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Even geniuses (maybe especially geniuses) are taken for granted, not seen as geniuses, or only appreciated in small doses. Which is a grandiose way of saying that, no matter how partisans may complain, there are many listeners out there that don't want to delve into the deliriously rich catalog of Prince and would rather spend time with a single disc of all the hits -- especially since the first singles compilation was botched, spread too thin over two discs and sequenced as if it were on shuffle play. That doesn't mean that 2001's The Very Best of Prince is perfect, even if it is a better hits overview than its predecessor. First of all, Prince had so many hits, and so many of them were so good, that 17 tracks couldn't possibly summarize everything great. After all, this doesn't have Top Ten hits like "Delirious," "Pop Life," "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man," or "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (or the number one "Batdance," for that matter, continuing Batman being unofficially written out of his discography), nor does it have such great second-tier hits as "Take Me With U" and "Mountains," or B-sides like "Irresistible Bitch" and "Erotic City," let alone album tracks. What is here are the big songs -- "1999," "Little Red Corvette," "When Doves Cry," "Kiss," and so on -- all presented in their single edits. And, frankly, that's enough to make this a dynamite collection, perfect for those that just want one Prince disc, and a good, solid listen of some of his best. Besides, this trumps both Hits discs by including "Money Don't Matter 2 Night," his best single never to reach the Top 10.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Prince, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, Writer, Instruments, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Gary Brandt, Engineer - Mark Ettel, AssistantEngineer - Bob Mockler, MixingEngineer
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1979 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Prince, Producer, Arranger, Lead Vocals, Writer, Instruments, MainArtist - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Peggy McCreary, Engineer - Don Batts, AssistantEngineer
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1982 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Dez Dickerson, Solo Guitar, Backing Vocals - Lisa Coleman, Backing Vocals - Prince, Producer, Arranger, Lead Vocals, Writer, Instruments, MainArtist - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Peggy McCreary, Engineer - Don Batts, AssistantEngineer
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1982 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
David Leonard, Engineer - Prince, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar, Instruments, MainArtist - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - SUSAN ROGERS, Engineer - Peggy McCreary, Engineer - David Rivkin, Engineer
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Prince & The Revolution, MainArtist - Prince, Vocals, Writer - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION, Producer
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Prince & The Revolution, Producer, MainArtist - Prince, Vocals, Writer
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
David Leonard, Engineer - Prince & The Revolution, MainArtist - Lisa Coleman, Keyboards, Vocals - Wendy Melvoin, Guitar, Vocals - Prince, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar, Instruments - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - SUSAN ROGERS, Engineer - Peggy McCreary, Engineer - David Rivkin, Engineer - Matt Fink, Keyboards, Vocals - Brown Mark, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Robert B. Rivkin, Drums, Percussion
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Prince & The Revolution, MainArtist - Prince, Vocals, Writer - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION, Producer
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1985 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Prince & The Revolution, Producer, MainArtist - Prince, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1986 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Prince, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Writer, MainArtist - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - SUSAN ROGERS, Engineer - Eric Leeds, Saxophone - Atlanta Bliss, Trumpet - Coke Johnson, Engineer
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1999 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Prince, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Writer, MainArtist - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - SUSAN ROGERS, Engineer - Camille, Vocals - Sheena Easton, Vocals - Sheila E., Drums, Percussion - Eric Leeds, Saxophone - Atlanta Bliss, Trumpet - Coke Johnson, Engineer
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1987 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Prince, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Vocals, Writer, Instruments, MainArtist - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - EDDIE MILLER, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Joe Blaney, Engineer - Sheila E., Drums - Eric Leeds, Saxophone - Atlanta Bliss, Trumpet - Cat Glover, Vocals
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1999 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Prince, Producer, Arranger, Lead Vocals, Writer, Instruments, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Tom Garneau, Audio Recording Engineer - Michael Koppelman, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Mitchell, Drums
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1990 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Levi Seacer, Jr., Rhythm Guitar, Background Vocals - Tommy Barbarella, Keyboards - Rosie Gaines, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Prince, Producer, Vocals, Writer, Instruments - Prince & The New Power Generation, MainArtist - SONNY THOMPSON, Background Vocals, Bass - Keith Cohen, Mixer - Michael Bland, Drums - Steve Noonan, AssistantEngineer - KIRK JOHNSON, Percussion, Background Vocals - Eric Leeds, Flute - RAY HAHNFELDT, AssistantEngineer - Michael Koppelman, Engineer - Tony M., Rapper Vocals - Damon Dickson, Percussion, Background Vocals
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1991 Warner Records Inc.
Levi Seacer, Jr., Producer, Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Tommy Barbarella, Producer, Keyboards, Samples - Rosie Gaines, Producer, Organ, Backing Vocals, Samples - Prince, Producer, Arranger, Lead Vocals, Writer, Instruments - Prince & The New Power Generation, MainArtist - Stephen Marcussen, MasteringEngineer - Keith Cohen, MixingEngineer - Michael Bland, Producer, Drums - KIRK JOHNSON, Producer, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Michael Koppelman, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Tim Penn, SecondEngineer - Lloyd Thompson, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Tony Mosley, Producer, Backing Vocals - Damon Dickson, Producer, Percussion, Backing Vocals
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1991 NPG Records Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Levi Seacer, Jr., Producer, Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Tommy Barbarella, Producer, Keyboards, Samples - Rosie Gaines, Producer, Organ, Backing Vocals, Samples - Prince, Producer, Arranger, Lead Vocals, Writer, Instruments - Prince & The New Power Generation, MainArtist - Stephen Marcussen, MasteringEngineer - Michael Bland, Producer, Drums - KIRK JOHNSON, Producer, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Michael Koppelman, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Tim Penn, SecondEngineer - Lloyd Thompson, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Tony Mosley, Producer, Backing Vocals - Damon Dickson, Producer, Percussion, Backing Vocals
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1999 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Levi Seacer, Jr., Bass - Rosie Gaines, Writer - Prince, Producer, Vocals, Writer, Instruments - Prince & The New Power Generation, MainArtist - Michael Bland, Drums - KIRK JOHNSON, Percussion - Matt Larson, Engineer - Tim Penn, AssistantEngineer
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1991 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Even geniuses (maybe especially geniuses) are taken for granted, not seen as geniuses, or only appreciated in small doses. Which is a grandiose way of saying that, no matter how partisans may complain, there are many listeners out there that don't want to delve into the deliriously rich catalog of Prince and would rather spend time with a single disc of all the hits -- especially since the first singles compilation was botched, spread too thin over two discs and sequenced as if it were on shuffle play. That doesn't mean that 2001's The Very Best of Prince is perfect, even if it is a better hits overview than its predecessor. First of all, Prince had so many hits, and so many of them were so good, that 17 tracks couldn't possibly summarize everything great. After all, this doesn't have Top Ten hits like "Delirious," "Pop Life," "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man," or "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (or the number one "Batdance," for that matter, continuing Batman being unofficially written out of his discography), nor does it have such great second-tier hits as "Take Me With U" and "Mountains," or B-sides like "Irresistible Bitch" and "Erotic City," let alone album tracks. What is here are the big songs -- "1999," "Little Red Corvette," "When Doves Cry," "Kiss," and so on -- all presented in their single edits. And, frankly, that's enough to make this a dynamite collection, perfect for those that just want one Prince disc, and a good, solid listen of some of his best. Besides, this trumps both Hits discs by including "Money Don't Matter 2 Night," his best single never to reach the Top 10.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:29
- Main artists: Prince
- Composer: Prince
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Funk
© 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2001 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
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