L.A. Times Pop music crtic Robert Hilburn reviews Warners " Very Best Of Prince" Robert Hilburn was an early supporter of Prince.Nowadays , he virtually ignores him.
The Review:

If "Live at Leeds" demonstrates the power of a rock group on stage, the heart of this 17-track retrospective demonstrates the genius of Prince in the studio.

Because he can still draw on this classic material, prince remains a strong concert draw, even though his recordings in recent years have been so unreliable that you no longer look forward to his new output.

In these vintage tracks, Prince fuses R&B,funk,gospel, and rock in ways that are musically stirring and socialogically provocative. The disc would have been stronger if Warner Bros., his old label, had included some of his album tracks as well as the hits. Many of the classic tunes are here, from the early "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and "1999" to "Kiss" and "U Got the Look."

For someone looking for a quick hit of Prince's most popular work, this single-disc package is a solid investment. But Prince has been such a prolific artist that you'd need several of his albums in a truly comprehensive pop library.This would be redundant in that company.