The Hits/The B-Sides

The Hits/The B-Sides Artist: Prince
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Box set
Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Discs: 3


UPC: 093624544043
EAN: 0093624544043
ASIN: B000002MNG


Release Date: 1993-09-14

The Hits/The B-Sides


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Tracks:

  1. When Doves Cry
  2. Pop Life
  3. Soft and Wet
  4. I Feel for You
  5. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
  6. When You Were Mine
  7. Uptown
  8. Let's Go Crazy
  9. 1999
  10. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
  11. Nothing Compares 2 U [Live][#] - Rosie Gaines, New Power Generation, Prince
  12. Adore
  13. Pink Cashmere [#]
  14. Alphabet St.
  15. Sign 'O' the Times
  16. Thieves in the Temple
  17. Diamonds and Pearls
  18. 7 - New Power Generation, Prince

Tracks:

  1. Controversy
  2. Dirty Mind
  3. I Wanna Be Your Lover
  4. Head
  5. Do Me, Baby
  6. Delirious
  7. Little Red Corvette
  8. I Would Die 4 U - Prince, Revolution
  9. Raspberry Beret - Prince, Revolution
  10. If I Was Your Girlfriend
  11. Kiss - Prince, Revolution
  12. Peach [#]
  13. U Got the Look - Sheena Easton, Prince
  14. Sexy M.F. - New Power Generation, Prince
  15. Gett Off - New Power Generation, Prince
  16. Cream - New Power Generation, Prince
  17. Pope [#]
  18. Purple Rain - Prince, Revolution

Tracks:

  1. Hello - Prince, Revolution
  2. 200 Balloons
  3. Escape
  4. Gotta Stop (Messin' About)
  5. Horny Toad
  6. Feel U Up
  7. Girl - Prince, Revolution
  8. I Love U in Me
  9. Erotic City - Prince, Revolution
  10. Shockadelica
  11. Irresistible Bitch
  12. Scarlet Pussy - Camille
  13. La, La, La, He, He, Hee
  14. She's Always in My Hair - Prince, Revolution
  15. 17 Days - Prince, Revolution
  16. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
  17. Another Lonely Christmas - Prince, Revolution
  18. God - Prince, Revolution
  19. 4 the Tears in Your Eyes [Live] - Lisa, Prince,
  20. Power Fantastic [Live][#]

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Assignment: To write 100 words on 56 songs by the greatest artist the '80s produced. Even with single edits substituting for full-length versions in a handful of cases, <I>The Hits/The B-Sides</I> is a mighty testament to the man we once called Prince. (For that matter, we still do.) In addition to most of his singles, from "I Wanna Be Your Lover" to "Thieves in the Temple," from "When Doves Cry" to "7," this triple-CD set throws in some worthwhile new music and a full disc of the fantastic flips that made buying 7- and 12-inches a must even when you already owned the A-side. "You can be the side effect," he mutters herein. "I'd rather be the dope." Witness some of the funkiest pharmaceuticals around. <I>--Rickey Wright</I>

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars DEFINITIVE PORTRIAT OF HIS PRIME YEARS.......2007-04-03

It may not be a definitive portriat of his overall career since he produced many great songs(if not albums) after this box set was released but, the hits and B sides does a stellar job of capturing most of the best songs he did during his prime period

Disc one contains what people expect "When Doves Cry", "1999", "Diamonds and Pearls" etc. What makes this box set worth owning is the second and third disc. In my opinion, the second disc contains the songs that cemented his status as the eccentric genius of pop music in the 1980's with racy songs like "Dirty Mind", "Head", "If I was your Girlfriend", etc. The first disc is great and contains some of the most inventive pop songs ever produced but the rauchier second disc contains the songs that made every Prince album an event in the 1980's. Take away the rauchiness and you're left with "another pop artist" who made great songs but have no personality (like George Michael). His sexier side is what made him unique. With sexier x rated songs presenting a flipside to his accessible pop songs, he's a artist shrounded in mystery and worth a million analysis! He's a pure legend because if it and without the second disc, casual fans wouldn't be aware of the mystery that gave him longetvity.

The B Sides disc (disc 3) is pretty cool if not great. It doesn't measure up to the quality of the first two discs but, hidden gems like "She's always in my Hair", "[..] Toad", and "Erotic City" makes the disc worth checking out. If the first disc presents Prince as a inventive Pop craftsman, and the second disc showcases Prince's sexier side, then the thrid disc defines his experiemental side. At times the experimentations paid off and sometimes they didn't - making the B sides disc less consistent than the first two, but enjoyable nonetheless.

This is not a bad place to start to hear one of the best mainstream artist in pop music history. What would've made this boxset better was for them to extended it to a extra disc to include more album tracks rather than just include the hits. Since the quality of Prince music took a nosedive at the dawn of the 90's, this is the best place to hear the purple one at his most fruitful and colorful.


5 out of 5 stars A Genius - And His Guitar - At Work And Play.......2007-02-12

It took the morality police a few days after the Super Bowl to catch back up with Prince. I guess he has been operating too far under the radar for the MP's to remember that back in the day he was one of their biggest targets.

But even the younger MP's have to recall that Prince became a music icon back in the 1980s, when neo-conservatism ran amuck through art. Prince had the courage to push back and this classic set shows his genius as hit after hit after hit - and a few surprises - are showcased in the 56 tracks.

The third disc of B-sides is full of rare songs that make the box set well worth the price. Not only is Prince a prolific artist, he made the singles a must for fans who wanted material not found on albums. Many of the cuts show Prince's wry sense of humor. My favorites include 200 Balloons, Shockadelica, How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore and Another Lonely Christmas.

Pop Life is my favorite song, but discs one and two deliver elegance - Nothing Compares 2 U - collaborations, Alphabet St (with Sheila E) and If I was Your Girlfriend (with Camille) & cuts that may have gotten lost in the wealth of output - Thieves In The Temple and Pope.

He dominated the music industry like few artists. And it looks like Prince and his guitar are ready again to shake things up and get the MP's all hot & bothered.

Maybe for next year's big game the NFL will play it safe and dust off ancient stadium rockers ZZ Top, with the hope that the 8-track tape they'll be lip-syncing to won't snap in the equally antique machine.

5 out of 5 stars Too talented for words!.......2006-08-14

Prince is a musical genius.
2 words...BUY IT. You will not regret this purchase.

5 out of 5 stars You're a sinner, I don't care........2006-06-25

This set collects two discs of Prince's greatest hits, plus a bonus disc of "b-sides" which were previously unavailable on album. The hits speak for themselves; "When Doves Cry", "Kiss", "1999", "Little Red Corvette", etc. But what's really interesting to Prince fans is the "b-sides" disc. These songs were previously hard to find (unless you owned his original singles), and it's great to have them all on one disc. Some of these songs are as good as his hits. The disc even includes my personal favorite Prince song, "Erotic City". So, even if you already own all of Prince's albums, this collection is worth getting for the "b-sides" disc.

3 out of 5 stars Let's pretend we're listening to AM radio.......2006-06-16

This is a fine collection of pop music by an important artist. A number of songs fade out early which is jarring if you're used to the album cuts. Hence, only 3 stars.

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