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Printableseanski said: DavidEye said: Savannah said: The singles up until 1986 were well chosen..
Then between 87-88, P stopped listening to management and sent some boners up the flagpole.. If I was your Girlfriend; Glam Slam; I Wish U Heaven; New Power Generation  I agree,those songs aren't exactly the best choices for singles."IIWYGF" is simply too bizarre (although it's a great song),"Glam Slam" doesn't have too much going on,"I Wish U Heaven" is nice,but perhaps a little too brief? And "New Power Generation" is a snoozefest,one of Prince's least exciting singles ever.
One HUGE mistake Prince/Warners made in 1986...releasing "Mountains" as the second single from 'Parade' instead of the superior "Girls And Boys". Didn't he release Girls & Boys as a single in the UK? Yep.  love is god, god is love, girls and boys love god above | |
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r1ghteousone said: Cloudbuster said: Sleep Around.
It was the obvious choice for a single, wasn't it? Can't really see why Prince didn't release it.  Yeah I agree. I can't believe he didn't release this as a single. It would have got lots of radioplay and its so catchy. I'll leave graffiti where you've never been kissed | |
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r1ghteousone said: seanski said: DavidEye said: Savannah said: The singles up until 1986 were well chosen..
Then between 87-88, P stopped listening to management and sent some boners up the flagpole.. If I was your Girlfriend; Glam Slam; I Wish U Heaven; New Power Generation I agree,those songs aren't exactly the best choices for singles."IIWYGF" is simply too bizarre (although it's a great song),"Glam Slam" doesn't have too much going on,"I Wish U Heaven" is nice,but perhaps a little too brief? And "New Power Generation" is a snoozefest,one of Prince's least exciting singles ever.
One HUGE mistake Prince/Warners made in 1986...releasing "Mountains" as the second single from 'Parade' instead of the superior "Girls And Boys". Didn't he release Girls & Boys as a single in the UK? Yep. It really should have been a single here in the States too! It received alot of radio airplay and I think it was more well-liked than "Mountains". | |
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LolaM said: r1ghteousone said: Cloudbuster said: Sleep Around.
It was the obvious choice for a single, wasn't it? Can't really see why Prince didn't release it. Yeah I agree. I can't believe he didn't release this as a single. It would have got lots of radioplay and its so catchy. "Sleep Around" would have made a strong first single. | |
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DavidEye said: There are many,many Prince songs that I really think should have been singles.In many cases,the wrong singles were released and the public didn't get a chance to hear the REAL gems from certain albums.
*** "Lovesexy"---this would have been a better choice than "Glam Slam",which is an okay song but really should have remained an album track."Lovesexy" is better in every way...it's fast,sexy and exciting.Can you imagine the remix/video possibilities? *** "Strollin" ---I once read an interview where Prince expressed his anger that this song wasn't released as a single.In his view,it would have been the perfect song to release in the summertime,"to chill people out".I think he's right.It could have become a surprise hit. *** "The Beautiful Ones" ---if there had to be a fifth single from 'Purple Rain',it really should have been this song (instead of "Take Me With U"). *** "Private Joy" ---this is the real gem on the 'Controversy' album and it had alot of hit potential. *** "It's Gonna Be Lonely" ---this song is haunting and moody...very effective.It could have been a huge R&B slow jam in 1979/1980. *** "It" ---with a great video,tell me this wouldn't have been a Top 10 smash in 1988! *** "Housequake" ---another obvious choice for a single.In fact,the 'SOTT' album is filled with potential hits. "Adore" really should have been the final single from this album.It got a great response from R&B radio. *** "The Future" ---I think this song was actually planned as a single? It's one of the strongest tracks on the 'Batman' album. *** "Can't Stop This Feeling I Got" ---Am I the only one who thinks that this song would have been a perfect second single from 'Graffiti Bridge'? As opposed to the bland "New Power Generation". *** "And God Created Woman" ---the real gem of the 'Love Symbol' album,this song is just heavenly. *** "The Continental" ---another strong track that could have been a huge pop hit in 1992/93. *** "319" *** "Hide The Bone" ---shame on Prince for not placing this song on a real album,and releasing it as a single!! This is the funkiest thing he did in the 90s. [This message was edited Thu Jan 29 2:57:01 PST 2004 by DavidEye] Word up on And God Created Woman (the main reason why I listen to the Symbol album), Hide The Bone (I was just listening to this earlier this month, and GD, I was reminded that this is some fonkay ass shit!!!), and The Continental!! All three would've been okay, at least, hits on the radio. | |
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