The Hits 1

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Prince
The Hits / The B-Sides
Disc One

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Tracklist

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1When Doves Cry
recording engineer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer) and Peggy Mac
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
performer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edit of:
When Doves Cry (live, 1990: Tokyo, Japan) by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and The Revolution (founded by Prince)
recording of:
When Doves Cry
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Because Éditions and Controversy Music
Prince4.253:48
2Pop Life
recording engineer:
Peggy McCreary
mixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
cello:
David Coleman (American cellist & composer) and Suzie Katayama
double bass:
Ann Atkinson (double bassist) and Tim Barr
drums (drum set):
Sheila E.
viola:
Denyse Buffum and Laury Woods (violinist)
violin:
Marcy Dicterow Vaj and Sid Page
vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
additional conductor:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) and Wendy Melvoin
performer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and The Revolution (founded by Prince)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Pop Life
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince & The Revolution43:42
3Soft and Wet
synthesizer programming:
Patrice Rushen (uncredited)
assistant engineer:
Steve Fontano
engineer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Tommy Vicari
audio engineer:
David Rivkin (uncredited) (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
executive producer:
Tommy Vicari
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments and vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1977-10 until 1977-12)
remixer:
Tommy Vicari
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1977-10 until 1977-12)
mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-01)
recording of:
Soft and Wet (from 1977-10 until 1977-12)
writer:
C. Moon and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince33:03
4I Feel for You
assistant engineer:
Mark Ettel
engineer:
Gary Brandt
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments and vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1979-04 until 1979-05)
remixer:
Bob Mockler (engineer) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Alpha Studios in Burbank, California, United States (from 1979-04 until 1979-05)
mixed at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06-13)
recording of:
I Feel for You (from 1979-04 until 1979-05)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince4.253:25
5Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
assistant engineer:
Mark Ettel
engineer:
Gary Brandt
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments and vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1979-04 until 1979-05)
additional background vocals:
André Cymone (uncredited) (from 1979-04 until 1979-05)
remixer:
Bob Mockler (engineer) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Alpha Studios in Burbank, California, United States (from 1979-04 until 1979-05)
mixed at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06-13)
recording of:
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (from 1979-04 until 1979-05)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince3.53:49
6When You Were Mine
engineer:
Jamie Starr (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments and vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1980-05 until 1980-06)
additional remixer:
Mick Guzauski and Bob Mockler (engineer)
remixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Wayzata Home Studio (Prince's Home Studio) in Wayzata, Minnesota, United States (from 1980-05 until 1980-06)
mixed at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1980-06)
recording of:
When You Were Mine (from 1980-05 until 1980-06)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music, NPG Publishing, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Prince3.653:44
7Uptown
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
live recording of:
Uptown
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Uptown
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince34:09
8Let's Go Crazy
recording engineer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
bass guitar:
Brown Mark (in 1983-08)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bobby Z. (in 1983-08)
guitar:
Wendy Melvoin (in 1983-08)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (in 1983-08)
keyboard:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (in 1983-08) and Doctor Fink (in 1983-08)
additional vocals:
Brown Mark (in 1983-08), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (in 1983-08), Doctor Fink (in 1983-08) and Wendy Melvoin (in 1983-08)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (in 1983-08)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) and NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
The Warehouse in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States (in 1983-08)
recording of:
Let’s Go Crazy (in 1983-08)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince & The Revolution3.654:39
91999
recording engineer:
Peggy McCreary
producer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer), Dez Dickerson, Jill Jones and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
performer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince Rogers Nelson (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 212) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 339)
recording of:
1999
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
Prince43:38
10I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince33:41
11Nothing Compares 2 U
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
vocals:
Rosie Gaines
live recording of:
Nothing Compares 2 U
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
NPG Publishing, Warner Chappell, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Prince & The New Power Generation34:58
12Adore
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Adore (Prince song)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince34:42
13Pink Cashmere
recording of:
Pink Cashmere
writer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music and NPG Publishing
Prince36:16
14Alphabet St.
recording engineer and mixer:
Joe Blaney, Eddie Miller (US recording engineer) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
bass:
Levi Seacer, Jr.
brass:
Atlanta Bliss and Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sheila E.
guitar:
Miko Weaver
Hammond organ:
Boni Boyer (US vocalist)
keyboard [computer keyboards]:
Dr. Fink
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
vocals:
Atlanta Bliss, Boni Boyer (US vocalist), Eric Leeds (saxophonist), Levi Seacer, Jr., Sheila E. and Miko Weaver
performer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at and mixed at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
Alphabet Street
lyricist and composer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince3.755:40
15Sign 'O' the Times
engineer:
Coke Johnson, Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
performer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at and mixed at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 299)
recording of:
Sign “☮︎” the Times
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Shanachie
Prince3.753:44
16Thieves in the Temple
recording engineer:
Tom Garneau and Michael Koppelman
producer and mixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
performer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
mixed at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
Thieves in the Temple
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince3.353:21
17Diamonds and Pearls
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael Koppelman
additional engineer:
Tim Penn
producer:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
performer:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
Diamonds and Pearls
lyricist and composer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince & The New Power Generation34:20
187
recording engineer:
Dave Friedlander, Ray Hahnfeldt, Michael Koppelman, Steve Noonan and Brian Poer
additional programming:
Airiq Anest
assistant engineer:
Airiq Anest, Dave Aron (mix engineer), Steve Durkee, Ray Hahnfeldt, Steve Noonan and Brian Poer
additional producer:
Keith “KC” Cohen
producer:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
mixer:
Steve Beltran, Tom Garneau, Keith “KC” Cohen, Michael Koppelman and Bob Rosa
recorded at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee West (Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States and Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
samples:
Tramp by Lowell Fulson
recording of:
7
writer:
Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince & The New Power Generation2.755:09