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− | *[[Hollywood Sound Recorders]], Los Angeles, CA, USA;
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− | *[[Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park]], Chanhassen, MN, USA;
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− | *[[Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks]]
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| |previous year = 1992 | | |previous year = 1992 |
| |next year = 1993 | | |next year = 1993 |
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Album details
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Released:
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13 September 1993 (UK)
14 September 1993 (USA)
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Length:
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75:49
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Label(s):
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Paisley Park Records / Warner Bros.
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Studio(s):
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Record Plant, Sausalito, CA, USA; Sound Labs, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA, USA; Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA; *The Warehouse, St. Louis Park, MN, USA; Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks
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Charts, Certifications & Awards
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Charts
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America
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Country: Chart
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Entry Date
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Peak Position
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Weeks in Chart
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USA: The Billboard 200
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2 Oct. 1993
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46
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20
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USA: Billboard Top R&B Albums
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2 Oct. 1993
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14
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21
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USA: Billboard Catalog Albums
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16 Jan. 1999
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3R
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1
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Europe
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Country: Chart
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Entry Date
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Peak Position
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Weeks in Chart
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Austria: Alben Top 75
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29 Sep. 1993
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7
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12
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Germany: Musikmarkt Top 100 Albums
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27 Sep. 1993
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20
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11
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The Netherlands: Album Top 100
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29 Sep. 1993
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14
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9
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Norway: VG-Lista Top 40 Albums
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Week 38/1993
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15
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2
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Portugal: AFP Portugal Albums Top 30
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Week 18/2016
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17
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3
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Sweden: Top 60 Albums
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15 Sep. 1993
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10
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6
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Switzerland: Schweizer Hitparade
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26 Sep. 1993
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22
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5
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U.K.: UK Albums Chart
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25 Sep. 1993
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5
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27
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Pacific
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Country: Chart
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Entry Date
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Peak Position
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Weeks in Chart
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Australia: ARIA Top 50 Albums
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26 Sep. 1993
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19
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3
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New Zealand: Top 40 Albums
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26 Sep. 1993
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12
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12
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Certifications
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Institution, Country
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Date
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Certification
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RIAA, USA
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1 Dec. 1993,
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Gold (500,000)
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RIAA, USA
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10 Aug. 1995
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Platinum (1 million)
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BPI, UK
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1 Sep. 1995
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Silver & Gold (100,000)
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BPI, UK
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1 Jun. 1995
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Platinum (300,000)
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ARIA, Australia
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17 Dec. 1995
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Gold (35,000)
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Awards
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This album has not received any awards in the USA
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Singles released
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See also
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The Hits 1 is the first compilation album by Prince. It was released simultaneously with The Hits 2, The Hits / The B-Sides and The Hits Collection home video in September 1993, and the disc itself was also included as the first disc of The Hits / The B-Sides.
Content
In conjunction with The Hits 2, the album contains most of Prince’s most well-known songs from 13 studio albums, released originally between 1978 and 1993 (Batman being the only album not represented). With the exception of Soft And Wet, the more explicit material was saved for The Hits 2 to avoid a "Parental Advisory" label on The Hits 1.
The album also contained two songs which were previously-unreleased by Prince: Nothing Compares 2 U (which had initially been released by The Family, but was made famous worldwide by Irish singer Sinead O’Connor) and Pink Cashmere. Adore, which had not been released as a single, was included in a previously-unavailable edited form.
The previously-unreleased tracks were recorded at different points in Prince’s career. Nothing Compares 2 U is included here as a January 1992, live version, although Prince’s original unreleased studio version was recorded in July 1984. Pink Cashmere was recorded in June 1988.
Early project
Warner Bros. had initially considered releasing a larger 4-5 disc box set, but this was quickly rejected as the retail price was considered to be prohibitive.
Prince contributed six previously-unreleased songs to the whole set, and at one point wanted to be more involved in the release, but Warner Bros. were already behind schedule on the set, and in the end paid Prince not to be involved.
Promotion
Pink Cashmere was released as a single two weeks before the album’s release, and Nothing Compares 2 U was also available as a promotional release in the USA two months later.
The album reached number 46 on The Billboard 200 Chart, and number 14 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums Chart. The album has sold well since its release, and was certified platinum (1,000,000 copies shipped) in 1995.
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Personnel
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Musicians
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- Prince – all vocals and instruments, except where noted
- Wendy Melvoin – guitar and voice on Pop Life and Let’s Go Crazy
- Lisa Coleman – keyboards and voice on Pop Life and Let’s Go Crazy, co-lead vocals on 1999
- Brown Mark – bass and voice on Pop Life and Let’s Go Crazy
- Dr. Fink – keyboards on Pop Life, Let’s Go Crazy and Alphabet St.
- Bobby Z. – percussion on Pop Life and Let’s Go Crazy
- Levi Seacer, Jr. – bass and vocals on Alphabet St., guitar and vocals on Diamonds And Pearls and 7
- Rosie Gaines – co-lead vocals on Nothing Compares 2 U, keyboards and vocals on Diamonds And Pearls and 7
- Tony M. – backing vocals on Diamonds And Pearls and 7
- Tommy Barbarella – keyboards on Diamonds And Pearls and 7
- Damon Dickson – backing vocals and percussion on Diamonds And Pearls and 7
- Sonny T. – bass and backing vocals on Diamonds And Pearls and 7
- Michael B. – drums, backing vocals and percussion on Diamonds And Pearls and 7
- Dez Dickerson – co-lead vocals on 1999
- Sheila E. – drums, percussion and vocals on Alphabet St. and drums on Pop Life
- Jill Jones – co-lead vocals on 1999
- Cat – vocals on Alphabet St.
- Chuck Thomas - drums on 7 (uncredited, sampled loop from Tramp by Lowell Fulson)
- Eric Leeds – horns and vocals on Alphabet St.
- Atlanta Bliss – trumpet on Adore, horns and vocals on Alphabet St.
- Miko Weaver – guitar and vocals on Alphabet St.
- Boni Boyer – vocals and hammond organ on Alphabet St.
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Production
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- Prince – production and arrangement; engineer on When You Were Mine and Uptown (as Jamie Starr)
- Tommy Vicari – executive producer, engineer and remixer on Soft And Wet
- Clare Fischer – string orchestrator on Pink Cashmere
- Bob Mockler – remixer on I Feel For You, When You Were Mine and Uptown
- Mic Guzauski – remixer on When You Were Mine and Uptown
- Keith "K.C." Cohen – mixer on 7
- Bob Rosa – mixer on 7
- Steve Beltram – mixer on 7
- Ron Garrett – assistant remixer on When You Were Mine and Uptown
- Peggy McCreary – engineer on When Doves Cry, Pop Life and 1999 (as "Peggy Mac")
- Susan Rogers – engineer on Pop Life, Let’s Go Crazy, I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man, Adore and Sign O’ The Times
- David Leonard – engineer on When Doves Cry, Pop Life and Let’s Go Crazy
- David Tickle – engineer on Pop Life
- Gary Brandt – engineer on I Feel For You and Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
- Coke Johnson – engineer on I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man, Adore and Sign O’ The Times
- Michael Koppelman – engineer on Thieves In The Temple, engineer and mixer on Diamonds And Pearls and 7
- Steve Noonan – engineer and mixer on 7
- Dave Friedlander – engineer on 7
- Ray Hahnfeldt – engineer on 7
- Brian Poer – engineer on 7
- Tom Garneau – engineer on Pink Cashmere, Thieves In The Temple and mixer on 7
- Eddie Miller – engineer on Pink Cashmere and Alphabet St.
- Joe Blaney – engineer on Alphabet St.
- Steve Fontano – assistant engineer on Soft And Wet
- Dave Roeder – assistant engineer on Soft And Wet
- Mark Ettel – assistant engineer on I Feel For You and Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
- Don Batts – assistant engineer on 1999
- Tim Penn – assistant engineer on Diamonds And Pearls
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Thanks
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