Best Prince album?

Didn't realized until looking just now that each album from 1999 --> The Gold Experience had at least one top 10 hit. (Well, it was Come that broke the string, but "Most Beautiful Girl in the World" was already a top 10 hit prior.)

to me there's no hit as big/good (since I've never really liked SotT the song) as : when you were mine, 1999, little red corvette, purple rain, when doves cry, raspberry beret, kiss, alphabet street, etc.

"U Got the Look" is a fucking steamroller.

I feel like I'm still just learning about SotT. It's been a slow grower. And I've never quite been able to get over the hump of its lackluster first track in the way I can with Song In The Key Of Life.

yes it's great of course. as are many (all !) of the other songs on the album.
but, for instance, if you consider the tracklisting of "The very best of Prince" (90s tracks not included) :

1. "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
2. "1999"
3. "Little Red Corvette"
4. "When Doves Cry"
5. "Let's Go Crazy"
6. "Purple Rain"
7. "I Would Die 4 U"
8. "Raspberry Beret"
9. "Kiss"
10. "Sign o' the Times"
11. "U Got the Look"
12. "Alphabet St."

well, for me, the tracks from SotT would rank the lowest.

I don't know why I always mistakenly think "The Beautiful Ones" was a single. Probably because it effing should've been.

"U Got the Look" is a fucking steamroller.

Also, "Girlfriend" is a serious contender for my absolutely #1 favorite Prince single OAT.

i thought the sample at the beginning of "lovesexy" was delia? doesn't sound anything like roger limb's stuff to my ears!

ok, nvm, it is roger limb- just mis-credited a lot of places

that's a bbc radiophonic sample? ha cool

Talking of samples,

There's a bit of a ruckus noise on "Pop Life", near the end then the music comes back in.

The exact same noise is used on Chris Hill's "Rentasanta" from 1975 or so.

Any ideas what it's from?