Prince: The Hits / The B-Sides (1978-1993 Remastered) 3CDs-New $54.99

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Prince: The Hits / The B-Sides

In 1993, Prince wanted to release Goldnigga, the debut album by his band The New Power Generation but Warner Bros. refused and instead decided to finally release the greatest hits collection they had wanted to release two years earlier when Prince instead got Diamonds and Pearls released.

Discs one and two were released separately, under the titles The Hits 1 and The Hits 2 respectively, but The B-Sides disc could only be obtained by purchasing the full set. The separate Hits discs and the full set were all released on the same day. Most of the songs (A-side and B-sides) on The Hits/The B-Sides are represented in their edited single form. Exceptions to this were “Alphabet St.“, “7“, “Little Red Corvette“, “Sexy MF“, “Let’s Go Crazy“, and “Purple Rain“. This compilation marks the first time the single version of “Kiss” was made available on CD. The third disc of B-sides also featured the 7″ edits, with the exceptions of “200 Balloons”, “17 Days“, “Gotta Stop (Messin’ About)“, “Horny Toad”, “Irresistible Bitch”, “I Love U in Me”, “God”, and “How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore?” which were all original full-length recordings from the original singles.

Video: Prince-When Doves Cry (1984)

Track listing:

All songs performed by Prince, except where noted.

 Disc one: The Hits 1

No. Title Writer(s) Album Length
1. When Doves Cry” (single edit) Prince Purple Rain (1984) 3:48
2. Pop Life” (performed by Prince and The Revolution) Prince Around the World in a Day (1985) 3:42
3. Soft and Wet
  • Prince
  • Chris Moon
For You (1978) 3:03
4. I Feel for You Prince Prince (1979) 3:25
5. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? Prince Prince 3:48
6. When You Were Mine Prince Dirty Mind (1980) 3:43
7. Uptown” (single edit) Prince Dirty Mind 4:09
8. Let’s Go Crazy” (performed by Prince and The Revolution) Prince Purple Rain 4:39
9. 1999” (single edit; performed by Prince and The Revolution) Prince 1999 (1982) 3:37
10. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man” (single edit) Prince Sign o’ the Times (1987) 3:40
11. Nothing Compares 2 U” (live; performed by Prince and The New Power Generation featuring Rosie Gaines) Prince Previously unreleased 4:58
12. Adore” (edited version) Prince Sign o’ the Times 4:41
13. Pink Cashmere Prince Previously unreleased 6:15
14. Alphabet St. Prince Lovesexy (1988) 5:39
15. Sign o’ the Times” (single edit) Prince Sign o’ the Times 3:43
16. Thieves in the Temple Prince Graffiti Bridge (1990) 3:20
17. Diamonds and Pearls” (single edit; performed by Prince and The New Power Generation) Prince Diamonds and Pearls (1991) 4:20
18. 7” (performed by Prince and The New Power Generation) Love Symbol Album (1992) 5:09
Total length: 72:10

Disc two: The Hits 2

No. Title Writer(s) Album Length
1. Controversy” (single edit) Prince Controversy (1981) 3:35
2. Dirty Mind” (single edit)
Dirty Mind 3:49
3. I Wanna Be Your Lover” (single edit) Prince Prince 2:58
4. “Head” Prince Dirty Mind 4:43
5. Do Me, Baby” (single edit) Prince Controversy 3:57
6. Delirious” (single edit; performed by Prince and The Revolution) Prince 1999 2:39
7. Little Red Corvette” (performed by Prince and The Revolution) Prince 1999 4:56
8. I Would Die 4 U” (single version; performed by Prince and The Revolution) Prince Purple Rain 2:56
9. Raspberry Beret” (performed by Prince and The Revolution) Prince Around the World in a Day 3:32
10. If I Was Your Girlfriend” (single edit) Prince Sign o’ the Times 3:46
11. Kiss” (single version; performed by Prince and The Revolution) Prince Parade (1986) 3:46
12. Peach Prince Previously unreleased 3:48
13. U Got the Look” (featuring Sheena Easton) Prince Sign o’ the Times 3:47
14. Sexy M.F.” (performed by Prince and The New Power Generation) Love Symbol Album 5:26
15. Gett Off” (performed by Prince and The New Power Generation) Prince Diamonds and Pearls 4:30
16. Cream” (performed by Prince and The New Power Generation) Prince Diamonds and Pearls 4:13
17. Pope” (featuring Mayte) Prince Previously unreleased 3:28
18. Purple Rain” (performed by Prince and The Revolution) Prince Purple Rain 8:40
Total length: 69:49

Disc three: The B-Sides

No. Title Writer(s) A-side Length
1. “Hello” (performed by Prince and The Revolution) Prince “Pop Life” (1985) 3:24
2. “200 Balloons” Prince Batdance” (1989) 5:06
3. “Escape” Prince Glam Slam” (1988) 3:30
4. Gotta Stop (Messin’ About) Prince Non-album single (1981), later released as a B-side of “Let’s Work” (1982) 2:55
5. “Horny Toad” Prince Delirious” (1983) 2:12
6. “Feel U Up” Prince Partyman” (1989) 3:44
7. “Girl” (performed by Prince and The Revolution) America” (1985) 3:48
8. “I Love U in Me” Prince The Arms of Orion” (1989) 4:13
9. Erotic City” (performed by Prince and The Revolution) Prince “Let’s Go Crazy” (1984) 3:55
10. “Shockadelica” Prince “If I Was Your Girlfriend” (1987) 3:31
11. “Irresistible Bitch” Prince Let’s Pretend We’re Married” (1983) 4:12
12. “Scarlet Pussy” (performed by Camille) Prince (but credited to his alter ego, Camille) I Wish U Heaven” (1988) 4:18
13. “La, La, La, He, He, Hee”
  • Prince
  • Sheena Easton
“Sign o’ the Times” (1987) 3:22
14. “She’s Always in My Hair” (performed by Prince and The Revolution)
  • Prince
  • Bobby Z.
  • Fink
  • Coleman
  • Brown Mark
  • Melvoin
“Raspberry Beret” (1985) 3:27
15. 17 Days” (performed by Prince and The Revolution)
  • Prince
  • Fink
  • Coleman
  • Melvoin
“When Doves Cry” (1984) 3:55
16. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore? Prince “1999” (1982) 3:51
17. “Another Lonely Christmas” (performed by Prince and The Revolution)
  • Prince
  • Bobby Z.
  • Fink
  • Coleman
  • Brown Mark
  • Melvoin
“I Would Die 4 U” (1984) 4:52
18. “God” (performed by Prince and The Revolution) Prince “Purple Rain” (1984) 4:03
19. 4 the Tears in Your Eyes” (live) Prince Previously unreleased; studio version released on the USA for Africa album We Are the World (1985) 3:24
20. “Power Fantastic” Prince Previously unreleased 4:45
Total length: 69:05

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Weight 14 oz
Dimensions 7 × 7 × 1.5 in
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