Princes first compilation ever, The Hits 1 was released as a stand-alone album and as part of a three-CD set, The Hits/The B-Sides on September 10, 1993. Back on vinyl on 2 black vinyl LPs for the first time in decades, The Hits 1 contains 16 of Princes best-known singles released between 1978 and 1993 including When Doves Cry, 1999, Diamonds And Pearls, and Lets Go Crazy, along with two then-previously unreleased tracks: Pink Cashmere and Princes own rendition of Nothing Compares 2 U, which he had originally written for his protg act The Family and had recently become a global hit as performed by Sinead OConnor.

– Disc 1 –
1 When Doves Cry (Single Edit)
2 Pop Life
3 Soft and Wet
4 I Feel for You
5 Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
– Disc 2 –
1 When You Were Mine
2 Uptown (Single Edit)
3 Let’s Go Crazy
4 1999
5 I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
– Disc 3 –
1 Nothing Compares 2 U (Live)
2 Adore (Edited Version)
3 Pink Cashmere
4 Alphabet St
– Disc 4 –
1 Sign O’ the Times
2 Thieves in the Temple
3 Diamonds and Pearls (Single Edit)
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