Difference between revisions of "Album: Dirty Mind"
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|album name = Dirty Mind | |album name = Dirty Mind | ||
|album image = [[File:dirtymind.jpg]] | |album image = [[File:dirtymind.jpg]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_8|8 October | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_8|8 October 1980]] |
|length = 30:18 | |length = 30:18 | ||
|label = Warner Bros. Records | |label = Warner Bros. Records | ||
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|previous album link = [[Album: Prince|Prince]] | |previous album link = [[Album: Prince|Prince]] | ||
|next album link = [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] | |next album link = [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] | ||
− | |introduction = [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]] is the third full-length studio album by [[Prince]]. It was released worldwide in October | + | |introduction = [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]] is the third full-length studio album by [[Prince]]. It was released worldwide in October 1980, just under twelve months after his previous album, [[Album: Prince|Prince]]. |
<b>Recording process</b> | <b>Recording process</b> | ||
− | [[Prince]] began recording songs for the album in May and June | + | [[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 "Fire It Up Tour"]], 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 | + | [[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]]. | ||
− | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_20|20 June | + | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_20|20 June 1984]] (less than a week before the release of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]), '''Dirty Mind''' was certified gold by the RIAA, indicating 500,000 copies shipped in the USA. |
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|tracklisting = <small>The compact disc version is a reissue from the LP.</small> | |tracklisting = <small>The compact disc version is a reissue from the LP.</small> |
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