Prince (album)

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Prince
Prince cover
Studio album by 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
Professional reviews
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 disco 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."

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. The next track makes little impact on this album, but "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 well-received more 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.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged 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

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


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


  1. "Sexy Dancer"
  2. "Bambi"


  1. "Still Waiting"
  2. "Bambi"


[edit] External links

Prince lyrics.

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