Prince’s first compilation ever, The Hits 1 was released as a stand-alone
album and as part of a three-CD set, The Hits/The B-Sides on September 10,
1993.
Back on vinyl for the first time in decades, The Hits 1 contains 16 of
Prince’s best-known singles released between 1978 and 1993 including “When Doves
Cry,” “1999,” “Diamonds And Pearls,” and “Let’s Go Crazy,” along with two
then-previously unreleased tracks: “Pink Cashmere” and Prince’s own rendition of
“Nothing Compares 2 U,” which he had originally written for his protege act The
Family and had recently become a global hit as performed by Sinead
O’Connor.
Track Listing
Side A
1. When Doves Cry (single edit)
2. Pop Life
3. Soft and Wet
4. I Feel For You
5. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
Side B
6. When You Were Mine
7. Uptown (single edit)
8. Let’s Go Crazy
9. 1999
10. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Side C
11. Nothing Compares 2 U (live)
12. Adore (edited version)
13. Pink Cashmere
14. Alphabet St
Side D
15. Sign O’ The Times
16. Thieves In The Temple
17. Diamonds and Pearls (single edit)
18. 7