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|label = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | |label = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | ||
− | |studios = [[Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park]] | + | |studios = [[Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Edina, MN, USA |
|previous year = 1987 | |previous year = 1987 | ||
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[[Positivity]] at this stage included [[Cat]] rapping J.M. Silk’s "Music Is The Key", previously incorporated into [[Cindy C.]] which was removed from the version as it was released. [[Prince]] likely worked on mixing the tracks over the next week. | [[Positivity]] at this stage included [[Cat]] rapping J.M. Silk’s "Music Is The Key", previously incorporated into [[Cindy C.]] which was removed from the version as it was released. [[Prince]] likely worked on mixing the tracks over the next week. | ||
− | A version of the album was compiled and printed as an acetate on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 26|26 January 1988]]. Possibly with its 'predecessor', the ill-fated untitled [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] in mind it was made without an artist or title presented. | + | A version of the album was compiled and printed as an acetate on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 26|26]] / [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 27|27 January 1988]]. Possibly with its 'predecessor', the ill-fated untitled [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] in mind it was made without an artist or title presented. |
The album now had eight songs, omitting [[The Line]] from its earlier configuration. All four tracks on side A, as well as [[Dance On]] and [[When 2 R In Love]] were now edited as on the released version, although the mix was possibly slightly different still on some. [[Luv Sexy]] was the penultimate track on the album, with [[Positivity]] still with the "Music Is The Key" rap included. [[I Wish U Heaven]] was yet to be recorded and therefore not on this configuration. | The album now had eight songs, omitting [[The Line]] from its earlier configuration. All four tracks on side A, as well as [[Dance On]] and [[When 2 R In Love]] were now edited as on the released version, although the mix was possibly slightly different still on some. [[Luv Sexy]] was the penultimate track on the album, with [[Positivity]] still with the "Music Is The Key" rap included. [[I Wish U Heaven]] was yet to be recorded and therefore not on this configuration. | ||
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The album reached number 11 on the US [[The_Billboard_200|Billboard Top Pop Albums]] Chart, and number 5 on the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Top Black Albums]] Chart. It fared much better in Europe, reaching number 1 in the UK, Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden. The album also did well in New Zealand, where it also reached number 1. | The album reached number 11 on the US [[The_Billboard_200|Billboard Top Pop Albums]] Chart, and number 5 on the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Top Black Albums]] Chart. It fared much better in Europe, reaching number 1 in the UK, Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden. The album also did well in New Zealand, where it also reached number 1. | ||
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+ | The album was certified gold by RIAA seven months after release, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_5|5 December 1988]]. '''Lovesexy''' was [[Prince]]’ lowest and weakest selling album in the United States since [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]]. [[Prince]] was so disappointed in the less-than-stellar impact of the album in the U.S. that he decided to postpone the American tour that was planned. Instead, he opted to go to Europe before taking the show to the US, hoping that the momentum and anticipation would build. | ||
|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> | ||
# <b>[[File:Eye88.png|link=Eye No]][[Eye No| No]]</b> (5:46) | # <b>[[File:Eye88.png|link=Eye No]][[Eye No| No]]</b> (5:46) | ||
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<small>* sequence tentative </small> | <small>* sequence tentative </small> | ||
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− | '''26 January 1988 configuration'''<br> | + | '''26/27 January 1988 configuration'''<br> |
*Side 1: | *Side 1: | ||
# <b> [[Eye No]]</b> | # <b> [[Eye No]]</b> | ||
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|trivia = Warner Bros. records shipped 750,000 units in advance of its street release, and logged in 30,000 reorders by 11 May 1988. | |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 Dennis said 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 Dennis said 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| | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
* '''"Lovesexy" Too Sexy For Some, Prince’s Album Art Meets Resistance''' ''by Chris Morris (LA) & Geoff Mayfield (NY)'' (Billboard Vol. 100 NO. 21: 21 may, 1988) | * '''"Lovesexy" Too Sexy For Some, Prince’s Album Art Meets Resistance''' ''by Chris Morris (LA) & Geoff Mayfield (NY)'' (Billboard Vol. 100 NO. 21: 21 may, 1988) | ||
* <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000085595 / 1988-06-17] Supplemented by: [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000097032 / 1988-09-27] | * <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000085595 / 1988-06-17] Supplemented by: [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000097032 / 1988-09-27] |
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