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|single name = Alphabet St. | |single name = Alphabet St. | ||
|single image = [[file:Alphabetst single.jpg]] | |single image = [[file:Alphabetst single.jpg]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 15|15 April 1988]] (UK release)<br> |
+ | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 23|23 April 1988]] (USA 7" and 12" release) | ||
|album = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] | |album = [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]] | ||
|label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] / [[Paisley Park Records]] | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] / [[Paisley Park Records]] | ||
− | |tracks = [[Alphabet St.]] (Cont.) <small>(3:14)</small><br>[[Alphabet St.]] (Edit) <small>(2:25)</small><br>[[Alphabet St.]] (This Is Not Music, This Is A Trip) <small>(7:48)</small> | + | |tracks = [[Alphabet St.]] (Cont.) <small>(3:14)</small><br> |
+ | [[Alphabet St.]] (Edit) <small>(2:25)</small><br> | ||
+ | [[Alphabet St.]] (This Is Not Music, This Is A Trip) <small>(7:48)</small> | ||
<!------ SINGLE CHRONOLOGY --------> | <!------ SINGLE CHRONOLOGY --------> | ||
|previous year = 1987 | |previous year = 1987 | ||
|next year = 1988 | |next year = 1988 | ||
− | |previous image = | + | |previous image = File:Thecross_singleA.jpg |
− | |previous single = Single: | + | |previous single = Single: The Cross |
|next image = Image:Glamslam single.jpg | |next image = Image:Glamslam single.jpg | ||
|next single = Single: Glam Slam | |next single = Single: Glam Slam | ||
− | |previous single link = [[Single: | + | |previous single link = [[Single: The Cross|The Cross]] |
|next single link = [[Single: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]] | |next single link = [[Single: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]] | ||
<!-------ALBUM TEXT -------> | <!-------ALBUM TEXT -------> | ||
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It was released three weeks before the album (four weeks before the album in the UK), and received a release around the world. | It was released three weeks before the album (four weeks before the album in the UK), and received a release around the world. | ||
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Like the follow-up single [[Single: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]], the single was released in a clear sleeve with a stylized sticker, rather than traditional artwork. | Like the follow-up single [[Single: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]], the single was released in a clear sleeve with a stylized sticker, rather than traditional artwork. | ||
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The single reached number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 3 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart. | The single reached number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 3 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart. | ||
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It fared well on the european market, reaching number 1 in Norway, top 5 positions in Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland, and top 10 positions in Belgium and in the United Kingdom. | It fared well on the european market, reaching number 1 in Norway, top 5 positions in Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland, and top 10 positions in Belgium and in the United Kingdom. | ||
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A. <b>[[Alphabet St.]] (Edit)</b> (2:25)<br> | A. <b>[[Alphabet St.]] (Edit)</b> (2:25)<br> | ||
B. <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] (Fade)</b> (3:39)<br> | B. <b>[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] (Fade)</b> (3:39)<br> | ||
− | |other = This single wasn't released | + | |other = This single wasn't released in digital format. |
<!-------CHARTS -----------> | <!-------CHARTS -----------> | ||
|charts = | |charts = | ||
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{{ChartLine| | {{ChartLine| | ||
| Date = 7 May 1988 | | Date = 7 May 1988 | ||
− | | Chart (Country) = '''Belgium''': | + | | Chart (Country) = '''Belgium''': Ultratop Flanders |
| Peak Position = 9 | | Peak Position = 9 | ||
| Weeks in chart = 9 | | Weeks in chart = 9 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{ChartLine| | {{ChartLine| | ||
− | | Date = 4 Jun. | + | | Date = 4 Jun. 1988 |
| Chart (Country) = '''France''': [[France_Top_50|Nielsen & Ipsos Top 50]] | | Chart (Country) = '''France''': [[France_Top_50|Nielsen & Ipsos Top 50]] | ||
| Peak Position = 47 | | Peak Position = 47 | ||
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|releases = {{:Releases: Alphabet St.}} | |releases = {{:Releases: Alphabet St.}} | ||
<!-------ALBUM PROMOTION --> | <!-------ALBUM PROMOTION --> | ||
− | |album promotion = Two UK press adverts published in Smash Hits in May | + | |album promotion = Two UK press adverts published in Smash Hits in May 1988 and facsimile of an US press advert published in Dance Music Report in May 1988:<br> |
+ | [[File:AlphabetSt-UKpressadvert.png|x150px|Published in Smash Hits in May 1988]] [[File:AlphabetStUKAdvert-2.png|x150px|Published in Smash Hits in May 1988]] [[File:AlphabetStUSAdvert.png|border|x150px|Published in Dance Music Report on 6 May 1988.]] | ||
|trivia = ''[[Billboard_R&B_Chart|Billboard Hot Black Singles]] Chart progression'':<br><small>Entry position '''65''' (30 Apr. 1988), '''54''' (7 May 1988), '''36''' (14 May 1988), '''22''' (21 May 1988), '''19''' (28 May 1988), '''9''' (4 Jun. 1988), '''7''' (11 Jun. 1988), '''4''' (18 Jun. 1988), '''3''' (25 Jun. 1988), '''5''' (2 Jul. 1988), '''15''' (9 Jul. 1988), '''41''' (16 Jul. 1988), '''??''' (23 Jul. 1988), Exit position: '''??''' (30 Jul. 1988).</small><br>''More information needed.'' | |trivia = ''[[Billboard_R&B_Chart|Billboard Hot Black Singles]] Chart progression'':<br><small>Entry position '''65''' (30 Apr. 1988), '''54''' (7 May 1988), '''36''' (14 May 1988), '''22''' (21 May 1988), '''19''' (28 May 1988), '''9''' (4 Jun. 1988), '''7''' (11 Jun. 1988), '''4''' (18 Jun. 1988), '''3''' (25 Jun. 1988), '''5''' (2 Jul. 1988), '''15''' (9 Jul. 1988), '''41''' (16 Jul. 1988), '''??''' (23 Jul. 1988), Exit position: '''??''' (30 Jul. 1988).</small><br>''More information needed.'' | ||
* ''[[Billboard_Hot_100_Chart|Billboard Hot 100]] Chart progression'':<br><small>Entry position '''62''' (30 Apr. 1988), '''49''' (7 May 1988), '''33''' (14 May 1988), '''27''' (21 May 1988), '''19''' (28 May 1988), '''15''' (4 Jun. 1988), '''12''' (11 Jun. 1988), '''10''' (18 Jun. 1988), '''8''' (25 Jun. 1988), '''12''' (2 Jul. 1988), '''30''' (9 Jul. 1988), '''41''' (16 Jul. 1988), Exit position: '''71''' (23 Jul. 1988).</small> | * ''[[Billboard_Hot_100_Chart|Billboard Hot 100]] Chart progression'':<br><small>Entry position '''62''' (30 Apr. 1988), '''49''' (7 May 1988), '''33''' (14 May 1988), '''27''' (21 May 1988), '''19''' (28 May 1988), '''15''' (4 Jun. 1988), '''12''' (11 Jun. 1988), '''10''' (18 Jun. 1988), '''8''' (25 Jun. 1988), '''12''' (2 Jul. 1988), '''30''' (9 Jul. 1988), '''41''' (16 Jul. 1988), Exit position: '''71''' (23 Jul. 1988).</small> | ||
|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
<!-------REFERENCES -------> | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
− | |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>: | * <b>Charts</b>: | ||
− | :'''Top Pop Singles 1955-2010 | + | :'''Top Pop Singles 1955-2010'''by Joel Withburn'' ISBN 0-89820-190-X |
− | : '''Top R&B Singles 1942 - 1999 | + | : '''Top R&B Singles 1942 - 1999'''by Joel Whitburn'' ISBN 0-89820-136-5 |
− | : '''Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 | + | : '''Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003'''by Joel Withburn'' ISBN 0-89820-156-X |
<!-------CATEGORIES -------> | <!-------CATEGORIES -------> | ||
|categories = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]] | |categories = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]] | ||
}} | }} |
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