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|album name            = The Hits 1
|album name            = The Hits 1
|album image            = [[File:thehits1.jpg]]
|album image            = [[File:thehits1.jpg]]
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_13|13 September 1993]] (UK)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_14|14 September 1993]] (USA)
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_13|13 September 1993]] (UK)<br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_14|14 September 1993]] (USA)
|length                = 75:49  
|length                = 75:49  
|label                  = [[Paisley Park Records]]
|label                  = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
|studios                = <b>California</b>
|studios                = [[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 Studios|Paisley Park]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
*[[Sunset Sound]], Los Angeles, 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;  
<b>Minnesota</b>
*[[St. Louis Park Warehouse|The Warehouse]], St. Louis Park, MN, USA;  
*[[Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park]], Chanhassen, MN, USA;
*[[Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks]]
|previous year          = 1992
|previous year          = 1992
|next year              = 1993
|next year              = 1993
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|previous album        = Album: Symbol
|previous album        = Album: Symbol
|next album            = Album: The Hits 2
|next album            = Album: The Hits 2
|previous album link    = [[File:Symbolblue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]
|previous album link    = [[File:Symbolblue.png|link= Album: Symbol]]
|next album link        = [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]]
|next album link        = [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]]
<!-- INTRODUCTION -->
|introduction          = <b>The Hits 1</b> is the first compilation album by [[Prince]]. It was released simultaneously with [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] and [[Home Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] home video in September 1993, and the disc itself was also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]].  
|introduction          = <b>The Hits 1</b> is the first compilation album by [[Prince]]. It was released simultaneously with [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] and [[Home Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] home video in September 1993, and the disc itself was also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]].  


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<b>Content</b>
<b>Content</b>


In conjunction with [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], the album contains most of [[Prince]]'s most well-known songs from 13 studio albums, released originally between 1978 and 1993 ([[Album: Batman|Batman]] being the only album not represented). With the exception of [[Soft And Wet]], the more explicit material was saved for [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]] to avoid a "Parental Advisory" label on '''The Hits 1'''.  
In conjunction with [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], the album contains most of [[Prince]]’s most well-known songs from 13 studio albums, released originally between 1978 and 1993 ([[Album: Batman|Batman]] being the only album not represented). With the exception of [[Soft And Wet]], the more explicit material was saved for [[Album: The Hits 2|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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinead_O%27Connor Sinead O'Connor]) and [[Pink Cashmere]]. [[Adore]], which had not been released as a single, was included in a previously-unavailable edited form.
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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinead_O’Connor 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.  
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.  




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<b>Promotion</b>
<b>Promotion</b>


[[Single: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]] was released as a single two weeks before the album's release, and [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] was also available as a promotional release in the USA two months later.
[[Single: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]] was released as a single two weeks before the album’s release, and [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U|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.
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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# <b>[[When You Were Mine]]</b> (3:43)
# <b>[[When You Were Mine]]</b> (3:43)
# <b>[[Uptown]]</b> (4:09)
# <b>[[Uptown]]</b> (4:09)
# <b>[[Let's Go Crazy]]</b> (4:39)
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (4:39)
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (3:36)
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (3:36)
# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (3:38)
# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (3:38)
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# <b>[[Pink Cashmere]]</b> (6:13)  
# <b>[[Pink Cashmere]]</b> (6:13)  
# <b>[[Alphabet St.]]</b> (5:38)
# <b>[[Alphabet St.]]</b> (5:38)
# <b>[[Sign O' The Times]]</b> (3:42)
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (3:42)
# <b>[[Thieves In The Temple]]</b> (3:19)
# <b>[[Thieves In The Temple]]</b> (3:19)
# <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]]</b> (4:19) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>  
# <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]]</b> (4:19) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>  
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<sup>1</sup>&nbsp; Music by [[Prince]], lyrics by [[Prince]] and [[Chris Moon]]<br>
<sup>1</sup>&nbsp; Music by [[Prince]], lyrics by [[Prince]] and [[Chris Moon]]<br>
<sup>2</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])<br>
<sup>2</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])<br>
<sup>3</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]). Contains sample of ''Tramp'', by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Fulson Lowell Fulson] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Fulson Lowell Fulson] and Jimmy McCracklin, from ''Tramp'', 1967)
<sup>3</sup>&nbsp; Written by [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]). Contains sample of ''Tramp'', by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Fulson Lowell Fulson] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Fulson Lowell Fulson] and Jimmy McCracklin, from ''Tramp'' 1967)
</small>
</small>
|other format            = LP
|other format            = LP  
|content                = <small>The vinyl long play format was release at same time as the CD.</small>
|content                = <small>The vinyl long play format was release at same time as the CD.</small>
*Side 1:
*Side 1:
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# <b>[[When You Were Mine]]</b> (3:43)
# <b>[[When You Were Mine]]</b> (3:43)
# <b>[[Uptown]]</b> (4:09)
# <b>[[Uptown]]</b> (4:09)
# <b>[[Let's Go Crazy]]</b> (4:39)
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (4:39)
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (3:36)
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (3:36)
# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (3:38)
# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (3:38)
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# <b>[[Alphabet St.]]</b> (5:38)
# <b>[[Alphabet St.]]</b> (5:38)
*Side 4:
*Side 4:
# <b>[[Sign O' The Times]]</b> (3:42)
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (3:42)
# <b>[[Thieves In The Temple]]</b> (3:19)
# <b>[[Thieves In The Temple]]</b> (3:19)
# <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]]</b> (4:19) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
# <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]]</b> (4:19) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
# <b>[[7]]</b> (5:09) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
# <b>[[7]]</b> (5:09) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
|musicians              = [[Prince]] – all vocals and instruments, except where noted
<br>
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] – guitar and voice on [[Pop Life]] and [[Let's Go Crazy]]
<big><div style="color:#ab3e00">Cassette</div></big><br>
*[[Lisa Coleman]] – keyboards and voice on [[Pop Life]] and [[Let's Go Crazy]], co-lead vocals on [[1999]]
*A-Side:
*[[Brown Mark]] – bass and voice on [[Pop Life]] and [[Let's Go Crazy]]
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (3:47)
*[[Dr. Fink]] – keyboards on [[Pop Life]], [[Let's Go Crazy]] and [[Alphabet St.]]
# <b>[[Pop Life]]</b> (3:41) <small><sup>1</sup>&nbsp; </small>
*[[Bobby Z.]] – percussion on [[Pop Life]] and [[Let's Go Crazy]]
# <b>[[Soft And Wet]]</b> (3:02)
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] – bass and vocals on [[Alphabet St.]], guitar and vocals on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[7]]
# <b>[[I Feel For You]]</b> (3:24)
*[[Rosie Gaines]] – co-lead vocals on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]], keyboards and vocals on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[7]]
# <b>[[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]]</b> (3:48)
*[[Tony M.]] – backing vocals on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[7]]
# <b>[[When You Were Mine]]</b> (3:43)
*[[Tommy Barbarella]] – keyboards on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[7]]
# <b>[[Uptown]]</b> (4:09)
*[[Damon Dickson]] – backing vocals and percussion on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[7]]
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (4:39)
*[[Sonny T.]] – bass and backing vocals on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[7]]
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (3:36)
*[[Michael B.]] – drums, backing vocals and percussion on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[7]]
# <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]]</b> (3:38)
*[[Dez Dickerson]] – co-lead vocals on [[1999]]
*B-Side:
*[[Sheila E.]] – drums, percussion and vocals on [[Alphabet St.]] and drums on [[Pop Life]]
# <b>[[Nothing Compares 2 U]]</b> (4:57)
*[[Jill Jones]] – co-lead vocals on [[1999]]
# <b>[[Adore]]</b> (4:39)
*[[Cat]] – vocals on [[Alphabet St.]]
# <b>[[Pink Cashmere]]</b> (6:13)
*Unidentified drummer - drum loop on [[7]] (sampled from ''Tramp'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Fulson Lowell Fulson])
# <b>[[Alphabet St.]]</b> (5:38)
*[[Eric Leeds]] – horns and vocals on [[Alphabet St.]]
# <b>[[Sign O’ The Times]]</b> (3:42)
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] – trumpet on [[Adore]], horns and vocals on [[Alphabet St.]]
# <b>[[Thieves In The Temple]]</b> (3:19)
*[[Miko Weaver]] – guitar and vocals on [[Alphabet St.]]
# <b>[[Diamonds And Pearls]]</b> (4:19) <small><sup>2</sup>&nbsp; </small>
*[[Boni Boyer]] – vocals and hammond organ on [[Alphabet St.]]
# <b>[[7]]</b> (5:09) <small><sup>3</sup>&nbsp; </small>
|musicians              = [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitars and background vocals on [[Pop Life]] and [[Let’s Go Crazy]]
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and background vocals on [[Pop Life]] and [[Let’s Go Crazy]], co-lead vocals on [[1999]]
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and background vocals on [[Pop Life]] and [[Let’s Go Crazy]]
*[[Dr. Fink]] - keyboards on [[Pop Life]] and [[Let’s Go Crazy]]
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums on [[Pop Life]] and [[Alphabet St.]], synth drum fills on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] (uncredited)
*[[Jonathan Melvoin]] - tamborine on [[Pop Life]]
*[[André Cymone]] - vocal harmony on [[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] (uncredited)
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion on [[Let’s Go Crazy]]
*[[Jill Jones]] - co-lead vocals on [[1999]]
*[[Dez Dickerson]] - co-lead vocals on [[1999]]
*[[Jesse Johnson]] - background vocals on [[1999]] (uncredited)
*[[Rosie Gaines]] - co-lead vocals and keyboards on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]], co-lead vocals on [[Diamonds And Pearls]]
*[[Michael B.]] - drums on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[Diamonds And Pearls]]
*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[Diamonds And Pearls]]
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[Diamonds And Pearls]]
*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[Diamonds And Pearls]]
* [[Michael Nelson]] - trombone on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]]
*[[Brian Gallagher]] - tenor saxophone on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]]
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]]
*[[Dave Jensen]] - trumpet on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]]
*[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]]
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone on [[Adore]] and [[Alphabet St.]]
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet on [[Adore]] and [[Alphabet St.]]
*[[Clare Fischer]] - string orchestration on [[Pink Cashmere]]
*[[Cat]] - vocals on [[Alphabet St.]]
*[[Boni Boyer]] - vocals on [[Alphabet St.]]
*[[Ingrid Chavez]] - vocals on [[Alphabet St.]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Chambers Lester Chambers] - harmonica on [[Thieves In The Temple]] (sampled from ''I Can’t Stand It'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chambers_Brothers The Chambers Brothers], uncredited)
*[[Michael Koppelman]] - guitar on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] (uncredited)
*Chuck Thomas - drums (uncredited, sampled loop from ''Tramp'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Fulson Lowell Fulson]) on [[7]]
|production            = [[Prince]] – production and arrangement; engineer on [[When You Were Mine]] and [[Uptown]] (as [[Jamie Starr]])
|production            = [[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]]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Vicari Tommy Vicari] – executive producer, engineer and remixer on [[Soft And Wet]]
*[[Clare Fischer]] – string orchestrator on [[Pink Cashmere]]
*[[Clare Fischer]] – string orchestrator on [[Pink Cashmere]]
*[[Bob Mockler]] – remixer on [[I Feel For You]], [[When You Were Mine]] and [[Uptown]]
*[[Bob Mockler]] – remixer on [[I Feel For You]], [[When You Were Mine]] and [[Uptown]]
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*Ron Garrett – assistant remixer on [[When You Were Mine]] and [[Uptown]]
*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")
*[[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]]
*[[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 Leonard]] – engineer on [[When Doves Cry]], [[Pop Life]] and [[Let’s Go Crazy]]
*[[David Tickle]] – engineer on [[Pop Life]]
*[[David Tickle]] – engineer on [[Pop Life]]
*[[Gary Brandt]] – engineer on [[I Feel For You]] and [[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]]
*[[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]]
*[[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]]
*[[Michael Koppelman]] – engineer on [[Thieves In The Temple]], engineer and mixer on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[7]]
*[[Steve Noonan]] – engineer and mixer on [[7]]
*[[Steve Noonan]] – engineer and mixer on [[7]]
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|see also              =  
|see also              =  
{{SeeAlso|
{{SeeAlso|
|item1  = [[Sheet Music: The Hits 1 & 2|The Hits 1 & 2<br>(Sheet Music)]]
|item1  = [[Sheet Music: The Hits 1 & 2|The Hits 1 & 2]]<br>(Sheet Music)  
|image1  = [[File:SheetMusicHits-1-2.jpg|60px|border|link=Sheet Music: The Hits 1 & 2]]
|image1  = [[File:SheetMusicHits-1-2.jpg|60px|border|link=Sheet Music: The Hits 1 & 2]]
|item2  = [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]
|item2  = [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>(Compilation)
|image2  = [[Image:thehitsthebsides.jpg|100px|border|link=Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides]]
|image2  = [[Image:thehitsthebsides.jpg|100px|border|link= Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides]]
}}
}}
|charts                =  
|charts                =  
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{{ChartLine|
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 27 Sep. 1993
| Date            = 27 Sep. 1993
| Chart (Country) = '''Germany''': Muzikmarkt Top 100 Albums
| Chart (Country) = '''Germany''': Musikmarkt Top 100 Albums
| Peak Position  = 20
| Peak Position  = 20
| Weeks in chart  = 11
| Weeks in chart  = 11
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| Peak Position  = 15
| Peak Position  = 15
| Weeks in chart  = 2
| Weeks in chart  = 2
}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = Week 18/2016
| Chart (Country) = '''Portugal''': AFP Portugal Albums Top 30
| Peak Position  = 17
| Weeks in chart  = 3
}}
}}
{{ChartLine|
{{ChartLine|
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}}
}}
| awards        =  
| awards        =  
{{noAwards|format=album|Country=in the USA}}
{{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}}
| certifications =
| certifications =
{{Certification-Header}}
{{Certification-Header}}
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{{Certification|
{{Certification|
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_10|10 Aug. 1995]]
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_10|10 Aug. 1995]]
|Certification        = Platinium <small>(1 million)</small>
|Certification        = Platinum <small>(1 million)</small>
|Institution, Country = RIAA, USA
|Institution, Country = RIAA, USA
}}
}}
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{{Certification|
{{Certification|
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_1|1 Jun. 1995]]
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_1|1 Jun. 1995]]
|Certification        = Platinium <small>(300,000)</small>
|Certification        = Platinum <small>(300,000)</small>
|Institution, Country = BPI, UK
|Institution, Country = BPI, UK
}}
}}
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}}
}}
|releases              = {{:Releases: Empty}}
|releases              = {{:Releases: Empty}}
|alternative            =  
|alternative            = <!-- when adding content to the above don’t forget the the purple vinyl version from 2020: https://www.discogs.com/Prince-The-Hits-1/release/16311609 -->
|album promotion        =  
|album promotion        =  
|trivia                = The disc was also included as the first disc of the 3CD set [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]], released on the same day.
|trivia                = The disc was also included as the first disc of the 3CD set [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]], released on the same day.
|references            = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & JooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown: 2004) ISBN 91-631-5482-X
|references            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
* <b>Copyright</b>: There is no "Sound Recording" (SR) ref. in the [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office] for this record but a "Recorded Document" (V) ref. exists: V3579D648 / 2009-06-04 (Entire Copyright Document: V3579 D640-676 P1-802)
* <b>Copyright</b>: There is no "Sound Recording" (SR) ref. in the [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office] for this record but a "Recorded Document" (V) ref. exists: V3579D648 / 2009-06-04 (Entire Copyright Document: V3579 D640-676 P1-802)
* <b>Certifications</b>: [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS RIAA database]; [http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx BPI database]; [http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=41980&pages= '''ARIA Monthly Certifications 1990-Present''' ''by Nelson'' (Australian-charts.com: 5 Nov. 2013)]
* <b>Certifications</b>: [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS RIAA database]; [http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx BPI database]; [http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=41980&pages= '''ARIA Monthly Certifications 1990-Present''' ''by Nelson'' (Australian-charts.com: 5 Nov. 2013)]

Latest revision as of 09:51, 10 October 2024

1992: ◄ All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums ► 1993: The Hits 2
The Hits 1

Album details

Released: 13 September 1993 (UK)

14 September 1993 (USA)

Length: 75:49
Label(s): Paisley Park Records / Warner Bros.
Studio(s): 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

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: The Billboard 200 2 Oct. 1993 46 20
USA: Billboard Top R&B Albums 2 Oct. 1993 14 21
USA: Billboard Catalog Albums 16 Jan. 1999 3R 1
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Austria: Alben Top 75 29 Sep. 1993 7 12
Germany: Musikmarkt Top 100 Albums 27 Sep. 1993 20 11
The Netherlands: Album Top 100 29 Sep. 1993 14 9
Norway: VG-Lista Top 40 Albums Week 38/1993 15 2
Portugal: AFP Portugal Albums Top 30 Week 18/2016 17 3
Sweden: Top 60 Albums 15 Sep. 1993 10 6
Switzerland: Schweizer Hitparade 26 Sep. 1993 22 5
U.K.: UK Albums Chart 25 Sep. 1993 5 27
 
Pacific
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Australia: ARIA Top 50 Albums 26 Sep. 1993 19 3
New Zealand: Top 40 Albums 26 Sep. 1993 12 12
Certifications
Institution, Country Date Certification
RIAA, USA 1 Dec. 1993, Gold (500,000)
RIAA, USA 10 Aug. 1995 Platinum (1 million)
BPI, UK 1 Sep. 1995 Silver & Gold (100,000)
BPI, UK 1 Jun. 1995 Platinum (300,000)
ARIA, Australia 17 Dec. 1995 Gold (35,000)
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

Pink Cashmere
b/w Soft And Wet
Nothing Compares 2 U (promo only)
b/w Nothing Compares 2 U

See also

The Hits 1 & 2
(Sheet Music) 		The Hits / The B-Sides
(Compilation)
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.



Track listing
CD LP

The compact disc version is the original issue.

  1. When Doves Cry (3:47)
  2. Pop Life (3:41)
  3. Soft And Wet (3:02) 1 
  4. I Feel For You (3:24)
  5. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (3:48)
  6. When You Were Mine (3:43)
  7. Uptown (4:09)
  8. Let’s Go Crazy (4:39)
  9. 1999 (3:36)
  10. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (3:38)
  11. Nothing Compares 2 U (4:57)
  12. Adore (4:39)
  13. Pink Cashmere (6:13)
  14. Alphabet St. (5:38)
  15. Sign O’ The Times (3:42)
  16. Thieves In The Temple (3:19)
  17. Diamonds And Pearls (4:19) 2 
  18. 7 (5:09) 3 

The vinyl long play format was release at same time as the CD.

  • Side 1:
  1. When Doves Cry (3:47)
  2. Pop Life (3:41) 1 
  3. Soft And Wet (3:02)
  4. I Feel For You (3:24)
  5. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (3:48)
  • Side 2:
  1. When You Were Mine (3:43)
  2. Uptown (4:09)
  3. Let’s Go Crazy (4:39)
  4. 1999 (3:36)
  5. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (3:38)
  • Side 3:
  1. Nothing Compares 2 U (4:57)
  2. Adore (4:39)
  3. Pink Cashmere (6:13)
  4. Alphabet St. (5:38)
  • Side 4:
  1. Sign O’ The Times (3:42)
  2. Thieves In The Temple (3:19)
  3. Diamonds And Pearls (4:19) 2 
  4. 7 (5:09) 3 


Cassette

  • A-Side:
  1. When Doves Cry (3:47)
  2. Pop Life (3:41) 1 
  3. Soft And Wet (3:02)
  4. I Feel For You (3:24)
  5. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (3:48)
  6. When You Were Mine (3:43)
  7. Uptown (4:09)
  8. Let’s Go Crazy (4:39)
  9. 1999 (3:36)
  10. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (3:38)
  • B-Side:
  1. Nothing Compares 2 U (4:57)
  2. Adore (4:39)
  3. Pink Cashmere (6:13)
  4. Alphabet St. (5:38)
  5. Sign O’ The Times (3:42)
  6. Thieves In The Temple (3:19)
  7. Diamonds And Pearls (4:19) 2 
  8. 7 (5:09) 3 

All songs written by Prince, except where noted.

1  Music by Prince, lyrics by Prince and Chris Moon
2  Written by Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
3  Written by Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation). Contains sample of Tramp, by Lowell Fulson (written by Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin, from Tramp 1967)



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks
  • none.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
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Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
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Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
References
1992
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