4Ever (Prince album)

4Ever
Greatest hits album by Prince
Released November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)
Recorded October 1977 – May 1993
Genre
Label
Prince chronology
Hit n Run Phase Two
(2015)Hit n Run Phase Two2015		 4Ever
(2016)

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.[1][2][3][4] 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.[5]

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.[6] The song had been recorded in 1982 during the sessions for 1999 and was subsequently considered for the unreleased 1989 album Rave unto the Joy Fantastic.[7]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."1999" (single version)Prince1999 (1982)3:38
2."Little Red Corvette" (single version)Prince1999 (1982)3:08
3."When Doves Cry" (single version)PrincePurple Rain (1984)3:48
4."Let's Go Crazy" (single version)PrincePurple Rain (1984)3:50
5."Raspberry Beret"PrinceAround the World in a Day (1985)3:35
6."I Wanna Be Your Lover" (single version)PrincePrince (1979)3:00
7."Soft and Wet"Prince, Chris MoonFor You (1978)3:05
8."Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?"PrincePrince (1979)3:50
9."Uptown" (single version)PrinceDirty Mind (1980)4:12
10."When You Were Mine"PrinceDirty Mind (1980)3:45
11."Head"PrinceDirty Mind (1980)4:45
12."Gotta Stop (Messin' About)"Princenon-album single (1981)2:57
13."Controversy" (single version)PrinceControversy (1981)3:39
14."Let's Work" (single version)PrinceControversy (1981)3:04
15."Delirious" (single version)Prince1999 (1982)2:41
16."I Would Die 4 U" (single version)PrincePurple Rain (1984)3:00
17."Take Me with U" (single version)PrincePurple Rain (1984)3:44
18."Paisley Park"PrinceAround the World in a Day (1985)4:45
19."Pop Life"PrinceAround the World in a Day (1985)3:45
20."Purple Rain"PrincePurple Rain (1984)8:42
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Kiss" (single version)PrinceParade (1986)3:46
2."Sign o' the Times" (single version)PrinceSign o' the Times (1987)3:43
3."Alphabet St." (single version)PrinceLovesexy (1988)2:26
4."Batdance" (single version)PrinceBatman (1989)4:07
5."Thieves in the Temple"PrinceGraffiti Bridge (1990)3:21
6."Cream"PrinceDiamonds and Pearls (1991)4:13
7."Mountains"Prince, Lisa Coleman, Wendy MelvoinParade (1986)4:00
8."Girls & Boys" (single version)PrinceParade (1986)3:28
9."If I Was Your Girlfriend" (single version)PrinceSign o' the Times (1987)3:46
10."U Got the Look"PrinceSign o' the Times (1987)3:47
11."I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (single version)PrinceSign o' the Times (1987)3:41
12."Glam Slam" (single version)PrinceLovesexy (1988)3:30
13."Moonbeam Levels"PrincePreviously unreleased (1982)4:06
14."Diamonds and Pearls" (single version)PrinceDiamonds and Pearls (1991)4:20
15."Gett Off" (remix)PrinceDiamonds and Pearls (1991)4:00
16."Sexy MF"Prince, Levi Seacer, Jr., Tony M.Love Symbol Album (1992)5:26
17."My Name Is Prince" (single version)Prince, Tony M.Love Symbol Album (1992)4:04
18."7" (single version)Prince, Lowell Fulsom, Jimmy McCracklinLove Symbol Album (1992)4:23
19."Peach"PrinceThe Hits/The B-Sides (1993)3:48
20."Nothing Compares 2 U" (single version)PrinceThe Hits/The B-Sides (1993)4:19

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 36
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 46
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 40
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] 10
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 46
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 87
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] 18
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 15
Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] 64
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[19] 1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[20] 29
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 21
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[24] 19
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[25] 2
US Billboard 200[26] 33
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 86

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Gold 100,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Deerwester, Jayme (October 21, 2016). "Two new Prince albums coming; 'Prince4Ever' arrives Nov. 22". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (October 21, 2016). "Unreleased Prince Songs Prepped for Greatest Hits, 'Purple Rain' Reissue". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Yoo, Noah. "Prince Purple Rain Reissue, Greatest Hits Album Announced". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Prince's Unreleased Songs To Feature In 2 New Albums". International Business Times. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Kreps, Daniel. "Unreleased Prince Songs Prepped for Greatest Hits, 'Purple Rain' Reissue". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Ahmed, Tufayel (21 October 2016). "Two new Prince albums are coming—including a 'Purple Rain' reissue". Newsweek. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Prince – 4Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Prince – 4Ever" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – 4Ever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – 4Ever" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Prince. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – 4Ever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 48, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince – 4Ever" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2017. 3. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 17 February 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 48 (dal 2016-11-25 al 2016-12-01)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  19. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Prince – 4Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – {{{artist}}} – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Official Album Downloads 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 for Prince. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Prince. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  28. ↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  29. ↑ "British album certifications – Prince – 4Ever". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 5, 2017. Enter 4Ever in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
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