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|album name = For You | |album name = For You | ||
|album image = [[File:For_you.jpg]] | |album image = [[File:For_you.jpg]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_7|7 April | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_7|7 April 1978]] |
|length = 33:26 | |length = 33:26 | ||
|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 = [[Record Plant]], Sausalito, CA, USA<br>[[Sound Labs]], Los Angeles, CA, USA | + | |studios = [[Record Plant]], Sausalito, CA, USA<br> |
+ | [[Sound Labs]], Los Angeles, CA, USA | ||
|previous year = None | |previous year = None | ||
|next year = 1979 | |next year = 1979 | ||
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|previous album link = [[Full_Discography|See Full Discography]] | |previous album link = [[Full_Discography|See Full Discography]] | ||
|next album link = [[Album: Prince|Prince]] | |next album link = [[Album: Prince|Prince]] | ||
− | |introduction = [[Album: For You|For You]] is the first full-length studio album by [[Prince]], and the first [[Prince]]-related release of any kind. The album was released when [[Prince]] was 19 years old, in April | + | |introduction = [[Album: For You|For You]] is the first full-length studio album by [[Prince]], and the first [[Prince]]-related release of any kind. The album was released when [[Prince]] was 19 years old, in April 1978, receiving international release later based on his success in the years that followed. |
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'''Promotion''' | '''Promotion''' | ||
− | The album would produce two singles, [[Single: Soft And Wet|Soft And Wet]], issued two months after the album release, and [[Single: Just As Long As We're Together|Just As Long As We're Together]], released in November | + | The album would produce two singles, [[Single: Soft And Wet|Soft And Wet]], issued two months after the album release, and [[Single: Just As Long As We're Together|Just As Long As We're Together]], released in November 1978. |
− | [[Prince]] didn't go on tour to promote the album. A band was assembled in late 1978 and played their first concerts with [[Prince]] at the [[05_January | + | [[Prince]] didn't go on tour to promote the album. A band was assembled in late 1978 and played their first concerts with [[Prince]] at the [[05_January 1979|Capri Theatre on 5]] and [[06_January 1979|6 January 1979]], but they failed to convince Warner executives that the band was ready to tour. |
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'''Sales''' | '''Sales''' | ||
− | Owen Husney reported the album sold 150,000 to 200,000 copies in Trax Magazine in December | + | Owen Husney reported the album sold 150,000 to 200,000 copies in Trax Magazine in December 1979. |
|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>[[For You]]</b> (1:06) | # <b>[[For You]]</b> (1:06) | ||
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:- 15 Sep. 1978 Unique Records, San Francisco, CA, USA | :- 15 Sep. 1978 Unique Records, San Francisco, CA, USA | ||
:- 16 Sep. 1978 The Record Factory, Oakland, CA, USA | :- 16 Sep. 1978 The Record Factory, Oakland, CA, USA | ||
− | * US press adverts for this album.<br>[[File:Foryou_USpromoadvert.png|x200px]] [[File:Foryou_USpromoadvert2.jpg|x200px]] | + | * US press adverts for this album.<br> |
− | * US Retail Poster for this album.<br>[[File:1978-xx-xx_For_You_Retail_Poster.png|x200px]] | + | [[File:Foryou_USpromoadvert.png|x200px]] [[File:Foryou_USpromoadvert2.jpg|x200px]] |
+ | * US Retail Poster for this album.<br> | ||
+ | [[File:1978-xx-xx_For_You_Retail_Poster.png|x200px]] | ||
|trivia = ''[[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Soul LP's Chart]] Chart progression'':<br><small>Entry position '''55''' (22 Jul. 1978), '''54''' (29 Jul. 1978), '''49''' (5 Aug. 1978), '''49''' (12 Aug. 1978), '''47''' (19 Aug. 1978), '''60''' (26 Aug. 1978), '''60''' (2 Sep. 1978), '''58''' (9 Sep. 1978), '''48''' (16 Sep. 1978), '''38''' (23 Sep. 1978), '''30''' (30 Sep. 1978), '''27''' (7 Oct. 1978), '''21''' (14 Oct. 1978), '''28''' (21 Oct. 1978), '''28''' (28 Oct. 1978), '''28''' (4 Nov. 1978), '''30''' (11 Nov. 1978), '''51''' (18 Nov. 1978), '''51''' (25 Nov. 1978), '''47''' (2 Dec. 1978), '''62''' (9 Dec. 1978), '''62''' (16 Dec. 1978), Exit position: '''67''' (23 Dec. 1978).</small> | |trivia = ''[[Billboard_Top_R&B_Albums|Billboard Soul LP's Chart]] Chart progression'':<br><small>Entry position '''55''' (22 Jul. 1978), '''54''' (29 Jul. 1978), '''49''' (5 Aug. 1978), '''49''' (12 Aug. 1978), '''47''' (19 Aug. 1978), '''60''' (26 Aug. 1978), '''60''' (2 Sep. 1978), '''58''' (9 Sep. 1978), '''48''' (16 Sep. 1978), '''38''' (23 Sep. 1978), '''30''' (30 Sep. 1978), '''27''' (7 Oct. 1978), '''21''' (14 Oct. 1978), '''28''' (21 Oct. 1978), '''28''' (28 Oct. 1978), '''28''' (4 Nov. 1978), '''30''' (11 Nov. 1978), '''51''' (18 Nov. 1978), '''51''' (25 Nov. 1978), '''47''' (2 Dec. 1978), '''62''' (9 Dec. 1978), '''62''' (16 Dec. 1978), Exit position: '''67''' (23 Dec. 1978).</small> | ||
* ''[[The_Billboard_200|Billboard Top LP's & Tapes]] Chart progression'':<br><small>Entry position '''190''' (28 Oct. 1978), '''181''' (4 Nov. 1978), '''173''' (11 Nov. 1978), '''165''' (18 Nov. 1978), Exit position: '''163''' (25 Nov. 1978). </small> | * ''[[The_Billboard_200|Billboard Top LP's & Tapes]] Chart progression'':<br><small>Entry position '''190''' (28 Oct. 1978), '''181''' (4 Nov. 1978), '''173''' (11 Nov. 1978), '''165''' (18 Nov. 1978), Exit position: '''163''' (25 Nov. 1978). </small> | ||
− | |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>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000000839 / 1978-04-26] | * <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000000839 / 1978-04-26] | ||
* <b>Charts:</b> [http://books.google.fr/books/serial/ISSN:00062510?rview=1&lr=&hl=fr&sa=N&start=1050 Billboard Magazine] Vol. 90 n° 29 to 51. | * <b>Charts:</b> [http://books.google.fr/books/serial/ISSN:00062510?rview=1&lr=&hl=fr&sa=N&start=1050 Billboard Magazine] Vol. 90 n° 29 to 51. |
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