-Any song on Hits 1 and 2 is ineligible
-any song that had a chance to shine as a single is frowned upon unless you really think they were overlooked
+the Bsides are defo fair game.
-You can't use alternate versions as this is a celebration of released music.
+But you can edit songs down or extend them.

I thought this was for songs that were singles but didn't really chart. I guess it would mostly be relegated to much of the singles of the 2000s.

Milty2 said:

I thought this was for songs that were singles but didn't really chart. I guess it would mostly be relegated to much of the singles of the 2000s.

Yes, I think he means album cuts, not singles that didn't chart.

And his premise is that this was being released in 1993 in leui of The Hits, so it could only have songs prior to 1993 (nothing from the 2000s).

B sides with Alexa de Paris and Love or Money

Dazza said:

You have 4 singles in your list

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Scandalous, Thunder, and...?

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Are you counting the live version of Joy In Repetition released on Tidal?

[Edited 8/18/21 1:02am]

olb99 said:

RODSERLING said:

olb99 said:

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Scandalous, Thunder, and...?

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Are you counting the live version of Joy In Repetition released on Tidal?

[Edited 8/18/21 1:02am]

Strollin was the second A side of Sexy MF, and SISIA charted in m Many countries after Prince death (#14 in France).

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Interesting. I didn't know that. They were not singles per se, though.

Didn't they sort of do this already with "Anthology"?

Se7en said:

Didn't they sort of do this already with "Anthology"?

No, Anthology was a (poorly sequenced, in my opinion) collection of tracks from Prince from AFTER he left Warner Bros, up to (but not including) when he joined them again to release Plectrum Electrum/Art Official Age...

The OP's idea is to gather sort of an alternate The Hits collection, made up of great tracks that were not hits/singles, and covering Prince's early years, up until he left Warners.

RODSERLING said:

Rainbow Children is already a great collection of Prince non hits. Next.

Aren't you a treat? Ever feel like lightening up?

Rimshottbob said:

Se7en said:

Didn't they sort of do this already with "Anthology"?

No, Anthology was a (poorly sequenced, in my opinion) collection of tracks from Prince from AFTER he left Warner Bros, up to (but not including) when he joined them again to release Plectrum Electrum/Art Official Age...

The OP's idea is to gather sort of an alternate The Hits collection, made up of great tracks that were not hits/singles, and covering Prince's early years, up until he left Warners.

Right, so an Anthology of WB-era tracks.

RODSERLING said:

Rainbow Children is already a great collection of Prince non hits. Next.

Well that's not entirely true. "She Love Me 4 Me" was a hit in Japan.

I can't make only one. Most of my mixes are chock full of non hits.

Here's mine, chronological but the sequencing seems to work as well. One track per album, two tracks for the doubles + PR, one b-side for batman.

Baby
Bambi
Head
Annie Christian
Lady Cab Driver
All the Critics Love U in NY
The Beautiful Ones
Computer Blue

Condition of the Heart
Venus De Milo
The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
Hot Thing
Bob George
Lovesexy
I Love U in Me
The Question of U
Joy in Repetition
Willing and Able
Money Don’t Matter 2night
And God Created Woman
The Sacrifice of Victor

Milty2 said:

Rimshottbob said:

RODSERLING said:

Milty2 said:

Well that's not entirely true. "She Love Me 4 Me" was a hit in Japan.

It had some limited irplay in France. I heard about Japan and also Last December about big airplay, but I never saw proofs of that, and it clearly didn't benefit to the album sales. I don't remember if it ranked or not in Japan, surely at the bottom of the top. I never found any traces of neither She Loves Me 4 me and Last December in Japan. Sometimes fans on the internet claim that sone obscure track has been a hit in "exotic" Countries such as Japan, Russia, but that's BS. I also heard about MJ 's Is It Scary being a airplay hit in South Africa, and that was BS too. [Edited 8/19/21 1:57am] [Edited 8/19/21 3:09am]

Correction: it was Last December. Not She Loves Me 4 Me. That charted in Japan.

Milty2 said:

hyperpessimist said:

RODSERLING said:

Milty2 said:

Correction: it was Last December. Not She Loves Me 4 Me. That charted in Japan.

I just checked, in fact it charted for 12 weeks and peaked at #3 on the Tokyo International radio charts. That's not a physical single chart at all, concerns only Tokyo, and ignores national production. That's great by the way, but it absolutely didn't impact the sales of the album at all ( which sold 55.000 copies). Everlasting Now also charted at #87 at the time in that Tokyo chart. [Edited 8/19/21 7:22am]

I'm just saying it charted. And if it peaked at #3, I'd say that's a pretty good stat for a song about questioning a person's last remaining years on Earth and considering there wasn't a physical single. It's not like it's 1984 all over again.

Milty2 said:

I'll have a go

The Not Hits 1 (1978-1986)

01) 17 Days
02) Private Joy
03) The Beautiful Ones
04) She’s Always In My Hair
05) Darling Nikki
06) Condition Of The Heart
07) In Love
08) Lady Cab Driver
09) When We're Dancing Close And Slow
10) Erotic City (Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive)
11) My Love Is Forever
12) Party Up
13) Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
14) The Ladder
15) Sometimes It Snows In April

The Not Hits 2 (1987-1992)

01) The Future
02) Elephants & Flowers
03) Housequake
04) The Question Of U
05) Strange Relationship
06) Feel U Up
07) Sex
08) Shockadelica
09) Electric Chair
10) Forever In My Life
11) When 2 R In Love
12) Lemon Crush
13) And God Created Woman
14) Violet The Organ Grinder
15) Anna Stesia

RODSERLING said:

Milty2 said:

I'm just saying it charted. And if it peaked at #3, I'd say that's a pretty good stat for a song about questioning a person's last remaining years on Earth and considering there wasn't a physical single. It's not like it's 1984 all over again.

In fact, it didn't impact charts of the album, because it wasn't released yet at the time. Last December peaked on December of 2001 on this radio, but the album was available only one year after. Surely these Tokyo guys are huge fans of Prince. Everlasting Now being #87 also on December, means that sometimes, the two songs were played together! Also The Work peaked at #31 in January of 2002, staying 12 weeks on this chart. [Edited 8/20/21 7:39am]

Yeah not bad for an album that was that allegedly wasn't even released. I seem to remember that album getting a staggered release schedule. It was kinda all over the place.

Milty2 said:

VaultCurator said:

I have had a 78 - 92 non-hits playlist for a long time. Off the top of my head it goes something like this:

I'm Yours

My Love is Forever

Crazy You

Bambi

Gotta Broken Heart Again

Private Joy

Lady Cab Driver

Beautiful Ones

Computer Blue

Around the World in a Day

Tambourine

The Ladder

Christopher Tracy's Parade

New Position

I wonder U

Under the Cherry Moon

Life Can Be So Nice

Venus De Milo

It

Ballad of Dorothy Parker

Starfish & Coffee

The Cross

When 2 R in Love

Lovesexy

Le Grind

Rock Hard in a Funky Place

Elephants & Flowers

Question of U

Joy in Repetition

Willing & Able

Walk Don't Walk

and God Created Woman

RODSERLING said: