20Ten

20Ten
Studio album by
Prince
ReleasedJuly 10, 2010
RecordedEarly–mid 2006; 2009–early 2010[1]
StudioPaisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, US
Genre
Length39:18
LabelNPG
ProducerPrince
Prince chronology
Lotusflow3r
(2009) 		20Ten
(2010) 		Plectrumelectrum
(2014)

20Ten is the thirty-fifth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on July 10, 2010, by NPG Records as a free covermount with the Daily Mirror and Daily Record in the UK and Ireland,[2] and Het Nieuwsblad and De Gentenaar in Belgium.[3] It was also released on July 22, 2010, with Rolling Stone magazine in Germany,[4] and Courrier International in France.[5]

The album was produced, arranged, composed, and performed by Prince at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota.[6][7] It is his thirty-third studio album released in the UK.[8] 20Ten contains musical elements of funk, pop, rock, and soul music.[9] Some titles of the tracks from the album were revealed as clues in Prince's song "Cause and Effect" which was released to radio earlier in 2010.[10]

  1. ^ "Album: 20Ten – Prince Vault".
  2. ^ Greenslade, Roy (June 29, 2010). "Mirror and Record to give away Prince album". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Prince geeft nieuw album weg via uw krant". Het Nieuwsblad.
  4. ^ "Prince: Neue CD "20Ten" exklusiv im Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  5. ^ "Courrier international crée l'evènement". Courrier International. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference cover-notes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kreps was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Prince throughout the years – timeline of the music legend's career". Daily Mirror. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  9. ^ "Prince: 20TEN – one day left: La Roux, Rio Ferdinand and Scott Mills give their verdict". Daily Mirror. July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  10. ^ "MPLS' 89.3 To Premiere New Prince Song This Friday". Drfunkenberry.com. February 23, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2011.