You know what? I'd forgotten how many great tracks are on the album.

1) Right back here in my arms
2) Somebody's somebody
3) COurtin' Time
4) Mr Happy
5) Emale
6) Curious Child
7) Joint 2 Joint
8) The Holy River
9) Slave
10) New World
11) Sleep Around
12) Emancipation

This thread made me dive into this cd again!

My 1 cd album would be:

1: Emale
2: Joint 2 joint
3: Sex in the summer
4: Dreamin' about u
5: Face down
6: Da da da
7: Let's have a baby
8: Sleep around
9: Courting time
10: The human body
11: Somebody's somebody
12: My computer
13: One of us

A 1 disc set wouldnt have been enough for sure. There were too many good songs on there BUT, the fact that it was a 3 cd sprawl, means that everyone dismisses it as a mess. If you take the 4 cds prince put out that year (Emancipations and C&D), you've plenty good enough songs to make a briliant 2 disc set, or a very good 3 disc set.

As per usual though, it a case of quantity over quality, the story of princes career since 1992. I of course would rather have all the songs he makes so I can make my own decisions about which I like, but this isnt what the critics or the mainstream want.

If u think that back in the day prince would shave the 16 tracks he may have down to a ten song album suitable for vinyl, now he puts them all on a cd. Hence all the old songs he has that've never been released.

CrozzaUK said:

Indeed! Most of his 90's output would've been improved dramatically if they were trimmed somewhat. Rave could've been a very good album if it was 11/12 songs and track order was rearranged somewhat.

CrozzaUK said:

I AGREE. I think most Prince fans agree that Emancipation would be better as a 1 (or 2) disc release.

And yet... then everyone would be clamorring for the release of all of the "unreleased" tracks that were recorded for Emanciption, and everyone would be gobbling up the outtakes. I recognize that sometimes an album would benefit from the deletion of some tracks (like RAVE), but there's also a side of me that rebels against the notion of Prince holding anything back... because inevitibly, I want as many Prince tracks as possible to be released... even the likes of Hot Wit U.
[This message was edited Mon Feb 17 9:32:44 PST 2003 by JonSnow]

Oh well, nobody can agree on the best tracks so good job we got all 36 to choose from huh?

Just listening to my 1 disc edition and saw this thread...coincidence or not? Well here is the set list...

1. Jam Of The Year
2. My Computer
3. Courtin' Time
4. Style
5. White Mansion
6. Soul Sanctuary
7. Emale
8. Curious Child
9. Dreamin' About U
10.Joint 2 Joint
11.Somebody's Somebody
12.In This Bed I Scream
13.Let's Have A Baby
14.The Love We Make
15.Sleep Around
16.Emancipation

I can't believe that a lot of you do not like the title track! It has some serious grooving on it...Check out that bass line! Well, each to their own...