Pick 5 prince songs (no bootleg songs) that were never released as a single. Choose the ones you think would of went to number one on the billboard charts if just given a chance.

The Beautiful Ones
Life Can Be So Nice
Pink Cashmere(an edit of course!)
Extraordinary
A Million Days

"Paisley Park"
"It"
"Girls And Boys"
"Lovesexy"
"The Future"


I think that "Paisley Park" and "Girls and Boys" were released as singles outside the States,but I think those songs would have been HUGE hit singles here in America.

MashedPotatoKid said:

Pink Cashmere was released as the first single from The Hits/Bsides. Peaked around #50 on the Hot100. Shame , cuz it's his of his best. That was at about the time of the whole name change / Warner Bros war was getting underway.


my five....

Baby I'm A Star
Lovesexy
Strange Relationship
Blue Light
Endorphinemachine

"When U Were Mine"
"D.M.S.R."
"17 Days"
"The Beautiful Ones"
"Housequake"


I included "17 Days" when you factor in the success of "Erotic City" as a B-side.

Adore (never released as a single but could have number one R and B)
A Million Days (with the right promotion could have been big)
The Beautiful Ones (should have been picked over Take Me With U)
In This Bed I Scream
White Mansion

Also: The Latest Fashion, several others from Emancipation, Trust

Housequake
Adore
Girls And Boys
The Continental
The Beautiful Ones

Part 2

Automatic
Shhh
Sleep Around
Vicki Waiting
A Million Days

1)erotic city
2)she's always in my hair
3)partyman
4)anotherlover...
5)lady cab driver

Songs mentioned thus far that are in fact released as a single:

Pink Cashmere
Paisley Park
Bambi
Girls And Boys
The Future
America
Automatic
partyman
anotherloverholenyohead
cream
dolphine


???? ..... ya'll know better than the oldtimers, don't you?
[Edited 8/5/05 11:46am]

Dolphin
Adore
Vickie Waiting
Joy In Repition
Love 2 The 9's

Eye Hate U should have been number one, but the talking, rock element of the second half of the song freaked listeners off, I'd think. Too bad, since the song is so classic.

I was shocked that the Morning Papers didn't even make the top 40.

kpowers said:

1. Alexa De Paris (Istrumental)
2. House of Brick (duet w/ Mayte)
3. Another Lonely christmas
4. Yo Mister (w/Patti LaBelle)
5. Cream

Judas Smile
18 & Over
Chaos & Disorder
Sex Me / Sex Me Not
Loose

Adore
Power Fantasic(If ever had been realeased)
If I was Ur Girlfriend
Pink Cashmere
Eye Hate U
The Beautiful ones
1999
Do me, baby
Sign o' the times
Controversy

Era umm isn't Eye Hate U a maxi-single? Come to think of it I have a copy.

DBW said:

cream was a number one hit 4 prince

Rinluv said:

just about everything u picked was released as a single and went high on the billboard charts.

ok my picks
1. 17 days
2. so far so pleased
3. the beautiful ones
4. I like it there
5. reflection

1.Dolphin
2.Goodbye
3.Play In The Sunshine
4.Avalanche
5.Joy In Repetition

Hide the Bone (Cyrstal Ball)
1+1+1=3 (The Rainbow Children)
Musicology (Musicology)
Dolphin (The Gold Experience)
Joint 2 Joint (Emancipation)

It
Sexy Dancer
Girls & Boys
When We're Dancing Close
Gonna Be Lonely
Sister
Let's Work
Jack U Off
Something In The Water

Ummmm people the subject of the topic is...

"Pick 5 prince songs (no bootleg songs) that were never released as a single. Choose the ones you think would of went to number one on the billboard charts if just given a chance."

Most of you keep including songs on your list that WERE INDEED released as singles including (just reading back over post prior to mine and after the last person mentioned this)
Sexy Dancer
Let's Work
Girls & Boys
Yo Mister
If I was Ur Girlfriend
Pink Cashmere
Eye Hate U
1999
Sign o' the times
Controversy
Cream
and I'm sure I missed some

My five unreleased are (I'm only listing actual album cuts.. no b-side onlys)
1) A Million Days (Musicology)
2) Strange Relationship (Sign o' The Times)
3) House Quake (Sign o' The Times) although technically it was released but wasn't the billed release..it was the B-side to 'U Got The Look'
4) Adore (Sign o' The Times)
5) Electric Chair (Batman)
I picked these not only because I liked them.. but at the time they would have been released... they had the 'commercial' appeal to capitalize on Prince's public highs at the time. I think they were major missed oportunity. with 10 choices I'ld have thrown in some stuff from The Gold Experience and Lovesexy as well.
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Extraordinary

Take your pick...he's only ever had 1 number One in the UK and that was TMBGITW...even Batdance only made it to No 2

kpowers said:

I know, it shoulda been #1.

The Marrying Kind
Baby Knows
Strange Relationship
The Future
Right Back Here In My Arms