Prince – Sign O The Times
(Warner Bros Records 1987 WX88)
Matrix No’s: A4/B4/C2/D1
Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges
Inner Sleeves in Nr MINT condition
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), known by his stage name Prince, was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor. Prince was renowned as an innovator and was widely known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, and wide vocal range. He was widely regarded as the pioneer of Minneapolis sound. His music combined rock, R&B, soul, funk, hip hop, disco, psychedelia, jazz, and pop.
Sign o’ the Times, stylized as Sign “☮” the Times, is the ninth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on March 31, 1987 by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Prince, except where noted.
| Disc 1 | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | “Sign o’ the Times” | 4:57 | ||||||||
| 2. | “Play in the Sunshine” | 5:05 | ||||||||
| 3. | “Housequake” | 4:42 | ||||||||
| 4. | “The Ballad of Dorothy Parker” | 4:01 | ||||||||
| 5. | “It” | 5:09 | ||||||||
| 6. | “Starfish and Coffee” (Prince, Susannah Melvoin) | 2:50 | ||||||||
| 7. | “Slow Love” (Prince, Carole Davis) | 4:22 | ||||||||
| 8. | “Hot Thing” | 5:39 | ||||||||
| 9. | “Forever in My Life” | 3:30 | ||||||||
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Total length:
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40:18 | |||||||||
| Disc 2 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | “U Got the Look” (featuring Sheena Easton) | 3:47 | ||||||||
| 2. | “If I Was Your Girlfriend” | 5:01 | ||||||||
| 3. | “Strange Relationship” | 4:01 | ||||||||
| 4. | “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man” | 6:29 | ||||||||
| 5. | “The Cross” | 4:48 | ||||||||
| 6. | “It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night” (Prince, Doctor Fink, Eric Leeds) | 9:01 | ||||||||
| 7. | “Adore” | 6:30 | ||||||||
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Total length:
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39:14 | |||||||||
Personnel
- Susannah Melvoin – backing vocals on “Play In the Sunshine”, “Starfish and Coffee” and “Sign o’ the Times”, co-lead vocals on “It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night”
- Eric Leeds – all saxophones
- Atlanta Bliss – all trumpets
- Sheena Easton – co-lead vocals on “U Got the Look”
- Sheila E. – drums and percussion on “U Got the Look”, drums on “Transmississippirap” and “It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night”
- Clare Fischer – orchestral arrangements for “Slow Love”
- Wendy Melvoin – guitar and backing vocals on “Slow Love”, tambourine and congas on “Strange Relationship”
- Lisa Coleman – backing vocals on “Slow Love”, sitar and wooden flute on “Strange Relationship”
- Miko Weaver – lead guitar on “It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night”
- Jill Jones – co-lead vocals on “It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night”
- The Revolution – performance of “It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night”
- Gilbert Davison, Todd Hermann, Coke Johnson, Brad Marsh, Mike Soltys, Susan Rogers and “the Penguin” – party voices on “Housequake”
- Greg Brooks, Wally Safford, Jerome Benton and “6000 wonderful Parisians” – backing vocals on “It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night”
- Prince – all other vocals and instruments
- Susan Rogers – engineer
- Coke Johnson – engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Jeff Katz – photography
- Laura LiPuma – art direction
- Cavallo, Ruffalo and Fargnoli – personal management
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