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Prince's post-Warner catalog -- the records he made for NPG and elsewhere, beginning with 1995's The Gold Experience -- was a mess while he was alive, due to his tendency to hop from label to label, along with his aversion to digital downloads and streaming. Two years after his tragic death in 2016, his catalog began to take shape in the digital realm, thanks to a deal Sony Legacy struck with the Prince Estate. In August 2018, 23 albums Prince released between 1995 and 2010 appeared on all services, and along with them came the double-disc compilation Anthology: 1995-2010. Frankly, this kind of compilation was badly needed. Once he freed himself from Warner, Prince recorded so prolifically that even diehards had a hard time keeping track. Anthology: 1995-2010 provides a way to navigate this vast catalog. Even at 37 tracks, Anthology can't help but miss excellent moments, such as the supple '70s soul covers he scattered throughout his albums and, sadly, his last big hit, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," which is absent due to legal reasons. Set this aside, and Anthology shows how Prince turned himself into a clever stylist in the last act of his career, often returning to the funk, pop, and especially soul that he used as primary sources during his glory days in the '80s. Instead of splicing this all together, Prince preferred to jump from style to style during his NPG recordings, but having these sprawling recordings condensed to a compilation highlights not just his versatility, but how his sense of craft never failed him. This is invaluable for the curious, but even the dedicated who listened to the albums upon release but never revisited them should find this enlightening.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal
(P) 1996 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2006 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Tommy Barbarella, Keyboards - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Michael B, Drums - Sonny T., Bass Guitar - Mr. Hayes, Keyboards
(P) 1995 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Clare Fischer, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Leeds, Saxophone
(P) 1998 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, All Instruments, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kathleen Dyson, Guitar
(P) 1996 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Tommy Barbarella, Keyboards - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Michael B, Drums - RICKY PETERSON, Arranger - STEVE DURKEE, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Sonny T., Bass Guitar - RAY HAHNFELDT, Editor, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Tom Garneau, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Tom Tucker, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ricky P, Keyboards - Mr. Hayes, Keyboards - Shane T., Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans-martin Buff, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Ani Difranco, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Prince feat. Ani DiFranco, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1999 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Tommy Barbarella, Keyboards - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Michael B, Drums - Sonny T., Bass Guitar - Ricky P, Keyboards - Mr. Hayes, Keyboards
(P) 1995 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael B, Drums - Sonny T, Bass
(P) 2007 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Susannah Melvoin, Background Vocal - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal
(P) 1998 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Larry Graham, Bass - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Milenia, Vocal - John Blackwell, the Magnificent, AssociatedPerformer - Kip Blackshire, Vocal - The Hornheadz, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2001 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Clare Fischer, Strings - Chance Howard, Background Vocal - Stokley Williams, Background Vocal - Kip Blackshire, Background Vocal
(P) 2004 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Tommy Barbarella, Keyboards - Michael B., Drums - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Clare Fisher, Conductor, Arranger - Sonny T., Bass Guitar - Mr. Hayes, Keyboards
(P) 1998 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Tommy Barbarella, Keyboards - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Michael B, Drums - Sonny T., Bass Guitar - Mayte, Background Vocal - Mr. Hayes, Keyboards
(P) 1995 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer - Richard Furch, Mixing Engineer - Joshua Dunham, Bass Guitar - C.C. Dunham, Drums
(P) 2009 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Tommy Barbarella, Keyboards - Rosie Gaines, Background Vocal - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Michael B, Drums - Sonny T., Bass Guitar - Mr. Hayes, Keyboards
(P) 1996 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Tommy Barbarella, Keyboards - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Michael B, Drums - Sonny T., Bass Guitar - Mr. Hayes, Keyboards
(P) 1995 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal
(P) 2004 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jennings, Executive Producer
(P) 2004 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Mike Scott, Guitar - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marva King, Background Vocal - Hans-martin Buff, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - KIRK JOHNSON, Drums
(P) 2001 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MACEO PARKER, Horn - Shelby J, Background Vocal - Ray Monteiro, Horn - Greg Boyer, Horn - Liv Warfield, Background Vocal - Elisa Dease, Background Vocal
(P) 2010 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - MACEO PARKER, Saxophone - Eric Leeds, Keyboards, Tenor Saxophone - John Blackwell, Drums - Candy Dulfer, Saxophone - Renato Neto, Keyboards - Rhonda Smith, Bass - Greg Boyer, Trombone
(P) 2004 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Rhonda Smith, Bass Guitar
(P) 1998 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal
(P) 2002 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Michael B, Drums - Sonny T., Bass Guitar
(P) 1996 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Furch, Recording Engineer
(P) 2009 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marva King, Background Vocal - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer - Bria Valente, Background Vocal - Richard Furch, Mixing Engineer - Shelby J, Background Vocal - Tamar Davis, Background Vocal - Joshua Dunham, Bass Guitar - C.C. Dunham, Drums
(P) 2009 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Director, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Blackwell, Drums - Candy Dulfer, Saxophone - Vanessa Mae, Violin - Rhonda Smith, Bass
(P) 2003 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Blackwell, the Magnificent, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2001 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Scott, Trumpet - Joshua Dunham, Bass Guitar - C.C. Dunham, Drums
(P) 2007 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angie Stone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Prince feat. Angie Stone, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Milenia, Vocal - John Blackwell, the Magnificent, AssociatedPerformer - Kip Blackshire, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2001 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Mike Phillips, Horn - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MACEO PARKER, Horn - Shelby J, Vocal - Lee Hogans, Horn - Greg Boyer, Horn - Joshua Dunham, Bass Guitar - C.C. Dunham, Drums
(P) 2007 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - RICKY PETERSON, Keyboards - KIRK JOHNSON, Programmer - Sonny T., Vocal - Noya Gaye, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal
(P) 1995 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
Album review
Prince's post-Warner catalog -- the records he made for NPG and elsewhere, beginning with 1995's The Gold Experience -- was a mess while he was alive, due to his tendency to hop from label to label, along with his aversion to digital downloads and streaming. Two years after his tragic death in 2016, his catalog began to take shape in the digital realm, thanks to a deal Sony Legacy struck with the Prince Estate. In August 2018, 23 albums Prince released between 1995 and 2010 appeared on all services, and along with them came the double-disc compilation Anthology: 1995-2010. Frankly, this kind of compilation was badly needed. Once he freed himself from Warner, Prince recorded so prolifically that even diehards had a hard time keeping track. Anthology: 1995-2010 provides a way to navigate this vast catalog. Even at 37 tracks, Anthology can't help but miss excellent moments, such as the supple '70s soul covers he scattered throughout his albums and, sadly, his last big hit, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," which is absent due to legal reasons. Set this aside, and Anthology shows how Prince turned himself into a clever stylist in the last act of his career, often returning to the funk, pop, and especially soul that he used as primary sources during his glory days in the '80s. Instead of splicing this all together, Prince preferred to jump from style to style during his NPG recordings, but having these sprawling recordings condensed to a compilation highlights not just his versatility, but how his sense of craft never failed him. This is invaluable for the curious, but even the dedicated who listened to the albums upon release but never revisited them should find this enlightening.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 37 track(s)
- Total length: 03:16:54
- Main artists: Prince
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Legacy Recordings
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Funk
(P) 2018 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy Recordings
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