Tracks
Side A
- 11987Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 15 of 1987, 10 weeks in the chartSign 'O' the Times5:03C major
- 21987Play in the Sunshine5:05E major
- 31987Housequake4:42G minor
- 41987The Ballad of Dorothy Parker3:55G major
Side B
- 11987It5:10A major
- 21987Starfish and Coffee2:51G major
- 31987Slow Love4:22C major
- 41987Hot Thing5:41D♯ minor
- 51987Forever in My Life3:31
Side C
- 11987Dutch Top 40: peak position 17 in week 36 of 1987, 7 weeks in the chartU Got the Look3:48
- 21987Dutch Top 40: peak position 16 in week 27 of 1987, 8 weeks in the chartIf I Was Your Girlfriend5:02
- 31987Strange Relationship4:01A minor
- 41987Dutch Top 40: peak position 22 in week 52 of 1987, 5 weeks in the chartI Could Never Take the Place of Your Man6:29C major
Side D
- 11987The Cross4:46E major
- 21987It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night9:02G major
- 31987Adore6:31G major
Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl
Sound of Sign O' the Times
Sign O' the Times sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 108 bpm.
Quietest track: Forever in My Life · most energetic: I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
Across 16 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
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Frequently asked questions
When was Sign O' the Times by Prince released?
Sign O' the Times came out in 1987.
How many tracks are on Sign O' the Times?
Sign O' the Times has 16 tracks, 80 minutes in total, spread over four vinyl sides.
Which tracks from Sign O' the Times made the Dutch Top 40?
Four tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Sign 'O' the Times, U Got the Look, If I Was Your Girlfriend and I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man. The highest was Sign 'O' the Times, at number 6 in week 15 of 1987.
Which category is Sign O' the Times in?
Sign O' the Times is filed under studio albums. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by Prince.
Which other albums by Prince are in the collection?
The collection holds three more albums by Prince: The Hits 1 (1993), The Hits 2 (1993) and The Gold Experience (1995).
What do the percentages for the sound of Sign O' the Times mean?
They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.
How do you play Sign O' the Times?
With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
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