Hello People!!

I want to make a really good Prince mix CD for the shop I work in as I am aloud to choose the music and that my Boss likes Prince. So what you think would be a good tracklist. (I can't have anything with swearing or rudeness though such songs as Head, Jack you off)

Thanks People!!

it really depends on which records you have to work with! if we were to just list off the "clean" prince tracks that'd be pointless.

so whatchu got? i've noticed that non/casual fans really like "cinnamon girl" and "beautiful, loved, and blessed".

jeidee said:

it really depends on which records you have to work with! if we were to just list off the "clean" prince tracks that'd be pointless.

so whatchu got? i've noticed that non/casual fans really like "cinnamon girl" and "beautiful, loved, and blessed".

I have mainly all the Prince studio albums from 1978 to 2010

jjonezy said:

I have mainly all the Prince studio albums from 1978 to 2010

Oh well then I'd grab basically anything on "The Hits" that you feel is acceptable (some songs like "Gett Off" may not be).

Here is a fun playlist that I shared with friends on Facebook, nothing too rare or racy:

Paradigm - George Clinton & Prince (howlatedouhave2b2babsent)
No More Candy 4 U (Mplsound)
Kiss (Parade)
Mr. Pretty Man - Prince & Maceo Parker (Rave Until The Joy Fantastic)
Housequake (Sign O The Times)
DMSR (1999)
Black Sweat (3121)
Turn Me Loose (Unreleased)
Life O The Party (Musicology)
When Doves Cry (Purple Rain)
When You Were Mine (Dirty Mind)
Greatest Romance Ever Sold Remix - Prince & Eve (Single)
Blue Light (Love Sign Album)
Beautiful Loved & Blessed (3121)
Feel Good, Feel Better, Feel Wonderful (Lotusflow3r)
Nothing Compares 2 U (Ultimate Prince)
Cream (Diamonds & Pearls)
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Ultimate Prince)
Tambourine (Around The World In A Day)
Ol Skool Company (Mplsound)
My Medallion (The Work)
Greatest Romance Ever Sold (Rave Until The Joy Fantastic)
Love U, But Don't Trust U Anymore (Rave Until The Joy Fantastic)
Dreamer (Lotusflow3r)
Everyday is a Winding Road (Rave Until The Joy Fantastic)
Billy Jack Bitch (Gold Experience)
Illusion Coma Pimp Circumstance (Musicology)
Le Grind (Black Album)
Adore (Sign O The Times)
When 2 R In Love (Black Album)
Erotic City (The B-Sides)
Fury (3121)
Pop Life UK (Single)
Feel U Up Extended (Single)
The Morning Papers (Symbol Album)
Money Don't Matter 2 Night (Diamonds & Pearls)
The Question Of U (Graffiti Bridge)
Letitgo (Come)
U Make My Sun Shine (Chocolate Invasion)
The Work, Pt. 1 (Rainbow Children)
Crimson & Clover (Lotusflow3r)
La La La He He Hee (The B-Sides)
Come (Come)

Best!

[Edited 11/19/10 18:23pm]

i walked into a store once at a mall and they had death metal with curse words every 2 seconds..i dont care but whoa! lol. and when i worked at hot topic they would skip the curse word songs...i remember hearing the first few seconds of korn's 10 or a 2 way...i giggled and got mad when they hit skip.......

Just get The Hits/The B-Sides and then a handful of 5 star albums like SOTT, PR, 1999, and something newer like The Gold Experience and maybe something newer like LotusFlower or something.

Yes these guys are hit, stick to all the big hits that you can find on the Hits 1 and the very best of Prince as they are mostly clean. Take out Cream though as its lyrics are a bit more sexual along with Little Red Corvette.

You can also play songs of Musicology, Planet Earth, Lotusfllow3r and 20Ten, his latest albums are a lot more tame, but probably less remembered by non fans.

nothing that will be too 'in your face'. it's for a store, it shouldn't distract but compliment.

so no extreme stuff like 'cats being strangled' kind of screams etc.

i'd chose mainly hits, peppered with some album tracks from the past decade that have

a more adult contemporary radio feel to them or a laid back rnb vibe.

I don't know what the store sells or if you'd like special music for peak times. But if it's just a background nice groove I'd use songs (not the hits) so that people come and ask, what cd is that you're playing.

Shy

Space

She spoke to me

When the lights go down

What do you want me to do

I will

77 Beverly Park

Don't play me

The one u wanna c

The truth

17 days

Love like Jazz

I don't know what mood or atmosphere you're aiming for, but I can guarantee you there are loads from which to choose.

I have played these Prince songs in the shop I work at and they might be suitable:

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4Ever

1999

Alphabet St

Beginning Endlessly

Boom

Colinized Mind

Cream

Crimson & Clover

Five Women

Fury

Guitar

Kiss

Lavaux

Laydown

Little Red Corvette

Money Don’t Matter 2 Night

Musicology

One Of Us

Peach (Radio Version)

Purple House

Purple Rain

Raspberry Beret

Reflection

Sarah

She's Always In My Hair

Sign Of The Times

So Far So Pleased

Sticky Like Glue

Strollin

The One U Wanna C

The Ride (Crystall Ball Version)

The Song Of The Heart

Wall Of Berlin

When Doves Cry

Zannalee

and some associated tracks:

Bria - 2Nite

Bria - All This Love

Joe Cocker - 5 Women

Alicia Keys - How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore

TLC - If I Was Your Girlfriend

Martika - Love Thy Will Be Done

Bangles - Manic Monday

Tamar - Redhead Stepchild

Sinead O Connor or Stereophonics - Nothing Compares 2 U

Stevie Wonder - So What The Fuss

good luck!

[Edited 11/21/10 6:23am]