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|label                  = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
 
|label                  = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
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|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]],Eden Prairie, MN, USA; SIR Los Angeles, Hollywood, CA, USA, [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park]], Chanhassen, MN, USA;  and [[Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck]] (from New York, NY in) Minneapolis, MN USA; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Studios Olympic Studios], London, England
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|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]],Eden Prairie, MN, USA; S.I.R., Los Angeles, CA, USA, [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park]], Chanhassen, MN, USA;  and [[Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck]] (from New York, NY in) Minneapolis, MN USA; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Studios Olympic Studios], London, England
 
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|previous year          = 1993
 
|previous year          = 1993
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|next album link        = [[Album: Come|Come]]
 
|next album link        = [[Album: Come|Come]]
 
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|introduction          =  <b>The Hits / The B-Sides</b> is a 3CD box-set compilation album by [[Prince]]. It was released simultaneously with [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]], [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]] (which comprised the first two discs of the set) and [[Home Video: The Hits Video Collection|The Hits Video Collection]] home video in September 1993.  
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|introduction          =  <b>The Hits / The B-Sides</b> is a 3CD box-set compilation album by [[Prince]]. It was released simultaneously with [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]], [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]] (which comprised the first two discs of the set) and [[Home Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] home video in September 1993.  
  
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The set 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). The third CD, known as '''The B-Sides''', contained 18 previously-released b-sides (in their edited form where there was one), as well as an unreleased version of a relatively obscure song, [[4 The Tears In Your Eyes]], and a previously-unreleased track, [[Power Fantastic]].
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The set 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). The third CD, known as '''The B-Sides''', contained 18 previously-released b-sides (in their edited form where there was one), as well as an unreleased version of a relatively obscure song, [[4 The Tears In Your Eyes]], and a previously-unreleased track, [[Power Fantastic]].
  
  
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<b>Promotion</b>
 
<b>Promotion</b>
  
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[[Single: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]] was released as a single two weeks before the album's release. [[Single: Peach|Peach]] was released as a single two months after the album's release (three weeks after the album's release in the UK), and [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] was also available as a promotional release in the USA on the same day.  
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[[Single: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]] was released as a single two weeks before the album’s release. [[Single: Peach|Peach]] was released as a single two months after the album’s release (three weeks after the album’s release in the UK), and [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] was also available as a promotional release in the USA on the same day.  
  
 
Some territories also received a re-release of [[Single: Controversy-93|Controversy]] as a single the following month (with an entirely different tracklist and appearance than the 1981 release). [[Single: Pope|Pope]] was also available as a promotional-release only in the UK (with no commercial release).
 
Some territories also received a re-release of [[Single: Controversy-93|Controversy]] as a single the following month (with an entirely different tracklist and appearance than the 1981 release). [[Single: Pope|Pope]] was also available as a promotional-release only in the UK (with no commercial release).
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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)
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# <b>[[Let's Go Crazy]]</b> (4:39)
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# <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)
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# <b>[[Sign O' The Times]]</b> (3:42)
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# <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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# <b>[[200 Balloons]]</b> (5:05)
 
# <b>[[200 Balloons]]</b> (5:05)
 
# <b>[[Escape]]</b> (3:30)
 
# <b>[[Escape]]</b> (3:30)
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# <b>[[Gotta Stop (Messin' About)]]</b> (2:54)
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# <b>[[Gotta Stop (Messin’ About)]]</b> (2:54)
 
# <b>[[Horny Toad]]</b> (2:12)
 
# <b>[[Horny Toad]]</b> (2:12)
 
# <b>[[Feel U Up]]</b> (3:44)
 
# <b>[[Feel U Up]]</b> (3:44)
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# <b>[[Scarlet Pussy]]</b> (4:18)
 
# <b>[[Scarlet Pussy]]</b> (4:18)
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (3:21)
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (3:21)
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# <b>[[She's Always In My Hair]]</b> (3:27)
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# <b>[[She’s Always In My Hair]]</b> (3:27)
 
# <b>[[17 Days]]</b> (3:54)
 
# <b>[[17 Days]]</b> (3:54)
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# <b>[[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]]</b> (3:50)
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# <b>[[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]]</b> (3:50)
 
# <b>[[Another Lonely Christmas]]</b> (4:51)
 
# <b>[[Another Lonely Christmas]]</b> (4:51)
 
# <b>[[God]]</b> (4:02)
 
# <b>[[God]]</b> (4:02)
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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)
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# <b>[[Let's Go Crazy]]</b> (4:39)
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# <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)
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# <b>[[Sign O' The Times]]</b> (3:42)
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# <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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# <b>[[200 Balloons]]</b> (5:05)
 
# <b>[[200 Balloons]]</b> (5:05)
 
# <b>[[Escape]]</b> (3:30)
 
# <b>[[Escape]]</b> (3:30)
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# <b>[[Gotta Stop (Messin' About)]]</b> (2:54)
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# <b>[[Gotta Stop (Messin’ About)]]</b> (2:54)
 
# <b>[[Horny Toad]]</b> (2:12)
 
# <b>[[Horny Toad]]</b> (2:12)
 
# <b>[[Feel U Up]]</b> (3:44)
 
# <b>[[Feel U Up]]</b> (3:44)
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# <b>[[Scarlet Pussy]]</b> (4:18)
 
# <b>[[Scarlet Pussy]]</b> (4:18)
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (3:21)
 
# <b>[[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]</b> (3:21)
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# <b>[[She's Always In My Hair]]</b> (3:27)
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# <b>[[She’s Always In My Hair]]</b> (3:27)
 
# <b>[[17 Days]]</b> (3:54)
 
# <b>[[17 Days]]</b> (3:54)
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# <b>[[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]]</b> (3:50)
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# <b>[[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]]</b> (3:50)
 
# <b>[[Another Lonely Christmas]]</b> (4:51)
 
# <b>[[Another Lonely Christmas]]</b> (4:51)
 
# <b>[[God]]</b> (4:02)
 
# <b>[[God]]</b> (4:02)
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# <b>[[Power Fantastic]]</b> (4:45)
 
# <b>[[Power Fantastic]]</b> (4:45)
 
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|musicians              = [[Prince]] – all vocals and instruments, except where noted
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|musicians              = [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (credited as [[Alias: Camille|Camille]] for lead vocals on [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]], [[U Got The Look]], [[Feel U Up]], [[Shockadelica]] and [[Scarlet Pussy]])<br>
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*[[Wendy Melvoin]] – guitar and voice on [[Pop Life]], [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Kiss]], [[Purple Rain]]
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*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitars and background vocals on [[Pop Life]], [[Let’s Go Crazy]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Purple Rain]] and [[4 The Tears In Your Eyes]], background vocals on [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Irresistible Bitch]] and [[17 Days]], guitar on [[Power Fantastic]]
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] – keyboards and voice on [[Pop Life]], [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Kiss]], [[Purple Rain]], co-lead vocals on [[1999]], backing vocals on [[Controversy]], [[Head]], [[Delirious]], [[Little Red Corvette]]
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and background vocals on [[Pop Life]], [[Let’s Go Crazy]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Purple Rain]] and [[4 The Tears In Your Eyes]], co-lead vocals on [[1999]], background vocals on [[Controversy]], [[Head]], [[Little Red Corvette]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Irresistible Bitch]] and [[17 Days]], keyboards on [[Power Fantastic]]
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*[[Brown Mark]] – bass and voice on [[Pop Life]], [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Kiss]], [[Purple Rain]]
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*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and background vocals on [[Pop Life]], [[Let’s Go Crazy]], [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Purple Rain]]
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*[[Dr. Fink]] – keyboards on [[Pop Life]], [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[Alphabet St.]], [[Dirty Mind]], [[Head]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Kiss]], [[Purple Rain]]
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*[[Dr. Fink]] - keyboards on [[Pop Life]], [[Let’s Go Crazy]], [[Dirty Mind]], [[Head]], [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Purple Rain]]
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*[[Bobby Z.]] – percussion on [[Pop Life]], [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Kiss]], [[Purple Rain]]
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*[[Sheila E.]] - drums on [[Pop Life]], [[Alphabet St.]] and [[U Got The Look]], synth drum fills on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] (uncredited), vocals on [[Escape]], co-lead vocals on [(Erotic City]] and [[Scarlet Pussy]], vocal and percussion on [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]]
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*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] – bass and vocals on [[Alphabet St.]], guitar and vocals on [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[7]], [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Gett Off]], [[Cream]]
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*[[Jonathan Melvoin]] - tamborine on [[Pop Life]]
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*[[Rosie Gaines]] – co-lead vocals on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]], keyboards and vocals on [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[7]], [[Gett Off]], [[Cream]]
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*[[André Cymone]] - vocal harmony on [[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] (uncredited)
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*[[Tony M.]] – Rap on [[Sexy M.F.]], backing vocals on [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[7]], [[Gett Off]], [[Cream]]
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*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion on [[Let’s Go Crazy]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Purple Rain]] and [[Power Fantastic]]
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*[[Tommy Barbarella]] – keyboards on [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[7]], [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Gett Off]], [[Cream]]
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*[[Jill Jones]] - co-lead vocals on [[1999]], uncredited background vocals on [[Hello]], [[Shockadelica]] and [[17 Days]]
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*[[Damon Dickson]] – backing vocals and percussion on [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[7]], [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Gett Off]], [[Cream]]
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*[[Dez Dickerson]] - co-lead vocals on [[1999]], guitar and vocals on [[Little Red Corvette]]
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*[[Sonny T.]] – bass and backing vocals on [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[7]], [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Gett Off]], [[Cream]]
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*[[Jesse Johnson]] - background vocals on [[1999]] (uncredited)
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*[[Michael B.]] – drums, backing vocals and percussion on [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[7]], [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Gett Off]], [[Cream]]
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*[[Rosie Gaines]] - co-lead vocals and keyboards on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]], [[Gett Off]] and [[Cream]], co-lead vocals on [[Diamonds And Pearls]]
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*[[Dez Dickerson]] – co-lead vocals on [[1999]], guitar and vocals on [[Little Red Corvette]]
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*[[Michael B.]] - drums on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]], [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Peach]], [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Gett Off]] and [[Cream]]
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*[[Sheila E.]] – drums, percussion and vocals on [[Alphabet St.]], drums and percussion on [[U Got The Look]], drums on [[Pop Life]]
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*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]], [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Peach]], [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Gett Off]] and [[Cream]]
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*[[Jill Jones]] – co-lead vocals on [[1999]]
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*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Gett Off]] and [[Cream]], bass on [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]] (uncertain involvement)
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*[[Cat]] – vocals on [[Alphabet St.]]
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*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]], [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Gett Off]] and [[Cream]]
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*[[Mayte]] – co-lead vocals on [[Pope]]
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*[[Michael Nelson]] - trombone on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[Sexy M.F.]]
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*Chuck Thomas - drums on [[7]] (uncredited, sampled loop from ''Tramp'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Fulson Lowell Fulson])
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*[[Brian Gallagher]] - tenor saxophone on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[Sexy M.F.]]
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*[[Eric Leeds]] – horns and vocals on [[Alphabet St.]], flute on [[Gett Off]]
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*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[Sexy M.F.]]
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*[[Atlanta Bliss]] – trumpet on [[Adore]], Horns and vocals on [[Alphabet St.]]
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*[[Dave Jensen]] - trumpet on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[Sexy M.F.]]
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*[[Miko Weaver]] – guitar and vocals on [[Alphabet St.]]
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*[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]] and [[Sexy M.F.]]
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*[[Boni Boyer]] – vocals and hammond organ on [[Alphabet St.]]
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone on [[Adore]], [[Alphabet St.]], [[Escape]], [[Feel U Up]], [[Scarlet Pussy]] and [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]], flute on [[Gett Off]] and [[Power Fantastic]]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Easton Sheena Easton] – vocals on [[U Got The Look]]
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*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet on [[Adore]], [[Alphabet St.]], [[Escape]], [[Feel U Up]], [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]] and [[Power Fantastic]]
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*[[Camille]] – lead vocals on [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]], [[U Got The Look]]
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*[[Clare Fischer]] - string orchestration on [[Pink Cashmere]]
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*[[Mazarati]] – background vocals on [[Kiss]]
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*[[Cat]] - vocals on [[Alphabet St.]]
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*[[Boni Boyer]] - vocals on [[Alphabet St.]] and [[Escape]]
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*[[Ingrid Chavez]] - vocals on [[Alphabet St.]]
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*[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)
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*[[Michael Koppelman]] - guitar on [[Diamonds And Pearls]] (uncredited)
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*Chuck Thomas - drums (uncredited, sampled loop from ''Tramp'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Fulson Lowell Fulson]) on [[7]]
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*[[Morris Day]] - drums on [[Controversy]] (uncredited, possible involvement on the album version)
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*[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals on [[Raspberry Beret]]
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*[[Novi Novog]] - violin on [[Raspberry Beret]] and [[Purple Rain]]
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*[[Suzie Katayama]] - cello on [[Raspberry Beret]] and [[Purple Rain]]
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*[[David Coleman]] - cello on [[Raspberry Beret]] and [[Purple Rain]]
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*[[Tony Christian]] - background vocals (as [[Mazarati]]) on [[Kiss]]
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*[[Craig "Screamer" Powell]] - background vocals (as [[Mazarati]]) on [[Kiss]]
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*[[Jerome "Romeo" Cox]] - background vocals (as [[Mazarati]]) on [[Kiss]]
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*[[Marr Starr]] - background vocals (as [[Mazarati]]) and keyboards (uncredited) on [[Kiss]]
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*[[Aaron Paul "Ace" Keith]] - background vocals (as [[Mazarati]]) and keyboards (uncredited) on [[Kiss]]
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*[[Kevin "Blondie" Patricks]] - drums (uncredited) on [[Kiss]]
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*[[Mayte]] - background vocals on [[Peach]], co-lead vocals on [[Pope]]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Basinger Kim Basinger] - sampled moan (uncredited) on [[Peach]]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Easton Sheena Easton] - co-lead vocals on [[U Got The Look]]
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*[[Tony M.]] - rap on [[Sexy M.F.]], vocals on [[Gett Off]]
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*[[Kirk Johnson]] - percussion and background shouts/vocals (as "Kirky J.") on [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Gett Off]] and [[Cream]]
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*[[Damon Dickson]] - percussion and background shouts/vocals on [[Sexy M.F.]] and [[Gett Off]]
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*D.J. Graves - scratching on [[Sexy M.F.]]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt Bonnie Raitt] - sampled slide guitar (uncredited) on [[Cream]]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Mac Bernie Mac] - spoken samples (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Comedy_Jam Def Comedy Jam]) on [[Pope]]
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*Ted Carpenter - spoken samples (uncredited - from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Comedy_Jam Def Comedy Jam]) on [[Pope]]
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*Laura Hayes - spoken samples (uncredited - from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Comedy_Jam Def Comedy Jam]) on [[Pope]]
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*[[Vanity]] - background vocals (played in reverse) on [[Girl]] (uncredited)
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*[[Brenda Bennett]] - background vocals on [[17 Days]] (uncredited)
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|production            = [[Prince]] – all production and arrangement, except where noted
 
|production            = [[Prince]] – all production and arrangement, except where noted
 
*Tommy Vicari – executive producer, engineer and remixer on [[Soft And Wet]]
 
*Tommy Vicari – executive producer, engineer and remixer on [[Soft And Wet]]
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*[[Steve Beltran]] – mixer on [[7]], [[Sexy M.F.]]
 
*[[Steve Beltran]] – mixer on [[7]], [[Sexy M.F.]]
 
*[[Ron Garrett]] – assistant remixer on [[When You Were Mine]], [[Uptown]], [[Dirty Mind]], [[Head]]
 
*[[Ron Garrett]] – assistant remixer on [[When You Were Mine]], [[Uptown]], [[Dirty Mind]], [[Head]]
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*[[Peggy Mac]] – engineer on [[When Doves Cry]], [[Pop Life]], [[1999]], [[Delirious]], [[Little Red Corvette]], [[Kiss]]
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*[[Peggy McCreary|Peggy Mac]] – engineer on [[When Doves Cry]], [[Pop Life]], [[1999]], [[Delirious]], [[Little Red Corvette]], [[Kiss]]
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*[[Susan Rogers]] – engineer on [[Pop Life]], [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]], [[Adore]], [[Sign O' The Times]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]], [[Kiss]], [[U Got The Look]]
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*[[Susan Rogers]] – engineer on [[Pop Life]], [[Let’s Go Crazy]], [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]], [[Adore]], [[Sign O’ The Times]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]], [[Kiss]], [[U Got The Look]]
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*[[David Leonard]] – engineer on [[When Doves Cry]], [[Pop Life]], [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Kiss]], [[Purple Rain]]
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*[[David Leonard]] – engineer on [[When Doves Cry]], [[Pop Life]], [[Let’s Go Crazy]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Kiss]], [[Purple Rain]]
 
*[[David Tickle]] – engineer on [[Pop Life]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Kiss]]
 
*[[David Tickle]] – engineer on [[Pop Life]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Kiss]]
 
*[[Gary Brandt]] – engineer on [[I Feel For You]], [[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]], [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]]
 
*[[Gary Brandt]] – engineer on [[I Feel For You]], [[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]], [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]]
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*[[Coke Johnson]] – engineer on [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]], [[Adore]], [[Sign O' The Times]], [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]], [[Kiss]], [[U Got The Look]]
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*[[Coke Johnson]] – engineer on [[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]], [[Adore]], [[Sign O’ The Times]], [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]], [[Kiss]], [[U Got The Look]]
 
*[[Michael Koppelman]] – engineer on [[Thieves In The Temple]], [[Gett Off]], [[Cream]], engineer and mixer on [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[7]], [[Sexy M.F.]]
 
*[[Michael Koppelman]] – engineer on [[Thieves In The Temple]], [[Gett Off]], [[Cream]], engineer and mixer on [[Diamonds And Pearls]], [[7]], [[Sexy M.F.]]
 
*[[Steve Noonan]] – engineer and mixer on [[7]], engineer on [[Peach]], [[Sexy M.F.]], assistant engineer on [[Gett Off]]
 
*[[Steve Noonan]] – engineer and mixer on [[7]], engineer on [[Peach]], [[Sexy M.F.]], assistant engineer on [[Gett Off]]
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|Single = [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] (promo only)
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|Single = [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] <small>(promo only)</small>
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|B-side = none
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|B-side = None
 
|Image  = Purplerain1993promo single.jpg
 
|Image  = Purplerain1993promo single.jpg
 
|Link  = Single: Purple Rain
 
|Link  = Single: Purple Rain
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|see also              =  
 
{{SeeAlso|
 
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The Hits / The B-Sides
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Album details

Released: 13 September 1993 (UK)

14 September 1993 (USA)

Length: 75:49; 74:41; 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,Eden Prairie, MN, USA; S.I.R., Los Angeles, CA, USA, Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA; and Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck (from New York, NY in) Minneapolis, MN USA; Olympic Studios, London, England

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: The Billboard 200 2 Oct. 1993 19 12
USA: Billboard Top R&B Albums 2 Oct. 1993 6 20
USA: The Billboard 200 7 May 2016 4R 6
R indicates re-entry of an album that had already charted.
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Germany: Musikmarkt Top 100 Albums 18/10/93 58 6
The Netherlands: Album Top 100 25 Sep. 1993 10 22
U.K.: UK Albums Chart 25 Sep. 1993 4 14
Certifications
Institution, Country Date Certification
RIAA, USA 1 Dec. 1993 Gold (500,000)
RIAA, USA 1 Dec. 1993 Platinum (1 million)
BPI, UK 1 Jun. 1995 Silver (60,000)
BPI, UK 22 Jul. 2013 Gold (100,000)
ARIA, Australia 12 Nov. 1993 Gold (35,000)
ARIA, Australia 30 Oct. 2000 Platinum (70,000)
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

Pink Cashmere
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Peach
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Nothing Compares 2 U (promo only)
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Controversy
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Purple Rain (promo only)
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Pope (promo only)
b/w Pink Cashmere 		Pope single.jpg

See also

The Hits 1 & 2
(Sheet Music) 		The Hits Collection
(Home video)
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The Hits / The B-Sides is a 3CD box-set compilation album by Prince. It was released simultaneously with The Hits 1, The Hits 2 (which comprised the first two discs of the set) and The Hits Collection home video in September 1993.

The set 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). The third CD, known as The B-Sides, contained 18 previously-released b-sides (in their edited form where there was one), as well as an unreleased version of a relatively obscure song, 4 The Tears In Your Eyes, and a previously-unreleased track, Power Fantastic.


First steps

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. Peach was released as a single two months after the album’s release (three weeks after the album’s release in the UK), and Nothing Compares 2 U was also available as a promotional release in the USA on the same day.

Some territories also received a re-release of Controversy as a single the following month (with an entirely different tracklist and appearance than the 1981 release). Pope was also available as a promotional-release only in the UK (with no commercial release).

The album reached number 19 on The Billboard 200, and number 6 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums Chart.

The album has sold well since its release, and was certified platinum by the RIAA (1,000,000 copies shipped in the US) in late 1993. It was also certified gold (100,000 copies sold in the UK) by the BPI in 2013.



Track listing
CD MC

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 
  1. Controversy (3:35)
  2. Dirty Mind (3:49) 4 
  3. I Wanna Be Your Lover (2:56)
  4. Head (4:43)
  5. Do Me, Baby (3:55)
  6. Delirious (2:38)
  7. Little Red Corvette (4:55)
  8. I Would Die 4 U (2:56) 5 
  9. Raspberry Beret (3:31) 5 
  10. If I Was Your Girlfriend (3:46)
  11. Kiss (3:45)
  12. Peach (3:48)
  13. U Got The Look (3:46)
  14. Sexy M.F. (5:24) 6 
  15. Gett Off (4:29) 2 
  16. Cream (4:12) 2 
  17. Pope (3:28)
  18. Purple Rain (8:40) 5 
  • Disc 3: (The B-Sides)
  1. Hello (3:23)
  2. 200 Balloons (5:05)
  3. Escape (3:30)
  4. Gotta Stop (Messin’ About) (2:54)
  5. Horny Toad (2:12)
  6. Feel U Up (3:44)
  7. Girl (3:47)
  8. I Love U In Me (4:12)
  9. Erotic City (3:55)
  10. Shockadelica (3:30)
  11. Irresistible Bitch (4:11)
  12. Scarlet Pussy (4:18)
  13. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (3:21)
  14. She’s Always In My Hair (3:27)
  15. 17 Days (3:54)
  16. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (3:50)
  17. Another Lonely Christmas (4:51)
  18. God (4:02)
  19. 4 The Tears In Your Eyes (3:23)
  20. Power Fantastic (4:45)

The MC boxset was released at same time as the CD.

Side One:
  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)
Side Two:
  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 
Side One:
  1. Controversy (3:35)
  2. Dirty Mind (3:49) 4 
  3. I Wanna Be Your Lover (2:56)
  4. Head (4:43)
  5. Do Me, Baby (3:55)
  6. Delirious (2:38)
  7. Little Red Corvette (4:55)
  8. I Would Die 4 U (2:56) 5 
  9. Raspberry Beret (3:31) 5 
  10. If I Was Your Girlfriend (3:46)
Side Two:
  1. Kiss (3:45)
  2. Peach (3:48)
  3. U Got The Look (3:46)
  4. Sexy M.F. (5:24) 6 
  5. Gett Off (4:29) 2 
  6. Cream (4:12) 2 
  7. Pope (3:28)
  8. Purple Rain (8:40) 5 
  • Cassette Three: (The B-Sides)
Side One:
  1. Hello (3:23)
  2. 200 Balloons (5:05)
  3. Escape (3:30)
  4. Gotta Stop (Messin’ About) (2:54)
  5. Horny Toad (2:12)
  6. Feel U Up (3:44)
  7. Girl (3:47)
  8. I Love U In Me (4:12)
  9. Erotic City (3:55)
  10. Shockadelica (3:30)
Side Two:
  1. Irresistible Bitch (4:11)
  2. Scarlet Pussy (4:18)
  3. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (3:21)
  4. She’s Always In My Hair (3:27)
  5. 17 Days (3:54)
  6. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (3:50)
  7. Another Lonely Christmas (4:51)
  8. God (4:02)
  9. 4 The Tears In Your Eyes (3:23)
  10. Power Fantastic (4:45)

All songs written by Prince, except where noted.

1  Music by Prince, Lyrics by Prince and C. 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" as performed by McCrackin and Fulsom
4  Written by Prince and Dr. Fink
5  Written by Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution
6  Written by Prince, Tony M. and Levi Seacer, Jr.



Personnel
Musicians


Production


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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
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