4Ever
Greatest hits album by
Prince
ReleasedNovember 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)
RecordedDecember 1976 – May 1993
Genre
Length155:06
Label
ProducerPrince
Prince chronology
Hit n Run Phase Two
(2015)		 4Ever
(2016)		 Anthology: 1995–2010
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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.[2][3][4][5] It is the first Prince release following the musician's death on April 21, 2016.

The two-disc set features 40 songs from Prince's tenure with Warner Bros. Records and features recordings from all of his albums between 1978's For You and 1993's The Hits/The B-Sides. It is the first Prince collection to include his number-one hit single "Batdance" from the soundtrack album to the 1989 film Batman.[6]

4Ever features the first official release of the song "Moonbeam Levels", which had previously circulated on bootlegs of Prince's unreleased material in a low-quality form.[7] The song had been recorded in 1982 during the sessions for 1999 and was subsequently considered for the unreleased 1988–89 album Rave unto the Joy Fantastic.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Prince, except where indicated

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."1999" (single version) 1999 (1982)3:38
2."Little Red Corvette" (single version) 19993:08
3."When Doves Cry" (single version) Purple Rain (1984)3:48
4."Let's Go Crazy" (single version) Purple Rain3:50
5."Raspberry Beret" Around the World in a Day (1985)3:35
6."I Wanna Be Your Lover" (single version) Prince (1979)3:00
7."Soft and Wet"
  • Prince
  • Chris Moon
For You (1978)3:05
8."Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" Prince3:50
9."Uptown" (single version) Dirty Mind (1980)4:12
10."When You Were Mine" Dirty Mind3:45
11."Head" Dirty Mind4:45
12."Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" non-album single (1981)2:57
13."Controversy" (single version) Controversy (1981)3:39
14."Let's Work" (single version) Controversy3:04
15."Delirious" (single version) 19992:41
16."I Would Die 4 U" (single version) Purple Rain3:00
17."Take Me with U" (single version) Purple Rain3:44
18."Paisley Park" Around the World in a Day4:45
19."Pop Life" Around the World in a Day3:45
20."Purple Rain" Purple Rain8:42
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Kiss" (single version) Parade (1986)3:46
2."Sign o' the Times" (single version) Sign o' the Times (1987)3:43
3."Alphabet St." (single version) Lovesexy (1988)2:26
4."Batdance" (single version) Batman (1989)4:07
5."Thieves in the Temple" Graffiti Bridge (1990)3:21
6."Cream" Diamonds and Pearls (1991)4:13
7."Mountains"
Parade4:00
8."Girls & Boys" (single version) Parade3:28
9."If I Was Your Girlfriend" (single version) Sign o' the Times3:46
10."U Got the Look" Sign o' the Times3:47
11."I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (single version) Sign o' the Times3:41
12."Glam Slam" (single version) Lovesexy3:30
13."Moonbeam Levels" Previously unreleased (1982)4:06
14."Diamonds and Pearls" (single version) Diamonds and Pearls4:20
15."Gett Off" (UK single remix) Diamonds and Pearls4:00
16."Sexy MF"
Love Symbol Album (1992)5:26
17."My Name Is Prince" (single version)
  • Prince
  • Tony M.
Love Symbol Album4:04
18."7" (single version)
Love Symbol Album4:23
19."Peach" The Hits/The B-Sides (1993)3:48
20."Nothing Compares 2 U" (single version) The Hits/The B-Sides4:19

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review: 4Ever AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-22
  2. ↑ Aswad, Jem (October 21, 2016). "Prince Greatest-Hits Collection, '4Ever,' Due Nov. 22; 'Purple Rain' Deluxe Edition – With Unreleased Songs – Coming in 2017". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Deerwester, Jayme (October 21, 2016). "Two new Prince albums coming; 'Prince4Ever' arrives Nov. 22". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (October 21, 2016). "Unreleased Prince Songs Prepped for Greatest Hits, 'Purple Rain' Reissue". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ Yoo, Noah (October 21, 2016). "Prince Purple Rain Reissue, Greatest Hits Album Announced". pitchfork.com. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Prince's Unreleased Songs To Feature In 2 New Albums". International Business Times. October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (October 21, 2016). "Unreleased Prince Songs Prepped for Greatest Hits, 'Purple Rain' Reissue". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ Ahmed, Tufayel (October 21, 2016). "Two new Prince albums are coming—including a 'Purple Rain' reissue". Newsweek. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
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  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Prince – 4Ever" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – 4Ever" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Prince Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – 4Ever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Prince – 4Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince – 4Ever" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2017. 3. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Prince – 4Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  20. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Prince – 4Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Prince – 4Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Prince Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Prince Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 33: del 9.8.2019 al 15.8.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  29. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Ultratop. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  30. ↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2017". Ultratop. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  32. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  33. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  34. ↑ "British album certifications – Prince – 4Ever". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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