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Prince pushed to have his next album The Gold Experience released simultaneously with Love Symbol-era material.

Warner Bros. allowed the single " The Most Beautiful Girl in the World " to be released via a small, independent distributor, Bellmark Records, in February 1994.

The release was successful, reaching No. 3 on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 in many other countries, but it would not prove to be a model for subsequent releases.

Warner Bros. still resisted releasing The Gold Experience, fearing poor sales and citing " market saturation " as a defense.

When eventually released in September 1995, The Gold Experience failed to sell well, although it reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200 initially, and many reviewed it as Prince's best effort since Sign " O " the Times.

The album is now out-of-print.