TORONTO -- School was definitely in, as Prince completed the second of two sold-out shows at the Air Canada Centre last night.

Touring behind his latest release, "Musicology," Prince treated fans to 140 minutes of ripe R&B grooves, pop melodies and guitar infused rock.

After being rolled to the centre stage inside a giant black box, Prince appeared in a purple suitcoat and white shirt and pants.

He launched into the title track from "Musicology," punctuating its old-school funk grooves with cries of "Toronto are you ready for me?"

He promptly followed with three songs from his 1984 rock-funk-soul album "Purple Rain." As streamers fell from the roof, the crowd was in a frenzy as it practically chanted the words to "Let's Go Crazy," "I Would Die 4 U" and "When Doves Cry."

And after such an old-school beginning, the true joy of this night was the seamless way Prince turned songs like "I Feel 4 You" into seamless party tracks. Current dance hits like Beyonce's "Crazy in Love" found their way into songs like "Dance Music Sex Romance."

He even stopped running up and down the stage extensions to pause "Controversy" so he could hand out pizza to revelers in the front row.

Then after a short break that featured saxophonist Maceo Parker singing "Georgia on my Mind" in a tribute to Ray Charles, Prince returned.

Dressed completely in red and sitting on a barstool, Prince began to belt out nine acoustic renditions of some of his most popular songs.

The crowd gleefully sung along to a pocket full of condoms and a love that wouldn't last on "Little Red Corvette" and then the singer asked for the "ladies help" on "Peach" eventually ceding the chorus to thousands of screaming women.

And while it certainly was a treat to hear "Sometimes it Snows in April" from 1986's "Parade" album, the highlight of the acoustic set was heard on the stripped down version of "Alphabet St."

Absent of its traditional drum and guitar loop, Prince teased the audience with winks and smiles as he tore through a bluesy rendition.

Clearly basking in the love of his Toronto audience, Prince invited fans to continue singing along on "Raspberry Beret" and urged the sold-out audience to change the last line from "I think love her" to "I think I love you," to which the singer replied, "I love you too."

After this there were some truly jaw-dropping moments: On "7," Prince led the crowd in another sing-along during which his New Power Generation band reappeared; later, a funked up version of "Sign O The Times" gave way to a torrid rendition of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love."

Female fans were invited onstage to shake their stuff during "U Got the Look" and stayed cavorting with the singer for "Life 'O' The Party," "Soul Man," "Kiss" and "Take Me With You."

Prince took a short break and returned for an encore that featured the sultry "Call My Name" followed by the show-closing "Purple Rain." Bathed in purple light and dressed in blue, with his purple symbol-shaped guitar, Prince sang the tune with a renewed emotion urging fans to "love somebody."

Eventually, the singer yielded the "whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo's" to the fans, who continued singing long after Prince had finished blowing kisses and left the stage.

JAM! Rating: 4 out of 5