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Anthology: 1995-2010, Sony Legacy (2018)

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Anthology: 1995-2010

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Anthology: 1995-2010 is a digital compilation comprising a playlist of tracks originally released between 1995 and 2010. It is Prince’s first posthumous release by Legacy Recordings, an imprint of Sony Music Entertainment, the first release granted by license from the The Prince Estate to publish Prince’s material recorded since 1996. Prior to this, in 2016 Universal Music Group was awarded those rights but once it discovered those did not include the crucial Warner period they withdrew their $31 million deal and Sony, next in line, stepped in. Anthology: 1995-2010 is a collection of 37 songs taken from 20 albums, those released between The Gold Experience and 20TEN, the period following Prince’s tenure with Warner Bros Records.

The collection was available from the main streaming services Spotify, Amazon and Apple Music. Prior to its 17 August 2018 release, TIDAL was the sole platform possessing rights to stream Prince’s music, due to that arrangement being in place prior to his death in April 2016. In 2017 Anthology: 1995-2010 peaked at number 85 on the Billboard album chart, and in August 2018 the collection was ranked 22nd most bought package on iTunes in the US and 28th in the UK.

Anthology: 1995-2010 showcases Prince’s most overlooked era in his canon of work. Its most represented albums in the collection are The Gold Experience with 6 tracks, and Crystal Ball, Planet Earth and Musicology with three apiece. Anthology: 1995-2010 does not feature any previously unreleased versions or recordings. Notably, the compilation includes 8 tracks from two Warner owned albums The Gold Experience and Chaos And Disorder.

The artwork, created by Steve Parke, is a clever reproduction of Prince’s trademark Prince love symbol formed from the fonts used on his album covers throughout 1995 to 2010. Parke was Prince’s creative director during that period.

Photography by Jakob Joergensen

Data

Producer
Prince
Label
NPG Records
Distribution
Sony Legacy
Cover/Design
Steve Parke
Released
6 years ago on 17 August 2018
Running Time
196:55
US Chart Peak
85
UK Chart Peak
Did not chart
Orig. Format

Tracklist

  1. (4:13)
  2. (3:11)
  3. (5:59)
  4. (5:08)
  5. (4:39)
  6. (6:07)
  7. (5:33)
  8. [feat. Ani DiFranco] (3:36)
  9. (7:22)
  10. (3:45)
  11. (3:07)
  12. (4:28)
  13. (5:15)
  14. (5:06)
  15. (7:17)
  16. (5:32)
  17. (4:19)
  18. (4:06)
  19. (4:24)
  20. (6:31)
  21. (3:40)
  22. (4:55)
  23. (5:08)
  24. (4:00)
  25. (4:54)
  26. (5:16)
  27. (2:46)
  28. (7:30)
  29. (3:47)
  30. (14:00)
  31. (8:23)
  32. (4:21)
  33. (5:45)
  34. [feat. Angie Stone] (7:05)
  35. (5:17)
  36. (5:41)
  37. (4:49)

Anthology: 1995-2010 – review

This debut release from Sony Legacy is the digital anthology of Prince’s post Warner period. It was the missing out of that fact that the publishing rights Universal Records understood they had negotiated with The Prince Estate in 2016 was later discovered would not after all include the more lucrative Warner era. Universal took flight from their deal can called for their $31 million back. Those rights were scooped up by Sony’s Legacy imprint instead. The new deal was struck in June 2018 and within a month issued Anthology: 1995-2010. Don’t be thinking Sony got the rough end of the deal, they had scored rights to Prince’s best period, the mid 1990s. Anthology: 1995-2010 is a digital packaging of Prince’s highlights 1995 to 2010, although these cannot be called hits since he had none in that period. His independent era produced some of his most worthy work, the cream of the purple music spanning every album between The Gold Experience up to 20TEN. Anthology: 1995-2010 provides nothing unique but launches Sony’s curation of Prince’s work in the lesser visited end of his catalogue and for that is to be commended.

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