I have Prince album: the very best of prince. On every one of those tracks Prince Produced, arranged, composed & performend all those 17 song on this album. well has Prince Produced, arranged, composed & performed on every album?

just about, all though others have contributed over the years
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Wow! You must be a really new fan - good to see!

On most of Prince's albums, he produces, arranges, composers and plays all the instruments. It has always been something Prince has done, even on his first album in 1978! Some of his other albums feature collaborations with his bands (The Revolution or The New Power Generation), but generally Prince is responsible for everything - that's why we love him so much!

I believe 1996 (Emancipation) was the first time Prince started including cover songs on his albums. Before that time, there's a handful of songs where Prince took ideas from Andre Cymone, Morris Day, Dez Dickerson, Dr. Matt Fink, and his own father John L. Nelson and made the songs his own. He also wrote several songs with Wendy & Lisa, rarely giving credit. And one with Carol Davis, I believe. Probably a few others I forgot (like Levi Seacer, Chris Moon, Sheena Easton, Madonna, etc). But as far as I know, no one has ever produced or arranged any Prince composition/performance but himself. He also wrote and produced most of the songs on albums by The Time, Vanity 6, Apollonia 6, Sheila E., Jill Jones, Madhouse, Mavis Staples (Paisley Park records), and many others.
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toejam said:

I have been a fan of prince since 1997. i heared a bunch of his songs (1999, purple rain, gold expierience) from 1997-2002 thats when i decided to listen to his others songs