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"4ever" ist die sechste Greatest Hits Compilation von Prince und die erste Albumveröffentlichung nach seinem Tod am 21. April 2016. Das Doppelalbum erschien am 22. November 2016 bei dem Label Warner Bros. Records / NPG Records und enthält insgesamt 40 Songs. Die erste CD umfasst 20 Songs und hat eine Laufzeit von 76 Minuten und 51 Sekunden, die zweite CD umfasst ebenfalls 20 Songs und hat eine Laufzeit von 78 Minuten und 14 Sekunden. Das Albumcover gestaltete die Fotografin Justine Walpole. Es stammt aus dem Jahr 2012 und war als Poster für Prince' damalige "Welcome 2 Chicago"-Tournee erstellt worden. Die Fotos im zwölfseitigen Booklet des Albums schoss der Fotograf Herb Ritts, der auch schon für die Fotos im Booklet der 1993 veröffentlichten Greatest Hits Compilation "The Hits / The B-Sides" verantwortlich war.
"4ever" enthält die kommerziell erfolgreichsten Singleauskopplungen von Prince aus den Jahren 1978 bis 1993. Außerdem ist auf dem Album der bisher unveröffentlichte Song "Moonbeam Levels" zu finden, der ursprünglich am 6. Juli 1982 in den Sunset Studios in Los Angeles aufgenommen wurde.
"4ever" erreichte in den amerikanischen Billboard Charts Platz 33 und wurde weltweit ca. 510.000 Mal verkauft. In Deutschland erreichte das Album Platz 87 der hiesigen Album-Charts.
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Warner Brothers’ fourth Prince greatest hits compilation is a step up from 2002’s Very Best Of. Prince 4Ever is also Prince’s first music release following his death on April 21, 2016. Containing only songs spanning 1978 to 1993, it makes sound coverage of his most popular tracks and some not so obvious inclusions (namely Glam Slam and Peach), which is pleasing to see on the track list. Prince 4Ever contains 40 songs of which 39 are his best performing singles. Surprisingly, his highest charting UK single, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, is not included. Warner don’t ever seem to acknowledge Prince’s releases through them post 1993. Although, it is refreshing to see Batdance is able to finally put in an appearance, given the licensing problems with the Batman soundtrack for previous greatest hits packages. Partyman therefore, is the second surprise omission. But despite this, the saving grace of Prince 4Ever (and 4ever owing itself to the inclusion of this) is the mother of all Prince outtakes Moonbeam Levels, elevating the e album to an impossible to resist purchase. For that is $Ever’s intent: to settle Prince’s unpaid tax. But don’t judge the album on one song alone, there are edited versions of singles not previously available in CD format, thus for the sake of completeness it is a worthy addition to Prince (or music fan’s) collection. As ever with compilations the quality of the album comes down to the selection of songs and you can tell with this release. Where it is obvious to include every crowdpleasing song and hit, to narrow a playlist down to just 40 from the era when Prince was at his peak, the tracks for Prince 4Ever were chosen out of genuine care and affection. It’s more the greatest hits for an entire musical decade. RIP Prince. You continue to astound us, even in death.
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