TrivialPursuit said:

I even made a topic about if Emancipation was only one track or something like that.

I don't mind letting the songs breathe a bit but I'll play along (without trying to figure out the running time):

1999

Little Red Corvette

D.M.S.R.

Something in The Water

Free

Lady Cab Driver

All The Critics

International Lover

RODSERLING said:

What would have been your tracklist? To me, the album didn't deserve the 2 LPs treatment. . 1999 Little Red Corvette Let's Pretend Were Married DMSR Something in the Water Free Lady Cab Driver . With Lady Cab Driver as the third single

Delirious

Automatic

& International Lover are what you'd deem to be filler? Not of the same quality as say, Free?

Interesting I guess.

Polo1026 said:

Yes.
Free is a great song as I said, but the mix is too rough, and doesn't really let the background vocals in the climax breath. According to me, of course.
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Delirious' melody is too simple, exasperating and sounds grating. Too rockabilly for me. I understood it was a hit in the US mainly because DJs often played the first side of the LP consecutively. It didn't age well, and I m impressed it was a hit because it already sounded dated in 1983.
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Automatic is way too long and self-indulgent, and lacks of a melody. At least Delirious has one.
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International Lover is not a bad song at all, but was it really necessary to justify a double LP?
Sounds like a rehash of Do Me Baby, but not as powerful and lacks of a climax. The melody and the chorus are not catching, and doesn't deserve a 7 minutes and more treatment.
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All The Critics Love You...I never liked this "song". It s more an experimental song, than really a song actually.
It s just Prince having fun with his Linn Drum. Not exceptional.
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