Boni Boyer – vocals and hammond organ on Alphabet St.Miko Weaver – guitar and vocals on Alphabet St.Atlanta Bliss – trumpet on Adore, horns and vocals on Alphabet St.Eric Leeds – horns and vocals on Alphabet St.Chuck Thomas - drums on 7 (uncredited, sampled loop from Tramp by Lowell Fulson).
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– drums, percussion and vocals on Alphabet St. – drums, backing vocals and percussion on Diamonds And Pearls and 7 – bass and backing vocals on Diamonds And Pearls and 7 Damon Dickson – backing vocals and percussion on Diamonds And Pearls and 7.Tommy Barbarella – keyboards on Diamonds And Pearls and 7.– backing vocals on Diamonds And Pearls and 7 Rosie Gaines – co-lead vocals on Nothing Compares 2 U, keyboards and vocals on Diamonds And Pearls and 7.– bass and vocals on Alphabet St., guitar and vocals on Diamonds And Pearls and 7 – percussion on Pop Life and Let’s Go Crazy Fink – keyboards on Pop Life, Let’s Go Crazy and Alphabet St. Brown Mark – bass and voice on Pop Life and Let’s Go Crazy.Lisa Coleman – keyboards and voice on Pop Life and Let’s Go Crazy, co-lead vocals on 1999.Wendy Melvoin – guitar and voice on Pop Life and Let’s Go Crazy.Prince – all vocals and instruments, except where noted.Contains sample of Tramp, by Lowell Fulson (written by Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin, from Tramp 1967) The vinyl long play format was release at same time as the CD.Īll songs written by Prince, except where noted.ġ Music by Prince, lyrics by Prince and Chris MoonĢ Written by Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)ģ Written by Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation). I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (3:38).The compact disc version is the original issue. The album has sold well since its release, and was certified platinum (1,000,000 copies shipped) in 1995. The album reached number 46 on The Billboard 200 Chart, and number 14 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums Chart. Pink Cashmere was released as a single two weeks before the album’s release, and Nothing Compares 2 U was also available as a promotional release in the USA two months later. were already behind schedule on the set, and in the end paid Prince not to be involved. 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. 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. Nothing Compares 2 U is included here as a January 1992, live version, although Prince’s original unreleased studio version was recorded in July 1984. The previously-unreleased tracks were recorded at different points in Prince’s career.
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Adore, which had not been released as a single, was included in a previously-unavailable edited form. The album also contained two songs which were previously-unreleased by Prince: Nothing Compares 2 U (which had initially been released by The Family, but was made famous worldwide by Irish singer Sinead O’Connor) and Pink Cashmere. With the exception of Soft And Wet, the more explicit material was saved for The Hits 2 to avoid a "Parental Advisory" label on The Hits 1. In conjunction with The Hits 2, the album contains most of Prince’s most well-known songs from 13 studio albums, released originally between 19 ( Batman being the only album not represented). It was released simultaneously with The Hits 2, The Hits / The B-Sides and The Hits Collection home video in September 1993, and the disc itself was also included as the first disc of The Hits / The B-Sides. The Hits 1 is the first compilation album by Prince. This album has not received any awards in the USA Louis Park, MN, USA Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA 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, St.