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− | |introduction = '''Art Official Age''' is the 37th full-length studio album by [[Prince]]. It was released 4 years after the previous album [[Album: 20TEN|20TEN]], and on the same day [[Album: Plectrumelectrum|Plectrumelectrum]], his 36th full-length studio album (in collaboration with [[3rdEyeGirl]]) was released. [[Prince]] worked heavily with [[Joshua Welton]] on the album, and [[Joshua Welton|Welton]] received co-producer credit on the album. | + | |introduction = '''Art Official Age''' is the 37th full-length studio album by [[Prince]]. It was released 4 years after the previous album [[Album: 20TEN|20Ten]], and on the same day [[Album: Plectrumelectrum|Plectrumelectrum]], his 36th full-length studio album (in collaboration with [[3rdEyeGirl]]) was released. [[Prince]] worked heavily with [[Joshua Welton]] on the album, and [[Joshua Welton|Welton]] received co-producer credit on the album. |
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| The album was made available for pre-order on [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/art-official-age/id911631220?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 iTunes USA] as well as on a dedicated [http://preorder.artofficialage.com/uk/ Warner Bros Records] website on 25 August 2014. | | The album was made available for pre-order on [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/art-official-age/id911631220?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 iTunes USA] as well as on a dedicated [http://preorder.artofficialage.com/uk/ Warner Bros Records] website on 25 August 2014. |
Art Official Age is the 37th full-length studio album by Prince. It was released 4 years after the previous album 20Ten, and on the same day Plectrumelectrum, his 36th full-length studio album (in collaboration with 3rdEyeGirl) was released. Prince worked heavily with Joshua Welton on the album, and Welton received co-producer credit on the album.
The album was made available for pre-order on iTunes USA as well as on a dedicated Warner Bros Records website on 25 August 2014.
A 2 LPs vinyl version was released late November 2014. It had been made available for pre-order by Warner Australia, France (Fnac), UK (Amazon), Germany (Amazon) and the USA in late august.
Recording process
Art Official Age is believed to have been recorded in 2013/2014 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, although few details are known.
Promotion
The album produced two commercially-released single so far: Breakfast Can wait and Breakdown (which preceded the album). Clouds was made available as a promotional single also. The tracks Clouds and U Know were also made available with album pre-orders.
The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, number 1 on the Billboard R&B albums chart, and 5 on The Billboard 200. It also entered the main charts in Europe, Australia and Japan, reaching top 5 positions in Denmark, France, Japan, Norway, Switzerland and the Netherlands and top 10 positions in Austria, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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