Check It Out

~ Release by Prince (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

https://web.archive.org/web/20240221050149fw_/http://4thefunk.com/CheckItOut.html

Annotation last modified on 2026-04-11 14:09 UTC.

Tracklist

| |
1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Sign “O” the Times
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Sign “☮︎” the Times (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Shanachie
live recording of:
Sign “☮︎” the Times (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Shanachie
5:08
2Play in the Sunshine
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Play in the Sunshine (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
6:13
3Little Red Corvette
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Little Red Corvette (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
1:26
4Housequake
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Housequake (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
4:18
5Girls & Boys
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Girls & Boys (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
5:47
6Slow Love
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Slow Love (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Carole Davis (singer/song-writer, recording artist & actress)
writer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
4:50
7I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
6:40
8Hot Thing
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Hot Thing (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
5:21
9Now’s the Time
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
cover recording of:
Now’s the Time (in 1987-04)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
4:42
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1If I Was Your Girlfriend
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
If I Was Your Girlfriend (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3:50
2Let’s Go Crazy
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Let’s Go Crazy (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
4:12
3When Doves Cry
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
When Doves Cry (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Because Éditions and Controversy Music
3:39
4Purple Rain
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Purple Rain (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Controversy Music and Island Music Ltd.
4:29
51999
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
1999 (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
3:26
6Forever in My Life
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Forever in My Life (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
7:10
7Kiss
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Kiss (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
4:08
8The Cross
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
The Cross (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
5:59
9It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night (in 1987-04)
lyricist:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
composer:
Dr. Fink, Eric Leeds (saxophonist) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
8:40