another thread was talking about Prince's voice and how its aged, man i think his recent ballad output has been downright stellar! several tracks have moved into my top 10. his arrangements have been so diverse and layered. (unlike the formulaic approach of classic one name gems like Insatiable, Scandalous, Adore etc.) So my current list has: (in no particular order), lots of stuff from recent years

Better With Time 2009

Somewhere Here on Earth 2007

Walk In Sand 2010

Sea of Everything 2010

Still Would Stand All Time

Colonized Mind (not a love ballad, a rock one, maybe should be a different category but...) 2009

International Lover

Still Waiting

I Hate U

Adore

*Honorable Mention; Future Soul Song (2010; love his voice on this, the lyrical content AND the production, but i don't find myself CRAVING to hear it like i do with these very often

[Edited 3/17/11 7:34am]

You failed to mention my jam....Here....with that undeniable melody.

Recently I've been listening to Crucial a lot.

Future Soul Song is a masterpiece I think time will definitely give the song the props it deserves-Prince's voice on this song is flawless.

Revolution said:

You failed to mention my jam....Here....with that undeniable melody.

no, i HEAR you! Here is my jam too! when i put on MPLS, that's the reason, but i think the tempo is a little speedier than my mind associates with ballads. but i won't be a stickler, it makes the list. def. one of his top 5 overall recent tracks IMO

Adore

Crucial

Pink Cashmere

Soul Sanctuary

Somebody's Somebody

Eye Hate You

Vict0r said:

Recently I've been listening to Crucial a lot.

fantastic ballad, very well written and great vocals on it too.

hhhhdmt said:

Adore

Crucial

Pink Cashmere

Soul Sanctuary

Somebody's Somebody

Eye Hate You

All goodies.

Get Blue

Power Fantastic

Open book

When 2 R In Love

Electric Intercourse

kenkamken said:

Get Blue

Power Fantastic

Open book

When 2 R In Love

Electric Intercourse

wow i cant believe i forgot those two, love em both especially get blue . Great choices

datdude said:

another thread was talking about Prince's voice and how its aged, man i think his recent ballad output has been downright stellar! several tracks have moved into my top 10. his arrangements have been so diverse and layered. (unlike the formulaic approach of classic one name gems like Insatiable, Scandalous, Adore etc.) So my current list has: (in no particular order), lots of stuff from recent years

Better With Time 2009

Somewhere Here on Earth 2007

Walk In Sand 2010

Sea of Everything 2010

Still Would Stand All Time

Colonized Mind (not a love ballad, a rock one, maybe should be a different category but...) 2009

International Lover

Still Waiting

I Hate U

Adore

*Honorable Mention; Future Soul Song (2010; love his voice on this, the lyrical content AND the production, but i don't find myself CRAVING to hear it like i do with these very often

[Edited 3/17/11 7:34am]

My list would be very differently... i would mention

U're gonna c me / ONA (one of prince finest moments)

One Nite Alone

Call my name

Damn U

Under the Cherry Moon

Let's have a baby

Friend, Lover, Sister, Wife

Soul Sanctuary

God Created Woman

i dont have ONA but i 4got that Ur Gonna C Me is a recent gem. Will have to hear the other version & compare

101 said:

datdude said:

another thread was talking about Prince's voice and how its aged, man i think his recent ballad output has been downright stellar! several tracks have moved into my top 10. his arrangements have been so diverse and layered. (unlike the formulaic approach of classic one name gems like Insatiable, Scandalous, Adore etc.) So my current list has: (in no particular order), lots of stuff from recent years

Better With Time 2009

Somewhere Here on Earth 2007

Walk In Sand 2010

Sea of Everything 2010

Still Would Stand All Time

Colonized Mind (not a love ballad, a rock one, maybe should be a different category but...) 2009

International Lover

Still Waiting

I Hate U

Adore

*Honorable Mention; Future Soul Song (2010; love his voice on this, the lyrical content AND the production, but i don't find myself CRAVING to hear it like i do with these very often

[Edited 3/17/11 7:34am]

My list would be very differently... i would mention

U're gonna c me / ONA (one of prince finest moments)

One Nite Alone

Call my name

Damn U

Under the Cherry Moon

Let's have a baby

Friend, Lover, Sister, Wife

Soul Sanctuary

God Created Woman

agree with all those!!! but I'd have to add:

The Passion (Scandelous)

Do Me Baby

The ladder

slow love

extraordinary

I love u but don't trust u

sometimes it snows in april

goodbye

[Edited 3/18/11 12:08pm]

THE ONE - i love this song, really

Adore

Somewhere Here On Earth

I Hate U

Colonized Mind

Under the Cherry Moon

Open Book

I Hear Your Voice

datdude said:

another thread was talking about Prince's voice and how its aged, man i think his recent ballad output has been downright stellar! several tracks have moved into my top 10. his arrangements have been so diverse and layered. (unlike the formulaic approach of classic one name gems like Insatiable, Scandalous, Adore etc.) So my current list has: (in no particular order), lots of stuff from recent years

Better With Time 2009

Somewhere Here on Earth 2007

Walk In Sand 2010

Sea of Everything 2010

Still Would Stand All Time

Colonized Mind (not a love ballad, a rock one, maybe should be a different category but...) 2009

International Lover

Still Waiting

I Hate U

Adore

*Honorable Mention; Future Soul Song (2010; love his voice on this, the lyrical content AND the production, but i don't find myself CRAVING to hear it like i do with these very often

[Edited 3/17/11 7:34am]

There is nothing formulaic about Adore.

And really? 5 of your 10 favourite Prince ballads are from the last 2 albums? REALLY?

kenkamken said:

Get Blue

Power Fantastic

Open book

When 2 R In Love

Electric Intercourse

All goodies. Love Open Book.

i'll try again lol

My favs:

Adore

Pink Cashmere

Crucial

Soul Sanctuary

Somebody's Somebody

Get Blue

Eye Hate You

Open Book

The Question of U

Diamonds and Pearls

Forever in My Life

Electric Intercourse

The One, oh how could i 4get!? esp w/that flute interlude!! its that NPS album, thats how

My Prince ballad list is long and i agree Colonised Mind and songs like Last December should be on there. Maybe not about love, but life and they're thought provoking so "ballad like" mood inducing.

My highest plays are:

Don't play me

You're gonna c me

Sweet baby

Dinner with Delores

Love like jazz

Extrordinary

17 days

Here

Sea of Everything

Walk in Sand

Future soul song

Soul sanctuary

I've recently been listening to Still Waiting a lot, and I mean a lot. Specifically the Atlanta bootleg version of it.

Bohemian67 said:

My Prince ballad list is long and i agree Colonised Mind and songs like Last December should be on there. Maybe not about love, but life and they're thought provoking so "ballad like" mood inducing.

My highest plays are:

Don't play me

You're gonna c me

Sweet baby

Dinner with Delores

Love like jazz

Extrordinary

17 days

Here

Sea of Everything

Walk in Sand

Future soul song

Soul sanctuary

Crucial, probably the best, if we're not talking the standard ballads.

Pink Cashmere's a favorite too.

Love Thy Will Be Done

And God Created Woman

I cannot believe no one has even breathed 'Hold Me.'

My faves:

Adore

Open Book

U're Gonna C Me

Still Would Stand All Time

Crucial

The Beautiful Ones

Insatiable

Pink Cashmere

Hold Me

Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother, Wife

what is Hold Me on? Exodus, Slaughterhouse, Chocolate Invasion or what? don't recognize the song title. or is the Sheila song of the same name with his vocals? i'm stumped

datdude said:

what is Hold Me on? Exodus, Slaughterhouse, Chocolate Invasion or what? don't recognize the song title. or is the Sheila song of the same name with his vocals? i'm stumped

As far as I know, it's never been released. It's not the Sheila E. song. It's from 79-80 I think.

datdude said:

what is Hold Me on? Exodus, Slaughterhouse, Chocolate Invasion or what? don't recognize the song title. or is the Sheila song of the same name with his vocals? i'm stumped

Someone said what someone saw and now we can't be lovers
Who do we believe when we can't believe each other?
If U and I are lost because of what some people say
Then there's no justice in this world 2day
CHORUS:
Hold me and we can make it through the rain
Hold me and we can weather any pain
If U and I are lost because of what some people say
Then there's no justice in this world 2day
Hold me and make this world just go away

All my life I've longed 4 someone just 2 be in my corner
2 believe in me when no 1 else did, that was all I wanted
And when U came into my heart, joy was all U made
I can't believe this is the same heart that U want 2 break

CHORUS

It seems like only yesterday U said U loved me
U said I was your universe with only God above me
How could U say all those things and lead me on this way?
2 think that I could give U up 4 what some people say
Hold me and we can make it through the rain
Hold me and we can weather any pain
If U and I are lost because of what some people say
Then there's no justice in this world 2day

Hold me and we can make it through the rain
Hold me and we can weather any pain
If U and I are lost because of what some people say
Then there's no thread of justice in this world 2day
Hold me and make this world just go away

Hold me and make this world just go away