Which of the other songs on Prince's albums that weren't put out on the radio do you think would have made good singles? I think there are many good choices but I'm curious to hear what y'all think

Empty Room

17 days,Electric Chair,Wasted Kisses,Moonbeam Levels,Dreamer.

dance4me3121 said:

Electric Chair was a single, with "The Future" as the flip side.. It was really a double A-side type release.

Sometimes it Snows In April. That wasn't a single was it? And also, She's Always in my Hair, but do B-sides "count?"

hot thanggg

would have made an awesome video

PicklesMcMillan said:

Same as, and The Love We Make.

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crimson and clover
love
a million days
muse 2 the pharaoh
so far so pleased
last heart
crucial
one of us
right back here in my arms
i like it there
pheromone
blue light
the question of u
when 2 r in love
dance on
strange relationship
forever in my life
private joy
its gonna be lonely
crazy you


for starters.....

timmie said:

"The Question of U" had an official video release, and it's even on the GB DVD.

I think "When 2 R In Love" had a video, albeit just a black screen with subtitles.

"Love" was re-released as the "Jam of the Day" on 3121.com, and was an acoustic version.


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-I Feel For You
-When U Were Mine
-She's Always in My Hair
-Starfish & Coffee
-Adore
-Lovesexy
-Get Yo Groove On
-So Far So Pleased (I know he wanted to)

Do it all night
Private Joy
Lady Cabdriver
It
Strange Relationship
Adore
Play in the Sunshine
Lemon Crush
Joy in Repition
Push
Love2 the 9's
The Max
I wanna melt with U
Now
Right back here in my arms
Sex in the Summer
Human body
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Dance 4 me

timmie said:

I wish that Prince would have released a long version of "Forever In My Life". At the end of the album version he just began to break down into what sounded like a fantastic instrumental riff and then it fades out. He should have kept that going for a few minutes.

"Lady Cab Driver" instead of "Little Red Corvette". It was all over the radio and everyone was loving it. "Little Red Corvette" was one of the few songs from the album that the radio wasn't playing and they didn't start playing it until it was released as a single.

vainandy said:

Then the radio was clueless

But yeah, LCD should have been released as a single edit...I'm sure it would have been a Nº1 (R&B) and a Top20 (Pop)

Free, Starfish and Coffee, She's always in my hair and Strange relationship!

vainandy said:

WHERE? They were playing it all over Oklahoma. My aunt had a Red Corvette when that song was out and we'd blast it every time it came on the radio, which was often.

Radio will always be radio, and won't play something just because - not until a single is pushed to them. That's why radio went bonkers when ATWIAD showed up w/ no details. They're too "by the book" to figure anything out for themselves.

I also remember hearing "Delirious" a lot on the radio though, and that was never a single.

Jackson, Mississippi. Before "Little Red Corvette", with the exception of "I Wanna Be Your Lover" during the disco era, the only stations that played Prince period were the R&B stations. During the "1999" era, all the R&B stations were playing the hell out of "1999", "DMSR", "Lady Cab Driver", "Automatic", "Free", and "International Lover" before the second single was even released from the album. We used to wonder what the next single was going to be and debate over it since the radio was playing so many songs from the album. Everyone thought it was going to be either "Lady Cab Driver" or "DMSR".

All of a sudden one day, out of the blue, I heard a long extended version of "Little Red Corvette" on R&B radio which let me know it was the next single. Then, pop radio started playing the album version of "Little Red Corvette". I loved the 12 Inch version but the song itself was the last one on the album I expected to see as a single because I considered the original version as the weakest track on the album (not funky enough ). I think that's why R&B radio didn't pick up on it also until it was a single. The single choice was definately a crossover attempt (which was the last thing I wanted to see Prince do). Once a funk or R&B artist gets a pop audience, they are never the same.
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IMHO

For You (1978) : "Crazy You"

Prince (1979) : "I Feel For You"

Dirty Mind" (1980): "When You Were Mine"

Controversy (1981) : "Private Joy"

1999 (1982): "Lady Cab Driver"

Purple Rain (1984) : "The Beautiful Ones" or "17 Days" or "Erotic City"

Around The World In A Day (1985): "Around The World ..." or "She's Always In My

Parade (1986) : "Sometimes It Snows In April"

Sign O' The Times (1987) : "Adore" or "The Cross"

LoveSexy (1988) : "Anna Stesia"

Batman (1989): "I Love You In Me" (shoulda been In the album,LOL)

Graffiti Bridge (1990) : "Joy In Repetition

Diamonds & Pearls (1991): "Strollin'"

The Love Symbol (1992): "Blue Light" or "And God Created Woman"

Come (1993) : -

Gold Experience (1995) : "Shhh"

Chaos And Disorder (1996): -

Emancipation (1996) : "Right Back In My Arms" or "I Can't Make U Love Me"

Rave Un2 The Joy Fantasy (1998): "I Love U, but I don't Trust U Anymore"

The Rainbow Children (2000): -

ONe Nite Alone (2001) : -

Musicology (2004) : "A Million Days" or "Reflections"

3121 (2006): "Lolita"

Planet Earth (2007) : -

LotUsflow3r (2009) : Crimson & Clover (though I know there is a promotional video for this song)

Adore that would have been number one for months

Huggiebear said:

"Private Joy"---the best song on 'Controversy'.I predict that,if this had been released as a single,it would have been Prince's breakthrough "crossover" pop hit.

"Automatic"---I know he made a video for it,but it really deserved to be a proper single.Woulda been a cool fourth single,instead of "Let's Pretend We're Married"

"And God Created Woman"

"Lovesexy"---a much stronger choice than the bland "Glam Slam".

FrenchGuy said:

It would have done extremely well on the R&B charts,but for some reason,I don't think that pop radio would have embraced this song.

vainandy said:

Nah,I think it was a wise move to release "Little Red Corvette" as a single.That became Prince's breakthrough pop/crossover hit.I love "Lady Cab Driver" but I'm not sure if it would have had the same type of success.

The cool thing about '1999' is....like 'Thriller',the majority of it got played on the radio anyway.In my area,our R&B station put these songs in heavy rotation:

"1999"
"Little Red Corvette"
"Delirious"
"DMSR"
"Automatic"
"Lady Cab Driver"
"International Lover"

"DMSR",in particular,was played so much that many people assumed that it was a single.

MisterLooKass said:

Nope,that wasn't a single.

"So Far, So Pleased" woulda been a HUGE hit: the fact that it sounds like a Corrs hit PLUS a duet with Gwen Stefani.
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SoulAlive said:

That's why I wish it hadn't been released as a single.



It would have been a top 20 R&B hit like "Controversy" and "Let's Work" was.

Private Joy

Lady Cab Driver

So far, so pleased

Adore

Adore

Adore

Adore

Adore

ganesh said:

"Mountains" was a single.It was the second single from 'Parade'.