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Thread started 08/08/14 6:13am

musicmaster616

If There was an Essential Prince Album What would it look like? i made the album cover already.

Hi so I'm making a Prince greatest hits album titled "The Essential Prince" and I was wondering if you were in charge of making the tracklist what would it look like and it would have to be in order.

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Reply #1 posted 08/08/14 6:22am

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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #2 posted 08/08/14 6:23am

musicmaster616

How did you get the picture up there by the way?

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Reply #3 posted 08/08/14 6:25am

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Copy and paste from Google. The song list is from Amazon.

[Edited 8/8/14 6:27am]

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #4 posted 08/08/14 6:29am

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most succesful and also most essential:

the Purple Rain & Sign "☮" The Times albums. woot!

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Reply #5 posted 08/08/14 6:30am

musicmaster616

Oh so it's basically the Ultimate prince album.

So here's my list

The Essential Prince

1.Soft and Wet
2.I Wanna Be Your Lover
3.Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad
4.When You Were Mine
5.Dirty Mind
6.Head
7.Controversy
8.Do Me Baby
9.1999
10.Little Red Corvette
11.Delerious
12.When Doves Cry
13.Let's Go Crazy
14.I Would Die 4 U
15.Purple Rain

1.Raspberry Berret
2.Pop Life
3.America
4.Kiss
5.Sign O The Times
6.U Got The Look
7.If I Was Your Girlfriend
8.I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
9.Adore
10.Alphabet Street
11.Theives In The Temple
12.Diamonds And Pearls
13.Sexy MF
14.The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
15.Somebody's Somebody
16.The Greatest Romance
17.Wherever U Go Whatever U Do

If you want to you can change the list a little bit

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Reply #6 posted 08/08/14 6:48am

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ok "The Essential Prince" 4-CD:

The Hits 1: (1978-1985)

1. "Soft and Wet" – 3:03
2. "I Wanna Be Your Lover" – 2:58 (single edit)
3. "I Feel for You" – 3:25
4. "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" – 3:48
5. "Uptown" – 4:09 (single edit)
6. "Dirty Mind" – 3:49 (single edit)
7. "Head" – 4:43
8. "When You Were Mine" – 3:43
9. "Controversy" – 3:35 (single edit)
10. "Do Me, Baby" – 3:57 (single edit)
11. "1999" – 3:37 (single edit)
12. "Little Red Corvette" – 4:56
13. "Delirious" – 2:39 (single edit)
14. "When Doves Cry" – 3:48 (single edit)
15. "Let's Go Crazy" – 4:39
16. "I Would Die 4 U" – 2:57 (single edit)
17. "Purple Rain" – 8:40
18. "Raspberry Beret" – 3:32
19. "Pop Life" – 3:42



The Hits 2: (1985-1992)

1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" – 4:58 (live)
2. "Kiss" – 3:46 (single edit)
3. "Mountains" - 3:58
4. "Girls And Boys" - 5:29
5. "Anotherloverholenyohead" - 3:58
6. "Sign "☮" the Times" – 3:43 (single edit)
7. "U Got the Look" – 3:47
8. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" – 3:46 (single edit)
9. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" – 3:40 (single edit)
10. "Adore" – 4:41
11. "Alphabet St." – 5:39
12. "I Wish U Heaven" 2:43
13. "Glam Slam" 3:28 (single edit)
14. "Thieves in the Temple" – 3:20
15. "Gett Off" – 4:30
16. "Cream" – 4:13
17. "Diamonds and Pearls" – 4:20 (single edit)
18. "Sexy MF" – 5:26
19. "My Name Is Prince" - 4:05 (7" edit)
20. "7" – 5:09



Outtakes: Pink Cashmere, Peach & Pope





The Hits 3: (1994-2001)

1. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
2. Letitgo
3. Space
4. Love Sign (Prince with Nona Gaye)
5. Get Wild
6. I Hate U (Album version)
7. Dolphin
8. Gold (Album version)
9. Dinner With Delores
10. Betcha By Golly Wow
11. The Holy River
12. Somebody's Somebody
13. The One
14. Come On
15. The Greatest Romance Ever Sold
16. The Work part 1
17. She Loves Me 4 Me


The Hits 4: (2004-2013)

1. Musicology
2. Call My Name
3. Cinnamon Girl
4. A Million Days
5. Te Amo Corazon
6. Black Sweat
7. Fury
8. Song Of The Heart
9. Guitar
10. The One U Wanna C
11. Future Baby Mama
12. Somewhere Here On Earth
13. Dreamer
14. Crimson & Clover
15. Dance 4 Me
16. Beginning Endlessly
17. Sticky Like Glue
18. Future Soul Song
19. Screw Driver
20. Rock N' Roll Love Affair

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Reply #7 posted 08/08/14 6:54am

musicmaster616

Awesome also do you know what the song gold means i've been trying to interpret the lyrics but i can't.

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Reply #8 posted 08/08/14 7:02am

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musicmaster616 said:

Awesome also do you know what the song gold means i've been trying to interpret the lyrics but i can't.

Gold... is great but strange lyrics, "there's a mountain and it's mighty high, you cannot see the top unless you fly.. (etc)..."


afaik, the song is a "slave" song about Prince's war against WB.

At least I think "Gold" is about WB..? smile

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Reply #9 posted 08/08/14 12:07pm

SweeTeaII

1. Adore
2. 2the9s
3. Automatic
4. Letigo
5. 1+1+1=3
6. Lady cab driver
7. Eroctic city
8. Hot wid u
9. Xenophobia
10. Controversy
11. Sexy motherfucker
12. if i was ur gf
13. Greatest romance
14. Rainbow children
15. Facedown
16. Dayz of wild
17. Man in a uniform
18. 18 and over
"If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so". Thomas Jefferson
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Reply #10 posted 08/08/14 1:34pm

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thedance said:

ok "The Essential Prince" 4-CD:

The Hits 1: (1978-1985)

1. "Soft and Wet" – 3:03
2. "I Wanna Be Your Lover" – 2:58 (single edit)
3. "I Feel for You" – 3:25
4. "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" – 3:48
5. "Uptown" – 4:09 (single edit)
6. "Dirty Mind" – 3:49 (single edit)
7. "Head" – 4:43
8. "When You Were Mine" – 3:43
9. "Controversy" – 3:35 (single edit)
10. "Do Me, Baby" – 3:57 (single edit)
11. "1999" – 3:37 (single edit)
12. "Little Red Corvette" – 4:56
13. "Delirious" – 2:39 (single edit)
14. "When Doves Cry" – 3:48 (single edit)
15. "Let's Go Crazy" – 4:39
16. "I Would Die 4 U" – 2:57 (single edit)
17. "Purple Rain" – 8:40
18. "Raspberry Beret" – 3:32
19. "Pop Life" – 3:42



The Hits 2: (1985-1992)

1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" – 4:58 (live)
2. "Kiss" – 3:46 (single edit)
3. "Mountains" - 3:58
4. "Girls And Boys" - 5:29
5. "Anotherloverholenyohead" - 3:58
6. "Sign "☮" the Times" – 3:43 (single edit)
7. "U Got the Look" – 3:47
8. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" – 3:46 (single edit)
9. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" – 3:40 (single edit)
10. "Adore" – 4:41
11. "Alphabet St." – 5:39
12. "I Wish U Heaven" 2:43
13. "Glam Slam" 3:28 (single edit)
14. "Thieves in the Temple" – 3:20
15. "Gett Off" – 4:30
16. "Cream" – 4:13
17. "Diamonds and Pearls" – 4:20 (single edit)
18. "Sexy MF" – 5:26
19. "My Name Is Prince" - 4:05 (7" edit)
20. "7" – 5:09



Outtakes: Pink Cashmere, Peach & Pope





The Hits 3: (1994-2001)

1. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
2. Letitgo
3. Space
4. Love Sign (Prince with Nona Gaye)
5. Get Wild
6. I Hate U (Album version)
7. Dolphin
8. Gold (Album version)
9. Dinner With Delores
10. Betcha By Golly Wow
11. The Holy River
12. Somebody's Somebody
13. The One
14. Come On
15. The Greatest Romance Ever Sold
16. The Work part 1
17. She Loves Me 4 Me


The Hits 4: (2004-2013)

1. Musicology
2. Call My Name
3. Cinnamon Girl
4. A Million Days
5. Te Amo Corazon
6. Black Sweat
7. Fury
8. Song Of The Heart
9. Guitar
10. The One U Wanna C
11. Future Baby Mama
12. Somewhere Here On Earth
13. Dreamer
14. Crimson & Clover
15. Dance 4 Me
16. Beginning Endlessly
17. Sticky Like Glue
18. Future Soul Song
19. Screw Driver
20. Rock N' Roll Love Affair



Nice job!
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Reply #11 posted 08/08/14 1:42pm

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thedance said:

ok "The Essential Prince" 4-CD:

The Hits 1: (1978-1985)

The Hits 2: (1985-1992)

The Hits 3: (1994-2001)

The Hits 4: (2004-2013)

WAIT! Prince had hits after 1994???????? eek

TRUE BLUE
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Reply #12 posted 08/08/14 8:32pm

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musicmaster616 said:

Oh so it's basically the Ultimate prince album.

So here's my list

The Essential Prince

1.Soft and Wet
2.I Wanna Be Your Lover
3.Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad
4.When You Were Mine
5.Dirty Mind
6.Head
7.Controversy
8.Do Me Baby
9.1999
10.Little Red Corvette
11.Delerious
12.When Doves Cry
13.Let's Go Crazy
14.I Would Die 4 U
15.Purple Rain

1.Raspberry Berret
2.Pop Life
3.America
4.Kiss
5.Sign O The Times
6.U Got The Look
7.If I Was Your Girlfriend
8.I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
9.Adore
10.Alphabet Street
11.Theives In The Temple
12.Diamonds And Pearls
13.Sexy MF
14.The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
15.Somebody's Somebody
16.The Greatest Romance
17.Wherever U Go Whatever U Do

If you want to you can change the list a little bit

Nice, very nice list! cool

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Reply #13 posted 08/09/14 3:59pm

Dandroppedadim
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Prince: The Edge of Purple

Question of U

She's Always In My Hair

Anna Stesia

Delirious (Previously Unreleased Long Version)

The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker

Sometimes It Snows In April

The Future

Eye Hate u

I Wish U Heaven (Pts 1,2,3)

Adonis And Bathseba

The Cross


sorry its not really an essential list but there is more to the prince cannon than the same old hits re-packaged a millionth time! I would love to see a deeper thoughtful compilation using fan favourites and rarities.


[Edited 8/9/14 16:01pm]

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Reply #14 posted 08/09/14 8:42pm

trax

The Beautiful Ones

International Lover

Do Me Baby

Scandalous

Insatiable

One Kiss at a Time

I Love U In Me

Eye Hate U

Shhh

The Most Beautifl Girl in the World

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Reply #15 posted 08/09/14 8:50pm

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come on! none of these lists are complete without Erotic City. such a shame P pulled it from Ultimate at the last minute.

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Reply #16 posted 08/09/14 9:07pm

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motherfunka said:

thedance said:

ok "The Essential Prince" 4-CD:

The Hits 3: (1994-2001)

The Hits 4: (2004-2013)

WAIT! Prince had hits after 1994???????? eek



I was going to say the samething, He hasn't had a hit since 94 lol
I guess if you count top 50 or 100, or just single releases

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I will take my place, In the great below
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Reply #17 posted 08/10/14 11:43pm

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Everyone always forgets about Private Joy.
Dorothy was a waitress...
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Reply #18 posted 08/11/14 3:36pm

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motherfunka said:

WAIT! Prince had hits after 1994???????? eek



I was going to say the samething, He hasn't had a hit since 94 lol
I guess if you count top 50 or 100, or just single releases

Eye Hate U hit #12 in 1995. His last true Top 40 hit. Had "So Far So Pleased" been a single, and there had been a video with Gwen...it might have made it.

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