If you were to make a Prince compilation album to put out in stores, what would it consist of?

The limit is three CD's worth.

I tend to edit songs down to fit more on a disc, usually by adding a fadeout at the end, so the tracks with a time next to it is when the fade ends. Also, I cut out the silences at the beginning and end of each song to keep the pace flowing.

Disc 1:
Let’s Go Crazy
Sexuality
Erotic City (Hits edit)
1999 (Hits edit)
Oilcan
Kiss
Sexy M.F.
Guitar
Eye Wanna B Ur Lover (Hits edit)
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Fade added to beginning and end of song)
Little Red Corvette (3:19)
When Doves Cry
Gett Off
Thieves in the Temple
Alphabet St. (2:25)
Black Sweat
Raspberry Beret (2:59)
When U Were Mine (3:37)
Sign ‘☮’ the Times (Hits edit)
Purple Rain
Disc 2:
Eye No
Housequake
Dirty Mind (Hits edit)
Chaos and Disorder (Begins at motor sound, 4:08)
Controversy (Hits edit)
Pop Life
Scandalous (4:28)
Mountains
Eye Could Never Take the Place of Ur Man (Hits edit)
U Got the Look
Fury
319
2 Nigs United 4 West Compton (Crowd intro cut, 3:27)
My Name is Prince (Single Edit)
Somewhere here on Earth
Anna Stesia
3 Chains o’ Gold
Disc 3:
7 (Hits edit)
Sexy Dancer
Let’s Work
Uptown (Hits edit)
A Love Bizarre
Peach
Batdance (2:43 "the press"- 4:55 cut. 4:01)
Darling Nikki
Diamonds and Pearls (Hits edit)
Irresistible Bitch
777-9311 (4:22)
If Eye Was Ur Girlfriend (Hits edit)
Cream
Baby, Eye’m a Star
Adore
Resolution
7 seconds of silence
Purple Medley (Secret Track)

I Like Ur List.

Tame said:

I Like Ur List.

Thanks. You don't have one, then? ;p

Alguy said:

If you were to make a Prince compilation album to put out in stores, what would it consist of?

The limit is three CD's worth.

I tend to edit songs down to fit more on a disc, usually by adding a fadeout at the end, so the tracks with a time next to it is when the fade ends. Also, I cut out the silences at the beginning and end of each song to keep the pace flowing.

Disc 1:
Let’s Go Crazy
Sexuality
Erotic City (Hits edit)
1999 (Hits edit)
Oilcan
Kiss
Sexy M.F.
Guitar
Eye Wanna B Ur Lover (Hits edit)
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Fade added to beginning and end of song)
Little Red Corvette (3:19)
When Doves Cry
Gett Off
Thieves in the Temple
Alphabet St. (2:25)
Black Sweat
Raspberry Beret (2:59)
When U Were Mine (3:37)
Sign ‘☮’ the Times (Hits edit)
Purple Rain
Disc 2:
Eye No
Housequake
Dirty Mind (Hits edit)
Chaos and Disorder (Begins at motor sound, 4:08)
Controversy (Hits edit)
Pop Life
Scandalous (4:28)
Mountains
Eye Could Never Take the Place of Ur Man (Hits edit)
U Got the Look
Fury
319
2 Nigs United 4 West Compton (Crowd intro cut, 3:27)
My Name is Prince (Single Edit)
Somewhere here on Earth
Anna Stesia
3 Chains o’ Gold
Disc 3:
7 (Hits edit)
Sexy Dancer
Let’s Work
Uptown (Hits edit)
A Love Bizarre
Peach
Batdance (2:43 "the press"- 4:55 cut. 4:01)
Darling Nikki
Diamonds and Pearls (Hits edit)
Irresistible Bitch
777-9311 (4:22)
If Eye Was Ur Girlfriend (Hits edit)
Cream
Baby, Eye’m a Star
Adore
Resolution
7 seconds of silence
Purple Medley (Secret Track)

So I take it you're not much of a fan of anything past 1992?

Finally! Some excitment on the Org!

The Hits 1:

1. "When Doves Cry" – 3:48 (single edit)
2. "Pop Life" – 3:42
3. "Soft and Wet" – 3:03
4. "I Feel for You" – 3:25
5. "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" – 3:48
6. "When You Were Mine" – 3:43
7. "Uptown" – 4:09 (single edit)
8. "Let's Go Crazy" – 4:39
9. "1999" – 3:37 (single edit)
10. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" – 3:40 (single edit)
11. "Nothing Compares 2 U" – 4:58 (live) (previously unreleased)
12. "Adore" – 4:41 (live)
13. "Girls And Boys" - 5:29

14. "Alphabet St." – 5:39
15. "Sign "☮" the Times" – 3:43 (single edit)
16. "Thieves in the Temple" – 3:20
17. "Diamonds and Pearls" – 4:20 (single edit)
18. "Scandalous" - 4:12 (7" edit)
19. "7" – 5:09

Outtake: Pink Cashmere

The Hits 2:

1. "Controversy" – 3:35 (single edit)
2. "Dirty Mind" – 3:49 (single edit)
3. "I Wanna Be Your Lover" – 2:58 (single edit)
4. "Head" – 4:43
5. "Do Me, Baby" – 3:57 (single edit)
6. "Delirious" – 2:39 (single edit)
7. "Little Red Corvette" – 4:56
8. "I Would Die 4 U" – 2:57 (single edit)
9. "Raspberry Beret" – 3:32
10. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" – 3:46 (single edit)
11. "Kiss" – 3:46 (single edit)
12. "Peach" – 3:48 (previously unreleased)
13. "U Got the Look" – 3:47
14. "Sexy MF" – 5:26
15. "Gett Off" – 4:30
16. "Cream" – 4:13
17. "Anotherloverholenyohead" - 3:58
18. "My Name Is Prince" - 4:05 (7" edit)
19. "Purple Rain" – 8:40

Outtake: The Pope

Hits 3 and 4:

CD 1
1. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
2. Letitgo
3. Space
4. Love Sign (with Nona Gaye)
5. Get Wild
6. I Hate U (Album version)
7. Dolphin
8. Gold (Album version)
9. Dinner With Delores
10. Betcha By Golly Wow
11. The Holy River
12. Somebody's Somebody
13. The One
14. Come On
15. The Greatest Romance Ever Sold
16. The Work part 1
17. She Loves Me 4 Me


CD 2
1. Musicology
2. Call My Name
3. Cinnamon Girl
4. A Million Days
5. Te Amo Corazon
6. Black Sweat
7. Fury
8. Song Of The Heart
9. Guitar
10. The One U Wanna C
11. Future Baby Mama
12. Somewhere Here On Earth
13. Dreamer
14. Crimson & Clover
15. Dance 4 Me
16. Beginning Endlessly
17. Sticky Like Glue

18. Future Soul Song

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[Edited 7/28/10 20:03pm]

[Edited 7/28/10 20:31pm]

motherfunka said:

Alguy said:

If you were to make a Prince compilation album to put out in stores, what would it consist of?

The limit is three CD's worth.

I tend to edit songs down to fit more on a disc, usually by adding a fadeout at the end, so the tracks with a time next to it is when the fade ends. Also, I cut out the silences at the beginning and end of each song to keep the pace flowing.

Disc 1:
Let’s Go Crazy
Sexuality
Erotic City (Hits edit)
1999 (Hits edit)
Oilcan
Kiss
Sexy M.F.
Guitar
Eye Wanna B Ur Lover (Hits edit)
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Fade added to beginning and end of song)
Little Red Corvette (3:19)
When Doves Cry
Gett Off
Thieves in the Temple
Alphabet St. (2:25)
Black Sweat
Raspberry Beret (2:59)
When U Were Mine (3:37)
Sign ‘☮’ the Times (Hits edit)
Purple Rain
Disc 2:
Eye No
Housequake
Dirty Mind (Hits edit)
Chaos and Disorder (Begins at motor sound, 4:08)
Controversy (Hits edit)
Pop Life
Scandalous (4:28)
Mountains
Eye Could Never Take the Place of Ur Man (Hits edit)
U Got the Look
Fury
319
2 Nigs United 4 West Compton (Crowd intro cut, 3:27)
My Name is Prince (Single Edit)
Somewhere here on Earth
Anna Stesia
3 Chains o’ Gold
Disc 3:
7 (Hits edit)
Sexy Dancer
Let’s Work
Uptown (Hits edit)
A Love Bizarre
Peach
Batdance (2:43 "the press"- 4:55 cut. 4:01)
Darling Nikki
Diamonds and Pearls (Hits edit)
Irresistible Bitch
777-9311 (4:22)
If Eye Was Ur Girlfriend (Hits edit)
Cream
Baby, Eye’m a Star
Adore
Resolution
7 seconds of silence
Purple Medley (Secret Track)

So I take it you're not much of a fan of anything past 1992?

Nah, I love 20Ten, 3121, TGE, and Emancipation as much as the next guy (whatever that's supposed to mean in Org terms) I just think those songs make a better Best Of. Plus, my list is always changing.

[Edited 7/28/10 21:03pm]

^ what do you think of my post,

about a "The Hits" vol. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4,

thedance said:

^ what do you think of my post,

about a "The Hits" vol. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4,

Aren't those just the updated Hits? >_>

Though It'll always baffle me why Scandalous and My Name Is Prince are so overlooked.

I have always thought how cool it would be if Prince could release a Best Of album of his post-Warner years; of course, it will never happen...

1.Endorphinmachine

2.Hide the Bone

3.The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

4.Calhoun Square

5.Dinner with Delores

6.Jam of the Year

7.Get You Groove On

8.New Power Soul

9.So Far So Pleased

10.The Work Pt.1

11.Musicology

12.Cinnamon Girl

13.Black Sweat

14.Fury

15.Dreamer

16.Beginning Endlessly

17.Chelsea Rodgers

18.Laydown

JoeTyler said:

I have always thought how cool it would be if Prince could release a Best Of album of his post-Warner years; of course, it will never happen...

1.Endorphinmachine

2.Hide the Bone

3.The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

4.Calhoun Square

5.Dinner with Delores

6.Jam of the Year

7.Get You Groove On

8.New Power Soul

9.So Far So Pleased

10.The Work Pt.1

11.Musicology

12.Cinnamon Girl

13.Black Sweat

14.Fury

15.Dreamer

16.Beginning Endlessly

17.Chelsea Rodgers

18.Laydown

He would need some "hits" to make a best of post WB, at this point he couldn't even do an EP.

puzzles me why anyone would include edits , i hate them

JoeTyler said:

I have always thought how cool it would be if Prince could release a Best Of album of his post-Warner years; of course, it will never happen...

1.Endorphinmachine

2.Hide the Bone

3.The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

4.Calhoun Square

5.Dinner with Delores

6.Jam of the Year

7.Get You Groove On

8.New Power Soul

9.So Far So Pleased

10.The Work Pt.1

11.Musicology

12.Cinnamon Girl

13.Black Sweat

14.Fury

15.Dreamer

16.Beginning Endlessly

17.Chelsea Rodgers

18.Laydown

A '94-98 Best Of would be soooo badass, even if only a few people would buy it.

Alguy said:

If you were to make a Prince compilation album to put out in stores, what would it consist of?

The limit is three CD's worth.

I tend to edit songs down to fit more on a disc, usually by adding a fadeout at the end, so the tracks with a time next to it is when the fade ends. Also, I cut out the silences at the beginning and end of each song to keep the pace flowing.

Disc 1:
Let’s Go Crazy
Sexuality
Erotic City (Hits edit)
1999 (Hits edit)
Oilcan
Kiss
Sexy M.F.
Guitar
Eye Wanna B Ur Lover (Hits edit)
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Fade added to beginning and end of song)
Little Red Corvette (3:19)
When Doves Cry
Gett Off
Thieves in the Temple
Alphabet St. (2:25)
Black Sweat
Raspberry Beret (2:59)
When U Were Mine (3:37)
Sign ‘☮’ the Times (Hits edit)
Purple Rain
Disc 2:
Eye No
Housequake
Dirty Mind (Hits edit)
Chaos and Disorder (Begins at motor sound, 4:08)
Controversy (Hits edit)
Pop Life
Scandalous (4:28)
Mountains
Eye Could Never Take the Place of Ur Man (Hits edit)
U Got the Look
Fury
319
2 Nigs United 4 West Compton (Crowd intro cut, 3:27)
My Name is Prince (Single Edit)
Somewhere here on Earth
Anna Stesia
3 Chains o’ Gold
Disc 3:
7 (Hits edit)
Sexy Dancer
Let’s Work
Uptown (Hits edit)
A Love Bizarre
Peach
Batdance (2:43 "the press"- 4:55 cut. 4:01)
Darling Nikki
Diamonds and Pearls (Hits edit)
Irresistible Bitch
777-9311 (4:22)
If Eye Was Ur Girlfriend (Hits edit)
Cream
Baby, Eye’m a Star
Adore
Resolution
7 seconds of silence
Purple Medley (Secret Track)

Too much 80's on here...gotta mix it up a bit

Alguy said:

thedance said:

^ what do you think of my post,

about a "The Hits" vol. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4,

Aren't those just the updated Hits? >_>

Though It'll always baffle me why Scandalous and My Name Is Prince are so overlooked.

This is from wikipedia so it may not be accurate:

That doesn't explain why "Batdance" or any other song from the soundtrack was excluded from various hits collections so I'm not sure how true it is. Why would WB block their own songs?

[Edited 7/29/10 15:20pm]

Dewrede said:

puzzles me why anyone would include edits , i hate them

Simple. Edits means more room which means more songs. If you use the full versions you might only have room for 15 songs per disc but if you use edits you might have room for 20 or more. For a hits collection I prefer edits since I already have the full album versions.

[Edited 7/29/10 15:23pm]

rialb said:

Alguy said:

This is from wikipedia so it may not be accurate:

Ownership of the Batman franchise is notoriously complex. Prince had to agree to sign the publishing rights to the songs used in the movie over to Warner Bros., therefore, Prince's hit singles from this album were not permitted to appear on any of his hits compilations, only the B-side singles "200 Balloons", "Feel U Up", and "I Love U in Me". Even on the concert T-shirts which listed all of Prince's album titles to date the song "Scandalous!" appeared in place of the album Batman. Despite this, Prince has performed a number of the album's tracks in concert over the years. A 2005 special edition DVD of the Batman movie contains Prince's related videos as a bonus feature. Wedged between Lovesexy and Graffiti Bridge, the soundtrack serves as Prince's final album contribution of the 1980s.

That doesn't explain why "Batdance" or any other song from the soundtrack was excluded from various hits collections so I'm not sure how true it is. Why would WB block their own songs?

[Edited 7/29/10 15:20pm]

That may have something to do with Batdace sucking ass...

motherfunka said:

JoeTyler said:

I have always thought how cool it would be if Prince could release a Best Of album of his post-Warner years; of course, it will never happen...

1.Endorphinmachine

2.Hide the Bone

3.The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

4.Calhoun Square

5.Dinner with Delores

6.Jam of the Year

7.Get You Groove On

8.New Power Soul

9.So Far So Pleased

10.The Work Pt.1

11.Musicology

12.Cinnamon Girl

13.Black Sweat

14.Fury

15.Dreamer

16.Beginning Endlessly

17.Chelsea Rodgers

18.Laydown

He would need some "hits" to make a best of post WB, at this point he couldn't even do an EP.

bullshit, pure bullshit; the 18 tracks that I've listed are stunning songs, and I said "Best Of (95-10)", not "Greatest Hits"...

JoeTyler said:

motherfunka said:

He would need some "hits" to make a best of post WB, at this point he couldn't even do an EP.

bullshit, pure bullshit; the 18 tracks that I've listed are stunning songs, and I said "Best Of (95-10)", not "Greatest Hits"...

Typically a "best of" release is the hits. Just look at "The Very Best of" and "The Ulitmate" releases. I'm not saying some of things song aren't stunning, I'm just saying it wouldn't sell well. Considering they didn't the first time around.

motherfunka said:

JoeTyler said:

bullshit, pure bullshit; the 18 tracks that I've listed are stunning songs, and I said "Best Of (95-10)", not "Greatest Hits"...

Typically a "best of" release is the hits. Just look at "The Very Best of" and "The Ulitmate" releases. I'm not saying some of things song aren't stunning, I'm just saying it wouldn't sell well. Considering they didn't the first time around.

well, he could mix some 80-92 hits with some recent ones...

1. 1999

2.Little Red Corvette

3.Let's Go Crazy

4.When Doves Cry

5.Purple Rain

6.Kiss

7.Sign 'O' the Times

8.U Got the Look

9.Alphabet St.

10.Diamonds and Pearls

11.Cream

12.The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

13.So Far So Pleased

14.Musicology

15.Black Sweat

16.Chelsea Rodgers

17.Dreamer

18.Laydown

that would be, in my opinion, a fine "mainstream killer tracks only" CD of his entire career...