It's all too easy to forget that Prince was once considered to be one of the musical geniuses of his time. The 80s and early 90s were his to command, as he turned out songs of the calibre of Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette, and Raspberry Beret.
But for every Purple Rain on this album, there ... Read review
The second volume of Prince's collection of singles (and a couple of outtakes) has sex on ... more
the brain, and a few other places. Apparently aimed at, shall we say, the harder-core fan of the Artist, this disc still ends its parade of R-rated sallies ("Dirt...
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Advantages: Some classic tracks. Disadvantages: Too much filler.
...- but to stretch his hits over two discs was perhaps spreading the genius a little bit too thinly. There seems to be no pattern or order as to why which songs are on which disc, so the best solution might be to pick up the 3*CD hits and B-Sides which costs slightly less than buying both.
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It's all too easy to forget that Prince was once considered to be one of the musical geniuses of his time. The 80s and early 90s were his to command, as he turned out songs of the calibre of Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette, and Raspberry Beret.
But for every Purple Rain on this album, there are three "Sexy M.F." or the ludicrous egotism of "Gett Off". Prince was good - but to stretch his hits over two discs was perhaps spreading the genius a little bit too thinly. There seems to be no pattern or order as to why which songs are on which disc, so the best solution might be to pick up the 3*CD hits and B-Sides which costs slightly less than buying both.
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Product details
Title
Hits Vol.2, The
Performer
Prince
Genre
R&B
Sub Genre
Contemporary R&B
Release Date
09/1993
Recomended Retail Price
16.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1993
Label / Distributor
Paisley Park / Cinram Logistics
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
93624543527
Catalogue Number
9362454352
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Prince (vocals, various instruments); Dez Dickerson (vocals, guitar); Sheila E. (vocals, percussion); Bernie Mac, Sheena Easton, Camille (vocals); Eric Leeds (flute, saxophone); Mazarati (background vocals). The Revolution: Wendy Melvoin (vocals, guitar); Matt Fink (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer); Lisa Coleman (vocals, keyboards); Brown Mark (vocals, bass); Bobby Z. (percussion). The New Power Generation: Mayte (vocals); Rosie Gaines (vocals, organ, progamming); Tony M. (rap vocals, background vocals); Levi Seacer Jr. (rhythm guitar, bass, background vocals); Tommy Barbarella (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Sonny T. (bass, background vocals); Michael B. (drums); Kirk Johnson, Damon Dickson (percussion, background vocals). Producers: The Revolution, The New Power Generation, Prince. Engineers include: Bob Mockler, Mic Guzauski, Ross Pallone. Compilation producer: Gregg Geller. THE HITS 2 includes a booklet with photography by Herb Ritts, plus extensive liner notes by Alan Leeds, and track annotations about previously unreleased material. Upon their release in 1993, the shorthand descriptors were that THE HITS ONE contained the "clean" songs while THE HITS TWO had all the "dirty" stuff. It's not quite so simple. Such songs as "Controversy" delve into politics; "Purple Rain" and "I Would Die 4 U" explore Prince's deeply felt religious iconography. And, with only rare exceptions, Prince's songs tend to be more teasing and erotic than blatant. Even the most outrageous tunes, like "Head," have a sly wit that marks them as much more than Penthouse Forum titillation material. Bottom line: these 18 tracks are the very pinnacle of '80s and early '90s pop-funk. THE HITS TWO contains two previously unreleased tracks, the funky "Peach" and the calculated-to-shock "Pope." This disc and its companion volume are also available as a box set with an essential bonus third disc of b-sides.
Album Reviews
Q (11/93, p.148) - 5 Stars - Indispensible - "...it's not just the high and mighty width of [Prince's] collection that startles: the sustained quality here is remarkable..."
Titles on disc 1
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
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