i personally believe he dosent get enough credit for his ballads by the non Purple Hippies and a CD like this would be the perfect showcase biggrin ...cuz every 1 loves a good love song to make ya heart melt and if it was released on valentines day what a good present it would make wink

Heres what id like 2 see on that album if there ever was 1....

1. Adore (must have)
2. Pink Cashmere
3. How Come You Dont Call Me Anymore (must have)
4. Call My Name
5. Nothing Compares 2 u
6. Purple Rain (must have)
7. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (must have)
8. Friend,Lover,Sister,Mother/Wife (however unlikley)
9. Space (Universal Love Remix)
10. The Greatest Romance
11. Diomands and Pearls (must have)
12. Future Baby Mama
13. Insatiable
14. Blue Light (strange choice but I love this track)
15. The Beautiful Ones (must have)
Everybody's looking 4 the ladder
Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps U take are no easy road
But the reward is great
4 those who want 2 go
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Reply #1 posted 10/05/08 1:37pm

bluestar2006

good choices it would be cool if Prince made one
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Reply #2 posted 10/05/08 1:39pm

optimus

bluestar2006 said:

good choices it would be cool if Prince made one


Thank you miss star biggrin
Everybody's looking 4 the ladder
Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps U take are no easy road
But the reward is great
4 those who want 2 go
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Reply #3 posted 10/05/08 1:45pm

HamsterHuey

Thanks for the trip down memory lane! This is my 2003 selection. I'd insert Somewhere Here On Earth


http://prince.org/msg/7/58665

ADORE
ANNA STESIA
THE BEAUTIFUL ONES
DO ME BABY
FOREVER IN MY LIFE
GIRL
GOTTA BROKEN HEART AGAIN
HOW COME U DON'T CALL ME ANYMORE
IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND
ONE NITE ALONE
THE ONE
PARIS [INSTRUMENTAL INTRO 2 POWER FANTASTIC]
POWER FANTASTIC
SOMETHING IN THE WATER (DOES NOT COMPUTE)
SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL
VENUS DE MILO
WHEN WE'RE DANCING CLOSE AND SLOW
[Edited 10/5/08 13:46pm]
[Edited 10/5/08 13:50pm]
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Reply #4 posted 10/05/08 1:49pm

optimus

HamsterHuey said:

Thanks for the trip down memory lane! This is my 2003 selection. I'd insert One Nite Alone in there as well. And Somewhere Here On Earth


http://prince.org/msg/7/58665

ADORE
ANNA STESIA
THE BEAUTIFUL ONES
DO ME BABY
FOREVER IN MY LIFE
GIRL
GOTTA BROKEN HEART AGAIN
HOW COME U DON'T CALL ME ANYMORE
IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND
ONE NITE ALONE
THE ONE
PARIS [INSTRUMENTAL INTRO 2 POWER FANTASTIC]
POWER FANTASTIC
SOMETHING IN THE WATER (DOES NOT COMPUTE)
SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL
VENUS DE MILO
WHEN WE'RE DANCING CLOSE AND SLOW
[Edited 10/5/08 13:46pm]


lol forgot about Gotta Broken Heart Again..add that 2 my list aswell
[Edited 10/5/08 13:49pm]
Everybody's looking 4 the ladder
Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps U take are no easy road
But the reward is great
4 those who want 2 go
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Reply #5 posted 10/05/08 1:55pm

HamsterHuey

optimus said:

lol forgot about Gotta Broken Heart Again..add that 2 my list aswell


Oooo, if you need a list... does this help?

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Reply #6 posted 10/05/08 1:59pm

optimus

HamsterHuey said:[quote]

optimus said:

lol forgot about Gotta Broken Heart Again..add that 2 my list aswell


Oooo, if you need a list... does this help?


yes it does but theres none on that list, apart from God (which isnt a love song) that id but higher than my original list (with Gotta Broken Heart added) well actually...Tangerine, Dreaming About U, Slow Love, Soul Sanctuary and I Love U, But I Dont Trust U Anymore come very close nod
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Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps U take are no easy road
But the reward is great
4 those who want 2 go
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Reply #7 posted 10/05/08 2:03pm

HamsterHuey

The only one that should be on my list, but isn't, is The Most Beautiful Girl In The World.

I wonder what the maximum space is on a disc... 80 minutes?
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Reply #8 posted 10/05/08 2:04pm

optimus

HamsterHuey said:

The only one that should be on my list, but isn't, is The Most Beautiful Girl In The World.

I wonder what the maximum space is on a disc... 80 minutes?


I dunno but 15 songs seems a safe bet...considering how long some of them are nod lol
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Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps U take are no easy road
But the reward is great
4 those who want 2 go
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Reply #9 posted 10/05/08 2:05pm

HamsterHuey

optimus said:

well actually... Soul Sanctuary come(s) very close :


Good one, too.

Maybe I need to edit The One on mine and get rid of Anna Stesia, which is a religious lovesong, I suppose.
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Reply #10 posted 10/05/08 2:14pm

optimus

HamsterHuey said:

optimus said:

well actually... Soul Sanctuary come(s) very close :


Good one, too.

Maybe I need to edit The One on mine and get rid of Anna Stesia, which is a religious lovesong, I suppose.


No may i add im not really a religious person...but its still a ballad and i suppose it is a form of love in a way 2 the almighty and all hes created wink
Everybody's looking 4 the ladder
Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps U take are no easy road
But the reward is great
4 those who want 2 go
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Reply #11 posted 10/05/08 2:16pm

HamsterHuey

optimus said:

HamsterHuey said:



Good one, too.

Maybe I need to edit The One on mine and get rid of Anna Stesia, which is a religious lovesong, I suppose.


No may i add im not really a religious person...but its still a ballad and i suppose it is a form of love in a way 2 the almighty and all hes created wink


I might want to have the instrumental God on my disc...

The possibilities!
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Reply #12 posted 10/05/08 2:41pm

mELdOURADOsELV
AGEM

Great lists. smile biggrin smile
mushy
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Reply #13 posted 10/05/08 2:52pm

prime

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Ballads....Just slow songs...songs you can dance to....songs to make love to?
Prime aka The Kid

"I need u to dance, I need u to strip
I need u to shake Ur lil' ass n hips
I need u to grind like Ur working for tips
And give me what I need while we listen to PRINCE"
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Reply #14 posted 10/05/08 2:53pm

BorisFishpaw

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optimus said:


Ive always wondered why Prince has never released a Ballads collection


He wanted to, he even put one together. It was gonna be called
"When 2 R In Love: the Ballads of Prince". Unfortunately, WB
weren't interested in releasing it, so it's sitting on a shelf in the
vault (along with all the other unreleased albums).
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Reply #15 posted 10/05/08 2:54pm

HamsterHuey

BorisFishpaw said:

optimus said:


Ive always wondered why Prince has never released a Ballads collection


He wanted to, he even put one together. It was gonna be called
"When 2 R In Love: the Ballads of Prince". Unfortunately, WB
weren't interested in releasing it, so it's sitting on a shelf in the
vault (along with all the other unreleased albums).


Too bad the track list never leaked. I wonder what ballads he would put on there.

I bet alot of Diamonds And Pearls and Nothing COmpares 2 U's.
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Reply #16 posted 10/05/08 2:56pm

RumAndRaisin

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Wasn't prince gonna put out a cd called When 2 R In Love in 2000?

from dawnation.com:

When 2 r in love: The Ballads of Prince (Album 2000)

Prince - "When 2 R In Love: The Ballads of Prince" - (withdrawn album)
According 2 NPG News/NPGOnlineLtd. (May 17, 2000):
(Submitted by visionex@panix.com/May 17, 2000)

A love song compilation titled When 2 R In Love: The Ballads of Prince was
configured but denied for release by Warner Bros.

Rumoured trax to be included: "Adore", "Do me, baby", "Insatiable", "Scandalous"


how about...

1. When 2 R In Love
2. The One
3. Somewhere Here On Earth
4. Do Me, Baby
5. Call My Name
6. Insatiable fallinluv
7. Adore
8. Dreaming About U
9. Shhh...
10. The Beautifull Ones
11. Dark
12. Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother, Wife
13. Lets Have A Baby
14. Damn U
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Reply #17 posted 10/05/08 3:11pm

optimus

RumAndRaisin said:

Wasn't prince gonna put out a cd called When 2 R In Love in 2000?

from dawnation.com:

When 2 r in love: The Ballads of Prince (Album 2000)

Prince - "When 2 R In Love: The Ballads of Prince" - (withdrawn album)
According 2 NPG News/NPGOnlineLtd. (May 17, 2000):
(Submitted by visionex@panix.com/May 17, 2000)

A love song compilation titled When 2 R In Love: The Ballads of Prince was
configured but denied for release by Warner Bros.

Rumoured trax to be included: "Adore", "Do me, baby", "Insatiable", "Scandalous"


how about...

1. When 2 R In Love
2. The One
3. Somewhere Here On Earth
4. Do Me, Baby
5. Call My Name
6. Insatiable fallinluv
7. Adore
8. Dreaming About U
9. Shhh...
10. The Beautifull Ones
11. Dark
12. Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother, Wife
13. Lets Have A Baby
14. Damn U


Nice Choices wink
Everybody's looking 4 the ladder
Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps U take are no easy road
But the reward is great
4 those who want 2 go
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Reply #18 posted 10/05/08 3:14pm

optimus

BorisFishpaw said:

optimus said:


Ive always wondered why Prince has never released a Ballads collection


He wanted to, he even put one together. It was gonna be called
"When 2 R In Love: the Ballads of Prince". Unfortunately, WB
weren't interested in releasing it, so it's sitting on a shelf in the
vault (along with all the other unreleased albums).


cool very intresting thanks 4 the info wink
Everybody's looking 4 the ladder
Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps U take are no easy road
But the reward is great
4 those who want 2 go
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Reply #19 posted 10/05/08 3:52pm

zucris

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HamsterHuey said:

optimus said:

lol forgot about Gotta Broken Heart Again..add that 2 my list aswell


Oooo, if you need a list... does this help?



I´d love this album lol
Forever in my life...
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Reply #20 posted 10/05/08 4:14pm

Tame

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Prince Love songs, that would be nice. It would have to be at least a double cd. cool
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight...
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Reply #21 posted 10/05/08 5:14pm

regcart

HamsterHuey said:

optimus said:

lol forgot about Gotta Broken Heart Again..add that 2 my list aswell


Oooo, if you need a list... does this help?


Where is International Lover??? EXCELLENT Ballad to include in his ballad's repetoire don't you think?
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Reply #22 posted 10/05/08 5:26pm

peb319

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love international lover... love
great one!!! flower
sun 'why y'all trying to say goodbye? I didn't go anywhere, I'm right here, im all around you,always..' sun

in a line from my dream, I heard a voice and saw a silhouette in a chair..
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Reply #23 posted 10/05/08 6:00pm

Dayclear

I thought ONA Piano was close.
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Reply #24 posted 10/05/08 7:19pm

optimus

Dayclear said:

I thought ONA Piano was close.


I havent heard that album...may have 2 order it nod
Everybody's looking 4 the ladder
Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps U take are no easy road
But the reward is great
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Reply #25 posted 10/05/08 8:22pm

Flowers2

'Slow Love' should go on the list - that's a baby making record
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Reply #26 posted 10/05/08 11:20pm

HamsterHuey

regcart said:

Where is International Lover??? EXCELLENT Ballad to include in his ballad's repetoire don't you think?


Well spotted. I missed that one. But that was an old list anyways. It is included on the new list I made after this one. And my playlists are never definate; they're always subject to change.

Often I play them on shuffle and when I am editing a new one, like this one (cuz I lost the previously posten playlist), I always include several takes of the same song, like live versions or the two versions there are of The Most Beautiful Girl in The World, just to see which fits best.

This, again, is a work in progress;


[Edited 10/5/08 23:35pm]
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Reply #27 posted 10/06/08 4:45am

Sophianestesia

BorisFishpaw said:

optimus said:


Ive always wondered why Prince has never released a Ballads collection


He wanted to, he even put one together. It was gonna be called
"When 2 R In Love: the Ballads of Prince". Unfortunately, WB
weren't interested in releasing it, so it's sitting on a shelf in the
vault (along with all the other unreleased albums).


So, was it Prince's intention to put out that compilation?
[Edited 10/6/08 4:45am]
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Reply #28 posted 10/06/08 8:56am

HamsterHuey

Sophianestesia said:

BorisFishpaw said:



He wanted to, he even put one together. It was gonna be called
"When 2 R In Love: the Ballads of Prince". Unfortunately, WB
weren't interested in releasing it, so it's sitting on a shelf in the
vault (along with all the other unreleased albums).


So, was it Prince's intention to put out that compilation?



To Prince, it was a qucik solution to fulfill his contract with WB, he offered them a couple of albums back in the day. But as you know, plans and prepoposed albums come and go.
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Reply #29 posted 10/06/08 4:17pm

gyro34

Yeah. I would be in a Purple Love High. I would love to experience that. love
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