Difference between revisions of "Album: Sign O’ The Times"
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|album name = Sign O' The Times | |album name = Sign O' The Times | ||
|album image = [[File:sott.jpg]] | |album image = [[File:sott.jpg]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_30|30 March | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_30|30 March 1987]] (UK)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_31|31 March 1987]] (USA/France) |
|length = 40:15 / 39:33 | |length = 40:15 / 39:33 | ||
|label = [[Paisley Park Records]] | |label = [[Paisley Park Records]] | ||
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|previous album link = [[Album: Parade|Parade]] | |previous album link = [[Album: Parade|Parade]] | ||
|next album link = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] | |next album link = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] | ||
− | |introduction = <b>Sign O' The Times</b> (stylized as '''Sign "☮" The Times''') is the ninth full-length studio album by [[Prince]], and his first 'solo' release since 1982's [[Album: 1999|1999]] (his intervening album's were credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]). It was released worldwide in March | + | |introduction = <b>Sign O' The Times</b> (stylized as '''Sign "☮" The Times''') is the ninth full-length studio album by [[Prince]], and his first 'solo' release since 1982's [[Album: 1999|1999]] (his intervening album's were credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]). It was released worldwide in March 1987. |
<b>Recording process</b> | <b>Recording process</b> | ||
− | Eight of the album's seventeen tracks were included on various configurations of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, planned as the fourth album by [[Prince and the Revolution]]. When [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]] was disbanded in October | + | Eight of the album's seventeen tracks were included on various configurations of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, planned as the fourth album by [[Prince and the Revolution]]. When [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]] was disbanded in October 1986, [[Prince]] reworked the album. |
− | In late October | + | In late October 1986, [[Prince]] worked on an unrelated album, [[Album: Camille|Camille]] (to be given the artist credit of [[Alias: Camille|Camille]]), on which [[Housequake]], [[Strange Relationship]] and [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]] were included, before combining elements of the two projects to create [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], a triple album to be credited solely to [[Prince]]. |
− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] were skeptical about releasing a triple album, and [[Prince]] removed seven of the 22 tracks and recorded the radio-friendly [[U Got The Look]], completing the album on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_15|15 January | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] were skeptical about releasing a triple album, and [[Prince]] removed seven of the 22 tracks and recorded the radio-friendly [[U Got The Look]], completing the album on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_15|15 January 1987]] with the recording of an introductory piece acting as a segue from [[Sign O' The Times]] to [[Play In The Sunshine]]. |
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− | | Date = 16 May | + | | Date = 16 May 1987 |
| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Top Black Albums]] | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Top Black Albums]] | ||
| Peak Position = 4 | | Peak Position = 4 | ||
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{{Awards-Header}} | {{Awards-Header}} | ||
{{AlbumAwards| | {{AlbumAwards| | ||
− | |Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_12|12 May | + | |Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_12|12 May 1988]] |
|Institution, Country = Minnesota Music Awards, USA | |Institution, Country = Minnesota Music Awards, USA | ||
|Award = ''Rock/Recording: Mainstream'' | |Award = ''Rock/Recording: Mainstream'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{AlbumAwards| | {{AlbumAwards| | ||
− | |Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_12|12 May | + | |Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_12|12 May 1988]] |
|Institution, Country = Minnesota Music Awards, USA | |Institution, Country = Minnesota Music Awards, USA | ||
|Award = ''Rock/Composition: Mainstream'' | |Award = ''Rock/Composition: Mainstream'' | ||
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|album promotion = <small>US and UK press ads published in march and april 1987:</small><br> | |album promotion = <small>US and UK press ads published in march and april 1987:</small><br> | ||
− | [[File:1987-03-21_Billboard_press_Advert_SOTT_album.png|x200px|US press advert published in Billboard on 21 March 1987]] [[File:1987-03-21_Billboard_press_Advert_SOTT_album_flip.png|x200px|US press advert published in Billboard on 21 March 1987 (flip side)]]<br><br>[[File:1987-ad-signothetimes.jpg|x200px|Press ad published in 1987]] [[File:1987-pressad-SOTTalbum.png|x200px|UK press advert published on 14 April | + | [[File:1987-03-21_Billboard_press_Advert_SOTT_album.png|x200px|US press advert published in Billboard on 21 March 1987]] [[File:1987-03-21_Billboard_press_Advert_SOTT_album_flip.png|x200px|US press advert published in Billboard on 21 March 1987 (flip side)]]<br><br>[[File:1987-ad-signothetimes.jpg|x200px|Press ad published in 1987]] [[File:1987-pressad-SOTTalbum.png|x200px|UK press advert published on 14 April 1987 in the New Musical Express]] [[File:1987_Sign_O_The_Times_UK_Press_Advert_Smash_Hits-PV.jpg|x200px|UK press advert published in Smash Hits]] |
|trivia = A [[Postcard:_Sign_O'_The_Times|postcard]] was included in the vinyl issue of the album. | |trivia = A [[Postcard:_Sign_O'_The_Times|postcard]] was included in the vinyl issue of the album. | ||
* Warner Bros. Records had to blur the side of the "Golden Dragon Inc." fortune cookies box in the back on their request on all commercial material, including the [[Sheet_Music:_Sign_O'_The_Times|Sheet Music book]] cover, after a first batch of records and promotional items were shipped to retailers. This copyright issue concerned commercial copies of the album in LP, Cassette and CD format, for the USA territory only. | * Warner Bros. Records had to blur the side of the "Golden Dragon Inc." fortune cookies box in the back on their request on all commercial material, including the [[Sheet_Music:_Sign_O'_The_Times|Sheet Music book]] cover, after a first batch of records and promotional items were shipped to retailers. This copyright issue concerned commercial copies of the album in LP, Cassette and CD format, for the USA territory only. | ||
* The album got 3 award nominations for the 30th Grammy Award ceremony, including "Album Of The Year", but won none of them. | * The album got 3 award nominations for the 30th Grammy Award ceremony, including "Album Of The Year", but won none of them. | ||
− | * At the Minnesota Music Awards, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_12|12 May | + | * At the Minnesota Music Awards, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_12|12 May 1988]], [[Prince]] also received the following awards: ''Rock/Individuals: Male''; ''R&B/Individuals: Male Vocalist''; ''R&B/Individuals: Guitarist''; ''R&B/Bands: Performing Band''; ''R&B/Bands: Recording''; ''R&B/Bands: R&B Composition'' (for [[Sign O' The Times]] and [[U Got The Look]]); ''Production/Movie/Theatrical'' (for [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]) and ''Production/Multi Media Scores''. |
|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 | ||
*<b>Certifications:</b> [http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx http://www.bpi.co.uk], [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Prince&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 http://www.riaa.com/], [http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch BVMI / Gold & Platinium Awards] | *<b>Certifications:</b> [http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx http://www.bpi.co.uk], [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Prince&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 http://www.riaa.com/], [http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch BVMI / Gold & Platinium Awards] |
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