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Track List
01) I Wanna Be Your Lover
02) 1999
03) Little Red Corvette
04) When Doves Cry
05) Let's Go Crazy
06) Purple Rain 
07) I Would Die 4 U
08) Raspberry Beret
09) Kiss
10) Sign 'o' The Times
11) U Got the Look
12) Alphabet St.
13) Thieves in the Temple
14) Gett Off
15) Cream
16) Diamonds and Pearls
17) Money Don't Matter 2 Night
01) I Wanna Be Your Lover
02) 1999
03) Little Red Corvette
04) When Doves Cry
05) Let's Go Crazy
06) Purple Rain
07) I Would Die 4 U
08) Raspberry Beret
09) Kiss
10) Sign 'o' The Times
11) U Got the Look
12) Alphabet St.
13) Thieves in the Temple
14) Gett Off
15) Cream
16) Diamonds and Pearls
17) Money Don't Matter 2 Night
2:58
3:37
4:56
3:48
4:40
8:40
2:57
3:32
3:46
3:42
3:47
5:39
3:21
4:30
4:12
4:19
4:45
Data Complete
80%
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First Released
2001
Funk
Energetic
Urban/R&B
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Medium
Compilation
5,250,000 copies
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The Very Best of Prince is a greatest hits album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on July 31, 2001 by Warner Bros. Records. The album contains most of his commercially successful singles in their radio edits from 1979–1991 including the US #1's "When Doves Cry", "Let's Go Crazy", "Kiss" and "Cream".
The Very Best of Prince does not include the US #1 hit "Batdance" most likely due to the licensing of the character Batman. Allmusic supposes that the Batman album is being unofficially written out of his discography.
User Album Review
Warner Brothers appear to believe Prince’s career had ended when his contract with then expired. Let’s face it, this disk actually showcases how remarkable his Warners career was. It contains all the stuff the casual fan should already have heard, although it is good stuff at that. Yet we all know this CD is a half-baked effort to make Warner Brothers rinse as much money as possible out of the Purple Reign legacy that was running out of steam by 2002. Or so they thought! Does The Very Best Of Prince really contain his ‘very best’? Going by unit sales and familiarity, yes. Perhaps the album would have been better named Essential Prince since the ‘very best’ of his work is not here, that’s what you get with the industry exec and not the artist picking the track list. With all these hits in one place though The Very Best Of Prince saves some album hopping and sometimes, even for the most obsessive Prince fan, hearing all the hits in one sitting is a guilty pleasure. Though this is all stuff fans own and know note for note and is not quite so the perfect album for that simple reason it is wonderfully nostalgic of an era when Prince reigned supreme. Use this album only as a gateway to the better material on others.
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The Very Best of Prince is a greatest hits album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on July 31, 2001 by Warner Bros. Records. The album contains most of his commercially successful singles in their radio edits from 1979–1991 including the US #1's "When Doves Cry", "Let's Go Crazy", "Kiss" and "Cream".
The Very Best of Prince does not include the US #1 hit "Batdance" most likely due to the licensing of the character Batman. Allmusic supposes that the Batman album is being unofficially written out of his discography.
User Album Review
Warner Brothers appear to believe Prince’s career had ended when his contract with then expired. Let’s face it, this disk actually showcases how remarkable his Warners career was. It contains all the stuff the casual fan should already have heard, although it is good stuff at that. Yet we all know this CD is a half-baked effort to make Warner Brothers rinse as much money as possible out of the Purple Reign legacy that was running out of steam by 2002. Or so they thought! Does The Very Best Of Prince really contain his ‘very best’? Going by unit sales and familiarity, yes. Perhaps the album would have been better named Essential Prince since the ‘very best’ of his work is not here, that’s what you get with the industry exec and not the artist picking the track list. With all these hits in one place though The Very Best Of Prince saves some album hopping and sometimes, even for the most obsessive Prince fan, hearing all the hits in one sitting is a guilty pleasure. Though this is all stuff fans own and know note for note and is not quite so the perfect album for that simple reason it is wonderfully nostalgic of an era when Prince reigned supreme. Use this album only as a gateway to the better material on others.
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