美國音樂鬼才［王子］──嘻哈／靈魂抒情曲──［The Greatest Romance Ever Sold／史上賣出的最偉大的愛情］

The greatest (uh) romance (yeah, cmon)

Thats ever been sold (ooh uh)

(Uh)

Uh, uh (yeah)

Yeah (uh)

Cmon (cmon), uh (uh)

So what do you know

You and me (sort it out, turn it up, cmon)

Finally face to face (ah ah ah ah)

Checkin each other up and down (up and down baby)

In all the obvious places

All the places in the world we live

They cant hold a candle to the light you give

For real, for real

I have a outlook (uh) thats truly uncommon, and (say the word)

If you follow me

Youre more than a honor, man

The reason why Im placed on the earths face (cmon)

Is spitting rhymes, getting mines

Watching your waist, hourglass (uh uh)

Then you give me hot flash (word)

This romance give heat of a sonic blast (America where you at? Cmon)

So this is where you end (uh uh uh uh)

And you and I begin

(This is where you and I, you and I begin)

(Cmon) because baby (cmon)

The greatest romance (uh)

Thats ever been sold (I aint no thug tonight)

(Ima stay home and make love tonight, cmon)

The greatest romance (uh)

Thats ever been sold (I aint trying to bang)

(Maybe this song will help me change, cmon)

Now your mind is open (now your mind is open)

To poetry seldom heard

(Seldom heard)

Your heart has never been broken (never broken baby)

Until youve heard these words (these words, these words, yeah, cmon)

Givin off the air like your thang dont smell

You better answer all of that love (uh)

Inside your heart, right now

Shorty, look, in the scheme of it all

We could really make it work (yeah)

When our backs on the wall

For real, for real (I cant hear you)

Give a week and let your mans know

Ill come running (yeah)

Hes heartless (hes heartless), hold my hand

Yo, hes just fronting (uh)

Its time now

Lets dance eternally

They looking at us laughing

But our love is whats concerning me (yeah)

So this is where you end (uh uh uh uh) (this is where you end)

And you and I begin (you-ou-ou-ou) (cmon, uh uh uh yeah)

Yo (its the greatest baby, cmon)

The greatest romance (ay baby dont worry)

Thats ever been sold (I aint no thug tonight)

(Ima stay home and make love tonight, baby)

The greatest (uh) romance (dont worry baby, dont worry)

Thats ever been sold (I aint trying to bang)

(Maybe this song will help me change, cmon)

I know you can feel me (I know I know)

I know you can dance (uh)

But what do U know about the (uh)

Greatest romance? (Greatest romance baby)

Not what you think (not what you think)

But what you believe (you believe)

Can you tell me the real reason that Adam never left Eve?

(I aint no thug tonight)

I aint gonna leave you baby (Ima stay home and make love tonight, baby), no no

(I aint trying to bang) I

(Maybe this song will help me change, cmon) aint never gonna leave you no

(I aint no thug tonight)

(Ima stay home and make love tonight) Can I tell you what ya-

Can I tell you what ya did for me babe? (I aint trying to bang)

(maybe this song will help me change)

１９９６年, 美國音樂鬼才王子（Prince, 此時仍用符號-Love Symbol）結束跟華納公司合約, 得以自由創作音樂作品

其唱片品牌The NPG先經由EMI公司發行三張一套的［Emancipation］, 在美國認證２白金（２００萬片／實際銷售５０萬套以上）

接下來獨立發行五張一套的盒裝組［Crystal Ball / The Truth］

１９９９年, 王子與Arista簽約, １１月發行第２３張大碟［Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic］, 由他獨力創作與製作

這張專輯在１９８８年便開始籌備, 但錄音與譜寫過程效果不彰, 決定放棄。

１９９８年６月, 王子重新籌備, 並邀來Gwen Stefani, Eve, Sheryl Crow共襄盛舉, 王子還翻唱Sheryl Crow的單曲［Everyday Is a Winding Road］

［Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic］樂評好壞兩極, 商業表現倒是差強人意, 登上Billboard專輯榜＃１８　拿到金唱片（５０萬張＋）

國際表現除少數地區外, 普遍不佳：加拿大＃５　荷蘭＃１７　瑞士＃１９　法國＃３７　德國＃３９　澳大利亞＃８２　英國＃１４５

大碟唯一單曲為１０月推出［The Greatest Romance Ever Sold／史上賣出的最偉大的愛情］

王子將其製作成一首融合嘻哈與靈魂樂的中板抒情曲, 詮釋溫柔性感

此曲倒是獲得好評,

［The Greatest Romance Ever Sold］登上Billboard單曲榜＃６３, 為其四年來首支入榜新歌（如不計１９９８年底重新入榜舊曲［１９９９］）

副榜－R&B榜＃２３

國際：英國＃６５　荷蘭＃７１　德國＃７５

離開華納後, 王子的事業明顯走下坡

這是王子在１９９０年代最後一首入榜單曲, 直到２００６年才有新歌［Black Sweat］入美國榜

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_44h6fL9sgU

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC8lnt1-J7s

Live on Dutch Television 1999

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BauUjtWGWE

Neptunes Extended Remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdjEMW43JEE

Jason Nevins Romance Beats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HtwMybz5SA

Remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO2QzW9yYAs