from an earlier thread here... http://prince.org/msg/7/3...?&pg=4

here is my "ultimate emancipation" compilation. i finally listened through again and noted the track titles, i made this compilation a good few years ago. i think i started with a tape version in the 90s, in a similar way to my tape compilation of ultimate ballads, and then remade them for CD. i based this compilation on the slow/mellow tracks that mostly feature on disc 2 and added back the unused emancipation era tracks that appeared on crystal ball etc. i used a bit of artistic licence and added i will/into the light from chaos and disorder as it sounds like it was part of the same sessions, i also added the 95 version of empty room as it fits in well, particularly if you make a playlist of these tracks, correct the volume levels and play it back, i worked on the running order to make it sound perfect. i also added a case of u when i did the cd version, obviously it's not from anywhere near emancipation, so that's the real artistic license whereas the other non emancipation tracks were at least from around the same year or so as emancipation was recorded and could have easily been included in an official release. omit a case of u if you wish, but as it's piano and voice, it fits in as a timeless sounding recording, and if you put together the order below and play it to someone and ask them to pick out the odd track, unless they knew their prince they would never know. if rave can feature a 10 year old recording, and that was an official release, then i don't see why a 6 year old recording can't also fit, apart from the album either needing to be witheld for 6 years or prince having a working delorian. he could also have potentially had a similar sounding recording of the track in the vault, it was recorded in the early 70s so the song could have been included as it had been written long before and played by prince at the 83 first avenue "purple rain" show. it also fits in well after the cover of i can't make u love me

it's very much a downbeat mellow slow moody spiritual themed compilation. i think if he released the above at the time he would have received great critical acclaim, the sales may not have been great though, but then the official sales weren't all that great either and the reviews were patchy. if you like the rainbow children, try playing the above compilation followed by TRC, it sounds like this was an album with TRC the sequel. i didn't edit any of the tracks to seque into each other apart from those than do on the official albums, the tracks just follow each other well, so it has a bit of a concept album feel like TRC. just look at the names of the tracks, without even knowing the songs you can see from the titles there is some kind of theme(s)

i called the compilation "amendment thirteen"

[Edited 12/22/11 4:04am]

electricberet said:

Javi did a poll on this album, and the results were:

1. The Holy River (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices)

2. The Love We Make loses to The Holy River by 23–18

3. Somebody's Somebody loses to The Holy River by 24–15, loses to The Love We Make by 23–18

4. In This Bed I Scream loses to The Holy River by 21–18, loses to Somebody's Somebody by 21–17

5. Joint 2 Joint loses to The Holy River by 24–17, loses to In This Bed I Scream by 22–18

6. Jam Of The Year loses to The Holy River by 29–12, loses to Joint 2 Joint by 22–16

7. Soul Sanctuary loses to The Holy River by 27–12, loses to Jam Of The Year by 20–19

8. White Mansion loses to The Holy River by 27–12, loses to Soul Sanctuary by 20–17

9. My Computer loses to The Holy River by 28–13, loses to White Mansion by 19–17

10. Right Back Here In My Arms loses to The Holy River by 30–10, loses to Joint 2 Joint by 22–18

11. Face Down loses to The Holy River by 26–14, loses to Right Back Here In My Arms by 23–17

12. Sleep Around loses to The Holy River by 29–10, loses to Right Back Here In My Arms by 24–15

13. Dreamin' About U loses to The Holy River by 31–10, loses to Sleep Around by 19–16

14. Sex In The Summer loses to The Holy River by 28–11, loses to Dreamin' About U by 20–17

15. Eye Can't Make U Love Me loses to The Holy River by 30–9, loses to Sex In The Summer by 19–18

16. Emancipation loses to The Holy River by 29–11, loses to Eye Can't Make U Love Me by 20–19

17. Curious Child loses to The Holy River by 32–7, loses to Emancipation by 21–15

18. Style loses to The Holy River by 35–6, loses to Emancipation by 19–17

19. Emale loses to The Holy River by 32–8, loses to Style by 20–18

20. Get Yo Groove On loses to The Holy River by 31–9, loses to Emale by 20–18

21. One Kiss At A Time loses to The Holy River by 32–7, loses to Get Yo Groove On by 19–18

22. Betcha By Golly Wow! loses to The Holy River by 33–5, loses to Get Yo Groove On by 19–18

23. Saviour loses to The Holy River by 28–11, loses to Betcha By Golly Wow! by 20–17

24. Courtin' Time loses to The Holy River by 33–7, loses to Saviour by 21–16

25. One Of Us loses to The Holy River by 30–10, loses to Courtin' Time by 21–18

26. Slave loses to The Holy River by 34–6, loses to Saviour by 20–17

27. Let's Have A Baby loses to The Holy River by 34–5, loses to Slave by 20–16

28. New World loses to The Holy River by 33–7, loses to Let's Have A Baby by 20–15

29. Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife loses to The Holy River by 34–4, loses to Slave by 19–17

30. Damned If Eye Do loses to The Holy River by 33–6, loses to Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife by 19–16

31. The Human Body loses to The Holy River by 35–5, loses to Damned If Eye Do by 18–16

32. La, La, La Means Eyr Love U loses to The Holy River by 36–3, loses to The Human Body by 24–14

33. Mr. Happy loses to The Holy River by 36–3, loses to La, La, La Means Eyr Love U by 21–17

34. We Gets Up loses to The Holy River by 36–4, loses to Mr. Happy by 23–9

35. Tied: The Plan loses to The Holy River by 37–3, loses to We Gets Up by 19–12 Da, Da, Da loses to The Holy River by 39–1, loses to We Gets Up by 19–12

If you chose songs from the top of that list, you'd have a great single disc. Of course, in sequencing an album you'd have to think not just about which songs are best, but which work best together, and also pay attention to running times.

[Edited 12/19/11 18:38pm]

Funny, the first 12 songs are pretty much the ones I put on my best of emancipation single disc compilation.

Except I don't like the annoying White Mansion and Right Back her in my arms. I would replace them with songs from disc II and III.