Difference between revisions of "Album: Dirty Mind"
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− | [[Prince]] began recording songs for the album in May and June 1980 at his [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Wayzata, MN, USA, immediately after returning from playing the opening act on the [[Rick James | + | [[Prince]] began recording songs for the album in May and June 1980 at his [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Wayzata, MN, USA, immediately after returning from playing the opening act on the [[Rick James Tour '80]], and the album was mixed and completed in June 1980, at [http://hollywoodsoundstudios.com/ Hollywood Sound Recorders], Los Angeles, CA, USA. |
The album's credits state that it was recorded "Somewhere in Uptown", and lists an engineer called [[Jamie Starr]], a pseudonym for [[Prince]] (his first recorded pseudonym), that he would use extensively on side projects from 1980-1983. | The album's credits state that it was recorded "Somewhere in Uptown", and lists an engineer called [[Jamie Starr]], a pseudonym for [[Prince]] (his first recorded pseudonym), that he would use extensively on side projects from 1980-1983. | ||
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The album produced three commercially-released singles, [[Single: Uptown|Uptown]] (which preceded the album), [[Single: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]] and [[Single: Do It All Night|Do It All Night]] (released in the UK only). [[Single: Head|Head]] and [[Single: When You Were Mine|When You Were Mine]] were also available as promotional singles, although these acted as album samplers rather than singles for those particular songs. | The album produced three commercially-released singles, [[Single: Uptown|Uptown]] (which preceded the album), [[Single: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]] and [[Single: Do It All Night|Do It All Night]] (released in the UK only). [[Single: Head|Head]] and [[Single: When You Were Mine|When You Were Mine]] were also available as promotional singles, although these acted as album samplers rather than singles for those particular songs. | ||
− | [[Prince]] toured the USA to support the album on the [[Dirty Mind Tour]] in December 1980, and Spring | + | [[Prince]] toured the USA to support the album on the [[Dirty Mind Tour]] in December 1980, and Spring 1981, usually playing every song from the album. |
The album reached number 45 on the US [[The_Billboard_200|Billboard Top LP's & Tapes]], and number 7 on the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Soul LPs]]. | The album reached number 45 on the US [[The_Billboard_200|Billboard Top LP's & Tapes]], and number 7 on the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Soul LPs]]. |
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