Since September 2010, this blog has recorded the journey of this music junkie as I attempt to listen to all the music in my CD collection. CDs revisited in their entirety from start to finish - no skipping tracks, no shuffle. Compact Discs only - no vinyl, no tapes, no files.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Prince - The Hits 2 (1993)


GREATEST HITS FORTNIGHT (FEBRUARY 6-19, 2012)

I was a Prince fan early on because my friend Jim had the 1980 album, Dirty Mind. This album covers material from those early days right through his heyday in the mid and late '80s. In my opinion, if you've got this compilation and the Purple Rain album, you've got all the Prince you really need.

Album chart peaks:
  • US Billboard Top 200: #54
  • Billboard R&B: #23

Tracks: 18 tracks. My favorites are Controversy, Dirty Mind, I Wanna Be Your Lover, Head, I Would Die 4 U, Raspberry Beret, Kiss (although I much prefer the extended version), U Got The Look, and Sexy MF (which would make an attention-getting ringtone fo sho). I usually skip Do Me Baby, Little Red Corvette, and If I Was Your Girlfriend.

SongYearHot 100DanceR&B
Controversy19817013
Dirty Mind1980-565
I Wanna Be Your Lover19791121
Head1980-5-
Do Me, Baby1982---
Delirious19838-18
Little Red Corvette198366111
I Would Die 4 U198485011
Raspberry Beret1985243
If I Was Your Girlfriend198767-12
Kiss1986111
Peach1993---
U Got The Look19872-11
Sexy M.F.199266-76
Gett Off19912116
Cream19911--
Pope1999---
Purple Rain19842-3


Personal Memory Associated with this CD: There's quite a few, but today I'm reminded of a end-of-year crawfish boil I helped host one year for some of my students and their parents (2003, maybe?). We had music playing and I just had a funk mix going when I suddenly heard the opening measures of Sexy MF. I bolted to the stereo and skipped the track as quickly as I could. I was in my mid-30's, but I don't think I've ever moved faster.

Previously revisited for the blog:
Musicology (2004)
N.E.W.S. (2003)

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