Prince - The Hits 2

The legacy and catalogue of Prince is one which continues to reveal surprises and swerves even this many years after his death. There are a lot of different phases to dig into, but if you want the exhaustive run through his breakout years, look no further than the Hits 1 and 2 collections. Put together by Warner in 1993, as their relationship with the famously strong-willed artist was going south, this pair of compilations feature every hit that matters from 1979 through to 1992. There are stone-cold classics and some deeper fan favourites and rarities included - so many in fact it has to be stretched over two separate volumes.

Originally released in conjunction with The Hits 1 in 1993, and made available as both a stand-alone release and as part of the three-disc box set, The Hits/The B-Sides, The Hits 2 contains 18 tracks across two LPs, including some of Prince's most provocative singles from the first half of his career, including "Head," "Dirty Mind," and "Gett Off" along with huge hits like "Purple Rain," "Kiss," "Raspberry Beret," and "Little Red Corvette." In addition to the 16 popular singles from his first 15 years as a recording artist, The Hits 2 also included the then-previously unreleased tracks "Peach" and "Pope."

Features

Tracklist

Side A

1. Controversy (Single Edit)
   
2. Dirty Mind (Single Edit)
   
3. I Wanna Be Your Lover (Single Edit)
   
4. Head
   
5. Do Me, Baby (Single Edit)

Side B

1. Delirious (Single Edit)
   
2. Little Red Corvette
   
3. I Would Die 4 U
   
4. Raspberry Beret
   
5. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Single Edit)

Side C

1. Kiss (Single Version)
   
2. Peach
   
3. U Got the Look (Feat. Sheena Easton)
   
4. Sexy M.F
   
5. Gett Off

Side D

1. Cream
   
2. Pope (Feat. Mayte)
   
3. Purple Rain