Prince (album)

Prince
An image of Prince without any clothing looking towards the camera.
Studio album by
Prince
ReleasedOctober 19, 1979
RecordedApril–June 1979
StudioAlpha Studios, Burbank, California. Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California.
Genre
Length40:52
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerPrince
Prince chronology
For You
(1978) 		Prince
(1979) 		Dirty Mind
(1980)
Singles from Prince
  1. "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
    Released: August 24, 1979
  2. "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?"
    Released: January 23, 1980
  3. "Still Waiting"
    Released: March 25, 1980
  4. "Sexy Dancer"
    Released: April 1980 (non-US single)
  5. "Bambi"
    Released: September 27, 1980 (Belgium)

Prince is the second studio album by the American musician Prince. It was released on October 19, 1979, by Warner Bros. Records. The album was written, arranged, composed, produced and performed entirely by Prince. Overall, Prince was regarded as more diverse than For You (1978), and performed better critically and commercially. Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "This boy is going to be a big star, and he deserves it".[3]

Prince peaked at 22 on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Billboard R&B Chart. The album contained three Billboard Hot Black Singles hits: "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?", "Sexy Dancer" and "I Wanna Be Your Lover". "I Wanna Be Your Lover" was Prince's first hit single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eleven while also topping the Billboard Hot Black Singles. Prince was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) four months after its release.[4]

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  2. ^ Pitchfork Staff (September 10, 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 25, 2023. ...he indulges in every one of his fascinations...modernizing the soul of Prince...
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  4. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved December 27, 2019.