Difference between revisions of "Album: Ultimate"
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|album name = Ultimate | |album name = Ultimate | ||
|album image = [[Image:Ultimate album.jpg|border|Ultimate album artwork]] | |album image = [[Image:Ultimate album.jpg|border|Ultimate album artwork]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 17|17 April | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 17|17 April 2006]] (released and withdrawn in Greece and elsewhere)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_21|21 August 2006]] (UK)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_22|22 August 2006]] (USA) |
|length = 77:14; 79:06 | |length = 77:14; 79:06 | ||
|label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | ||
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|next album link = [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] | |next album link = [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] | ||
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− | |introduction = <b>Ultimate</b> is the fifth compilation album of [[Prince]]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] studio work, released in August | + | |introduction = <b>Ultimate</b> is the fifth compilation album of [[Prince]]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] studio work, released in August 2006 (five years after the previous compilation, [[Album: The Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]). It comprises only [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]-era recordings under the name [[Prince]] from twelve studio albums, released originally between 1979 and 1993. |
Some tracks are included in extended or remixed form (taken from 12" or CD singles), and within each disc, tracks are included in loose chronological order based on their release as singles. | Some tracks are included in extended or remixed form (taken from 12" or CD singles), and within each disc, tracks are included in loose chronological order based on their release as singles. | ||
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Only [[Let's Work]] and [[Hot Thing]] had not appeared on a previous compilation album in any form. | Only [[Let's Work]] and [[Hot Thing]] had not appeared on a previous compilation album in any form. | ||
− | An early version of the album was planned in late 2005 - early 2006 with a different tracklisting (see [[#Quotations and trivia|below]] for details) and was planned by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] with a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 21|21 March | + | An early version of the album was planned in late 2005 - early 2006 with a different tracklisting (see [[#Quotations and trivia|below]] for details) and was planned by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] with a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 21|21 March 2006]] release. [[Prince]] cooperated with the release, and revised a proposed tracklist. |
− | Once his new album, [[Album: 3121|3121]], was announced with the same release date, <b>Ultimate</b> was postponed (it is unclear if [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] or [[Prince]] wanted this postponement). The packaging for Ultimate was finalized, printed and CD’s were pressed and distributed to wholesalers; with a recall on such short notice over a 1,000 copies ended up in shops and being sold in the US, Australia mid March 2006, and in Greece a month later (on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 17|17 April | + | Once his new album, [[Album: 3121|3121]], was announced with the same release date, <b>Ultimate</b> was postponed (it is unclear if [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] or [[Prince]] wanted this postponement). The packaging for Ultimate was finalized, printed and CD’s were pressed and distributed to wholesalers; with a recall on such short notice over a 1,000 copies ended up in shops and being sold in the US, Australia mid March 2006, and in Greece a month later (on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 17|17 April 2006]]). |
The DVD of the [[Home Video: Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection|Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection]] was released on the same day as '''Ultimate'''. | The DVD of the [[Home Video: Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection|Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection]] was released on the same day as '''Ultimate'''. | ||
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− | |trivia = <b>Ultimate</b> entered the French Top 40 Compilation Albums chart at position 13 on 19 August | + | |trivia = <b>Ultimate</b> entered the French Top 40 Compilation Albums chart at position 13 on 19 August 2006 and peaked at number 12 the week after. It remained in the chart for 6 weeks, and exited it on 30 September 2006. |
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