Controversy (album)
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| Controversy | |||||
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| Image:Prince Controversy.jpg | |||||
| Studio album by Prince | |||||
| Released | October 14, 1981 | ||||
| Recorded | Uptown, Sunset Sound, Hollywood Sound, 1981 | ||||
| Genre | New Wave, Pop, Rock, Funk | ||||
| Length | 36:54 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | Prince | ||||
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Controversy is Prince's 4th album, released October 14, 1981. For the most part, the album was an expansion of its predecessor, 1980's Dirty Mind. The title track is a funk workout, where Prince seems to be bored of the media attention he was receiving. "Do Me, Baby" is a classic Prince ballad, with falsetto whoops and camp outbursts peppering the track. "Private Joy" is an upbeat, synthesizer romp layered with saucy innuendo. "Let's Work" is a highlight, with a stripped down synth-funk sound, foreshadowing Prince's next album, 1999. "Annie Christian" is an odd political number with sinister lyrics. The album finishes with the rather crude rockabilly ode to mutual masturbation, "Jack U Off". This record was considered to be his most political to date. The album was also an important stepping stone from his early works to the more mature song-writing of the mid 1980s.
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[edit] Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B Albums | 3 |
[edit] Track listing
(all tracks written by Prince)
- "Controversy" – 7:14
- "Sexuality" – 4:20
- "Do Me, Baby" – 7:47
- "Private Joy" – 4:25
- "Ronnie, Talk to Russia" – 1:48
- "Let's Work" – 3:57
- "Annie Christian" – 4:21
- "Jack U Off" – 3:12
[edit] Singles and Hot 100 chart placings
- "Controversy" (#70 U.S., #3 U.S. R&B)
- "Controversy"
- "When You Were Mine"
- "Let's Work" (#9 R&B)
- "Let's Work"
- "Ronnie, Talk to Russia"
- "Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" (U.S. 12")
- "Do Me, Baby"
- "Private Joy"
- "Sexuality" (German/Japan/Australia single)
- "Sexuality"
- "Controversy" (DEU, JAP)
- "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (AUS)
[edit] External links
Controversy lyrics.
