Prince 1980s Essentials

Prince – Dirty Mind (1980)

  1. Dirty Mind (04:11)
  2. When You Were Mine (03:44)
  3. Do It All Night (03:42)
  4. Gotta Broken Heart Again (02:13)
  5. Uptown (05:30)
  6. Head (04:40)
  7. Sister (01:33)
  8. Partyup (04:24)

Essentiële tracks: Dirty Mind t/m Partyup als geheel
Waardering: ****
Purple Picks review: Dirty Mind


Prince – Controversy (1981)

  1. Controversy (07:14)
  2. Sexuality (04:20)
  3. Do Me, Baby (07:47)
  4. Private Joy (04:25)
  5. Ronnie, Talk to Russia (01:48)
  6. Let’s Work (03:57)
  7. Annie Christian (04:21)
  8. Jack U Off (03:12)

Essentiële tracks: Controversy, Do Me, Baby, Annie Christian, Let’s Work [MK]
Waardering: ****
Purple Picks review: Controversy


Prince – 1999 (1982)

  1. 1999 (06:13)
  2. Little Red Corvette (05:03)
  3. Delirious (04:00)
  4. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (07:19)
  5. D.M.S.R. (08:17)
  6. Automatic (09:26)
  7. Something in the Water (Does Not Compute) (04:02)
  8. Free (05:07)
  9. Lady Cab Driver (08:17)
  10. All the Critics Love U in New York (05:57)
  11. International Lover (06:37)

Essentiële tracks: 1999, Little Red Corvette, Automatic, Lady Cab Driver, D.M.S.R. [EK], Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) [MK]
Waardering: ****
Purple Picks review: 1999


Prince and the Revolution – Music From The Motion Picture Purple Rain (1984)

  1. Let’s Go Crazy (04:40)
  2. Take Me With U (03:54)
  3. The Beautiful Ones (05:14)
  4. Computer Blue (03:59)
  5. Darling Nikki (04:15)
  6. When Doves Cry (05:54)
  7. I Would Die 4 U (02:49)
  8. Baby I’m A Star (04:25)
  9. Purple Rain (08:42)

Essentiële tracks: Let’s Go Crazy, The Beautiful Ones, Computer Blue, Darling Nikki [EK], When Doves Cry, Purple Rain
Waardering: ****1/2
Purple Picks review: Purple Rain


Prince and the Revolution – Around The World In A Day (1985)

  1. Around the World in a Day (03:25)
  2. Paisley Park (04:41)
  3. Condition of the Heart (06:46)
  4. Raspberry Beret (03:31)
  5. Tamborine (02:46)
  6. America (03:40)
  7. Pop Life (03:42)
  8. The Ladder (05:26)
  9. Temptation (08:21)

Essentiële tracks: Around The World In A Day, Condition Of The Heart, America, Pop Life
Waardering: ****
Purple Picks review: Around the World in a Day


Prince and the Revolution – Parade (1986)
Music from the Motion Picture “Under the Cherry Moon”

  1. Christopher Tracy’s Parade (02:11)
  2. New Position (02:20)
  3. I Wonder U (01:40)
  4. Under the Cherry Moon (02:57)
  5. Girls And Boys (05:30)
  6. Life Can Be So Nice (03:14)
  7. Venus de Milo (01:55)
  8. Mountains (03:58)
  9. Do U Lie? (02:44)
  10. Kiss (03:38)
  11. Anotherloverholenyohead (04:01)
  12. Sometimes It Snows in April (06:49)

Essentiële tracks: Girls And Boys, Mountains, Kiss, Anotherloverholenyohead, Sometimes It Snows In April, Life Can Be So Nice [MK]
Waardering: **** 1/2
Purple Picks review: Parade


Prince – Sign “O” The Times (1987)

  1. Sign “O” the Times (05:02)
  2. Play In The Sunshine (05:05)
  3. Housequake (04:34)
  4. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker (04:04)
  5. It (05:10)
  6. Starfish and Coffee (02:51)
  7. Slow Love (04:18)
  8. Hot Thing (05:39)
  9. Forever in My Life (03:38)
  10. U Got the Look (03:58)
  11. If I Was Your Girlfriend (04:54)
  12. Strange Replationship (04:04)
  13. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (06:31)
  14. The Cross (04:46)
  15. It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night (08:59)
  16. Adore (06:29)

Essentiële tracks: Sign “O” The Times, Housequake, The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker, Forever In My Life, If I Was Your Girlfriend, Strange Relationship, The Cross, Adore
Waardering: **** 1/2
Purple Picks review: Sign “O” The Times deel 1, Sign “O” The Times deel 2


Prince – The Black Album (1987)

  1. Le Grind (06:44)
  2. Cindy C. (06:15)
  3. Dead on It (04:37)
  4. When 2 R in Love (03:59)
  5. Bob George (05:36)
  6. Superfunkycalifragisexy (05:55)
  7. 2 Nigs United 4 West Compton (07:11)
  8. Rockhard in a Funky Place (04:31)

Essentiële tracks: Cindy C., Bob George, Superfunkycalifragisexy, Rockhard In A Funky Place
Waardering: ****
Purple Picks review: The Black Album


Prince – Lovesexy (1988)

  1. Eye No (05:46)
  2. Alphabet St. (05:39)
  3. Glam Slam (05:07)
  4. Anna Stesia (04:58)
  5. Dance On (03:44)
  6. Lovesexy (05:47)
  7. When 2 R in Love (04:01)
  8. I Wish U Heaven (02:43)
  9. Positivity (07:18)

Essentiële tracks: Lovesexy dient als één track beluisterd te worden. Volledig essentiële kost dus.
Waardering: *****
Purple Picks review: Lovesexy


Prince – Batman (1989)

  1. The Future (04:07)
  2. Electric Chair (04:08)
  3. The Arms of Orion (05:02)
  4. Partyman (03:11)
  5. Vicki Waiting (04:52)
  6. Trust (04:24)
  7. Lemon Crush (04:15))
  8. Scandalous (06:15)
  9. Batdance (06:13)

Essentiële tracks: The Future, Electric Chair, Vicki Waiting
Waardering: ** 1/2
Purple Picks review: Batman