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Post by God on Jun 28, 2012 16:33:31 GMT -5
Disc 0101. "Sign o' the Times" 02. "Play in the Sunshine" 03. "Housequake" 04. "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" 05. "It" 06. "Starfish and Coffee" 07. "Slow Love" 08. "Hot Thing" 09. "Forever in My Life" Disc 0201. "U Got the Look" [feat. Sheena Easton] 02. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" 03. "Strange Relationship" 04. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" 05. "The Cross" 06. "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night" 07. "Adore" Sign o' the Times was the result of the cancellation of two different follow-ups to the soundtrack of Under the Cherry Moon the year before: Dream Factory and Camille. The two albums were shelved following the break-up of The Revolution. Prince instead chose to combine songs from both albums, along with a selection of newly recorded tracks which led to a set of 3 LPs titled Crystal Ball. The set was significantly cut down after Parade's underperformance and renamed Sign o' the Times, resulting in Prince's most eclectic and diverse album to date. Needless to say, Sign o' the Times is my favorite Prince album. I can never choose a favorite song, but "Adore" comes very close.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jul 11, 2012 8:16:10 GMT -5
I recently got more into 'Adore'. Love it!
The title track is among my favorite Prince songs :)
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jul 11, 2012 12:10:44 GMT -5
My favorite Prince album!
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Post by Rican@ on Jul 11, 2012 12:16:43 GMT -5
This album is so great that even non single ("Adore") is recognized among the public. I never realized that it wasn't a single until recently.
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Post by Sir Benji on Jul 11, 2012 13:36:22 GMT -5
This album is damn near perfect, and it's my favorite Prince album. My favorites songs from the LP are: "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker", "Strange Relationship", "Starfish and Coffee", and "Forever in My Life"
I read that Warner really believed in the hit potential of this album and wanted to milk it by releasing a lot of singles but Prince wasn't feeling it because he had moved on musically.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2012 20:07:54 GMT -5
I have to agree, this is an amazing album.
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Post by halo19 on Sept 15, 2012 21:08:34 GMT -5
Amazing, in my top 3 Prince albums for sure.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2014 14:29:47 GMT -5
This and Purple Rain alternate as my favorite Prince albums. "Adore" and "If I Was Your Girlfriend" are two of my favorite Prince songs.
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Post by Rican@ on Jan 3, 2014 19:53:07 GMT -5
This and Purple Rain alternate as my favorite Prince albums. "Adore" and "If I Was Your Girlfriend" are two of my favorite Prince songs. Those are my two favorites as well.
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 31, 2015 13:23:10 GMT -5
My favorite Prince album, and my second favorite album of all time. Tour de force is the term most appropriate imo given that this came out of multiple projects getting condensed. There's no real cohesion other than the sheer high quality, and that's all it needs. It's one of those truly rare instances when someone offers you everything, and against all odds delivers with ease.
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Post by gonecountry on Nov 6, 2015 22:21:55 GMT -5
Two words - Hot Thing. Great tune
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Post by TGAC on Nov 11, 2015 5:27:25 GMT -5
I love him, but I don't think he's ever released a front-to-back flawless album. He only came really close to that with Dirty Mind and Parade. I can enjoy his whole 1978-1996 output though, as even his lesser albums still have at least a few great tracks on them. Sign is really, really good. Removing "Forever in My Life" and "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night" and editing "Hot Thing" and "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" down to around 3:30 would make it more consistent. Key tracks are "Sign 'O' the Times", "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker", "U Got the Look", "If I Was Your Girlfriend" and "Adore". Oh, and this one too:
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Post by Live Your Life on Jan 7, 2016 18:09:48 GMT -5
Brilliant album. I'm tempted to call it my favorite Prince album, but I'll regret myself once I listen to one of his others, LOL. AllMusic gave the album 5/5 stars:
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Aug 21, 2017 22:35:29 GMT -5
Amazing, in my top 3 Prince albums for sure. Mines too.
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