This article needs additional citations for verification .(July 2009) |
The Hits/The B-Sides | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Box set by | ||||
Released | September 10, 1993 | |||
Studio | Paisley Park, Chanhassen | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 227:03 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer |
| |||
Prince chronology | ||||
| ||||
Alternative cover | ||||
Singles from The Hits/The B-Sides | ||||
|
The Hits/The B-Sides is a box set by American recording artist Prince. It was released on September 10,1993,by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album is a comprehensive three-disc set consisting of many of his hit singles and fan favorites.
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | B+ [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | A [2] |
MusicHound Rock | 4.5/5 [6] |
Music Week | [7] |
NME | 6/10 [3] |
Q | [8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
Tom Hull | A− [11] |
Discs one and two were released separately,under the titles The Hits 1 and The Hits 2 respectively,but The B-Sides disc could only be obtained by purchasing the full set. The separate Hits discs and the full set were all released on the same day. Most of the songs (A-side and B-sides) on The Hits/The B-Sides are represented in their edited single form. Exceptions to this were "Alphabet St.","7","Little Red Corvette","Sexy MF","Let's Go Crazy",and "Purple Rain". This compilation marks the first time the single version of "Kiss" was made available on CD. The third disc of B-sides also featured the 7-inch edits,with the exceptions of "200 Balloons","17 Days","Gotta Stop (Messin' About)","Horny Toad","Irresistible Bitch","I Love U in Me","God",and "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" which were all original full-length recordings from the original singles.
Among the previously unreleased material was the rare live version of "4 the Tears in Your Eyes",only previously released in a 1985 TV broadcast for the Live Aid concerts. Also included was a live version of "Nothing Compares 2 U",recorded live January 27,1992,at Paisley Park with the New Power Generation. The other four new tracks were outtakes. The oldest track was "Power Fantastic",a moody ballad once considered for the Dream Factory project of 1986. Another ballad,"Pink Cashmere",was broadcast before some of the Lovesexy World Tour shows,dating it back to 1988 originally for his abandoned Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic project. "Peach" was regularly played on the Act I Tour (1993) and "Pope" was played live during some 1993 after shows. "Pope" was actually in the short-lived musical ballet Glam Slam Ulysses ,which also spawned several songs later released on Come , The Gold Experience and Crystal Ball . Live jams of "Peach" often extended into the title track of Chaos and Disorder .
In the United States the album debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 the week of October 2,1993,with more than 87,000 copies sold combining the two abbreviated versions,Hits 1 and Hits 2;the last two debuted at numbers 46 and 55,respectively,the same week. [12] The next week,the album dropped to number 32 on the chart. [13] It was present on the chart for 18 weeks.
The week following Prince's death,the album sold 40,000 equivalent copies (24,000 in pure album sales) thus allowing the album to re-enter the Billboard 200 at number 6. [14] [15] The next week it sold 106,000 units and hit a new peak of number four on the chart. [16] The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on September 14,1993,for shipments of one million. [17]
As of April 2016 Hits 1 has sold 1,451,000 copies and Hits 2 sold 1,738,000 units according to Nielsen SoundScan,combined,they sold over 3,189,000 copies in the United States. [18]
In the United Kingdom the album debuted and peaked at number four the week of September 25,1993,the next week it fell off to number 12 and remained on the chart for 18 weeks. [19] Hits 1 debuted and peaked at number five on September 25,1993,while Hits 2 opened at number six the same weeks and two weeks later it reached and peaked at number five. [19] The Hits/The B Sides was certified gold by the BPI on July 22,2013,denoting shipments of 100,000 units. [20]
All songs performed by Prince,except where noted.
All tracks are written by Prince, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "When Doves Cry" (single edit) | Purple Rain (1984) | 3:48 | |
2. | "Pop Life" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) | Around the World in a Day (1985) | 3:42 | |
3. | "Soft and Wet" |
| For You (1978) | 3:03 |
4. | "I Feel for You" | Prince (1979) | 3:25 | |
5. | "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" | Prince (1979) | 3:48 | |
6. | "When You Were Mine" | Dirty Mind (1980) | 3:43 | |
7. | "Uptown" (single edit) | Dirty Mind (1980) | 4:09 | |
8. | "Let's Go Crazy" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) | Purple Rain (1984) | 4:39 | |
9. | "1999" (single edit; performed by Prince and The Revolution) | 1999 (1982) | 3:38 | |
10. | "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" | Sign o' the Times (1987) | 6:29 | |
11. | "Nothing Compares 2 U" (live 27 January 1992; performed by Prince and The New Power Generation featuring Rosie Gaines) | Previously unreleased (1992) | 4:58 | |
12. | "Adore" (edited version) | Sign o' the Times (1987) | 4:41 | |
13. | "Pink Cashmere" | Previously unreleased (1988) | 6:15 | |
14. | "Alphabet St." | Lovesexy (1988) | 5:39 | |
15. | "Sign o' the Times" (single edit) | Sign o' the Times (1987) | 3:43 | |
16. | "Thieves in the Temple" | Graffiti Bridge (1990) | 3:20 | |
17. | "Diamonds and Pearls" (single edit; performed by Prince and The New Power Generation) | Diamonds and Pearls (1991) | 4:20 | |
18. | "7" (performed by Prince and The New Power Generation) |
| Love Symbol Album (1992) | 5:09 |
Total length: | 75:40 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Controversy" (single edit) | Controversy (1981) | 3:35 | |
2. | "Dirty Mind" (single edit) |
| Dirty Mind (1980) | 3:49 |
3. | "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (single edit) | Prince (1979) | 2:58 | |
4. | "Head" | Dirty Mind (1980) | 4:43 | |
5. | "Do Me, Baby" (single edit) | Controversy (1981) | 3:57 | |
6. | "Delirious" (single edit; performed by Prince and The Revolution) | 1999 (1982) | 2:39 | |
7. | "Little Red Corvette" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) | 1999 (1982) | 4:56 | |
8. | "I Would Die 4 U" (single version; performed by Prince and The Revolution) | Purple Rain (1984) | 2:56 | |
9. | "Raspberry Beret" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) | Around the World in a Day (1985) | 3:32 | |
10. | "If I Was Your Girlfriend" (single edit) | Sign o' the Times (1987) | 3:46 | |
11. | "Kiss" (single version; performed by Prince and The Revolution) | Parade (1986) | 3:46 | |
12. | "Peach" | Previously unreleased (1992) | 3:48 | |
13. | "U Got the Look" (featuring Sheena Easton) | Sign o' the Times (1987) | 3:47 | |
14. | "Sexy M.F." (performed by Prince and The New Power Generation) |
| Love Symbol Album (1992) | 5:26 |
15. | "Gett Off" (performed by Prince and The New Power Generation) | Diamonds and Pearls (1991) | 4:30 | |
16. | "Cream" (performed by Prince and The New Power Generation) | Diamonds and Pearls (1991) | 4:13 | |
17. | "Pope" (featuring Mayte) | Previously unreleased (1993) | 3:28 | |
18. | "Purple Rain" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) | Purple Rain (1984) | 8:40 | |
Total length: | 74:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | A-side | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Hello" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) | "Pop Life" (1985) | 3:24 | |
2. | "200 Balloons" | "Batdance" (1989) | 5:06 | |
3. | "Escape" | "Glam Slam" (1988) | 3:30 | |
4. | "Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" | Non-album single (1981), later released as a B-side of "Let's Work" (1982) | 2:55 | |
5. | "Horny Toad" | "Delirious" (1983) | 2:12 | |
6. | "Feel U Up" | "Partyman" (1989) | 3:44 | |
7. | "Girl" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) |
| "America" (1985) | 3:48 |
8. | "I Love U in Me" | "The Arms of Orion" (1989) | 4:13 | |
9. | "Erotic City" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) | "Let's Go Crazy" (1984) | 3:55 | |
10. | "Shockadelica" | "If I Was Your Girlfriend" (1987) | 3:31 | |
11. | "Irresistible Bitch" | "Let's Pretend We're Married" (1983) | 4:12 | |
12. | "Scarlet Pussy" (performed by Camille) | Prince (but credited to his alter ego, Camille) | "I Wish U Heaven" (1988) | 4:18 |
13. | "La, La, La, He, He, Hee" |
| "Sign o' the Times" (1987) | 3:22 |
14. | "She's Always in My Hair" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) |
| "Raspberry Beret" (1985) | 3:27 |
15. | "17 Days" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) |
| "When Doves Cry" (1984) | 3:55 |
16. | "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" | "1999" (1982) | 3:51 | |
17. | "Another Lonely Christmas" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) |
| "I Would Die 4 U" (1984) | 4:52 |
18. | "God" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) | "Purple Rain" (1984) | 4:03 | |
19. | "4 the Tears in Your Eyes" (live) | Previously unreleased; studio version released on the USA for Africa album We Are the World (1985) | 3:24 | |
20. | "Power Fantastic" | Previously unreleased (1986) | 4:45 | |
Total length: | 76:28 |
The Hits/The B-SidesWeekly charts
Year-end charts
| The Hits 1Weekly charts
Year-end charts
| The Hits 2Weekly charts
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (ARIA) [66] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [67] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [68] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] | Gold | 100,000* |
United States (RIAA) [17] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Date | Label |
---|---|---|
Germany [69] | September 10, 1993 | Warner |
United Kingdom [70] | September 13, 1993 | |
United States [71] |
Lovesexy is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Prince. The album was released on May 10, 1988, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album was recorded in just seven weeks, from mid-December 1987 to late January 1988, at Prince's new Paisley Park Studios, after the cancellation of the infamous Black Album and most of the album is a solo effort from Prince, with a few exceptions. The lyrical themes of the record include positivity, self-improvement, spirituality, and God.
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by English rock band the Cure. It was first released in Japan on 7 November 2001, before being released in the UK and Europe on 12 November and then in the US the day after. The band's relationship with longtime label Fiction Records came to a close, and the Cure were obliged to release one final album for the label. Lead singer Robert Smith agreed to release a greatest hits album under the condition that he could choose the tracks himself. The band also recorded a special studio album released as a bonus disc to some versions of the album. The disc, titled Acoustic Hits, consists of the eighteen songs from the North American release re-recorded using acoustic instruments.
Both Sides is the fifth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins. Featuring an adult-oriented soft rock-based sound, released on 8 November 1993 by Virgin in the UK and Atlantic in the US. Collins created the album entirely by himself, without any collaborations from outside songwriters and performers. The record received generally positive critical reviews, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic stating that the album's "artistically satisfying" songs feature "troubled, haunting tales".
So Far So Good is a compilation album by Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams, released by A&M Records in November 1993. The album reached number six on the Billboard 200 in 1994 and was a number one hit in the United Kingdom and many other countries.
Batman is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Prince and the soundtrack album to the 1989 film Batman. It was released on June 20, 1989, by Warner Bros. Records. As a Warner Bros. stablemate, Prince's involvement in the soundtrack was designed to leverage the media company's contract-bound talent as well as fulfill the artist's need for a commercial revival. The result was yet another multi-platinum successful cross media enterprise by Warner Bros., in the vein of Purple Rain.
The Very Best of Prince is a greatest hits album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on July 31, 2001, by Warner Bros. Records. The album contains most of his commercially successful singles from 1979 to 1991 including the US number 1s "When Doves Cry", "Let's Go Crazy", "Kiss" and "Cream".
Diamonds and Pearls is the thirteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince, and the first with his backing band The New Power Generation. It was released on October 1, 1991, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album produced several hit singles, including "Gett Off", "Cream", "Money Don't Matter 2 Night", "Insatiable", and the title track. Dancers Lori Werner and Robia LaMorte, known as "Diamond" and "Pearl" respectively, appeared on the holographic cover. Diamond and Pearl also appeared in the music videos for "Cream", "Strollin'", "Gett Off", and the title track, and also participated in Prince's Diamonds and Pearls Tour.
The Best of 1980–1990 is the first greatest hits compilation by Irish rock band U2, released on 2 November 1998. It mostly contains the group's hit singles from the 1980s, but also mixes in some live staples, as well as a re-recording of the 1987 B-side "Sweetest Thing". In April 1999, a companion video was released. The album was followed by another compilation, The Best of 1990–2000, in 2002.
Legend is a compilation album by Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was released on 7 May 1984 by Island Records. It is a greatest hits collection of singles in its original vinyl format and is the best-selling reggae album of all-time, with more than 12 million copies sold in the US, more than 3.3 million in the UK and an estimated 25 million copies sold globally. In 2003, the album was ranked number 46 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" and maintained the ranking in a 2012 revised list.
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 21 November 1988 by Warner Bros. Records. It covers the period of the band's greatest commercial success, from the mid-1970s to the late-1980s.
Hot Shot is the fifth studio album released by Jamaican-American singer Shaggy. The album was first released on 8 August 2000, in the United States, before being issued in the United Kingdom on 9 October 2000, with a revised track listing. The revised UK edition was also released in Europe, but without the song "Why You Mad at Me?". The album was reissued in the UK on 26 March 2001. Hot Shot went on to be certified six times platinum in the United States by the RIAA, and was the second best-selling album of 2001 in that country. The album has sold over nine million copies worldwide. A remix album, entitled Hot Shot Ultramix, was released in June 2002. Four singles were released from the album: "It Wasn't Me", "Angel", "Luv Me, Luv Me" and the double A-side single "Dance & Shout / Hope".
The Essential Michael Jackson is a greatest hits compilation album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on July 19, 2005, by Sony Music's catalog division Legacy Recordings as part of The Essential series. The two-disc compilation features thirty-eight hit songs by Michael Jackson, from his days at Motown Records with The Jackson 5 in the late 1960s and early 1970s to his 2001 hit "You Rock My World".
Simply the Best is the first greatest hits compilation by Tina Turner, released on October 22, 1991, by Capitol Records.
Ultimate Prince is a greatest hits album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on August 22, 2006, by Warner Bros. Records. The two-disc set contains a disc of some previously released hits, and another of extended remixes of hits and a B-side, most of which had only been previously released as 12-inch singles.
The Woman in Red: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the second soundtrack album released by American musician Stevie Wonder on the Motown label. Also featuring Dionne Warwick, the album was released in 1984 for the film of the same name. It features Wonder's biggest hit, "I Just Called to Say I Love You", which hit number one internationally and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and also features the follow-up hit, "Love Light in Flight" and "Don't Drive Drunk", the song and the accompanying music video for which were used in the Ad Council and the US Department of Transportation's Drunk Driving Prevention public service announcement the following year.
We Are the World is a 1985 album that contains USA for Africa's "We Are the World", a superstar charity recording for famine relief efforts in Ethiopia. The album was released on April 1, 1985, by Columbia Records.
The Essential Barbra Streisand is the fifth greatest hits album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released on January 29, 2002, by Columbia Records. The compilation features 38 songs from Streisand's catalog, in addition to two previously unreleased tracks. It includes material from 26 of the singer's albums and was described as a collection of, mainly, her pop songs. A reissued version of the compilation was distributed by Columbia and Legacy Recordings in 2008 and includes a bonus disc featuring nine additional songs from Streisand's discography.
I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston is a posthumous greatest hits album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. The album was released on November 13, 2012 via RCA Records.
Dutty Rock is the second studio album by Jamaican dancehall singer Sean Paul. Released on 12 November 2002, it features four top 15 Billboard Hot 100 hits, "Gimme the Light", "Get Busy", "Like Glue" and "I'm Still in Love with You". It is also his first album to have a Parental Advisory sticker. The album debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard 200, selling 65,000 copies in its first week and went on to become an international phenomenon, eventually climbing the charts peaking at number 9 on the US Billboard 200, number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and topping the Canadian Albums Chart. The song "Top of the Game" was featured in NBA Live 2004.
4Ever, also known as Prince 4Ever, is a greatest hits album by American recording artist Prince, released on November 22, 2016, by NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records. It is the first Prince release following the musician's death on April 21, 2016.