Prince's single "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" was included in an article written by longtime Los Angeles Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn, who chose the single as one of the worst singles of 1999. Here is the segment of the article that mentions Prince and TGRES.



Sounds of '99



By ROBERT HILBURN,

Los Angeles Times Pop Music Critic



In the year's best-selling single, Cher asks, "Do you believe in life after love?" Do you believe that things didn't get any better? To dramatize the weakness of this year's hits, I've put together a Bottom 20 list--and, trust me, it wasn't hard to come up with 10 more duds. Country superstar Garth Brooks made a pop-rock album so hollow that it's no wonder he put it out under a different name: Chris Gaines. The irony is that Brooks gave that fictional character a Prince-like look in his publicity photos, and everyone knows that the once magical Prince himself has been putting out inferior work under a different name for years. As the Artist, he gave us another disappointing track this year: "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold."



3. The Artist's "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (NPG/Arista). There was a time when Prince would make better records than this on his worst day. It now seems all he is capable of on his best day. For years he told us the only thing that was holding him back creatively was a restrictive Warner Bros. record contract. What's the excuse now? Producer: Prince.



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