The Very Best Of Prince Zip
The Very Best of Prince is a Best of compilation album by Prince, released in 2001. It contains most of his commercially successful singles in their radio edits, including the U.S. #1's 'Let's Go Crazy', 'When Doves Cry', 'Kiss' and 'Cream'. The album cover is somewhat a point of contention with some fans. It consists of 9 photos in a square shape, but the selection of photos is odd and does not really represent the album's contents. Two of the nine photos are from albums from which no songs were selected.
Six photos were from t. Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, and director. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince was known for his electric work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant fashion sense and use of makeup, and wide vocal range. His innovative music integrated a wide variety of styles, including, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop. He sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
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. Prince.chronology(2001)The Very Best of Prince(2001)(2001)Alternate coverProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingThe Very Best of Prince is a by American recording artist. It was released on July 31, 2001. The album contains most of his commercially successful singles from 1979 to 1991 including the US number 1s ', ', ' and '.The Very Best of Prince does not include the US number 1 hit ' most likely due to the licensing of the character.
Supposes that the album is being unofficially written out of his discography. All the songs included in this compilation were all previously included in the 3-disc box set (1993), with the exception of '. Around this time, 'The Artist Formally Known as Prince' had just become 'The Artist Officially Known as Prince', after he decided to do away with the 'symbol' which he refused to tell fans to pronounce! Contents.Commercial performance On the chart dated August 18, 2001, The Very Best of Prince debuted at number 66 on the US. As of September 21, 2004, the album was certified platinum by the (RIAA) for selling 1 million copies in the United States.The Very Best of Prince sold 179,000 (100,000 in pure album sales) in the week following Prince's death, thus allowing the album to re-enter the Billboard 200 at number one; this makes the album Prince's fifth number-one on the chart.
The following week the album fell to number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 391,000 equivalent copies (216,000 in pure album sales) behind 's. In 2016, the album has sold 660,000 recognized copies in the United States in addition to the over 2 million copies sold prior to 2016. Track listing All songs are written by and credited to, except where noted.No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength1.' ' (1979)2:582.' ' (Single edit; credited to Prince & )(1982)3:373.' ' (Credited to Prince & The Revolution)19994:564.' ' (Single edit; credited to Prince & )(1984)3:475.'
' (Credited to Prince & The Revolution)Purple Rain4:406.' ' (Credited to Prince & The Revolution)Purple Rain8:407.' ' (Single version; credited to Prince & The Revolution)Purple Rain2:568.'
' (Credited to Prince & The Revolution)(1985)3:329.' ' (Single edit; credited to Prince & The Revolution)Prince, by(1986)3:4610.' ' (Single edit)(1987)3:4211.' ' (featuring )Sign o' the Times3:4712.' ' (Credited to Prince and )(1991)4:3115.'
' (Credited to Prince and The New Power Generation)Diamonds and Pearls4:1316.' ' (Single edit; credited to Prince and The New Power Generation)Diamonds and Pearls4:1917.' ' (Credited to Prince and The New Power Generation)Prince,Diamonds and Pearls4:47Personnel.
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