Anthology: 1995–2010 is the second posthumous compilation album by Prince, released digitally by NPG Records, in association with Legacy Recordings, through streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music on August 17, 2018.[2]
| Anthology: 1995–2010 | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | August 17, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Various | |||
| Length | 197:29 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | Prince | |||
| Prince chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Album information
editThe compilation was released at the same time that the Prince estate allowed most of Prince's latter period albums—from 1995's The Gold Experience to 2010's 20Ten—to be made available for the first time on streaming platforms other than Tidal, which was previously the only streaming service to have exclusive rights to the catalog from that era.[2] The album was curated with the help of Prince's estate and comprises 37 songs.[3]
One major omission, noted by fans and the press, was Prince's only UK number-one single "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", from 1995. This was due to a long-running copyright dispute that had not been settled by the time of Prince's death in 2016, effectively leaving the song in limbo; not being able to be re-released. This also left The Gold Experience reissue in doubt for years.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Emancipation" | Emancipation (1996) | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Black Sweat" | 3121 (2006) | 3:11 |
| 3. | "P. Control" | The Gold Experience (1995) | 5:59 |
| 4. | "Crucial" | Crystal Ball (1998) | 5:08 |
| 5. | "The Love We Make" | Emancipation | 4:39 |
| 6. | "I Hate U" (LP Version) | The Gold Experience | 6:07 |
| 7. | "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" | Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (1999) | 5:33 |
| 8. | "I Love U, But I Don't Trust U Anymore" (featuring Ani DiFranco) | Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Gold" | The Gold Experience | 7:22 |
| 10. | "Guitar" | Planet Earth (2007) | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Dream Factory" | Crystal Ball | 3:07 |
| 12. | "The Work, pt. 1" | The Rainbow Children (2001) | 4:28 |
| 13. | "Call My Name" | Musicology (2004) | 5:15 |
| 14. | "Strays of the World" | Crystal Ball | 6:06 |
| 15. | "Shhh" | The Gold Experience | 7:17 |
| 16. | "Dreamer" | Lotusflow3r (2009) | 5:32 |
| 17. | "Chaos and Disorder" | Chaos and Disorder (1996) | 4:19 |
| 18. | "Endorphinmachine" | The Gold Experience | 4:06 |
| 19. | "Musicology" | Musicology | 4:24 |
| 20. | "Northside" | The Slaughterhouse (2004) | 6:31 |
| 21. | "When I Lay My Hands on U" | The Chocolate Invasion (2004) | 3:40 |
| 22. | "Beautiful Strange" | Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic (2001) | 4:55 |
| 23. | "Future Soul Song" | 20Ten (2010) | 5:08 |
| 24. | "Empty Room" (live from One Nite Alone... Tour 2002) | C-Note (2003) | 4:00 |
| 25. | "3rd Eye" | The Truth (1998) | 4:54 |
| 26. | "U're Gonna C Me" | One Nite Alone... (2002) | 5:16 |
| 27. | "Dinner with Delores" | Chaos and Disorder | 2:46 |
| 28. | "Ol' Skool Company" | MPLSound (2009) | 7:30 |
| 29. | "4ever" | Lotusflow3r | 3:47 |
| 30. | "West" | N.E.W.S (2003) | 14:00 |
| 31. | "Xpedition" | Xpectation (2003) | 8:23 |
| 32. | "Muse 2 the Pharaoh" | The Rainbow Children | 4:21 |
| 33. | "Somewhere Here on Earth" | Planet Earth | 5:45 |
| 34. | "U Make My Sun Shine" (with Angie Stone) | The Chocolate Invasion | 7:05 |
| 35. | "1+1+1 Is 3" | The Rainbow Children | 5:17 |
| 36. | "Chelsea Rodgers" | Planet Earth | 5:41 |
| 37. | "We March" | The Gold Experience | 4:49 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 114 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 100 |
| US Current Album Sales (Billboard)[7] | 85 |
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Anthology: 1995–2010". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Birzniece, Elsa (August 16, 2018). "23 Prince albums made available to stream for the first time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (August 17, 2018). "Prince's 23 Catalog Albums From 1995 to 2010 Are Now Available Online". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Prince's Italian Plagiarism Case Drags On". Billboard.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Prince – Anthology: 1995-2010" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Prince – Anthology: 1995-2010". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "Prince Chart History (Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2022.