Album: Prince Sampler

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Prince Sampler

Album details Released: Late 1984 Length: 51:25 Label(s): Warner Bros. Studio(s): North Arm Drive Home Studio, Orono, MN, USA; Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Mobile Recording Unit, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA; The Warehouse, St. Louis Park, MN, USA ; Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; Monterey Sound Studios, Glendale, CA, USA; Washington Avenue Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA See also Purple Rain Tour

Prince Sampler (or simply Sampler) is the first promotional compilation album by Prince, available in late 1984 on cassette in Canada, to be played in stores to promote the Canadian leg of the Purple Rain Tour. The cassette includes ten tracks taken from Dirty Mind, Controversy, 1999 and Purple Rain (Prince had released six albums at that point. His first two albums were not represented on this collection). Track listing Cassette Side one: When Doves Cry (5:52) 1 I Would Die 4 U (2:57) 1 Single version not labeled as such Let’s Go Crazy (4:39) 1 The Beautiful Ones (5:15) 1 Purple Rain (8:45) 1 Side two: Dirty Mind (4:11) 2 1999 (6:22) Little Red Corvette (4:58) Private Joy (4:25) Let’s Work (3:57) All songs written by Prince, except where noted. 1  Written by Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution) 2  Written by Prince and Dr. Fink (music) Personnel Musicians See individual tracks for credits. Production See individual tracks and respective albums for credits.

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Additional Information Trivia This album was a promotional release, not meant to be distributed to the general public and/or made available for retail. References https://www.discogs.com/fr/Prince-Prince-Sampler/release/7834117

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