This collection of singles and their b-sides sums up the extremes the career of Prince has gone to.
The singles all have hit written all over them but the b-sides leave you bored as he goes through the motions churning out bog standard r&b / pop.
From the pure pop hits like Let's Go Crazy, ... Read review
Even with single edits substituting for full-length versions in a handful of cases, The ... more
Hits/The B-Sides is a mighty testament to the man we once called Prince. (For that matter, we still do.) In addition to most of his singles, from "I Wanna Be Your L...
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Hits/The B-Sidesis a mighty testament to the man we once called Prince. (For that matter, we still do.) In addition to most of his singles, from "I Wanna Be Your Lover" to "Thieves in the Temple", from "When Doves Cry" to "7", this triple-CD set throws in some worthwhile new music and a full disc of the fantastic flips that made buying 7- and 12-inches a must even when you already owned the A-side. "You can be the side effect," he mutters herein. "I'd rather be the dope." Witness some of the funkiest pharmaceuticals around.--Rickey Wright
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Advantages: The Hits are Great Disadvantages: The B-Sides are Dull
This collection of singles and their b-sides sums up the extremes the career of Prince has gone to.
The singles all have hit written all over them but the b-sides leave you bored as he goes through the motions churning out bog standard r&b / pop.
From the pure pop hits like Let's Go Crazy, 1999, Raspberry Beret and much of the later more smutty stuff like Cream, Kiss * Sexy Mother F****r could get even your disabled ... more
This collection of singles and their b-sides sums up the extremes the career of Prince has gone to.
The singles all have hit written all over them but the b-sides leave you bored as he goes through the motions churning out bog standard r&b / pop.
From the pure pop hits like Let's Go Crazy, 1999, Raspberry Beret and much of the later more smutty stuff like Cream, Kiss * Sexy Mother F****r could get even your disabled Granny twitching.
But the shame is that once you get past his prime he is all too often outshone by the young naked upstarts of today.
Still respected for his back catalogue rather than his current output if only he could be bothered he could still be relevant today.
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Product details
Title
Hits/The B-Sides, The
Performer
Prince
Genre
R&B
Sub Genre
Contemporary R&B
Release Date
14/03/2005
Recomended Retail Price
16.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1993
Label / Distributor
Paisley Park / Cinram Logistics
Engineer
Susan Rogers; Prince; David Leonard
Producer
Prince
Pieces in Set
3
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
93624544029
Catalogue Number
9362454402
Additional notes
Album Notes
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.
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (Oct./93, p.114) - 4.5 Stars - Excellent Plus - "...[THE HITS/B-SIDES] is a dizzying sprawl...his label just might get it's money's worth--even if [Prince] keeps his word and never makes a studio album..." Spin (12/93, p.126) - "...with absolutely no bad songs [on THE HITS], it's hard to fuss...those who've found their interest in Prince flagging [will] feel as if God's granted them an extra classic Prince album..." Village Voice (3/1/94, p.5) - Ranked #8 in the Village Voice's list of the 10 Best Reissues Of 1993. Q (11/93, p.148) - 5 Stars - Indispensible - "...it's not just the high and mighty width of [THE HITS] that startles: the sustained quality here is remarkable..." Melody Maker (9/18/93, p.41) - "...The Best Of Prince is, by demonstrable logic, The Greatest Record Ever Made...there just ain't enough..." NME (9/18/93, p.34) - (7) - Very Good - "...HITS go right to the core of the matter...the sophisticated programming of HITS puts a whole new spin on the Prince thing..." Entertainment Weekly (9/17/93, p.86) - "...unlike so many boxed sets, these anthologies aren't weighed down with significance--they're simply a blast to hear and even revelatory..." - Rating: A-
Titles on disc 1
1.
When Doves Cry
2.
Pop Life
3.
Soft And Wet
4.
I Feel For You
5.
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad
6.
When You Were Mine
7.
Uptown
8.
Let's Go Crazy
9.
1999
10.
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
11.
Nothing Compares 2 U
12.
Adore
13.
Pink Cashmere
14.
Alphabet St
15.
Sign O' The Times
16.
Thieves In The Temple
17.
Diamonds And Pearls
18.
7
Titles on disc 2
1.
Controversy
2.
Dirty Mind
3.
I Wanna Be Your Lover
4.
Head
5.
Do Me Baby
6.
Delirious
7.
Little Red Corvette
8.
I Would Die 4 U
9.
Raspberry Beret
10.
If I Was Your Girlfriend
11.
Kiss
12.
Peach
13.
U Got The Look
14.
Sexy MF
15.
Gett Off
16.
Cream
17.
Pope
18.
Purple Rain
Titles on disc 3
1.
Hello
2.
200 Balloons
3.
Escape
4.
Gotta Stop (Messin' About)
5.
Horny Toad
6.
Feel U Up
7.
Girl
8.
I Love U In Me
9.
Erotic City
10.
Shockadelica
11.
Irresistible Bitch
12.
Scarlet Pussy
13.
La La La He He Hee
14.
She's Always In My Hair
15.
17 Days
16.
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
17.
Another Lonely Christmas
18.
God
19.
4 The Tears In Your Eyes
20.
Power Fantastic
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