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Description

CD2:'VINYL-ONLY' rarities & remixes from 1978-1993

the definitive compilation of the genius of minneapolis - 28 hits in 2 and a half hours of the best prince funk.
won 2 grammy with kiss and "purple rain", prince is the author of several no1 as "when doves cry", "Let's go crazy", "diamonds and pearls" u "alphabet street".

during the 16 years in which he was part of the warner catalogue, Prince created an unmatched amount of successes that reached the highest places of sales tops around the world.
among the 28 hits included here are 11 remixes so far only available in vinyl u in limited editions.

The album of remixes includes great themes such as cream, "little red corvette", kiss, "u got the look" u "raspberry beret" in dance versions that are only found in this cd.

Artist

American singer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, sound engineer, producer, actor, dancer. Frontman of Prince And The Revolution (from 1984 to 1986). And from 1991 onwards he was Leader of the New Power Generation (which evolved the line-up almost every year) until his passing 2016. Prince was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

Born: 7 June 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Died: 21 April 2016 in Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA.

From 1986 to 1994 he ran Paisley Park and subsequently NPG Records resulting from his high profile disputes with Warner Bros. Records. Prince also had distribution of his music via various websites like NPG Music Club, lotusflow3r.com, 3rdeyegirl.com, and 3rdeyetunes.com. He was also supporter of Tidal (3), with exclusives being made available on the platform sporadically.

Son of pianist and songwriter John L. Nelson, brother of Tyka Nelson (sister) & Sharon Nelson (half-sister) was famous additionally for his work in the band Prince And The Revolution.

Prince was married to Mayte (from 1996 to 2000) and to Manuela Testolini (from 2001 to 2006). He owned Paisley Park Studios where he spent so much time that it can be said that he lived in it, the doves Divinity And Majesty were his fellow residents.

Tracks

1-01 I Wanna Be Your Lover (Edit) 02:57

1-02 Uptown (Edit) 04:09

1-03 Controversy 07:09

1-04 1999 (Edit) 03:37

1-05 Delirious (Edit) 02:38

1-06 When Doves Cry (Edit) 03:47

1-07 I Would Die 4 U 02:56

1-08 Purple Rain 08:40

1-09 Sign "O" The Times (Edit) 03:42

1-10 I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Edit) 03:39

1-11 Alphabet St. 05:38

1-12 Diamonds And Pearls (Edit) 04:19

1-13 Gett Off 04:31

1-14 Money Don't Matter 2 Night 04:47

1-15 7 05:08

1-16 Nothing Compares 2 U (Live) 04:57

1-17 My Name Is Prince (Edit) 04:03

2-01 Let's Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix) 07:36

2-02 Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix) 08:22

2-03 Let's Work (Dance Remix) 08:02

2-04 Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix) 06:18

2-05 She's Always In My Hair (12" Version) 06:31

2-06 Raspberry Beret (12" Version) 06:34

2-07 Kiss (Extended Version) 07:16

2-08 U Got The Look (Long Look) 06:40

2-09 Hot Thing (Extended Remix) 08:30

2-10 Thieves In The Temple (Remix) 08:08

2-11 Cream (N.P.G. Mix) 04:50

Releases

Formats

CDr, CD

Labels

Warner Bros. Records, Никитин, Warner Music Korea, Warner Bros. Records Inc., Warner Records, Warner Music Taiwan

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine, United States of America, Europe, Taiwan, UK & Europe

years

2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016

Members