| # | Title | Length |
|---|
| 1 | I Wanna Be Your Lover- assistant engineer:
- Mark Ettel
- engineer:
- Gary Brandt
- producer:
- Prince
- acoustic guitar, clavinet, drums (drum set), electric bass guitar, electric grand piano [Yamaha CP-70], electric guitar, string synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble], synthesizer [Minimoog], synthesizer [Oberheim 4-Voice], synthesizer [Polymoog], background vocals and lead vocals:
- Prince
- remixer:
- Bob Mockler and Prince
- arranger:
- Prince
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978)
- recorded at:
- Alpha Studios in Burbank, California, United States
- recording of:
- I Wanna Be Your Lover
- lyricist and composer:
- Prince
- publisher:
- Controversy Music
| 2:59 |
| 2 | Uptown | 4:12 |
| 3 | Controversy | 7:17 |
| 4 | 1999- recording engineer:
- Peggy McCreary (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
- producer:
- Prince Rogers Nelson
- cowbell, cymbal, drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, electronic drum set [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], handclaps, synthesizer [ARP Omni-2], synthesizer [Oberheim OB-Xa] and tambourine:
- Prince (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
- background vocals:
- Jesse Johnson (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
- lead vocals:
- Lisa Coleman (from 1982-07 until 1982-08), Dez Dickerson (from 1982-07 until 1982-08), Jill Jones (from 1982-07 until 1982-08) and Prince (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
- arranger:
- Prince Rogers Nelson
- edit of:
- 1999 by Prince
- music videos:
- 1999 by Prince
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 212) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 339)
- recording of:
- 1999 (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
- lyricist and composer:
- Prince
- publisher:
- Controversy Music, Warner Chappell Music and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
| 3:39 |
| 5 | Delirious | 2:41 |
| 6 | When Doves Cry | 3:51 |
| 7 | I Would Die 4 U | 2:59 |
| 8 | Purple Rain- recording engineer:
- David Rivkin (on 1983-08-03) and David Leonard (on 1983-08-03)
- producer:
- Prince and The Revolution
- cello:
- David Coleman (from 1983-08-15 until 1983-09-15) and Suzie Katayama (from 1983-08-15 until 1983-09-15)
- drum machine [Linn LM-1], electronic drum set [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], electronic drum set [Simmons SDS-V] and percussion:
- Bobby Z. (on 1983-08-03)
- electric bass guitar:
- Brown Mark (on 1983-08-03)
- electric grand piano [Yamaha CP-70]:
- Dr. Fink (on 1983-08-03)
- electric guitar:
- Wendy Melvoin (on 1983-08-03) and Prince (on 1983-08-03)
- synthesizer:
- Lisa Coleman (on 1983-08-03) and Prince (on 1983-08-03)
- viola and violin:
- Novi Novog (from 1983-08-15 until 1983-09-15)
- background vocals:
- Brown Mark (on 1983-08-03), Lisa Coleman (on 1983-08-03), Dr. Fink (on 1983-08-03) and Wendy Melvoin (on 1983-08-03)
- lead vocals:
- Prince (on 1983-08-03)
- conductor:
- Lisa Coleman (strings) and Wendy Melvoin (strings)
- performer:
- Prince (on 1983-08-03) and The Revolution (on 1983-08-03)
- strings arranger:
- Lisa Coleman and Prince
- arranger:
- Prince and The Revolution
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (in 1984) and NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
- recorded at:
- First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1983-08-03) and Sunset Sound, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1983-09)
- engineered at:
- Sunset Sound, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1983-09)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 18), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 39), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 143)
- live recording of:
- Purple Rain (on 1983-08-03)
- lyricist and composer:
- Prince
- publisher:
- Because Éditions, Controversy Music and Island Music Ltd.
| 8:43 |
| 9 | Sign “☮︎” the Times | 3:42 |
| 10 | I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man | 3:41 |
| 11 | Alphabet St.- recording engineer:
- Eddie Miller, Prince and Joe Blaney (on 1987-12-30)
- producer:
- Prince
- mixer:
- Joe Blaney, Eddie Miller and Prince
- cuíca, drum machine [Dynacord ADD-One], drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer [Roland D-50] and lead vocals:
- Prince (on 1987-12-30)
- drums (drum set):
- Sheila E. (on 1987-12-30)
- Hammond organ:
- Boni Boyer (on 1987-12-30)
- handclaps:
- Prince (on 1987-12-30) and Sheila E. (on 1987-12-30)
- saxophone:
- Eric Leeds (on 1987-12-30)
- trumpet:
- Atlanta Bliss (on 1987-12-30)
- background vocals:
- Boni Boyer (on 1987-12-30), Cat (on 1987-12-30) and Prince (on 1987-12-30)
- lead vocals [rap]:
- Cat (on 1987-12-30)
- spoken vocals:
- Ingrid Chavez (on 1987-12-30)
- arranger:
- Prince
- recorded at:
- Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (on 1987-12-30)
- mixed at:
- Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
- part of:
- NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 29)
- recording of:
- Alphabet St. (on 1987-12-30)
- lyricist and composer:
- Prince Rogers Nelson
- publisher:
- Controversy Music
| 5:40 |
| 12 | Diamonds and Pearls | 4:21 |
| 13 | Gett Off | 4:33 |
| 14 | Money Don’t Matter 2 Night | 4:48 |
| 15 | 7 | 5:10 |
| 16 | Nothing Compares 2 U | 5:05 |
| 17 | My Name Is Prince | 4:04 |
