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* Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
* Original Release Date: July 6, 1987
* Number of Discs: 2
* Label: Warner Bros / Wea
* Catalog Number: 25577
* ASIN: B000002LBM
* Also Available in: Audio Cassette | LP Record
* Average Customer Review: based on 136 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,781 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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Disc: 1 Windows Media RealOne Player
1. Sign 'O' The Times Listen
2. Play In The Sunshine Listen
3. Housequake Listen
4. Ballad Of Dorothy Parker Listen
5. It Listen
6. Starfish and Coffee Listen
7. Slow Love Listen
8. Hot Thing Listen
9. Forever In My Life Listen
Disc: 2 Windows Media RealOne Player
1. U Got The Look Listen Listen
2. If I Was Your Girlfriend Listen Listen
3. Strange Relationship Listen Listen
4. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Listen Listen
5. The Cross Listen Listen
6. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night Listen
7. Adore Listen
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It begins with the insistent drip-drop of a sequencer and ends with some old school R&B. In between, the artist who was still calling himself Prince unfurls an encyclopedia of moods, genres, and grooves. Widely heralded as a groundbreaker in 1987, when it was released, some of the music in oh-so-'80s synths sounds a bit dated. Yet this two-CD set is clearly the sound of a performer at the height of his power. On songs like the title track, "If I Was Your Girlfriend," and the thunderous "The Cross," Prince proves why the hype was justified. --Amy Linden
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
Brilliant Album Overflowing With Genius, October 20, 2000
Reviewer: Marq (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
I have no idea what the guy who called this album "Un-genius like" is talking about. The music on this album is overflowing with genius, style, and creativity. Before this album no-one had ever used a synthesizer and Linn-Drum Computer to the perfection that Prince did on the tracks "If I Was Your Girlfriend", and "The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker". The thought provoking lyrics of the title track"Sign O' The Times" and the simplicity of its music is unbelievable. "Play in the Sunshine" is a gospel meets rock and go-go track that makes u want to dance and shout. The rock guitar riffs, bass line and drum work are amazing. Its hard to belive that this is one musician playing all of the instruments. If dance tracks are what u are looking for, they are here in many forms, from "Housequake" and "Hot Thing" to "U got the Look" and "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night". For the rock guitar lovers u have "The Cross", and the brilliant "I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man" that will blow u away. If this is not enough....U have the most inspired ballads ever written by Prince, the peaceful "Slow Love", the marriage minded "Forever In My Life" which was used by the late John F. Kennedy Jr. at his wedding for the first dance, and the eclectic jam "Adore", which has one of the most inspired vocal performances that Prince has ever put on any album. However, the most impressive song of the set is the aforemntioned "If I Was Your Girlfriend" which has the most complex lyrical content I have ever heard. The song shows a man's vulnerabilty when it comes to love, and the way in which he wants to give his woman everything, while being her everything. The music of this track is equally impressive as the lyrics. "Strange Relationship" serves as the counter to "If I was Your Girlfriend" by showing the feelings that also go along with the ups and downs of a relationship. The most amazing thing about the track is the way in which Prince put such a happy musical track, to such depressing lyrics. The song is a true gem.

What can I say this album is brilliant, complex, moody, dark, and happy at the same time. The music is timeless and has influenced many musicians from Lenny Kravitz, Beck, and D'Angelo, to Macy Gray, Jill Scott, and Angie Stone. This is one of the most important albums released in the last 25 years along with "Songs In The Key of Life", by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye's "Here My Dear" and Sly Stone's "There's A Riot Goin' On". If u like good music I suggest u purchase this album today. The music is revolutionary and timeless.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
One For All Times, February 8, 2001
Reviewer: Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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Just about every major musical artist at one time in their career's have released a double album. Often they are bombastic, overblown and contain alot of filler. Prince had already released a double album, 1999, a mere five years before 1987's Sign O' The Times in 1987 and neither album are any of the above. Some argue that Sign O' Times is Prince's greatest achievement. The album contains the best musicianship of his career. His playing is tight and loose all at the same time. Whether he's singing about being happy and having fun in the bright "Play In The Sunshine" or is taking a sobering look at the problems facing society in the powerfully brilliant title track, Prince is on the top of his game. He can tear up the funk in "Housequake" & "U Got The Look" (a duet with Sheena Easton), sing shiny pop tunes like "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" & "Starfish & Coffee", smooth it out on sensual slow jams like "Slow Love" & "Adore", look at religion in "The Cross" or make timeless hits like "If I Was Your Girlfriend". The album is a sprawling, brilliant, well-crafted masterwork.

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PURE GENIUS!!, March 1, 2006
Reviewer: Carla Bryant "cybryant" (Nashville, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews
From the first track to the last..... One of the best albums ever put out! It is one of the few albums that that I love from beginning to end. When I first bought it, on CASSETTE, I wore out 2 cassettes. Thank goodness for CD's. One thing I would like to happen to this cd is to have it digitally remastered!