Album: 4Ever

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{{Album| |album name = Prince 4ever |album image = Prince4ever album artwork |date = 22 November 2016 (USA)
25 November 2016 (Europe) |length = 76:51; 78:14 |label = NPG Records and Warner Bros. |studios = Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA, USA; Wayzata Home Studio, Wayzata, MN, USA; Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; St. Louis Park Warehouse, St. Louis Park, MN, USA; First Avenue (in Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck (from New York, NY in Minneapolis, MN USA); Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Warner Pioneer Studios, Tokyo, Japan |previous year = 2016 |next year = |previous image = Image:Hitnrun_PHASEII_album.jpg |next image = Image:NoPreviousAlbum.png |previous album = Album: Hitnrun Phase Two |next album = |previous album link = Hitnrun Phase Two |next album link = |introduction = Prince 4ever is the sixth compilation album of Prince's Warner Bros. studio work, and the first official posthumous release, announced six months to the day after Prince's death, and planned for release seven months after, in November 2016 (more than ten years after the previous compilation album, Ultimate).

It comprises only Warner Bros.-era recordings under the name Prince from 14 studio albums, released originally between 1978 and 1993, as well as the standalone single track Gotta Stop (Messin' About) and two songs which previously debuted on The Hits 1 and The Hits 2 (Nothing Compares 2 U and Peach respectively). The compilation includes one previously-unreleased track, Moonbeam Levels. In contrast with the tracks on The Hits 1 and The Hits 2, most songs on this compilation are in edit form as they originally appeared on 7" singles. Most notably Little Red Corvette, Let's Go Crazy and Alphabet St. which were not officially released on commercially available cds in the edit-form they appear in on this release.

Of the 40 tracks on the compilation, Take Me With U, Paisley Park, Batdance, Mountains, Girls & Boys, Glam Slam and the previously-unreleased Moonbeam Levels had not appeared on a previous studio compilation album in any form.

Promotion

A press release for the compilation (also announcing a remastered deluxe version of Purple Rain for early 2017) was put out on 21 October 2016, six months to the day after Prince's death. More promotion is expected, and information will be added here as it becomes available.

|tracklisting = The compact disc version is the original issue.

  • Disc 1:
  1. 1999 (edit) (3:39)
  2. Little Red Corvette (edit) (3:09)
  3. When Doves Cry (edit) (3:48)
  4. Let's Go Crazy 1 (edit) (3:50)
  5. Raspberry Beret 1 (3:35)
  6. I Wanna Be Your Lover (edit) (3:00)
  7. Soft And Wet 2 (edit) (3:05)
  8. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (edit) (3:51)
  9. Uptown (edit) (4:11)
  10. When You Were Mine (edit) (3:46)
  11. Head (4: 46)
  12. Gotta Stop (Messin' About) (edit) (2:75)
  13. Controversy (edit) (3:38)
  14. Let's Work (edit) (3:02)
  15. Delirious (edit) (2:41)
  16. I Would Die 4 U 1 (edit) (3:59)
  17. Take Me With U 1 (edit) (3:44)
  18. Paisley Park 1 (4: 44)
  19. Pop Life 1,8 (edit) (3:45)
  20. Purple Rain1 (edit) (8:41)
  • Disc 2:
  1. Kiss 1 (3:46)
  2. Sign O' The Times (edit) (3:44)
  3. Alphabet St. (edit) (2:25)
  4. Batdance (edit) (4:07)
  5. Thieves In The Temple (3:21)
  6. Cream 3 (4:13)
  7. Mountains 4 (3:58)
  8. Girls & Boys 1 (edit) (3:28)
  9. If I Was Your Girlfriend (edit) (3:46)
  10. U Got The Look (3:48)
  11. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (edit/fade) (3:41)
  12. Glam Slam (edit) (3:31)
  13. Moonbeam Levels (4:06)
  14. Diamonds And Pearls 3 (edit) (4:20)
  15. Gett Off 3 (UK Single Remix) (4:00)
  16. Sexy M.F. 5 (5:26)
  17. My Name Is Prince 6 (4:04)
  18. 7 7 (album edit) (4:23)
  19. Peach (3:48)
  20. Nothing Compares 2 U (4:19)

|credits = All songs written by Prince, except where noted. |* comment = 1  Written by Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
2  Music by Prince, lyrics by Prince and Chris Moon
3  Written by Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
4  Written by Prince (lyrics), Wendy Melvoin (music) and Lisa Coleman (music) (credited to Prince and the Revolution) 5  Written by Prince, Tony M. and Levi Seacer, Jr.
6  Written by Prince, rap written by Tony M.
7  Written by Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation); co-written by Lowell Fulsom and Jimmy McCracklin
8  String interlude composed by Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin |other format = Digital |content = The digital version was released at same time as the CD.

  1. 1999 (edit) (3:39)
  2. Little Red Corvette (edit) (3:09)
  3. When Doves Cry (edit) (3:48)
  4. Let's Go Crazy 1 (edit) (3:50)
  5. Raspberry Beret 1 (3:35)
  6. I Wanna Be Your Lover (edit) (3:00)
  7. Soft And Wet 2 (edit) (3:05)
  8. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (edit) (3:51)
  9. Uptown (edit) (4:11)
  10. When You Were Mine (edit) (3:46)
  11. Head (4:46)
  12. Gotta Stop (Messin' About) (edit) (2:75)
  13. Controversy (edit) (3:38)
  14. Let's Work (edit) (3:02)
  15. Delirious (edit) (2:41)
  16. I Would Die 4 U 1 (edit) (3:59)
  17. Take Me With U 1 (edit) (3:44)
  18. Paisley Park 1 (4:44)
  19. Pop Life 1,8 (edit) (3:45)
  20. Purple Rain1 (edit) (8:41)
  21. Kiss 1 (3:46)
  22. Sign O' The Times (edit) (3:44)
  23. Alphabet St. (edit) (2:25)
  24. Batdance (edit) (4:07)
  25. Thieves In The Temple (3:21)
  26. Cream 3 (4:13)
  27. Mountains 4 (3:58)
  28. Girls & Boys 1 (edit) (3:28)
  29. If I Was Your Girlfriend (edit) (3:46)
  30. U Got The Look (3:48)
  31. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (edit/fade) (3:41)
  32. Glam Slam (edit) (3:31)
  33. Moonbeam Levels (4:06)
  34. Diamonds And Pearls 3 (edit) (4:20)
  35. Gett Off 3 (UK Single Remix) (4:00)
  36. Sexy M.F. 5 (5:26)
  37. My Name Is Prince 6 (4:04)
  38. 7 7 (album edit) (4:23)
  39. Peach (3:48)
  40. Nothing Compares 2 U (4:19)

|musicians = See individual tracks for credits. |production = See individual tracks for credits. |thanks = TBC |singles =

|see also = ! colspan="2" align="left" style="font-size:100%;color:#AB3E00"| See also

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|charts = {{Charts| |charts = |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:1em;" | colspan="4" style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom;" |iTunes |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.8em;text-align:left;" ! style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" width="35%" align="left"|Country: Chart ! style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" width="30%" align="left"|Entry Date ! style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" width="15%" align="left"|Peak Position ! style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" width="20%" align="left"|Weeks in Chart |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | USA: | 22 Nov. 2016 | 8 | 12 (days) |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | Canada: | 22 Nov. 2016 | 85 | 4 (days) |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | Australia: | 24 Nov. 2016 | 30 | 9 (days) |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | UK: | 25 Nov. 2016 | 18 | 9 (days) |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | Germany: | 25 Nov. 2016 | 98 | 2 (days) |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | France: | 22 Nov. 2016 | 16 | 10 (days) |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | Spain: | 22 Nov. 2016 | 27 | 9 (days) |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | Italy: | 25 Nov. 2016 | 57 | 2 (days) |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; line-height:.2em;" | colspan="4"|  |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:1em;" | colspan="4" style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom;" |America |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.8em;text-align:left;" ! style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" width="35%" align="left"|Country: Chart ! style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" width="30%" align="left"|Entry Date ! style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" width="15%" align="left"|Peak Position ! style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" width="20%" align="left"|Weeks in Chart |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | USA: The Billboard 200 | 10 Dec. 2016 | 80 | 1 {{ChartLine| | Date = 10 Dec. 2016 | Chart (Country) = USA: [[Billboard Top R&B Albums] | Peak Position = 6 | Weeks in chart = 1 }} |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; line-height:.2em;" | colspan="4"|  |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:1em;" | colspan="4" style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom;" |Europe |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.8em;text-align:left;" ! style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" width="35%" align="left"|Country: Chart ! style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" width="30%" align="left"|Entry Date ! style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" width="15%" align="left"|Peak Position ! style="line-height:1em; vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" width="20%" align="left"|Weeks in Chart |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | Belgium: Ultratop Flanders | 3 Dec. 2016 | 11 | 1 |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | Belgium: Ultratop Wallonia | 3 Dec. 2016 | 46 | 1 |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | Germany: Offizielle Deutsche Top Albums | 3 Dec. 2016 | 87 | 1 |- style="background:#fcfcfc; color:black; font-size:.9em;vertical-align:top;" | The Netherlands: Album Top 100 | 3 Dec. 2016 | 12 | 1 |certifications = This album has not yet been certified |awards = This album has not yet been awarded }} |releases =

Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA CD 558509-2 digipak center center center center
Europe CD 9362-49146-0 digipak border border link=File:LabelA}}} link=File:LabelB}}}
Europe CD 9362-49140-7 jewelcase border border link=File:LabelA}}} link=File:LabelB}}}

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA Digital n/a center center center center
 

  |album promotion = |trivia = While Prince had released a track titled 4ever on his 2009 album Lotusflow3r, it was likely never considered for inclusion on this compilation as the album was not released on Warner Bros. and was released a long time after the period of work that is included here. |alternative = |references = Two new Prince releases, including music from the vault, on the way |categories = }}

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