So imagining Sony and Warner Bros will join forces to release a new Prince compilation focused on people who are in full discovery of Prince's musical journey and featuring essentials from his entire career — from For You 2 Hit and Run Part 2 — what would be your dreamy tracklist?

(a double disc 40 track seems fair but feel free to propose a single or triple disc tracklisting)

fernandomachado said:

I feel like this thread is posted once every 3 months or so

But anyways:

I Wanna Be Your Lover
Dirty Mind
Uptown
Do Me, Baby
Controversy
When You Were Mine
1999
Little Red Corvette
Let’s Go Crazy
The Beautiful Ones
Nothing Compares 2 U (1984)
I Would Die 4 U
Purple Rain
When Doves Cry
Raspberry Beret
Kiss
In A Large Room With No Light
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Sign O The Times
I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man
Partyman
Batdance
Joy In Repetition
Cream
Diamonds & Pearls
Sexy MF
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Dolphin
Everlasting Now
Musicology
Black Sweat
Guitar
Somewhere Here on Earth
Dance 4 Me
WOW
1,000 Xs & 0s
Big City
Way Back Home
June
Free Urself

Not in that order tho. Would probably have to sequence it but i never took the time but those are my picks... thats hard

AvocadosMax said:

fernandomachado said:

So imagining Sony and Warner Bros ["For the love of God, no." snip]

I feel like this thread is posted once every 3 months or so

That's cuz it is. There is no one "dreamy tracklist" to be had. There's simply too much music. And frankly, something like The Hits/The B-Sides is a great starting point. 3 disks of music, 6 new tracks, many things never on CD before. Go from there.

Yeah too much work, 40 trax is not enough!

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For the absolute beginners (We absolutely love them)

Nothing but hits and maybe 5 more recent songs.

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Any 2 disc set should have all of the following.

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1979 - 1989 Disc 1

I wanna be your lover

Uptown

Head

Controversy

Lets Work

1999

Little Red Corvette

Delirious

When Dives Cry

Purple Rain

Lets Go Crazy

I would die 4 u

Raspberry Beret

Kiss

Sign o the Times

U got the look

Alphabet Street

Glam Slam

Batdance

Partyman

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1990 to now Disc 2

Thieves in the Temple

Gett off

Cream

Diamonds and Pearls

7

Morning Papers

Most beautiful girl

Letitgo

Eye Hate u

Betcha by golly wow

The One

Greatest Romance ever sold

Musicology

Lolita

Guitar

Crimson and Clova

Futuresoulsong

Anotherlove

Stare

Clouds

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Stick to edits for anything over 4 minutes, basic but a great raw introduction to his talent.

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More seasoned listeners can be channelled into the Hits Bsides, Ultimate and Anthology 1995 - 2010 (Not so crazy about 4ever)

For You
My Love Is Forever
Crazy You
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Sexy Dancer
Its Gonna Be Lonely
Dirty Mind
Head
Party Up
Annie Christian
Do Me Baby
Sexuality
Private Joy
1999
Something In The Water
I Would Die 4 U
When Doves Cry
Around The World In A Day
Condition Of The Heart
Pop Life
Venus De Milo
Mountains
Do U Lie
Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
Never Take the Place Of Your Man
Adore
Le Grind
When 2 R In Love
Dance On
Lovesexy
Batdance
Love 2 The 9s
Arrogance
The Flow
Sweet Baby
Gett Off
North
Sticky Like Glue
Clouds
U Know

RJOrion said:

Glad to see Private Joy and Dance On.
Good list.

IAdoreWeronika said:

RJOrion said:

For You My Love Is Forever Crazy You I Wanna Be Your Lover Sexy Dancer Its Gonna Be Lonely Dirty Mind Head Party Up Annie Christian Do Me Baby Sexuality Private Joy 1999 Something In The Water I Would Die 4 U When Doves Cry Around The World In A Day Condition Of The Heart Pop Life Venus De Milo Mountains Do U Lie Ballad Of Dorothy Parker Never Take the Place Of Your Man Adore Le Grind When 2 R In Love Dance On Lovesexy Batdance Love 2 The 9s Arrogance The Flow Sweet Baby Gett Off North Sticky Like Glue Clouds U Know

Glad to see Private Joy and Dance On. Good list.

Sure.

Anything from 80-87