Prince patří k výrazným postavám světové pop music. Mnohokrát byl nominován na cenu Grammy, hned sedmkrát ji obdržel. V roce 2004 byl přijat do rock’n’rollové síně slávy. Je považován za jednoho z nejpracovitějších a nejproduktivnějších hudebníků posledních desetiletí.
Sign O' the Times je deváté studiové album hudebníka, multiinstrumentalisty, zpěváka a producenta Prince. Poprvé bylo vydáno jako dvojalbum v roce 1987 a je to jeho první album po rozpuštění doprovodné skupiny Revolution. Písně jsou inspirovány širokou paletou stylů jako funk, soul, psychedelický pop, electro a rock. Současná bohatá reedice obsahuje všechen zvukový materiál, který Prince oficiálně vydal v roce 1987, kompletní záznam jeho vystoupení v holandském Uttrechtu z 20. června 1987, silvestrovské benefiční vystoupení v Paisley Parku z roku 1987, což bylo jeho poslední vystoupení z turné k tomuto albu a současně jeho jediná pódiová spolupráce s Milesem Davisem, a mnoho dalšího exkluzivního materiálu. Reedice je k dispozici na 2CD a 2LP, ve verzi Deluxe Edition na 3CD nebo 4LP a dále jako Super Deluxe varianta ve formátech 8CD+DVD a 13LP+DVD.
Skladby
LP1
1. Sign O' The Times (2020 Remaster) [04:57]
2. Play In The Sunshine (2020 Remaster) [05:06]
3. Housequake (2020 Remaster) [04:40]
4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (2020 Remaster) [04:03]
5. It (2020 Remaster) [05:10]
6. Starfish And Coffee (2020 Remaster) [02:50]
7. Slow Love (2020 Remaster) [04:22]
8. Hot Thing (2020 Remaster) [05:39]
9. Forever In My Life (2020 Remaster) [03:32]
LP2
1. U Got The Look (2020 Remaster) [03:46]
2. If I Was Your Girlfriend (2020 Remaster) [05:04]
3. Strange Relationship (2020 Remaster) [04:03]
4. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (2020 Remaster) [06:30]
5. The Cross (2020 Remaster) [04:49]
6. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (2020 Remaster) [09:02]
7. Adore (2020 Remaster) [06:35]
LP3
1. Sign O' The Times (Edit) [2020 Remaster] [03:41]
2. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Edit) [2020 Remaster] [03:22]
3. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) [2020 Remaster] [10:47]
4. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Edit) [2020 Remaster] [03:47]
5. Shockadelica (2020 Remaster) [03:31]
6. Shockadelica (12" Long Version) [2020 Remaster] [06:13]
7. U Got the Look (Long Look) [2020 Remaster] [06:41]
LP4
1. Housequake (Edit) [2020 Remaster] [03:22]
2. Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) [2020 Remaster] [07:12]
3. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (Fade) [2020 Remaster] [03:39]
4. Hot Thing (Edit) [2020 Remaster] [03:41]
5. Hot Thing (Extended Remix) [2020 Remaster] [08:32]
6. Hot Thing (Dub Version) [2020 Remaster] [06:53]
LP5
1. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (1979 Version) [2020 Remaster] [03:12]
2. Teacher Teacher (1985 Version) [2020 Remaster] [03:08]
3. All My Dreams (2020 Remaster) [07:24]
4. Can I Play With U? (feat. Miles Davis) [2020 Remaster] [06:40]
5. Wonderful Day (2020 Remaster) [03:48]
6. Strange Relationship (2020 Remaster) [06:42]
7. Visions (2020 Remaster) [02:19]
LP6
1. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (With Horns) [2020 Remaster] [04:56]
2. Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1) [2020 Remaster] [03:59]
3. Power Fantastic (Live in Studio) [2020 Remaster] [07:18]
4. And That Says What? (2020 Remaster) [01:50]
5. Love And Sex (2020 Remaster) [04:12]
6. A Place In Heaven (Prince Vocal) [2020 Remaster] [02:58]
7. Colors (2020 Remaster) [01:01]
8. Crystal Ball (7" Mix) [2020 Remaster] [03:30]
9. Big Tall Wall (Version 1) [2020 Remaster] [05:59]
10. Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A (2020 Remaster) [02:33]
11. In A Large Room With No Light (2020 Remaster) [03:27]
LP7
1. Train (2020 Remaster) [04:22]
2. It Ain't Over 'Til The Fat Lady Sings (2020 Remaster) [02:22]
3. Eggplant (Original Prince Vocal) [2020 Remaster] [05:19]
4. Everybody Want What They Don't Got (2020 Remaster) [02:09]
5. Blanche (2020 Remaster) [05:37]
6. Soul Psychodelicide (1986 Master) [2020 Remaster] [12:37]
7. The Ball (2020 Remaster) [04:34]
8. Adonis And Bathsheba (2020 Remaster) [05:28]
LP8
1. Forever In My Life (Early Vocal Run-Through) [2020 Remaster] [06:25]
2. Crucial (Alternate Lyrics) [2020 Remaster] [06:15]
3. The Cocoa Boys (2020 Remaster) [06:06]
4. When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes (2020 Remaster) [06:17]
5. Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 2) [2020 Remaster] [05:02]
6. It Be's Like That Sometimes (2020 Remaster) [03:19]
LP9
1. Emotional Pump (2020 Remaster) [04:59]
2. Rebirth Of The Flesh (Original Outro) [2020 Remaster] [05:28]
3. Cosmic Day (2020 Remaster) [05:39]
4. Walkin' In Glory (2020 Remaster) [05:14]
5. Wally (2020 Remaster) [04:45]
6. I Need A Man (2020 Remaster) [05:33]
7. Promise To Be True (2020 Remaster) [03:38]
8. Jealous Girl (Version 2) [2020 Remaster] [04:52]
LP10
1. There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool (2020 Remaster) [03:49]
2. Big Tall Wall (Version 2) [2020 Remaster] [05:46]
3. A Place In Heaven (Lisa Vocal) [2020 Remaster] [02:46]
4. Wonderful Day (12" Mix) [2020 Remaster] [07:34]
5. Strange Relationship (1987 Shep Pettibone Club Mix) [2020 Remaster] [07:08]
LP11
1. Intro/Sign O' The Times (Live in Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [05:36]
2. Play In The Sunshine (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [04:36]
3. Little Red Corvette (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [01:36]
4. Housequake (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [04:52]
5. Girls & Boys (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [04:17]
6. Slow Love (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [05:06]
7. Take The "A" Train / Pacemaker / I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [10:17]
LP12
1. Hot Thing (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [06:15]
2. Four (Includes Sheila E. Drum Solo) [Live In Utrecht] [2020 Remaster] [06:12]
3. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [05:17]
4. Let's Go Crazy (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [06:10]
5. When Doves Cry (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [02:46]
6. Purple Rain (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [05:40]
7. 1999 (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [05:54]
LP13
1. Forever In My Life (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [13:12]
2. Kiss (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [03:33]
3. The Cross (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [07:44]
4. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Live In Utrecht) [2020 Remaster] [13:55]
DVD
1. Sign O' The Times (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [05:06]
2. Play In The Sunshine (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [04:22]
3. Little Red Corvette (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [01:37]
4. Erotic City (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [03:07]
5. Housequake (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [04:07]
6. Slow Love (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [0:57]
7. Do Me, Baby (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [01:59]
8. Adore (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [06:47]
9. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [07:37]
10. What's Your Name Jam (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [05:32]
11. Let's Pretend We're Married (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [01:26]
12. Delirious (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [01:35]
13. Jack U Off (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [01:43]
14. Drum Solo (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [04:03]
15. Twelve (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [01:42]
16. Hot Thing (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [04:49]
17. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [06:52]
18. Let's Go Crazy (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [06:52]
19. When Doves Cry (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [02:43]
20. Purple Rain (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [14:11]
21. 1999 (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [03:15]
22. U Got The Look (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [07:33]
23. Chain Of Fools / It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Live at Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN, 12/31/1987) [33:48]
