I have a friend who is a huge Sting/Police fan. I was telling her how great Prince is. Her response was I like Prince but only know his hits. So what should I put on a Prince compilation for her??

Maybe mix in some Xpectation tracks with some stuff like the long version of She Spoke 2 Me and the live version of Rainbow Children? Beautiful Strange is a must...that's been my obligatory "LISTEN TO THIS!!!" track for non-Prince-head friends for a while now.

How about 80s prince, though?

Oh geez, the 80s stuff is too personal to me, I could never tell someone else what to put on their comp from that period...just my opinion, but you gotta have fun picking the classic stuff out on your own.

some stuffs from The Truth ( COA, Dionne...), 86-87 Era of course..

Sexy motherF*^$%^ is always a good one.

Sting fans?

Hmmm, I'm not sure if Prince has done anything dull and lifeless enough to accomodate someone with that kind of taste.

Quite a few non-prince fans i know have liked Wasted Kisses.

And then whack on the early versions of 5 women and old friends 4 sale. Just because.

MattyJam said:

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The love we make

Computer Blue (orginal?)

Joy in repetition

? of u


Wasted kisses?

dawn74 said:

surely the best track on nps.

TheFrog said:

No, that'd be Mad Sex.

MattyJam said:

In the horny Mornin!

Or Freaks on this side! Wish to hear that live once...

Ok, both Sting and Prince have performed "Ain't No Sunshine" if you have Prince's version, that could work. Also, I'd throw "Forever in My Life" on there from SOTT. Dorothy Parker could also work.

And, since the Police had that reggae influence, maybe "Blue Light"?

MattyJam said:

Now, that's a joke. Sting has a wonderful touch with harmony and melody. And, his chord progressions are often far more complicated and inventive than the fare P usually produces. He employs really talented musicians (his guitarist is a monster) and is fairly talented in his own right.

I'd expect a lot of Prince fans to enjoy Sting's music.

Actually, I'm a pretty big fan of both. Of course, it depends if they're a bigger fan of the Police stuff, the early solo, or his recent solo stuff.

To me, Sting's best stuff was his early solo albums. For someone with that kind of taste, I recommend some of the following tracks (I leave it to you to put them in your own order, seeing how best they flow). Most have an either Jazz fusion element to them (like "Dream of the Blue Turtles") or a rock edge (in the vein of the "Soul Cages"), while some are just damn well crafted tunes. Some of these have already been mentioned, so take the repeats as co-signs to the earlier suggestions:

She Spoke 2 Me (extended)
Xenophobia (live)
The Cross
Starfish & Coffee
Rainbow Children (live)
Joy In Repetition (live)
The Question Of U
Shy
When The Lights Go Down
The Ride
6 (Madhouse)
Bambi
Computer Blue
America
Condition Of The Heart
Under The Cherry Moon
Sometimes It Snows In April
Anna Stesia
Its Gonna Be A Beutiful Night (preferably, the one from the film)
Anything off of N.E.W.S., Xpectation, or C-Note

For Police fans:
Blue Light
Ripopgodazippa
Play In The Sunshine
Christopher Tracy's Parade/New Position/I Wonder U
Wasted Kisses
When Doves Cry
Alphabet St
She's Always In My Hair
17 Days

ThreadBare said:

The Hits 1, The Hits 2, B-Sides, plus a few selected others - SISIA, She loves me for me, Lovesign, The Work (pt1), 1+1+1=3, Everlasting Now, Last December, stuff like that.

Don't bother with Xpectation, NEWS, Madhouse, any outtakes or any of that crap - stick with the big songs for now!

well, i have just as huge a sting collection as a P collection. i dig them both just as much. i'll just make a list of my last P compilation that i just put together. i usually include music from other artists that he's written for because they are after all, his creations. from a real P/sting fan.

1. ballad of dorothy parker (jazz version)
2. joy in repetition
3. condition of the heart
4. 5 women
5. shhh
6. dreamin about u
7. the morning papers
8. lady cab driver
9. holy river
10.mountains
11.i could never take the place of your man
12.strange relationship
13.merci for speed of a clown in summer
14.3rd eye
15.controversy
16.lovesexy

U need 2 put Endorphine Machine on it !!!

andykeen said:

2 rocky and raw and funky 4 sting

but then again, sting uses cowbells right