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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 | ||
|studios = <b>Minnesota</b> | |studios = <b>Minnesota</b> | ||
− | *[[ | + | *[[North Arm Drive Home Studio]], Orono, MN, USA (''credited as "Somewhere in Uptown"''); |
<b>California</b> | <b>California</b> | ||
− | *[ | + | *[[Hollywood Sound Recorders]], Los Angeles, CA, USA |
|previous year = 1979 | |previous year = 1979 | ||
|next year = 1981 | |next year = 1981 | ||
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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> | + | <b>Sessions and compiling</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 [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]], Orono, 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 [[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. |
<!-------TRACK LIST -------> | <!-------TRACK LIST -------> | ||
|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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{{AlbumSinglesLine| | {{AlbumSinglesLine| | ||
− | |Single = [[Single: Head|Head]] (promo only) | + | |Single = [[Single: Head|Head]] <small>(promo only)</small> |
|B-side = [[Uptown]] | |B-side = [[Uptown]] | ||
|Image = Head single.jpg | |Image = Head single.jpg | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{AlbumSinglesLine| | {{AlbumSinglesLine| | ||
− | |Single = [[Single: When You Were Mine|When You Were Mine]] (12" promo only) | + | |Single = [[Single: When You Were Mine|When You Were Mine]] <small>(12" promo only)</small> |
|B-side = [[Gotta Broken Heart Again]]/[[Uptown]] | |B-side = [[Gotta Broken Heart Again]]/[[Uptown]] | ||
|Image = Whenyouweremine single.jpg | |Image = Whenyouweremine single.jpg | ||
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{{Chart-HRline}} | {{Chart-HRline}} | ||
{{ChartLine| | {{ChartLine| | ||
− | | Date = | + | | Date = 14 May 2016 |
− | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard 200 | + | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[The Billboard 200]] |
− | | Peak Position = | + | | Peak Position = 56<sup>'''R'''</sup> |
− | | Weeks in chart = | + | | Weeks in chart = 2 |
}} | }} | ||
| certifications = | | certifications = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| awards = | | awards = | ||
− | {{noAwards|format=album|Country= | + | {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}} |
}} | }} | ||
|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
|releases = {{:Releases: Dirty Mind}} | |releases = {{:Releases: Dirty Mind}} | ||
− | |album promotion = Commercial advert published by Warner Bros. in Billboard magazine on 1st Nov. | + | |album promotion = Commercial advert published by Warner Bros. in Billboard magazine on 1st Nov. 1980 issue<br> |
+ | [[file: 1980-dirtymind-ad-usa-smaller.png|150px]] | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & | + | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004) |
* <b>Promotion:</b> [http://books.google.fr/books?id=ZiQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=billboard++1980&hl=fr&source=gbs_navlinks_s Billboard 1 nov. 1980 / Vol. 92, N° 44 (ISSN 0006-2510)] | * <b>Promotion:</b> [http://books.google.fr/books?id=ZiQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=billboard++1980&hl=fr&source=gbs_navlinks_s Billboard 1 nov. 1980 / Vol. 92, N° 44 (ISSN 0006-2510)] | ||
* <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000021996 / 1980-11-12] | * <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000021996 / 1980-11-12] | ||
|categories = [[Category:1980]][[Category:Albums (Prince)]][[Category:Studio albums (Prince)]] | |categories = [[Category:1980]][[Category:Albums (Prince)]][[Category:Studio albums (Prince)]] | ||
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