September 25, 1995: The Gold Experience

The Gold Experience is the seventeenth studio album by Prince. It was credited to Love Symbol 0(+> was released in the UK.

The album, produced exclusively by Prince, was released on September 26, 1995, through NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records. It climbed to number 6 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Top R&B Albums chart. The singles "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", "I Hate U", and "Gold" reached positions 3, 12, and 88 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.

On June 18, 2022, The Gold Experience was reissued for Record Store Day 2022. The vinyl reissue mirrors the original translucent gold expanded, limited promo album from 1995. The day prior, the CD version of the album was rereleased. This marked the first time the complete album had been reissued since the legal dispute over "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World".

26 September 1995 (USA)

Side 1:

P. Control (5:59)

NPG Operator (0:10)

Endorphinmachine (4:06)

Shhh (7:16)

Side 2:

We March (4:49) 1

NPG Operator (0:16)

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4:25)

Dolphin (4:59)

Side 3:

NPG Operator (0:18)

Now (4:30)

NPG Operator (0:31)

319 (3:05)

NPG Operator (0:10)

Shy (5:04)

Billy Jack Bitch (5:32) 2

Side 4:

Hate U (5:54)

NPG Operator (0:44)

Gold (7:23)

All songs written by Prince (as 0(+>), except where noted.

1 written by Prince (as 0(+>) and Nona Gaye

2 written by Prince (as 0(+>) and Michael B. Nelson