Tracks
Side A
- 11984Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 35 of 1984, 12 weeks in the chartWhen Doves Cry5:54A major
- 21985Pop Life3:45C♯ minor
- 31978Soft and Wet3:05
- 41979I Feel for You3:25F♯ minor
- 51979Why You Wanna Treat Me so Bad?3:51F♯ minor
Side B
- 11980When You Were Mine3:46F♯ major
- 21980Uptown5:32C minor
- 31984Dutch Top 40: peak position 18 in week 10 of 1985, 5 weeks in the chartLet's Go Crazy4:39C♯ minor
- 41982Dutch Top 40: peak position 13 in week 3 of 1983, 10 weeks in the chart19996:19C minor
- 51987Dutch 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 C
- 12018Nothing Compares 2 U4:41D♯ major
- 21987Adore6:31G major
- 31993Pink Cashmere6:15G♯ minor
- 41988Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 22 of 1988, 10 weeks in the chartAlphabet St.5:39D major
Side D
- 11987Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 15 of 1987, 10 weeks in the chartSign 'O' the Times5:03C major
- 21990Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 34 of 1990, 6 weeks in the chartThieves in the Temple3:21D minor
- 31991Diamonds and Pearls4:45A♯ minor
- 41992Dutch Top 40: peak position 28 in week 52 of 1992, 3 weeks in the chart75:10B minor
Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl
Sound of The Hits 1
The Hits 1 sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 112 bpm.
Quietest track: Alphabet St. · most energetic: I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
Across 18 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 The Hits 1 by Prince released?
The Hits 1 came out in 1993.
How many tracks are on The Hits 1?
The Hits 1 has 18 tracks, 89 minutes in total, spread over four vinyl sides.
Which tracks from The Hits 1 made the Dutch Top 40?
Eight tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: When Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy, 1999, I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man, Alphabet St., Sign 'O' the Times and two others. The highest was When Doves Cry, at number 5 in week 35 of 1984.
Which category is The Hits 1 in?
The Hits 1 is filed under compilations. 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: Sign O' the Times (1987), The Hits 2 (1993) and The Gold Experience (1995).
What do the percentages for the sound of The Hits 1 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 The Hits 1?
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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