- Prince (album)
Infobox Album
Name = Prince
Type =Album
Artist = Prince
Released =October 19 ,1979
Recorded = April–June 1979
Alpha Studios, Burbank, California
Genre = Pop, Rock, Funk,Disco
Length = 38:57
Label = Warner Bros.
Producer = Prince
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5hzsa93gb23u~T1 link]
*Robert Christgau (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=prince link]
*"Rolling Stone " (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/prince/albums/album/260305/review/5945921/prince link]
Last album = "For You"
(1978)
This album = "Prince"
(1979)
Next album = "Dirty Mind "
(1980)"Prince" is the second album by Prince, released on
October 19 ,1979 . It was a quickly written album in reaction to his debut "For You". The album needed to have hits and sell well to make up for the blown budget on his first release. Worries were stifled with the success of the lead single "I Wanna Be Your Lover ," which reached #1 on theR&B charts and nearly broke the top 10 on the pop charts.Music
"I Wanna Be Your Lover" opens the album, followed by the guitar-based
rock and roll number "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? " Theminimalist disco funk number "Sexy Dancer " comes next, featuring apiano solo and screams by Prince. The pace is slowed down by the sexyballad , "When We're Dancing Close and Slow."Side two opens with another ballad, "With You." The song was later given to protege
Jill Jones for her eponymous 1987 album. "Bambi" follows, full of blazing electric guitar. Once again, the pace slows with the ballad "Still Waiting," stating Prince is not too young to know what love is. "I Feel for You " was notably later recorded byChaka Khan , and helped revitalize her career. The album closes with a final ballad "It's Gonna Be Lonely."Overall, "Prince" is more diverse, and was more well-received than "For You", reaching #3 on the R&B charts, and reached gold status, but Prince's
cult -following did not begin until his next album, "Dirty Mind ".Prince also toured in support of the album.
Track listing
All tracks composed and arranged by Prince
# "
I Wanna Be Your Lover " – 5:47
# "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? " – 3:49
# "Sexy Dancer " – 4:18
# "When We're Dancing Close and Slow" – 5:18
# "With You " – 3:55
# "Bambi" – 4:22
# "Still Waiting" – 4:24
# "I Feel for You " – 3:24
# "It's Gonna Be Lonely" – 5:30Chart history
*"
I Wanna Be Your Lover " (#11 US, #1 R&B, #41 UK)
#"I Wanna Be Your Lover"
#"My Love Is Forever" (US)
#"Just as Long as We're Together " (UK)
*"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? " (#65 US, #13 R&B)
#"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?"
#"Baby" (U.S.)
#"Bambi" (NZ)
*"Sexy Dancer " (UK)
#"Sexy Dancer"
#"Bambi"
*"Still Waiting" (US) (#65 R&B)
#"Still Waiting"
#"Bambi"External links
"Prince" [http://www.dtt-lyrics.com/albums/prince.html lyrics] .
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