Another stupid yet fun challenge for what is a rainy, crappy day in Chitown...

Put together a SINGLE cd of your FAVORITE Prince songs, but with the following stipulations:

1. No more than 17 songs (in honor of "17 Days." HA HA!) on your disc...(probably couldn't fit more than this on a single disc, anyway...)

2. You MAY NOT include anything that was released as a commercial single, nor can you include a live version of something that was released or a remix or extended version of something that was released.

3. Feel free to include ANYTHING else, whether it's something available on a bootleg or something you heard Prince do at a live show. You may also include something Prince did for/with someone else, so long as it was not released as a single.

I'm working on my list right now! Given Prince's wide range of styles, I think this will say a lot about our personal tastes and the songs will reflect us a bit...have fun!

Keith/Kacey

One final rule:

4. You MAY use b-sides, but keep them to a minimum, as they were technically "commercially released" with their a-sides, though not commercially played...

Thanks,

Keith/Kacey

Okay...so this is totally off the top of my head and arranged chronologically...

1. D.M.S.R.
2. Computer Blue
3. 17 Days
4. The Ladder
5. Anotherloverholenyohead
6. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
7. The Cross
8. Elephants & Flowers
9. Live 4 Love
10. Violet the Organ Grinder
11. Loose!
12. Billy Jack Bitch
13. Comeback
14. Eye Love U, But Eye Don't Trust U Anymore
15. Prettyman
16. Vavoom
17. What Do U Want Me 2 Do?

If I made a mistake and put a released song on there, was "Electric Chair" an "official release"? Because that would TOTALLY be on my list...I'd boot something else for that one...

Keith/Kacey

Not bad Kacey, but Anotherloverholenyohead was a commercial release. It was the 3rd single from Parade. I have the original 12 inch remix and the original 7 inch single. A non-released song from Parade? My choice would be Girls & Boys.

AcidRockGemini said:

Girls & Boys was a single in the U.K. There's a video for it and everything.

I knew I'd mess at least one up...thanks!

I think that means that "Electric Chair" is in, then? That's what I'm going to replace it with, if that's "legal."

Keith/Kacey

Kacey725 said:

Just replace Anotherloveholenyouhead with Electric Chair.

Kacey725 said:

Electric Chair is totally allowable...using your rules. Would it be a remix or just the song straight up? BTW...great list of songs there.

Hmm. OK. Here goes. In chronological order. But can we include B-Sides?

1) I'm Yours
2) It's Gonna Be Lonely
3) Gotta Broken Heart Again
4) Private Joy
5) Lady Cab Driver
6) International Lover
7) How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?
8) The Beautiful Ones
9) The Ladder
10) Sometimes It Snows In April
11) Power Fantastic
12) Strange Relationship
13) It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
14) 2 Nigs United 4 West Compton
15) I No
16) Vicki Waiting
17) Still Would Stand All Time

If I can't include "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore" then substitute "Play In The Sunshine".

My list is pretty boring. All I did was pick my favourite album track from each release. Couldn't decide between "Lady Cab Driver" and "International Lover". Same for "Strange Relationship" and "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night".

1. Interactive
2. Computer Blue
3. Joy In Repetition
4. D.M.S.R.
5. 17 Days
6. The Question Of U
7. Erotic City
8. Housequake
9. When You Were Mine
10. In A Large Room With No Light
11. Anna Stesia
12. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
13. Race
14. Extraordinary
15. Dolphin
16. All My Dreams
17. Sometimes It Snows In April

I know I'm cheating but I thought I should do a second list to cover 1991-2004.
Here goes.

1) The Sacrifice Of Victor
2) Dark
3) Shy
4) Billy Jack Bitch
5) In This Bed I Scream
6) Sex In The Summer
7) Sleep Around
8) The Love We Make
9) Circle Of Amour
10) Goodbye
11) Wasted Kisses
12) Silly Game
13) She Loves Me 4 Me
14) The Everlasting Now
15) Empty Room
16) What Do U Want Me 2 Do?
17) If I Was The Man In Ur Life

BorisFishpaw said:

Dang! I forgot about that one.

1. Pheromone
2. It
3. 319
4. Escape
5. Dark
6. Shockadelica
7. Tamborine
8. Feel U Up
9. Wonderful Ass
10. Partyup
11. Last Heart
12. Housequake
13. Good Love
14. The Continental
15. Bob George
16. We March
17. Come


[This message was edited Wed Aug 4 9:49:56 2004 by axlfilth]

Here's one I burned. Actually this is my version of a compilation someone posted in a similar - but quite older - thread. My rules were: no singles, and nothing from my own "alphabet soup" and "jams of the years" discs... 2003-orgers know what I'm talking about. Anyway, here it goes:

1. Nine (Madhouse)
2. Habibi
3. My Little Pill
4. What's My Name
5. 1+1+1 Is 3
6. Scarlet Pussy
7. Superfunkycalifragisexy
8. Days Of Wild (studio '93)
9. Pheromone
10. Wasted Kisses
11. I Wonder U
12. Empty Room (studio '92)
13. Alexa De Paris
14. There Is Lonely
15. Arrogance
16. Strange But True
17. Come (The Beautiful Experience film take '94)
18. Big City (from The Good Life EP)
19. Digital Garden
20. Life Can Be So Nice
21. Beautiful Strange
22. Had U

And yes, with very little editing, it fits on a single disc.
[This message was edited Wed Aug 4 11:53:23 2004 by Mutiny]

Vol. 1 -- 1979-1988. Consists of favorites from the era, not greatest.

1. It's Gonna Be Lonely
2. When You Were Mine
3, Private Joy
4. Automatic
5. Take Me With U
6. Another Lonely Christmas
7. Tambourine
8. Love or $
9. Sometimes It Snows In April
10. Rebirth of the Flesh
11. Old Friends for Sale (original)
12. Expert Lover (original)
13. La, La, La, He He Hee
14. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
13. Rockhard in a Funky Place
15. Adore
16. No
17. When 2 R In Love

1. Lady Cab Driver
2.1+1+1 is 3
3. SHockadelica
4. The Future
5. Phermone
6. I wonder U
7. Dark
8. Something in the Water ( Does Not Compute)
9. All my Dreams
10. We can Funk 87' version without all the parliment crap.
11. Continental
12. Ballad Of Dorthy Parker
13. Come
14. Laa LAa laa hee Hee hee
15. Hello 12" mix
16. All the critics Luv U in NY
17. Anna stesia

In no order what so ever...

1)When I lay my hands on U
2)Computer Blue
3)Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)
4)Tamborine
5)Ballad of Dorothy Parker
6)Strange Relationship
7)Eye No
8)Lovesexy
9)Joy in Repetition
10)All Day All Night
11)Judas Smile
12)Housequake
13)Bob George
14)Beautiful Strange
15)The Future
16)Billy jack Bitch
17)Come

When eye lay my hands on u
The Max
Mo Better (Mayte lead vocals)
Wanna Melt with u
Pheremone
Continental
Damn U
Rippopgozippa
Peach (ONA live..hey..this is a jam..not a song..so must be legal)
Supercute
D.M.S.R. (small club)
just my imagination (small club)
Question of U
One Kiss at a time
Soul Sanctuary
Saviour
Friend, Lover, Sister, Wife

"Lady Cab Driver" and "The Question Of U" sooooo belong, for real.
Didn't know others loved "Lady Cab Driver" too! That's that perfect, minimal funk.

And "1+1+1=3" is on my list, too. Haven't come up with 17 yet, though.

these list are good

1. 17 days
2. Wasted Kisses
3. Pretty man
4. Elaphants and Flowers
5. Forever in My life
6. Love song
7. D.M.S.R.
8. Illusion, Coma, Pimp and Circumstance
9. Moonbeam Levels
10. Possesed
11. When You Were Mine
12. The Continental
13. Manowar
14. Private Joy
15. The Future
16. Life Can Be So nice
17. Train

I'm sorry everyone but "Private Joy" was a single. It was the B Side to "Do Me, Baby".

I was going to try but there are too many import 12 Inches out there that have tracks that were never released as a single or 12 Inch here in the U.S. For instance, I have a 12 Inch import of "Little Red Corvette" that has "Automatic" and "International Lover" on the flip side.

The "trick" is to pull songs from 1996-2002. Make this CD for yourself and you have a tight "new" prince album. There are a couple of singles in there, but only we would remember.

1. Undisputed Truth
2. Strange But True
3. 1+1+1=3
4. The One
5. Soul Sanctuary
6. Tangerine
7. Come On
8. Slave
9. Mellow
10. Everywhere
11. The Sensual Everafter
12. She Loves Me For Me
13. One Of Us
14. The Holy River
15. The Last December (much better than it's sister recording, "Gold")
16. Pretty Man
17. Don't Play Me

Trust Me - This is tight!

Kacey725 said:

Wasn't that a single?

1. Zannalee
2. Same December
3. Empty Room
4. Come [original version]
5. Question Of U
6. Joy in Repetion
7. So far, so pleased
8. Damned if I do
9. Do U Lie?
10. There is lonely
11. Interactive
12. Calhoun Square
13. Dolphin
14. Family Name
15. Everlasting Now
16. Last December
17. The love we make

1) Interactive
2) Endorphinmachine ( Original Version )
3) Shh
4) The Beautiful Ones
5) Dark
6) Housequake
7) Pheromone
8) Joy In Repetition
9) The Question Of U
10) Race
11) Joint 2 Joint
12) Dinner With Delores
13) Right Back Here In My Arms
14) Billy Jack Bitch ( Extended )
15) Days Of Wild ( Studio )
16) Dolphin
17) Letitgo

was the beautiful ones a single?

BorisFishpaw said:

Now that is an impressive list. My one problem is the opening track. I'd replace it with 'days of wild'.

1. Interactive
2. Rebirth Of the flesh
3. Empty Room (95)
4. When You Were Mine
5. Dolphin
6. Come (Original)
7. Something In the Water
8. Race
9. The Beautiful Ones
10. In This Bed I scream
11. Wherever you go whatever you do
12. She Gave Her Angels
13. For Love (with Jill Jones)
14. Strange Relationship
15. Joy In Repitition
16. The Ladder
17. Heaven

MashedPotatoKid said:

These were both singles.