That doesn't mean that 2001's The Very Best of Prince is perfect, even if it is a better hits overview than its predecessor. First of all, Prince had so many hits, and so many of them were so good, that 17 tracks couldn't possibly summarize everything great. Jan 15, 2019 Prince — The Very Best Of Prince. Discount: -20%. Release date: 2001. Duration: 73:14. Size, Mb: 167.89. Format: MP3, 320 kbps About File Formats MP3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management (DRM) technology. Because our MP3s have no DRM, you can play it on any device that supports MP3, even on your iPod!
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Prince’s second greatest hits compilation to be released by Warner Brothers, The Very Best Of Prince therefore contains only the songs recorded during his tenure with that label (1979-1991) and are tracked in their chronological order their original release. The album is certified Platinum by RIAA, peaking on the Billboard charts at 66. It re-entered the in 2016, hitting the number 1 spot in the week following Prince’s death and became the 8th biggest selling album in the US that year.
Due to his embittered dispute with his former label, Prince rescheduled his entire One Nite Alone… Tour so that it could not to be construed to endorse or promote Warners’ release of The Very Best Of Prince. The most represented albums on this compilation are Purple Rain and Diamonds And Pearls, featuring four songs apiece. For You and Batman are the only albums during the period covered not to be represented. The omission of Batdance from Batman, albeit a chart topping hit single, is the result of licensing restrictions of the comic book trademark.
Data
- Producer
- Prince
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Distribution
- Warner Bros. Records
- Cover Art/Photo
- Jeff Katz, Bob McNamara and Allen Beaulieu
- Released
- 18 years, 6 months ago, on 21 July 2001
- Running Time
- 73:18
- US Chart Peak
- 1
- UK Chart Peak
- 2
Tracklist
- I Wanna Be Your Lover(2:57)
- 1999[feat. Lisa Coleman, Dez Dickerson and Jill Jones](3:35)
- Little Red Corvette(4:58)
- When Doves Cry(3:49)
- Let's Go Crazy(4:39)
- Purple Rain(8:45)
- I Would Die 4 U(2:57)
- Raspberry Beret(3:31)
- Kiss(3:31)
- Sign O' The Times(3:44)
- U Got The Look[duet with Sheena Easton](3:58)
- Alphabet St.[feat. Cat Glover](5:38)
- Thieves In The Temple(3:19)
- Gett Off[feat. Tony Mosley](4:27)
- Cream(4:12)
- Diamonds And Pearls[duet with Rosie Gaines](4:20)
- Money Don't Matter 2 Night(4:48)
The Very Best Of Prince produced no singles.
The Very Best Of Prince – review
Warner Brothers appear to believe Prince’s career had ended when his contract with then expired. Let’s face it, this disk actually showcases how remarkable his Warners career was. It contains all the stuff the casual fan should already have heard, although it is good stuff at that. Yet we all know this CD is a half-baked effort to make Warner Brothers rinse as much money as possible out of the Purple Reign legacy that was running out of steam by 2002. Or so they thought! Does The Very Best Of Prince really contain his ‘very best’? Going by unit sales and familiarity, yes. Perhaps the album would have been better named Essential Prince since the ‘very best’ of his work is not here, that’s what you get with the industry exec and not the artist picking the track list. With all these hits in one place though The Very Best Of Prince saves some album hopping and sometimes, even for the most obsessive Prince fan, hearing all the hits in one sitting is a guilty pleasure. Though this is all stuff fans own and know note for note and is not quite so the perfect album for that simple reason it is wonderfully nostalgic of an era when Prince reigned supreme. Use this album only as a gateway to the better material on others.
The Very Best Of Princeis reviewed by Goldies Parade.
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Listed below are all Prince albums released throughout his career. This list includes compilations made entirely of Prince tracks. NPG albums and Various Artists Compilations containing one or more Prince songs are excluded, as well as Related Artists Albums containing one or more Prince compositions or contributions.
1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1984 | 1985 |
For You | Prince | Dirty Mind | Controversy | 1999 | Purple Rain | Around The World In A Day |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
Parade | Sign O' The Times | Lovesexy | Batman | Graffiti Bridge | Diamonds And Pearls | |
1993 | 1993 | 1993 | 1994 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
The Hits 1 | The Hits 2 | The Hits / The B-Sides | Come | The Black Album | The Gold Experience | Chaos And Disorder |
1996 | 1998 | 1998 | 1999 | 1999 | 2001 | 2001 |
Emancipation | Crystal Ball | The Truth | The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale | Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic | Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic | The Very Best Of Prince |
2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 2003 | 2003 | 2004 |
The Rainbow Children | One Nite Alone... | One Nite Alone... Live! | One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain't Over | Xpectation | N.E.W.S. | Musicology |
2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2006 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
The Chocolate Invasion | The Slaughterhouse | C-Note | 3121 | Ultimate | Planet Earth | Indigo Nights |
2009 | 2009 | 2010 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 | 2015 |
Lotusflow3r | MPLSound | 20Ten | PlectrumElectrum | Art Official Age | Hitnrun Phase One | Hitnrun Phase Two |
Posthumous Releases
Listed below are all Prince albums released after Prince's passing. This list includes compilations made entirely of Prince tracks. NPG albums and Various Artists Compilations containing one or more Prince songs are excluded, as well as Related Artists Albums containing one or more Prince compositions or contributions.
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 |
4Ever | Purple Rain Deluxe | Anthology: 1995-2010 | Piano & A Microphone 1983 | His Majesty's Pop Life | The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) | Originals |
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1999 Deluxe |
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