Tracks
Side A
- 11981Dutch Top 40: peak position 27 in week 50 of 1981, 4 weeks in the chartControversy7:15F♯ minor
- 21980Dirty Mind4:15C minor
- 31979I Wanna Be Your Lover5:48F♯ minor
- 41980Head4:46A major
- 51981Do Me, Baby7:44
Side B
- 11982Delirious4:01G major
- 21982Little Red Corvette4:57
- 31984Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 4 of 1985, 10 weeks in the chartI Would Die 4 U2:50A major
- 41985Dutch Top 40: peak position 19 in week 35 of 1985, 6 weeks in the chartRaspberry Beret3:35A major
- 51987Dutch Top 40: peak position 16 in week 27 of 1987, 8 weeks in the chartIf I Was Your Girlfriend5:02
Side C
- 11986Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 17 of 1986, 12 weeks in the chartKiss3:46G major
- 21993Dutch Top 40: peak position 9 in week 40 of 1993, 7 weeks in the chartPeach3:48G♯ minor
- 31987Dutch Top 40: peak position 17 in week 36 of 1987, 7 weeks in the chartU Got the Look3:48
- 41992Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 32 of 1992, 8 weeks in the chartSexy M.F.5:26C minor
- 51991Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 38 of 1991, 8 weeks in the chartGett Off4:33C minor
Side D
- 11991Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 42 of 1991, 9 weeks in the chartCream4:13C minor
- 21993Pope3:29D♯ minor
- 31984Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 44 of 1984, 15 weeks in the chartPurple Rain8:42F minor
Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl
Sound of The Hits 2
The Hits 2 sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 117 bpm.
Quietest track: Head · most energetic: Purple Rain
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 2 by Prince released?
The Hits 2 came out in 1993.
How many tracks are on The Hits 2?
The Hits 2 has 18 tracks, 88 minutes in total, spread over four vinyl sides.
Which tracks from The Hits 2 made the Dutch Top 40?
Eleven tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Controversy, I Would Die 4 U, Raspberry Beret, If I Was Your Girlfriend, Kiss, Peach and five others. The highest was Purple Rain, at number 1 in week 44 of 1984.
Which category is The Hits 2 in?
The Hits 2 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 1 (1993) and The Gold Experience (1995).
What do the percentages for the sound of The Hits 2 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 2?
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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