Come (album)

Come
Studio album by
Prince
ReleasedAugust 16, 1994
Recorded1991, January – May 1993 and March 1994
Studio
Genre
Length48:43
LabelWarner Bros.
45700
ProducerPrince
Prince chronology
The Hits/The B-Sides
(1993) 		Come
(1994) 		The Black Album
(1994)
Singles from Come
  1. "Come"
    Released: 1994 (promo only)
  2. "Letitgo"
    Released: August 9, 1994
  3. "Space"
    Released: November 1, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Knoxville News Sentinel[3]
Mojo(mixed)[4]
Mojo(favorable)[5]
MusicHound1.5/5[6]
NME7/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Village Voice(unfavorable)[10]

Come is the fifteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on August 16, 1994, by Warner Bros. Records. At the time of its release, Prince was in a public dispute with Warner Bros. A lack of promotion from the label and Prince himself resulted in Come under-performing on American record charts, stalling at No. 15, and becoming his first album since Controversy (1981) to not yield any top 10 singles in the US. However, it was more successful overseas, reaching the top 10 across Europe and topping the UK Albums Chart.

The album would be Prince's final Warner Bros. album under his name. For the remainder of his contract with the company, his name would be represented by the unpronounceable "Love Symbol", and he would be referred to in the media as "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince".

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  5. ^ Simmons, Sylvie (1996). "Prince: The Best of the Patchy Years" (free registration required). Mojo. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  6. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 899. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
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