Prince: The Hits 2

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The second volume of Prince’s collection of singles (and a couple of outtakes) has sex on the brain, and a few other places. Apparently aimed at, shall we say, the harder-core fan of the Artist, this disc still ends its parade of R-rated sallies (“Dirty Mind,” “Sexy M.F.,” “Head”) with a cleansing “Purple Rain.” And just to blur things even more, among its Top 10 hits are candidly horny moments like “Kiss” and “Little Red Corvette”–songs that add new twists to the African-American store of body-talkin’ funkin’-blues poetry. –Rickey Wright

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Personnel includes: Prince (vocals, various instruments); Dez Dickerson (vocals, guitar); Sheila E. (vocals, percussion); Bernie Mac, Sheena Easton, Camille (vocals); Eric Leeds (flute, saxophone); Mazarati (background vocals). The Revolution: Wendy Melvoin (vocals, guitar); Matt Fink (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer); Lisa Coleman (vocals, keyboards); Brown Mark (vocals, bass); Bobby Z. (percussion). The New Power Generation: Mayte (vocals); Rosie Gaines (vocals, organ, progamming); Tony M. (rap vocals, background vocals); Levi Seacer Jr. (rhythm guitar, bass, background vocals); Tommy Barbarella (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Sonny T. (bass, background vocals); Michael B. (drums); Kirk Johnson, Damon Dickson (percussion, background vocals). Producers: The Revolution, The New Power Generation, Prince. Engineers include: Bob Mockler, Mic Guzauski, Ross Pallone. Compilation producer: Gregg Geller. THE HITS 2 includes a booklet with photography by Herb Ritts, plus extensive liner notes by Alan Leeds, and track annotations about previously unreleased material. Personnel: Dez Dickerson, Wendy Melvoin (vocals, guitar); Rosie Gaines (vocals, organ, sampler, background vocals); Lisa Coleman (vocals, keyboards, background vocals); Mike Fink (vocals, keyboards); Camille, Brownmark (vocals); Eric Leeds (flute); Dr. Fink (synthesizer); Sheila E. (drums, percussion); Michael B. (drums); Damon Dickson, Kirk Johnson (percussion, background vocals); Bobby Z (percussion); Tommy Barbarella (sampler); Sonny T., Levi Seacer, Jr. (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Keith “KC” Cohen. Recording information: 1st Avenue; Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA; Hollywood Sound Recorders, Inc., Hollywood, CA; P; Paisley park; Sunset sound; UpTown. Photographer: Herb Ritts. Unknown Contributor Role: Greg Ross. Arranger: Prince. Upon their release in 1993, the shorthand descriptors were that THE HITS ONE contained the “clean” songs while THE HITS TWO had all the “dirty” stuff. It’s not quite so