If Prince was to put out a Greatest Hits of songs since he left Warner Bros, what would they be?

What songs would you put on a 15 track hits album?

Would there be enough material to have a bonus disc of b-sides and do you think it would match the high quality of material that is on the other greatest hits of b-sides?

Smillan said:

Is this a joke??

this would be my ultimate greatest hits release:

The Emancipated Prince : 1996 - 2007

1.Black Sweat
2.Face Down
3.Push It Up
4.Supercute
5.Cinamon Girl
6.The One
7.Guitar
8.Right Back Here In My Arms
9.Vavoom
10.Te Amo Corazon
11.LoveSign
12.The Holy River
13.Call My Name
14.Style
15.One Of Us

1.The Greatest Romance
2.My Computer
3.U Make My Sun Shine
4.Freaks On This Side
5.Fury
6.Sun, Moon ans Stars
7.Sleep Around
8.Betcha By Golly Wow!
9.Baby Knows
10.Mr Happy
11.Peace
12.Come On
13.Musicology
14.I Like Funky Music
15.Get On The Boat
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RumAndRaisin said:

Seems to be a 'slight' problem with this 'GREATEST HITS' set! anyone spot it?? (not aimed at RumAndRaisin)

you mean another problem besides the fact that Get on The Boat is ON it?

I think that it would be a GREAT idea for Prince to put out a collection like this. Contrary to what some might think, Prince has had some wonderful songs in his post-Warner years. Because their release was often limited to the NPGMC, a lot of non-fams have not had the opportunity to hear them. I think there is more than enough material for a double CD of post-Warner jams.

Emancipation, New Power Soul, Rave, The Rainbow Children, The Chocolate Invasion, The Slaughterhouse, N.E.W.S, Expectation, One Nite Alone, Musicology and 3121 all have more than enough great songs to cull for a "best of" package. Not to mention some of the NPGMC singles like "Breathe" that were not included on compilations.

So I really don't see anything "funny" about the OP's question. Once people stop limiting Prince's music to their dated expectations, they will better appreciate his post-Warner output.

bellanoche said:

No, you REALLY mis-understand my point. I love ALL his work, new and old. i agree, a great set of songs could be put out, but it could not be a 'Greatest hits' double disc set. He aint exactly been churning out the mass-appeal hit songs over the past few years. Certainly not enough for a 'popular' compilation for commercial success. No-one would have heard of most of it.

But why bother? What's the point when he's got new music to put out? Since most of his fans already have all those songs, and he never had any hits post Warner, why revisit something that doesn't need revisiting? I love the post-Warner stuff too, but I have it, so I'm ready for the new stuff.

he's had exactly 1 actual hit since he left Warner Bros.


oh, no, wait. he was still with Warner Bros. when he released that one independently (TMBGITW)


so you would have to call it "best of 1996-2006" rather than "greatest hits" since it wouldn't contain any, you know, hits.

bellanoche said:

Actually, that's a good point. I recall lots of complaining about his NPGMC stuff not being available on pressed CD, it would be nice if somehow at least some of it showed up in that format.

CandaceS said:

I agree. I purchased and downloaded the stuff, but I would actually love to have an actual pressed CD with some inserts/liner notes. I guess I'm just old school that way.

With regard to the "greatest hits" vs. "best of" title, I get the point that you all are making. I've never really followed whether Prince's songs were "hits" with regard to chart success, because many of my fav songs were never even released as singles. So in the chart success sense, "best of" is more accurate. It could also just be called a compilation.

Prince can still put out new stuff and have a compilation out at the same time. I don't really see a conflict there. Some people who hear the new stuff, especially 3121, have started trying to check out some of the other stuff that they missed when P was in "mainstream exile," but with the club gone, there is no way for them to hear it.

bonedaddy said:

ok, most of them wernt release but evry one of them songs is one of my favs.

1. The Most Beautiful Girl On The World R&B #3, Hot 100 #3, Cash Box #1, UK #1
2. Love Sign R&B Airplay #32
3. Betcha By Golly Wow R&B #11, R&B Adult #1, Hot 100 Airplay #31, UK #11
4. Somebody's Somebody R&B Airplay #15, R&B Adult #6
5. The Holy River Top 40 Mainstream #19
6. The One R&B Adult #8
7. Come On UK #65
8. The Greatest Romance Ever Sold R&B #23, R&B Adult #8, Hot 100 Sales #19
9. U Make My Sunshine R&B Sales #26, Hot 100 Sales #59
10. She Loves Me 4 Me R&B Adult #31
11. Musicology R&B Adult #8, Hot Digital Tracks #31
12. Call My Name R&B #27, R&B Adult #1
13. Cinnamon Girl UK #43
14. S.S.T. Hot 100 Sales #8
15. Te Amo Corazon R&B Sales #4, Hot 100 Sales #3
16. Beautiful Loved And Blessed R&B Adult #25
17. Black Sweat R&B Adult #25, Hot 100 Sales #1
18. Fury UK #60
19. Satisfied R&B Adult #22

FOR A LIMITED TIME AN EXTRA CD WITH OTHER CLASSICS
1. 2gether
2. Dayz Of Wild
3. Get Wild UK #19
4. Good Life UK #15
5. Poor Goo
6. Face Down
7. The Truth
8. Calhoun Square
9. Man O' War
10. Hot Wit' U (Nasty Girl Rmx)
11. Cybersingle
12. The Daisy Chain
13. When Lay May Hand On U
14. Super Cute
15. The Work
16. The Last December
17. Dear Mr. Man
18. Glass Cutter
19. A Case Of U

THE FINAL WB GREATEST HITS
1. Batdance Hot 100 #1, R&B #1, UK#2
2. Partyman Hot 100 #18, R&B #5, UK #14
3. The Arms Of Orion Hot 100 #36, UK #27
4. Scandalous R&B #5
5. The Future (Rmx) Swiss #15
6. Letitgo Hot 100 #31, R&B #10
7. Space R&B #71, Cash Box #83
8. Dolphin
9. Shhh R&B Airplay #62
10. I Hate U Hot 100 #12, R&B #3
11. Gold Top 40 Mainstream #39
12. Endorphinemachine
13. Girl 6 R&B #78
14. Dinner With Delores UK #36
15. The Same December
16. I Like It There
17. Extraordinary R&B Adult #23
18. 5 Woman
19. Song Of The Heart
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RumAndRaisin said:

are you nuts? some of those are the worst songs he's ever done. ever.

The two biggest problems to a post warners greatest hits package are

1. no hits

2. no great

besides packages like these are meant to be mass produced, because of costs, and all 13 people who dig his post warners stuff do not justify the costs involved
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ingela said:

sad...but true!!!

sosgemini said:

Opinions are fine, but this one comes from such a closed-minded, myopic view of Prince's post-Warner output that it is actually quite sickening. I would love to hear what kind of music some of you who are so quick to criticize Prince create. Oh that's right you probably can't come close to creating anything as GREAT as Prince continues to create because you lack the talent.

You all need to address whatever misery in your lives makes you so negative that you criticize an artist for not confining himself to the mediocrity of your limited expectations. Sorry folks some people actually evolve and move toward the future instead of pathetically holding on to the past. Prince is STILL creating great music that surpasses the majority of what's out there now. And it is just plain inaccurate to state that only 13 people or any number near that dig his post-Warner stuff. Last time I checked his albums were still selling, even in this era where folks hardly buy albums anymore. I know many casual music fans who bought 3121 and loved it.

Not only are your assertions not sad, but they are not true either.

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bellanoche said:

None of this changes the fact that he hasn't had any hits since he left WB.

bellanoche said:

wow...having a bad day there?

bellanoche said:

Yes opinions are subjective, and i have nothing but great respect for Prince's body of work, and am in constant awe of his talent, after all i post on this fan site, that said most people including so-called "professional" music critics agree with my obove coments.

Im glad that you enjoy his post warners music and i know its more than 13 of you, i was just kidding.

much love

A post-Warners collection would be great, although it couldn't rightfully be called a "greatest hits" collection.

It would be good for exposing more people to his later music. But, it would have to be marketed to death, and I'm not sure the production costs would be worth the limited market.

But, in this day in age, it could just be made available on itunes or some other site.

ingela said:

It would be an albumette

1. Most Beautiful girl
2. Betcha by golly wow
3. The Holy River
4. Musicology
5. black sweat

It would be called mediocre slightly pleasing confections by musics biggest plagariser

why lash out at people who dont dig his post warners work?. i'm talented, but i can see peaks, vally's or flatlining in my art.I think he's missed the mark a lot since warners but i still buy him. prince was not as inventive, prolific or commercially successful post warners but there are gems because he's a great artist. i believe 7/7/07 will be a great one, on par with masterworks of the 80's because all great artist have that ability to still surprise . yet, you cant argue with a run like Dirty mind, controversy, 1999, purple rain, ATWIAD, Parade and SOTT. So , to use the words "greatest hits" in relation to a compilation of post warners material is a bit misleading.

ingela said:

EHHH...NOT TRUE...HE ACTUALLY HAD HIS BIGGEST HIT IN THIS COUNTRY AFTER HE LEFT WARNER....TMBGITW WAS A NUMBER ONE HIT FOR TWO WEEKS SELLING OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION COPIES....
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BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW AND THE HOLY RIVER WERE BOTH TOP 20 HITS
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blackbob said:

he was still with Warner when he released that, though.