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HitNRun: Phase One
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Mixed or average reviews- based on 40 Ratings

  • Summary: Exclusively released on Tidal, the album co-produced by Joshua A. M. Welton features guest appearances from Curly Fryz and The Voice contestant Judith Hill.

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Donât, donât you wanna Fall in love tonight She said, donât, donât you wanna Fall in love tonight Special night, my favorite crew The moon... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Sep 10, 2015
    100
    HITnRUN is an invigorating, eclectic modern pop record that takes a now-familiar (but still no less impressive) formula--equal parts hedonistic arena rock, chugging funk, and art-mutated pop--and tacks on a handful of new sounds and twists that give is a satisfying, visceral edge.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Sep 14, 2015
    70
    HITNRUN Phase One isn’t one of Prince’s best albums. But neither is it his worst. He hasn’t lost it. He’s just resting it.
  3. The New York Times
    Sep 8, 2015
    60
    The successes tend to be love songs.... But those songs arrive late in the album; first come oddities and overreaches.
  4. AllMusic
    Sep 30, 2015
    60
    Underneath its aggressive opening and occasional woozy electronics, it is anchored by two or three songs (the exuberant "Fallinlove2nite," the recycled "This Could B Us," maybe the Graffiti Bridge throwback "Million $ Show") that wind up revealing how the rest of the record feels like little more than nimble calisthenics.
  5. Pitchfork
    Sep 10, 2015
    45
    A casual, slightly-weirder-than-usual release with one very good R&B song (that's reportedly been kicking around in his vault for a while), stranded in the album's penultimate slot.
  6. The A.V. Club
    Sep 8, 2015
    42
    [Co-producer and engineer Joshua] Welton tinkers too much with too many EDM toys, and often the result is a cacophonous collision of EDM’s lamest trends. When this album does succeed—which it does on its back half—it’s because Prince and Welton have achieved a balance between dance and funk in which each genre brings out the best in the other.
  7. PopMatters
    Sep 9, 2015
    20
    It’s best three tracks--“FALLINLOVETONITE”, “HARDROCKLOVER”, and “1000 X’S & O’S”--are, in the context of Prince’s amazing catalog, average at best. The rest are mediocre to bad to horrifying.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
  1. boycey19690
    Sep 18, 2015
    8
    I find this latest prince release offers a refreshing return to form, being a big prince fan from the early days i feel this album offersI find this latest prince release offers a refreshing return to form, being a big prince fan from the early days i feel this album offers something for everyone and although the lyrics dont offer any real depth or leave you with anything to think about each track is catchy and he may gain a few new followers.I may be in the minority but i look forward to phase two.… Expand
  2. dperron
    Sep 18, 2015
    8
    But, if you mix theses songs he launched on the web in 2012/14 with Art official Cage and one or 2 new songs, you will find probably the bestBut, if you mix theses songs he launched on the web in 2012/14 with Art official Cage and one or 2 new songs, you will find probably the best he never did since Lovesexy. That's the way he is. Say nothing. Select the songs. Have fun. Grantful to u Prince.… Expand
  4. Viktor85
    Aug 1, 2021
    8
    Initially, I wasn't very impressed. But I recently started listening to it again and I must say I have started to quite enjoy it. Songs likeInitially, I wasn't very impressed. But I recently started listening to it again and I must say I have started to quite enjoy it. Songs like MILLION $ SHOW and AIN'T ABOUT 2 STOP are bangers! The only song I still don't really care about is FALLINLOVE2NITE even if I appreciate Prince trying different genres. This album is Prince experimenting and having fun. If you only like 80s sounds and want to listen to vintage Prince exclusively then this will not be for you. But if you want to listen to Prince at his most "modern" you will not be disappointed (unless you compare every song to When Doves Cry). Listen with an open mind and enjoy!… Expand
  5. BernardChan
    Sep 10, 2015
    6
    Maybe Prince just wanna have some fun, don't take it too seriously, it sounds ok~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  6. jeroenpraat
    Sep 21, 2015
    4
    Only 3 good songs, plus 3 average songs. The rest is so bad, so childish, it makes the whole album one of the worst he ever released. And it'sOnly 3 good songs, plus 3 average songs. The rest is so bad, so childish, it makes the whole album one of the worst he ever released. And it's to short.… Expand
  7. poplife75
    Oct 6, 2015
    3
    After the good suprise that was Art Official Age, this is a real let-down. Only 3 good songs and one of them is 20 years old...Hyped as veryAfter the good suprise that was Art Official Age, this is a real let-down. Only 3 good songs and one of them is 20 years old...Hyped as very experimental, this album just relies on basic EDM sounds that mundane artists like David Guetta use all the time...what happenned to the genius that was Prince?… Expand
  8. CrystalBall
    Sep 10, 2015
    2
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