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Track List
01) Controversy
02) Sexuality
03) Do Me, Baby
04) Private Joy
05) Ronnie, Talk to Russia
06) Let's Work
07) Annie Christian
08) Jack U Off
01) Controversy
02) Sexuality
03) Do Me, Baby
04) Private Joy
05) Ronnie, Talk to Russia
06) Let's Work
07) Annie Christian
08) Jack U Off
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4:21
7:43
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First Released
1981
Funk
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Urban/R&B
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2,320,000 copies
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"Controversy" ist das vierte Studioalbum von Prince. Es erschien am 14. Oktober 1981 bei dem Label Warner Bros. Records und enthält acht Songs, darunter die vier Singles "Controversy", "Sexuality", "Let's Work" und "Do Me Baby". Die Laufzeit des Albums beträgt 37 Minuten und 18 Sekunden. Das Albumcover gestaltete der Fotograf Allen Beaulieu. Die Albumaufnahmen fanden zwischen Frühjahr 1981 und dem 23. August 1981 in Chanhassen und Los Angeles statt.
"Controversy" erreichte in den amerikanischen Billboard Charts Platz 21 und wurde in den USA knapp 1,7 Million Mal verkauft, wodurch es Platin-Status erlangte. In Deutschland wurde das Album 125.000 Mal verkauft und erreichte nicht die deutschen Album-Charts.
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The album is so named because of the negative press the previous album Dirty Mind received for being so racy and Prince anticipating a similar response in that Controversy continues the sexual theme.
Controversy is an album of contrasting themes: both sexual and serious. It was because of these two themes the album was considered disjointed by critics of the day. Controversy sold 400,000 copies and peaked at number 21 in the Billboard charts. It was later certified Platinum by the RIAA. Annie Christian is the name of a character created by Prince to depict Satan and evil deeds (Annie Christian / Antichrist) and to make reference to key events of the day, in particular gun control (the murder of 28 African-American children in Atlanta, and the shooting of John Lennon: Prince had been performing at The Ritz in New York for the Dirty Mind Tour on the day of the murder).
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"Controversy" ist das vierte Studioalbum von Prince. Es erschien am 14. Oktober 1981 bei dem Label Warner Bros. Records und enthält acht Songs, darunter die vier Singles "Controversy", "Sexuality", "Let's Work" und "Do Me Baby". Die Laufzeit des Albums beträgt 37 Minuten und 18 Sekunden. Das Albumcover gestaltete der Fotograf Allen Beaulieu. Die Albumaufnahmen fanden zwischen Frühjahr 1981 und dem 23. August 1981 in Chanhassen und Los Angeles statt.
"Controversy" erreichte in den amerikanischen Billboard Charts Platz 21 und wurde in den USA knapp 1,7 Million Mal verkauft, wodurch es Platin-Status erlangte. In Deutschland wurde das Album 125.000 Mal verkauft und erreichte nicht die deutschen Album-Charts.
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The album is so named because of the negative press the previous album Dirty Mind received for being so racy and Prince anticipating a similar response in that Controversy continues the sexual theme.
Controversy is an album of contrasting themes: both sexual and serious. It was because of these two themes the album was considered disjointed by critics of the day. Controversy sold 400,000 copies and peaked at number 21 in the Billboard charts. It was later certified Platinum by the RIAA. Annie Christian is the name of a character created by Prince to depict Satan and evil deeds (Annie Christian / Antichrist) and to make reference to key events of the day, in particular gun control (the murder of 28 African-American children in Atlanta, and the shooting of John Lennon: Prince had been performing at The Ritz in New York for the Dirty Mind Tour on the day of the murder).
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