4Ever

~ Release by Prince (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

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1Kiss
recording engineer:
Coke Johnson, David Leonard (US producer and engineer), Peggy McCreary, Susan Rogers (US sound engineer), David Tickle and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and The Revolution (founded by Prince)
acoustic guitar, drum machine [Linn 9000], drum machine [Linn LM-1] and synthesizer [Yamaha DX7]:
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
background vocals:
Bruce DeShazer, Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Marr Starr
arranger:
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
recorded at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 11), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 85) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 461)
recording of:
Kiss (from 1985-04-27 until 1986-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince and The Revolution2.93:46
2Sign “o” the Times
engineer:
Coke Johnson, Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drum machine [LinnDrum], electric guitar, sampler [Fairlight CMI] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at and mixed at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Sign “☮︎” the Times by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 299)
recording of:
Sign “☮︎” the Times (from 1986-07-15 until 1986-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Shanachie
Prince43:44
3Alphabet St.
cuíca, drum machine [Dynacord ADD-One], drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, synthesizer [Roland D-50] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drums (drum set):
Sheila E.
handclaps:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Sheila E.
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
trumpet:
Atlanta Bliss
background vocals:
Boni Boyer (US vocalist), Cat (US choreographer & vocalist Cat Glover) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals [rap]:
Cat (US choreographer & vocalist Cat Glover)
spoken vocals:
Ingrid Chavez
recorded at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (on 1987-12-30)
edit of:
Alphabet St. by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Alphabet St. (on 1987-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince2:25
4Batdance
programming:
Chuck Zwicky
drum machine [Dynacord ADD-One], drum machine [LinnDrum], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, electronic drum set [Simmons SDS-V], sampler [Fairlight CMI], sampler [Publison IM-90 Infernal Machine], synthesizer, background vocals and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (in 1989-03)
edit of:
Batdance (album version) by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Batdance (in 1989-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince4:07
5Thieves in the Temple
recording engineer:
Tom Garneau and Michael Koppelman (Minneapolis producer and engineer)
producer and mixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drum machine [Dynacord ADD-One], drum machine [LinnDrum], electric guitar, synthesizer [Roland D-50], background vocals and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (on 1990-02-11)
mixed at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (from 1990-02-11 until 1990-07)
samples:
I Can’t Stand It by The Chambers Brothers
music videos:
Thieves in the Temple (video) by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Thieves in the Temple (on 1990-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince3.253:21
6Cream
recording engineer:
Michael Koppelman (Minneapolis producer and engineer)
additional engineer:
Tim Penn
producer:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
mixer:
Keith Cohen
drums (drum set):
Michael B. (drummer aka Michael B.)
electric bass guitar:
Sonny T. (Prince bass player)
electric guitar:
Levi Seacer, Jr.
Hammond organ and background vocals:
Rosie Gaines
synthesizer:
Tommy Barbarella
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
performer:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (on 1990-12-03) and Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (from 1991-09 until 1991-10)
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Cream (on 1990-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince and The New Power Generation3.54:13
7Mountains
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and The Revolution (founded by Prince)
drum machine [Linn LM-1] and electronic drum set [Simmons SDS-V]:
Bobby Z.
electric bass guitar:
Brownmark
electric guitar:
Wendy Melvoin, Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Miko Weaver
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
synthesizer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) and Dr. Fink
trumpet:
Atlanta Bliss
background vocals:
Brownmark, Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer), Wendy Melvoin and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Mountains
lyricist:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
composer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) and Wendy Melvoin
Prince and The Revolution43:58
8Girls & Boys
baritone saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
drum machine [Linn LM-1] and electronic drum set [Simmons SDS-V]:
Bobby Z.
electric bass guitar:
Brownmark
electric guitar:
Wendy Melvoin
finger cymbals, guitar synthesizer [Roland GR-700] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
synthesizer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer), Dr. Fink and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
trumpet:
Atlanta Bliss
background vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer), Susannah Melvoin, Wendy Melvoin, Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Sheila E.
spoken vocals:
Marie France (Marie-France Garcia, born 1946 in Oran)
recording of:
Girls & Boys
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince and The Revolution3:28
9If I Was Your Girlfriend
engineer:
Coke Johnson, Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, sampler [Fairlight CMI] and synthesizer [Prophet VS]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals:
Camille (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-02)
edit of:
If I Was Your Girlfriend by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
If I Was Your Girlfriend (on 1986-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince3:46
10U Got the Look
engineer:
Coke Johnson, Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
cymbal and drum machine [Linn LM-1], hi-hat and timbales:
Sheila E.
electric guitar, sampler [Fairlight CMI] and synthesizer [Prophet VS]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals:
Camille (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Sheena Easton
performer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
U Got the Look by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
U Got the Look (from 1986-12-21 until 1986-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince3.853:48
11I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
acoustic guitar, drum machine [LinnDrum], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, sampler [Fairlight CMI], synthesizer [Oberheim OB-8] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (on 1986-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince33:41
12Glam Slam
acoustic guitar, drum machine [Dynacord ADD-One], drum machine [Linn LM-1], drums (drum set), electric bass guitar, electric guitar, percussion, synthesizer, synthesizer [Roland D-50] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
background vocals:
Cat (US choreographer & vocalist Cat Glover) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (in 1987-12)
edit of:
Glam Slam by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Glam Slam (in 1987-12)
lyricist and composer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince3:31
13Moonbeam Levels
drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, electronic drum set [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], piano, synthesizer [Oberheim OB-Xa], background vocals and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Moonbeam Levels
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Prince4:06
14Diamonds and Pearls
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael Koppelman (Minneapolis producer and engineer)
additional engineer:
Tim Penn
producer:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
additional electronic drum set:
Sheila E.
drum machine [Roland R-8] and electric guitar:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drums (drum set):
Michael B. (drummer aka Michael B.)
electric bass guitar:
Sonny T. (Prince bass player)
synthesizer:
Tommy Barbarella and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Rosie Gaines and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
Diamonds and Pearls
lyricist and composer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince and The New Power Generation34:20
15Gett Off
drum machine [Roland R-8]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drums (drum set):
Michael B. (drummer aka Michael B.)
electric bass guitar:
Sonny T. (Prince bass player)
electric guitar:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Levi Seacer, Jr.
flute:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
percussion:
Damon Dickson and Kirk Johnson (percussionist/drummer, producer, composer)
synthesizer:
Tommy Barbarella
background vocals:
Damon Dickson, Rosie Gaines, Kirk Johnson (percussionist/drummer, producer, composer), Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Levi Seacer, Jr.
lead vocals:
Rosie Gaines and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals [rap]:
Tony M. (from The New Power Generation) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
remixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Gett Off (in 1991)
lyricist and composer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Because Éditions and Controversy Music
Prince and The New Power Generation4:00
16Sexy MF
recording engineer:
Dave Friedlander, Ray Hahnfeldt, Michael Koppelman (Minneapolis producer and engineer), Steve Noonan and Brian Poer
additional programming:
Airiq Anest
assistant engineer:
Airiq Anest, Dave Aron (mix engineer), Steve Durkee, Ray Hahnfeldt, Steve Noonan and Brian Poer
additional producer:
Keith “KC” Cohen
producer:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
mixer:
Steve Beltran, Tom Garneau, Keith “KC” Cohen, Michael Koppelman (Minneapolis producer and engineer) and Bob Rosa
baritone saxophone:
Kathy Jensen (saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Michael B. (drummer aka Michael B.)
electric bass guitar:
Sonny T. (Prince bass player)
electric guitar and additional lead vocals:
Levi Seacer, Jr.
Hammond organ and synthesizer:
Tommy Barbarella
percussion:
Damon Dickson and Kirk Johnson (percussionist/drummer, producer, composer)
tenor saxophone:
Brian Gallagher (jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Michael B. Nelson (horn player, member of Hornheads)
trumpet:
Dave Jensen (trumpeter & flugelhornist) and Steve Strand
turntable [scratching]:
DJ Graves
background vocals:
Damon Dickson, Kirk Johnson (percussionist/drummer, producer, composer) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals [rap]:
Tony M. (from The New Power Generation)
arranger:
The New Power Generation and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee West (original location of Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States and Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
Sexy M.F. (in 1991-12)
writer:
Anthony Mosley (from The New Power Generation), Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Levi Seacer, Jr.
publisher:
Mack Dog Music, Michael Anthony Music, NPG Publishing and Paisley Park Ent
Prince and The New Power Generation4.25:26
17My Name Is Prince
programming:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
electric bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, background vocals and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals [rap]:
Tony M. (from The New Power Generation)
edit of:
My Name Is Prince by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and The New Power Generation
recording of:
My Name Is Prince
lyricist:
Tony M. (from The New Power Generation) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Mack Dog Music and NPG Publishing
Prince and The New Power Generation4:04
187 (album edit)
programming:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
acoustic guitar, electric bass guitar, finger cymbals, handclaps, percussion, synthesizer, background vocals and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
edit of:
7 (album version) by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and The New Power Generation
recording of:
7 (from 1990-12 until 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
additional writer:
Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin (blues singer, songwriter)
Prince and The New Power Generation14:23
19Peach
recording engineer:
Mark Forrester and Steve Noonan
engineer:
Airiq Anest and Rolly Ladd
mixer:
Keith Cohen
drums (drum set):
Michael B. (drummer aka Michael B.)
electric bass guitar:
Sonny T. (Prince bass player)
instruments and vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
background vocals:
Mayte
contains samples by:
Kim Basinger (spoken vocals [moan])
music videos:
Peach by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Peach
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince and The New Power Generation3:48
20Nothing Compares 2 U
vocals:
Rosie Gaines and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (on 1992-01-27)
edit of:
Nothing Compares 2 U (live, 1992-01-27: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA) by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) & The New Power Generation
live recording of:
Nothing Compares 2 U (on 1992-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), NPG Publishing and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Prince and The New Power Generation4:19