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| |introduction = <b>The Crown Jewels</b> is the ninth promotional compilation album by [[Prince]], available in early-to-mid 1992 (between the commercial releases [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]), to promote the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]. | | |introduction = <b>The Crown Jewels</b> is the ninth promotional compilation album by [[Prince]], available in early-to-mid 1992 (between the commercial releases [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] and [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]), to promote the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]. |
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− | It was the first promotional compilation to be available on CD, and comprises of recordings from nine studio albums, released originally between 1982 and 1991. The tracks are presented in rough chronological order based on their release as singles, although this is not followed strictly. | + | It was the first promotional compilation to be available on CD, and comprises recordings from nine studio albums, released originally between 1982 and 1991. The tracks are presented in rough chronological order based on their release as singles, although this is not followed strictly. |
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| The compilation is notable for featuring a previously-unavailable edit of [[Partyman]] which misses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson Jack Nicholson]’s intro sampled from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman] movie (presumably for copyright reasons, although [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Basinger Kim Basinger]’s sampled line of "Ooh, I love purple" from the movie is still included). This edit was released the following year on the UK [[Single: Peach|Peach]] single. | | The compilation is notable for featuring a previously-unavailable edit of [[Partyman]] which misses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson Jack Nicholson]’s intro sampled from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman] movie (presumably for copyright reasons, although [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Basinger Kim Basinger]’s sampled line of "Ooh, I love purple" from the movie is still included). This edit was released the following year on the UK [[Single: Peach|Peach]] single. |