4Ever (Prince album)
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Greatest hits album by Prince | ||||
Released | November 22, 2016 | |||
Recorded | October 1977 – May 1993 | |||
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4Ever, also known as Prince 4Ever, is a greatest hits album by American recording artist Prince, released on November 22, 2016, by NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records.[1][2][3][4] It is the first Prince release following the musician's death on April 21, 2016.
The two-disc set features 40 songs from Prince's tenure with Warner Bros. Records and features recordings from all of his albums between 1978's For You and 1993's The Hits/The B-Sides. It is the first Prince collection to include his number-one hit single "Batdance" from the soundtrack album to the 1989 film Batman.[5]
4Ever features the first official release of the song "Moonbeam Levels", which had previously circulated on bootlegs of Prince's unreleased material in a low-quality form.[6] The song had been recorded in 1982 during the sessions for 1999 and was subsequently considered for the unreleased 1989 album Rave unto the Joy Fantastic.[7]
Track listing
Disc one | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
1. | "1999" (single version) | Prince | 1999 (1982) | 3:38 |
2. | "Little Red Corvette" (single version) | Prince | 1999 | 3:08 |
3. | "When Doves Cry" (single version) | Prince | Purple Rain (1984) | 3:48 |
4. | "Let's Go Crazy" (single version) | Prince | Purple Rain | 3:50 |
5. | "Raspberry Beret" | Prince | Around the World in a Day (1985) | 3:35 |
6. | "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (single version) | Prince | Prince (1979) | 3:00 |
7. | "Soft and Wet" | Prince, Chris Moon | For You (1978) | 3:05 |
8. | "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" | Prince | Prince | 3:50 |
9. | "Uptown" (single version) | Prince | Dirty Mind (1980) | 4:12 |
10. | "When You Were Mine" | Prince | Dirty Mind | 3:45 |
11. | "Head" | Prince | Dirty Mind | 4:45 |
12. | "Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" | Prince | non-album single (1981) | 2:57 |
13. | "Controversy" (single version) | Prince | Controversy (1981) | 3:39 |
14. | "Let's Work" (single version) | Prince | Controversy | 3:04 |
15. | "Delirious" (single version) | Prince | 1999 | 2:41 |
16. | "I Would Die 4 U" (single version) | Prince | Purple Rain | 3:00 |
17. | "Take Me with U" (single version) | Prince | Purple Rain | 3:44 |
18. | "Paisley Park" | Prince | Around the World in a Day | 4:45 |
19. | "Pop Life" | Prince | Around the World in a Day | 3:45 |
20. | "Purple Rain" | Prince | Purple Rain | 8:42 |
Disc two | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
1. | "Kiss" (single version) | Prince | Parade (1986) | 3:46 |
2. | "Sign o' the Times" (single version) | Prince | Sign o' the Times (1987) | 3:43 |
3. | "Alphabet St." (single version) | Prince | Lovesexy (1988) | 2:26 |
4. | "Batdance" (single version) | Prince | Batman (1989) | 4:07 |
5. | "Thieves in the Temple" | Prince | Graffiti Bridge (1990) | 3:21 |
6. | "Cream" | Prince | Diamonds and Pearls (1991) | 4:13 |
7. | "Mountains" | Prince, Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin | Parade | 4:00 |
8. | "Girls & Boys" (single version) | Prince | Parade | 3:28 |
9. | "If I Was Your Girlfriend" (single version) | Prince | Sign o' the Times | 3:46 |
10. | "U Got the Look" | Prince | Sign o' the Times | 3:47 |
11. | "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (single version) | Prince | Sign o' the Times | 3:41 |
12. | "Glam Slam" (single version) | Prince | Lovesexy | 3:30 |
13. | "Moonbeam Levels" | Prince | Previously unreleased (1982) | 4:06 |
14. | "Diamonds and Pearls" (single version) | Prince | Diamonds and Pearls | 4:20 |
15. | "Gett Off" (remix) | Prince | Diamonds and Pearls | 4:00 |
16. | "Sexy MF" | Prince, Levi Seacer, Jr., Tony M. | Love Symbol Album (1992) | 5:26 |
17. | "My Name Is Prince" (single version) | Prince, Tony M. | Love Symbol Album | 4:04 |
18. | "7" (single version) | Prince, Lowell Fulsom, Jimmy McCracklin | Love Symbol Album | 4:23 |
19. | "Peach" | Prince | The Hits/The B-Sides (1993) | 3:48 |
20. | "Nothing Compares 2 U" (single version) | Prince | The Hits/The B-Sides | 4:19 |
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References
- ↑ Aswad, Jem (October 21, 2016). "Prince Greatest-Hits Collection, '4Ever,' Due Nov. 22; 'Purple Rain' Deluxe Edition -- With Unreleased Songs -- Coming in 2017". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ Deerwester, Jayme (October 21, 2016). "Two new Prince albums coming; 'Prince4Ever' arrives Nov. 22". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ Kreps, Daniel (October 21, 2016). "Unreleased Prince Songs Prepped for Greatest Hits, 'Purple Rain' Reissue". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ Yoo, Noah. "Prince Purple Rain Reissue, Greatest Hits Album Announced". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ "Prince's Unreleased Songs To Feature In 2 New Albums". International Business Times. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ Kreps, Daniel. "Unreleased Prince Songs Prepped for Greatest Hits, 'Purple Rain' Reissue". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ Ahmed, Tufayel (21 October 2016). "Two new Prince albums are coming—including a 'Purple Rain' reissue". Newsweek. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Prince – 4Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Prince – 4Ever" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – 4Ever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – 4Ever" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Prince Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – 4Ever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 48, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince – 4Ever" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2017. 3. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 17 February 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 48 (dal 2016-11-25 al 2016-12-01)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Prince – 4Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – {{{artist}}} – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Prince Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Prince Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Prince – 4Ever". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 5, 2017. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Enter 4Ever in the search field and then press Enter.