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- Artist: Prince
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- Release Date: 1979 10
- Total Time: 40:51
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues
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Expanding the urban R&B and funk approach of his debut, Prince is a considerably more accomplished record than his first effort, featuring the first signs of his adventurous, sexy signature sound. Although the album is still rather uneven, a handful of songs rank as classics. "I Wanna Be Your Lover" is excellent lite funk and "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" is a wonderful soulful plea, but "I Feel for You," a sexy slice of urban R&B with a strong pop melody, is the true masterpiece of Prince, indicating the major breakthroughs of his next album, Dirty Mind. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi| Prin Teliosi I Nihta (2007 Album by Dimitris Mitropanos) | |
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Prince (album)
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| Studio album by Prince | ||||
| Released | October 19, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | April–June 1979 at Alpha Studios, Burbank, California | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop, rock, funk, disco | |||
| Length | 40:52 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Prince | |||
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Prince is the second studio album by Prince, released on October 19, 1979. It was a quickly written album in reaction to his debut For You. It took seven weeks to complete. 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 the R&B chart and nearly broke the top 10 on the pop chart.
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?" The minimalist disco funk number "Sexy Dancer" comes next, featuring a piano solo and screams by Prince. The pace is slowed down by the romantic, dreamy ballad, "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 by Chaka 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 as the opening act for Rick James in support of the album.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− [4] |
| Q | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| PrinceReviews.Com | [8] |
Track listing
All tracks composed and arranged by Prince.
Side one
- "I Wanna Be Your Lover" – 5:49
- "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" – 3:49
- "Sexy Dancer" – 4:18
- "When We're Dancing Close and Slow" – 5:23
Side two
- "With You" – 4:00
- "Bambi" – 4:22
- "Still Waiting" – 4:12
- "I Feel for You" – 3:24
- "It's Gonna Be Lonely" – 5:27
- Note: This is the tracklisting as it appears on the current CD version. Originally, "Still Waiting" was 4:21 but was replaced by the maxi-single's edited version when the record was rereleased on CD.
References
- ^ "Prince > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Blender review[dead link]
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Prince". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=prince. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Browne, David (21 September 1990). "Purple Products". Entertainment Weekly (#32). ISSN 1049-0434. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318219,00.html. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Prince (CD)". tower.com. http://www.tower.com/prince-cd/wapi/106710474. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (3 April 1980). "Prince: Prince". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media). ISSN 0035-791X. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/prince/albums/album/260305/review/5945921/prince. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Hoard, Christian David; Brackett, Nathan (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4, revised ed.). Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Johnson, James (11 March 2012). "Prince: Prince". http://princereviews.com/prince-dirty-mind-1980. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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