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|album name = Prince | |album name = Prince | ||
|album image = [[File:Prince.jpg]] | |album image = [[File:Prince.jpg]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_19|19 October | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_19|19 October 1979]] |
|length = 40:54 | |length = 40:54 | ||
|label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] | ||
|studios = <b>California</b> | |studios = <b>California</b> | ||
* [[Alpha Studios]], Burbank, CA, USA | * [[Alpha Studios]], Burbank, CA, USA | ||
− | * [ | + | * [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]], Los Angeles, CA, USA |
|previous year = 1978 | |previous year = 1978 | ||
|next year = 1980 | |next year = 1980 | ||
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|previous album link = [[Album: For You|For You]] | |previous album link = [[Album: For You|For You]] | ||
|next album link = [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]] | |next album link = [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]] | ||
− | |introduction = [[Album: Prince|Prince]] is the second full-length studio album by [[Prince]]. It was released worldwide in October | + | |introduction = [[Album: Prince|Prince]] is the second full-length studio album by [[Prince]]. It was released worldwide in October 1979, eighteen months after his first album, [[Album: For You|For You]]. |
− | <b> | + | <b>Sessions and compiling</b> |
− | Album sessions took place from late April to 13 June | + | Album sessions took place from late April to 13 June 1979 at [[Alpha Studios]], Burbank, CA, USA. Overdubs and mixing took place at [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]], Los Angeles, CA, USA. |
As with his first album, [[Prince]] played all instruments on all tracks. [[Bobby Z.]] and [[André Cymone]] were listed in the credits as "heaven-sent helpers" leading to some questioning of their involvement, and [[Prince]] has confirmed that [[André Cymone]] adds some vocal harmony to [[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] | As with his first album, [[Prince]] played all instruments on all tracks. [[Bobby Z.]] and [[André Cymone]] were listed in the credits as "heaven-sent helpers" leading to some questioning of their involvement, and [[Prince]] has confirmed that [[André Cymone]] adds some vocal harmony to [[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] | ||
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The album produced five singles, [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (which preceded the album), [[Single: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]], [[Single: Still Waiting|Still Waiting]], [[Single: Sexy Dancer|Sexy Dancer]] (released in the UK & Japan only) and [[Single: Bambi|Bambi]] (released in Belgium and the Netherlands only). | The album produced five singles, [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (which preceded the album), [[Single: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]], [[Single: Still Waiting|Still Waiting]], [[Single: Sexy Dancer|Sexy Dancer]] (released in the UK & Japan only) and [[Single: Bambi|Bambi]] (released in Belgium and the Netherlands only). | ||
− | [[Prince]] engaged in his first tour in the USA to support the album on the [[Prince Tour]] in November and December | + | [[Prince]] engaged in his first tour in the USA to support the album on the [[Prince Tour]] in November and December 1979, and February 1980, usually playing every song from the album. |
The album reached number 22 on the US [[The_Billboard_200|Billboard Top LP's & Tapes]], and number 3 on the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Soul LPs]] Chart. | The album reached number 22 on the US [[The_Billboard_200|Billboard Top LP's & Tapes]], and number 3 on the [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Soul LPs]] Chart. | ||
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{{AlbumSinglesLine| | {{AlbumSinglesLine| | ||
− | |Single = [[Single: Sexy Dancer|Sexy Dancer]] (UK & Japan only) | + | |Single = [[Single: Sexy Dancer|Sexy Dancer]] <small>(UK & Japan only)</small> |
|B-side = [[Bambi]] | |B-side = [[Bambi]] | ||
|Image = Sexydancer single.jpg | |Image = Sexydancer single.jpg | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{AlbumSinglesLine| | {{AlbumSinglesLine| | ||
− | |Single = [[Single: Bambi|Bambi]] (Belgium & Netherlands only) | + | |Single = [[Single: Bambi|Bambi]] <small>(Belgium & Netherlands only)<small> |
|B-side = [[Still Waiting]] | |B-side = [[Still Waiting]] | ||
|Image = Bambi single.jpg | |Image = Bambi single.jpg | ||
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|item1 = [[Prince Tour]] | |item1 = [[Prince Tour]] | ||
|image1 = [[File:1979_pass_CREW.JPG|60px|link= Prince Tour]] | |image1 = [[File:1979_pass_CREW.JPG|60px|link= Prince Tour]] | ||
− | |item2 = [[Rick James | + | |item2 = [[Rick James Tour '80|Rick James<br>Tour '80]] |
− | |image2 = [[File:1980_RickJames_tourpass.jpg|60px|link= Rick James | + | |image2 = [[File:1980_RickJames_tourpass.jpg|60px|link= Rick James Tour '80]] |
}} | }} | ||
|charts = | |charts = | ||
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| Date = 17 Nov. 1979 | | Date = 17 Nov. 1979 | ||
| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Soul LPs]] | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Soul LPs]] | ||
− | | Peak Position = 3 | + | | Peak Position = 3 |
| Weeks in chart = 31 | | Weeks in chart = 31 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Chart-HRline}} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 7 May 2016 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[The Billboard 200]] | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 52<sup>'''R'''</sup> | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 5 | ||
+ | {{Template:ChartLine-2|text=<sup><b>R</b></sup> <i>indicates re-entry of an album that had already charted.</i>}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| certifications = | | certifications = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| awards = | | awards = | ||
− | {{noAwards|format=album|Country= | + | {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}} |
+ | }} | ||
+ | |alternative = | ||
+ | {{Alternative| | ||
+ | |format = Album | ||
+ | |config = | ||
+ | # <b>[[Let's Work|Let's Rock]] </b> (4:00) | ||
+ | # <b>[[I Wanna Be Your Lover]]</b> (3:30) | ||
+ | # <b>[[Bambi]]</b> (3:30) | ||
+ | # <b>[[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]]</b> (3:00) | ||
+ | # <b>[[When We're Dancing Close And Slow]]</b> (4:30) | ||
+ | # <b>[[With You]]</b> (4:00) | ||
+ | # <b>[[Still Waiting]]</b> (3:00) | ||
+ | # <b>[[It's Gonna Be Lonely]]</b> (3:50) | ||
+ | # <b>[[Sexy Dancer]]</b> (2:50) | ||
+ | # <b>[[Darlene Marie|Darling Marie]]</b> (2:00) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|releases = {{:Releases: Prince}} | |releases = {{:Releases: Prince}} | ||
− | |album promotion = On 27 October | + | |album promotion = On 27 October 1979, Billboard published a cover ad for the forthcoming '''Prince''' album on their issue N° 43, Vol. 91 (ISSN 0006-2510). It featured the name '''Prince''' in big yellow capitals, underlined by black text in italic: ''The new album featuring [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (WBS 49050). Produced and arranged by [[Prince]]. Career Direction: Cavallo Rufallo Management. Personal Manager: Perry Jones. On [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] Records & Tapes (BSK)'' |
|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>Charts:</b>[http://books.google.com/books?id=xyQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Billboard edition 27 oct. 1979, Vol. 91, N° 43 ISSN 0006-2510] | * <b>Charts:</b>[http://books.google.com/books?id=xyQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Billboard edition 27 oct. 1979, Vol. 91, N° 43 ISSN 0006-2510] | ||
* <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000014281 / 1979-11-05] | * <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000014281 / 1979-11-05] |
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