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|album name = Lovesexy | |album name = Lovesexy | ||
|album image = [[File: Lovesexy.jpg]] | |album image = [[File: Lovesexy.jpg]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_6|6 May | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_6|6 May 1988]] (France)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_9|9 May 1988]] (UK)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_10|10 May 1988]] (USA) |
|length = 45:07 | |length = 45:07 | ||
|label = [[Paisley Park Records]] | |label = [[Paisley Park Records]] | ||
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|previous album link = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] | |previous album link = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] | ||
|next album link = [[Album: Batman|Batman]] | |next album link = [[Album: Batman|Batman]] | ||
− | |introduction = <b>Lovesexy</b> is the tenth full-length studio album by [[Prince]]. It was released worldwide in May | + | |introduction = <b>Lovesexy</b> is the tenth full-length studio album by [[Prince]]. It was released worldwide in May 1988, 13 months after his previous album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. |
As an artistic statement, the initial CD release of the album was not split into tracks, but was instead tracked as one single 45:07 track, designed to be listened to as a whole (track titles were included, however). Later releases of the CD split the album into the nine named tracks, however. | As an artistic statement, the initial CD release of the album was not split into tracks, but was instead tracked as one single 45:07 track, designed to be listened to as a whole (track titles were included, however). Later releases of the CD split the album into the nine named tracks, however. | ||
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<b>Recording process</b> | <b>Recording process</b> | ||
− | The album was written and recorded hastily in response to [[Prince]]'s decision in early December | + | The album was written and recorded hastily in response to [[Prince]]'s decision in early December 1987, to cancel [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']], which [[Prince]] deemed too dark. One of the tracks from that album, [[When 2 R In Love]], recorded in October 1987, was kept for inclusion on '''Lovesexy''', and the remaining eight tracks were recorded in the following two months. [[File:Eye88.png|link=Eye No]][[Eye No| No]], [[Dance On]] and [[Positivity]] were recorded in mid-December 1987. |
− | [[Lovesexy]] was also initially recorded in mid-December | + | [[Lovesexy]] was also initially recorded in mid-December 1987, but was re-recorded with different music in late January 1988. [[Alphabet St.]] was recorded at the end of December 1987. [[Glam Slam]] was also recorded at some point in December 1987, and [[Anna Stesia]] was recorded at some point in December 1987 - January 1988, but specific dates for these tracks are unknown. [[I Wish U Heaven]] was recorded in late January 1988, as the final track recorded for the album. |
While [[Sheila E.]] appears on drums for many of the album's tracks, the album was largely recorded solely by [[Prince]]. His full live band appeared on [[File:Eye88.png|link=Eye No]][[Eye No| No]], and some band members appeared in minor roles on [[Alphabet St.]], [[Anna Stesia]], [[Lovesexy]] and [[Positivity]]. The album marks [[Cat]] and [[Boni Boyer]]'s first appearances on a [[Prince]] album. | While [[Sheila E.]] appears on drums for many of the album's tracks, the album was largely recorded solely by [[Prince]]. His full live band appeared on [[File:Eye88.png|link=Eye No]][[Eye No| No]], and some band members appeared in minor roles on [[Alphabet St.]], [[Anna Stesia]], [[Lovesexy]] and [[Positivity]]. The album marks [[Cat]] and [[Boni Boyer]]'s first appearances on a [[Prince]] album. | ||
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{{ChartLine| | {{ChartLine| | ||
− | | Date = 23 May | + | | Date = 23 May 1988 |
| Chart (Country) = '''Germany''': Muzikmarkt Top 75 Albums | | Chart (Country) = '''Germany''': Muzikmarkt Top 75 Albums | ||
| Peak Position = 4 | | Peak Position = 4 | ||
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{{Awards-Header}} | {{Awards-Header}} | ||
{{AlbumAwards| | {{AlbumAwards| | ||
− | |Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_11|11 May | + | |Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_11|11 May 1989]] |
|Institution, Country = 9th Minnesota Music Awards, USA | |Institution, Country = 9th Minnesota Music Awards, USA | ||
|Award = ''Best Album'' | |Award = ''Best Album'' | ||
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|releases = {{:Releases: Lovesexy}} | |releases = {{:Releases: Lovesexy}} | ||
− | |album promotion = <small>US press adverts published in Billboard and in Rolling Stones in spring 1988:</small><br>[[File:1988-ad-Lovesexy.jpg|x200px|US press advert published in Billboard (Vol. 100 No.20) on 14 May | + | |album promotion = <small>US press adverts published in Billboard and in Rolling Stones in spring 1988:</small><br>[[File:1988-ad-Lovesexy.jpg|x200px|US press advert published in Billboard (Vol. 100 No.20) on 14 May 1988]] [[File:1988-pressad-lovesexy.png|x200px|US press advert published in Rolling Stone (info needed) in 1988]] |
|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
− | |trivia = Warner Bros. records shipped 750,000 units in advance of its street release, and logged in 30,000 reorders by 11 May | + | |trivia = Warner Bros. records shipped 750,000 units in advance of its street release, and logged in 30,000 reorders by 11 May 1988. |
* Department store giant Wal-Mart refused to carry the album or decided to stock it discreetly in their 1,100 stores across the USA because of the "provocative pose" of [[Prince]] on the cover that they thought was "too hot to handle". Interviewed by Billboard, a representative from the chain declared that their refusal of stocking the album was due to "the album cover itself", something that was "offensive" and that they didn't want to carry anything in their stores containing "graphics of this nature". In a similar way, a Minneapolis based company, Musicland Group, advised the managers of their 616 stores to keep the LP behind the counter, while cassettes and CDs were being displayed routinely. Asked about the controversy, Warner VP Dennissaid that the label had no intent in redesigning the cover as they "didn't see anything wrong with it", pointing that Time Magazine printed the cover on the second week of may 1988. | * Department store giant Wal-Mart refused to carry the album or decided to stock it discreetly in their 1,100 stores across the USA because of the "provocative pose" of [[Prince]] on the cover that they thought was "too hot to handle". Interviewed by Billboard, a representative from the chain declared that their refusal of stocking the album was due to "the album cover itself", something that was "offensive" and that they didn't want to carry anything in their stores containing "graphics of this nature". In a similar way, a Minneapolis based company, Musicland Group, advised the managers of their 616 stores to keep the LP behind the counter, while cassettes and CDs were being displayed routinely. Asked about the controversy, Warner VP Dennissaid that the label had no intent in redesigning the cover as they "didn't see anything wrong with it", pointing that Time Magazine printed the cover on the second week of may 1988. | ||
|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) ISBN 91-631-5482-X | |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) ISBN 91-631-5482-X |
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