Prince (album)

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Prince
Studio album by Prince
Released	October 19, 1979
Recorded	April–June 1979
Genre	Pop, Rock, Funk
Length	38:57
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer(s)	Prince
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B+) link
Prince chronology
For You (1978)	Prince (1979)	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 the R&B charts and nearly broke the top 10 on the pop charts.

"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 funk number "Sexy Dancer" comes next, featuring a piano solo and screams by Prince. The pace is slowed down by the sexy ballad, "When We're Dancing Close and Slow". The ballad features some x-rated lyrics such as "I want to come inside of you".

Side two opens with another ballad, "With You", much more tender than the previous sex request. The song was later given to protege Jill Jones on her 1987 eponymous 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. The next track makes little impact on this album, but "I Feel for You" was notably later re-recorded by Chaka Khan and helped revitalize her career. The album closes with a final ballad "It's Gonna Be Lonely".

Overall, Prince was more diverse and well-received than For You, reaching #3 on the R&B charts, but Prince's cult-following did not begin until his next album, Dirty Mind.

[edit] Track listing

(all tracks written by Prince)

1. "I Wanna Be Your Lover" – 5:47
2. "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" – 3:49
3. "Sexy Dancer" – 4:18
4. "When We're Dancing Close and Slow" – 5:18
5. "With You" – 3:55
6. "Bambi" – 4:22
7. "Still Waiting" – 4:24
8. "I Feel for You" – 3:24
9. "It's Gonna Be Lonely" – 5:30

[edit] Singles and Hot 100 chart placings

• "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (#11 US, #1 R&B, #41 UK)

1. "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
2. "My Love Is Forever" (US)
3. "Just as Long as We're Together" (UK)

• "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" (#65 US, #13 R&B)

1. "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?"
2. "Baby" (U.S.)
3. "Bambi" (NZ)

• "Sexy Dancer" (UK)

1. "Sexy Dancer"
2. "Bambi"

• "Still Waiting" (US) (#65 R&B)

1. "Still Waiting"
2. "Bambi"

[edit] External links

Prince lyrics.

Prince
Studio albums
For You | Prince | Dirty Mind | Controversy | 1999 | Purple Rain | Around the World in a Day Sign “☮” the Times | Lovesexy | Diamonds and Pearls | (Love Symbol) Come | The Black Album | The Gold Experience | Chaos and Disorder | Emancipation | The Truth Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic | The Rainbow Children | One Nite Alone... | Musicology | 3121
Soundtracks
Purple Rain | Parade | Batman | Graffiti Bridge | Girl 6
Live albums
One Nite Alone... Live!
Instrumental albums
Kamasutra | Xpectation | N.E.W.S
Internet albums
Xpectation | The Chocolate Invasion | The Slaughterhouse
Hits collections and compilations
The Hits/The B-Sides | Crystal Ball | The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale | The Very Best of Prince | Ultimate
EPs
The Beautiful Experience | 1999: The New Master
Films
Purple Rain | Under the Cherry Moon | Sign “☮” the Times | Graffiti Bridge
Related articles
The Revolution | New Power Generation | The Time | Madhouse | Vanity 6 | Apollonia 6 | Mazarati | Unreleased Prince projects
Top 10 singles (U.S. Hot 100)
"Little Red Corvette" | "Delirious" | "When Doves Cry" | "Let's Go Crazy" | "Purple Rain" "I Would Die 4 U" | "Raspberry Beret" | "Pop Life" | "Kiss" | "Sign “☮” the Times" | "U Got the Look" "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" | "Alphabet St." | "Batdance" | "Thieves In the Temple" "Cream" | "Diamonds and Pearls" | "7" | "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
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