Sign o' the Times

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Sign “☮” the Times was Prince's 1987 follow-up to Parade and his first "solo" album since splitting with The Revolution. The double album was a synthesis of several projects from 1986, ironically including some work with The Revolution. The bulk of the tracks originate from the final Revolution project known as Dream Factory and a solo project called Camille. These projects, along with some other songs merged into a 21-track, 3-LP opus called Crystal Ball. Prince's record company, Warner Brothers Records, balked at the idea of a 3-LP album and forced Prince to trim it down. The result was Sign “☮” the Times, which quickly became widely regarded as Prince's crowning achievement amongst fans and critics alike.

• no.4 R&B-chart
• no.6 Pop-chart

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Sign “☮” the Times" (5:02)
2. "Play in the Sunshine" (5:05)
3. "Housequake" (4:38)
4. "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" (4:04)
5. "It" (5:10)
6. "Starfish & Coffee" (2:51)
7. "Slow Love" (4:18)
8. "Hot Thing" (5:39)
9. "Forever in My Life" (3:38)

Disc 2

1. "U Got the Look" (3:58)
2. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" (4:54)
3. "Strange Relationship" (4:04)
4. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (6:31)
5. "The Cross" (4:46)
6. "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night" (8:59)
7. "Adore" (6:29)

Singles and Hot 100 Chart Placings

"Sign “☮” the Times"

• "Sign “☮” the Times" (#3 US, #1 R&B, #8 UK)

1. "Sign “☮” the Times"
2. "La, La, La, He, He, Hee"

"If I Was Your Girlfriend"

• "If I Was Your Girlfriend" (#67 US, #12 R&B, #13 UK)

1. "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
2. "Shockadelica"

"U Got the Look"

• "U Got the Look" (#2 US, #11 R&B, #11 UK)

1. "U Got the Look"
2. "Housequake"

"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"

• "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (#10 US, #14 R&B, #29 UK)

1. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
2. "Hot Thing" (#63 US, #14 R&B)

External links

• Sign “☮” the Times lyrics