Product Description

Long-delayed 2CD collection from Mr. Rogers Nelson, aka thepurple prince of pop, compiles some of the biggest hits from his tenure at Warner Bros. on disc one, and ultra-rare 12"extended dance remixes on disc two. This is a good introduction to Prince's classic older material and fans have hailedthe reissue of the hard-to-find vinyl sides, the originals of which have been known to change hands for several hundreddollars.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. I Wanna Be Your Lover
2. Uptown
3. Controversy
4. 1999
5. Delirious
6. When Doves Cry
7. I Would Die 4 U
8. Purple Rain
9. Sign O' The Times
10. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
11. Alphabet St.
12. Diamonds And Pearls
13. Gett Off
14. Money Don't Matter 2 Night
15. 7
16. Nothing Compares 2 U
17. My Name Is Prince

Disc 2:

1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Little Red Corvette
3. Let's Work
4. Pop Life
5. She's Always In My Hair
6. Raspberry Beret
7. Kiss
8. U Got The Look
9. Hot Thing
10. Thieves In The Temple
11. Cream

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1731 in Music
• Released on: 2006-08-21
• Number of discs: 2

Customer Reviews

Could have been better
It's becoming almost an annual event to churn out a Prince Greatest Hits album now. The annoying thing about that is that there's not much different about any of them. They usually contain at least 10 tracks similar to the previous effort and never have anything from the Batman album. Batdance was a huge hit I recall. This "Ultimate" album has the novelty factor of some extended remixes (basically the old 12" singles). Overall though, this compilation is lacking and doesn't show off enough of the great man's versatility. It's the safe option for the casual fan.

Yet another wonderful trip down memory lane!
Actually released last year, this Ultimate collection of Prince material is riding high again thanks to his recent high profile shows in London along with the slightly bizarre choice to release his latest cd via a sunday newspaper. But then, this is Prince after all - with whom words like 'normal' don't tend to share the same sentence!

A few reviews have been critical of the constant raiding of his back catalogue to release yet another greatest hits package - a feeling I understand but how can you give a poor review mark for such quality musicianship (is that a proper word?) - Prince, in the 80's to early 90's, was an absolute musical genius and consistently released strong, original singles with his brand of rock/pop and listening to this compilation not only reminds me once again of so many incredible songs but brings me a sense of joyousness, that music can be great and fun, which I often find lacking in much of todays music.

The key tempter to buy in this package is the second disc which contains eleven extended or alternative remixes, often taken from 12" singles of the time which have previously been unavailable on cd and these are a welcome surprise - so these along with the usual favourites does make this quite a comprehensive collection overall. No collection though can completely please and I also would change a few things - it always seems to me that every Prince compilation reflects his american market - so we always get 'Pop Life' (no.60 in UK) rather than 'Paisley Park' (a no.18 single); we always get 'I Would Die 4 U' (top-10 in US but stalled here at 58!) but never EVER get the UK only release of 'Girls and Boys' (a no.11 hit). So in my ideal collection, I would trim 'Controversy' and 'Alphabet St' down to their single versions, kick off 'I Would Die 4 U' and 'Nothing Compares 2 U' (Sorry but Sinead does it best!) and bring in the singles of 'Girls and Boys', 'Glam Slam', 'Gold' and 'Most Beautiful Girl in the World'. Maybe it'll happen in another couple of years....

This is a great package though and does contain most songs that any fan or more casual buyer would want to hear. So buy it, put it in your player - loud, and just enjoy some of the best songs ever.

Artist formally known as Rubbish
My mum brought me this thinking that because he was "big" when I was younger then I would actually like this!!!! I have of course now put my mother in a home and have this album listed on E-Bay.Only have a bid of 7p and a bag of Haribo....which is very tempting.
Prince has invented and reinvented himself musically so many times that it is getting boring and after all this time he has never invented himself as any good!!
My ex girlfriend made me watch the film purple rain once,thus why she is an ex.
I cant find anything nice to say about this album except that the cover is nice because it does not feature his ugly mug.