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- Description:
- Personnel: Prince (vocals, various instruments); Boni Boyer (vocals, Hammond organ); Sheila E. (vocals, percussion); Eric Leeds (vocals, flute, brass); Sheena Easton, Camille, Cat (vocals); Dez Dickerson, Jimmy Johnson, Miko (guitar, vocals); Atlanta Bliss (trumpets, brass).
The Revolution: Wendy Melvoin (guitar, violin, vocals); Lisa Coleman (keyboards, violin, vocals); Matt Fink (keyboards, synthesizers, vocals); Brown Mark (bass, vocals); Bobby Z. (percussion).
The New Power Generation includes: Mayte (vocals); Rosie Gaines (vocals, organ, programming); Tony M. (rap, background vocals); Levi Seacer Jr. (guitar, bass, background vocals).
Producers: The Revolution, The New Power Generation, Prince.
Compilation producer: Gregg Geller.
Engineers include: David Leonard, Susan Rogers, Prince.
Includes liner notes by Alan Leeds.
THE HITS/THE B-SIDES contains 56 tracks on 3 CDs spanning Prince`s 15-years as a performer. It also includes a 22-page booklet with photographs by Herb Ritts, plus extensive liner notes and track annotations about previously unreleased material, live recordings and B-sides.
The prospect of collecting all the hits and B-sides by one of the most talented, prolific, and successful pop stars of the `80s and `90s onto a mere three discs seems laughable at first. Nevertheless, this stupendous, well-sequenced set provides a thoroughly representative overview of his Prince-ness`s oeuvre and a genuine sense of the range and impact of his brilliance. The number of great songs on the 56-item track list boggles the mind. From his early synth-pop ("Dirty Mind," "Controversy"), through the golden middle-period of the Revolution ("1999," "Little Red Corvette," "When Doves Cry," "Raspberry Beret," "Kiss," "U Got The Look"), and on to such New Power Generation hits as "Gett Off" and "Sexy M.F.," Prince`s innovative, accessible, and utterly singular musical vision is undeniable.
The box is made doubly indispensable by the inclusion of previously unreleased material, live recordings, and B-sides (which fill the third disc). Unsurprisingly, much of this material finds Prince at his experimental best. Many of these songs-"Pink Cashmere," "200 Balloons," "Erotic City," and his version of his own "Nothing Compares 2 U" (made enormously popular by Sinead O`Connor)-should have been hit singles in their own right. This set is an absolute necessity for fans, newcomers, and everyone else.
- Track Listing:
- When Doves Cry
- Pop Life
- Soft and Wet
- I Feel For You
- Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
- When You Were Mine
- Uptown
- Let`s Go Crazy
- 1999
- I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
- Nothing Compares 2 U - (previously unreleased, with Rosie Gaines)
- Adore
- Pink Cashmere - (previously unreleased)
- Alphabet St.
- Sign O` the Times
- Thieves in the Temple
- Diamonds and Pearls
- 7
- Controversy
- Dirty Mind
- I Wanna Be Your Lover
- Head
- Do Me, Baby
- Delirious
- Little Red Corvette
- I Would Die 4 U
- Raspberry Beret
- If I Was Your Girlfriend
- Kiss
- Peach - (previously unreleased)
- U Got the Look - (with Sheena Easton)
- Sexy M.F.
- Gett Off
- Cream
- Pope - (previously unreleased)
- Purple Rain
- Hello - (B-side)
- 200 Balloons - (B-side)
- Escape - (B-side)
- Gotta Stop (Messin` About) - (B-side)
- Horny Toad - (B-side)
- Feel U Up - (B-side)
- Girl - (B-side)
- I Love U in Me - (B-side)
- Erotic City - (B-side)
- Shockadelica - (B-side)
- Irresistible Bitch - (B-side)
- Scarlet Pussy - (B-side)
- La, La, La, He, He, Hee - (B-side, with Sheena Easton)
- She`s Always in My Hair - (B-side)
- 17 Days - (B-side)
- How Come U Don`t Call Me Anymore - (B-side)
- Another Lonely Christmas - (B-side)
- God - (B-side)
- 4 the Tears in Your Eyes
- Power Fantastic - (previously unreleased)
Album Information
- Release Date:
- 09/14/1993
- Type:
- Boxed Set
- Genre:
- R&B
- Subgenre:
- Contemporary R&B
- Label:
- Paisley Park
- Catalog Number:
- 45440
- Original Release Year:
- 1993
- # of Discs:
- 3
- Studio/Live:
- Mixed
- Mono/Stereo:
- Stereo
- Runtime:
- 226 : 53
- Guest Artist:
- Sheena Easton; Sheila E.
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Customer Reviews
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jazzabel from Florida, Jun 17, 2007
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1 out of 5 - Entertainment Value:
4 out of 5 - Value:
4 out of 5
If you like Prince, you'll like this set. This compilation shows off his versatility and how easily he moves from sexy ballad to a mix of pop, rock, funk, R&B, a dash of blues and a sprinkling of jazz. Too bad he felt the need to include all the expletives in his lyrics. It doesn't showcase his talent and repels other would-be fans.
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nb3710 from West Jordan, Utah, May 16, 2006
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5 out of 5
Nice box set but case was severely damaged, possibly in shipment. If your a Prince fan and want to go back in time, this is the set for you! Exceptional value!
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Anonymous from Rockford, IL, Feb 1, 1900
Perfect!
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