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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. | ||
− | A first sequence of the album was done on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 21|21 January 1988]]. The exact sequence of this version is unknown, but likely had the first four songs (Side A of the album) as it was later released, although some versions (including [[Glam Slam]] and [[Anna Stesia]] were possibly edited or mixed differently at this point. The other songs on there were [[Dance On | + | A first sequence of the album was done on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 21|21 January 1988]]. The exact sequence of this version is unknown, but likely had the first four songs (Side A of the album) as it was later released, although some versions (including [[Glam Slam]] and [[Anna Stesia]] were possibly edited or mixed differently at this point. The other songs on there were [[Dance On]] |
[[When 2 R In Love]], [[Lovesexy]], [[The Line]] and [[Positivity]], most likely in that order. [[Prince]] likely worked on mixing the tracks over the next week. | [[When 2 R In Love]], [[Lovesexy]], [[The Line]] and [[Positivity]], most likely in that order. [[Prince]] likely worked on mixing the tracks over the next week. | ||
[[Lovesexy]] at this point was the earlier incarnation of the song, while [[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. | [[Lovesexy]] at this point was the earlier incarnation of the song, while [[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. |
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{{{categories}}} |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.
|references = The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff (Uptown, 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)
- Copyright: US Copyright Office / SR0000085595 / 1988-06-17 Supplemented by: US Copyright Office / SR0000097032 / 1988-09-27
- Charts: UK Charts / Prince, Hitparade.ch / Lovesexy, Austriancharts.at / Lovesexy, Dutchcharts.nl / Lovesexy, Swedishcharts.com / Lovesexy, Norwegiancharts.com / Lovesexy, Australian-charts.com / Lovesexy, Charts.org.nz / Lovesexy and www.billboard.com / Lovesexy
- Certifications: http://www.riaa.com/, http://www.bpi.co.uk, BVMI / Gold & Platinium Awards
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