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Prince Rogers Nelson June 7 1958 – April 21 2016 More Commonly Known Mononymously As Prince Was An American Singer-Songwriter Musician And Record Producer. The Recipient Of Numerous Awards And Nominations He Is Widely Regarded As One Of The Greatest Musicians Of His Generation. He Was Known For His Flamboyant Androgynous Persona His Wide Vocal Range Which Included A Far-Reaching Falsetto And High-Pitched Screams And His Skill As A Multi-Instrumentalist Often Preferring To Play All Or Most Of The Instruments On His Recordings. Prince Produced His Albums Himself Pioneering The Minneapolis Sound. His Music Incorporated A Wide Variety Of Styles Including Funk R&B Rock New Wave Soul Synth-Pop Pop Jazz And Hip Hop. Born And Raised In Minneapolis Prince Signed A Record Deal With Warner Bros. Records At The Age Of 19 Soon Releasing The Albums For You 1978 And Prince 1979 . He Went On To Achieve Critical Success With The Influential Albums Dirty Mind 1980 Controversy 1981 And 1999 1982 . His Sixth Album Purple Rain 1984 Was Recorded With His New Backing Band The Revolution And Was Also The Soundtrack To The Film Of The Same Name In Which He Starred. Purple Rain Garnered Continued Success For Prince And Was A Major Commercial Achievement Spending Six Consecutive Months Atop The Billboard 200 Chart. The Soundtrack Also Won Prince The Academy Award For Best Original Song Score. After Disbanding The Revolution Prince Released The Album Sign O' The Times 1987 Widely Hailed By Critics As The Greatest Work Of His Career. In The Midst Of A Contractual Dispute With Warner Bros. In 1993 He Changed His Stage Name To The Unpronounceable Symbol Logo. Hollow Circle Above Downward Arrow Crossed With A Curlicued Horn-Shaped Symbol And Then A Short Bar Known To Fans As The "Love Symbol" And Was Often Referred To As The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Or TAFKAP Or Simply The Artist. After Signing With Arista Records In 1998 Prince Reverted To His Original Name In 2000. Over The Next Decade Six Of His Albums Entered The U.S. Top 10 Charts. In April 2016 At The Age Of 57 Prince Died After Accidentally Overdosing On Fentanyl At His Paisley Park Home And Recording Studio In Chanhassen Minnesota. He Was A Prolific Musician Who Released 39 Albums During His Life With A Vast Array Of Unreleased Material Left In A Custom-Built Bank Vault Underneath His Home After His Death Including Fully Completed Albums And Over 50 Finished Music Videos. He Also Released Songs Under Multiple Pseudonyms During His Life As Well As Writing Songs That Were Made Popular After Being Covered By Other Musicians Most Notably "Nothing Compares 2 U" By Sinéad O'Connor And "Manic Monday" By The Bangles. Estimates Of The Complete Number Of Songs Written By Prince Range Anywhere From 500 To Well Over 1 000. Released Posthumously His Demo Albums Piano And A Microphone 1983 2018 And Originals 2019 Both Received Critical Acclaim. Prince Sold Over 100 Million Records Worldwide Ranking Him Among The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time. His Awards Included The Grammy President's Merit Award The American Music Awards For Achievement And Of Merit The Billboard Icon Award An Academy Award And A Golden Globe Award. He Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2004 The UK Music Hall Of Fame In 2006 And The Rhythm And Blues Music Hall Of Fame In 2016 And Was Inducted Twice Into The Black Music & Entertainment Walk Of Fame In 2022. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Prince_ Musician Studio Albums
For You 1978 Prince 1979 Dirty Mind 1980 Controversy 1981 1999 1982 Purple Rain 1984 Around The World In A Day 1985 Parade 1986 Sign O' The Times 1987 Lovesexy 1988 Batman 1989 Graffiti Bridge 1990 Diamonds And Pearls 1991 Love Symbol 1992 Come 1994 The Black Album 1994 The Gold Experience 1995 Chaos And Disorder 1996 Emancipation 1996 Crystal Ball 1998 The Truth 1998 The Vault Old Friends 4 Sale 1999 Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic 1999 The Rainbow Children 2001 One Nite Alone... 2002 Xpectation 2003 N·E·W·S 2003 The Chocolate Invasion 2004 The Slaughterhouse 2004 Musicology 2004 3121 2006 Planet Earth 2007 Lotusflow3r 2009 MPLSound 2009 20Ten 2010 Plectrumelectrum 2014 Art Official Age 2014 HITnRUN Phase One 2015 HITnRUN Phase Two 2015 Posthumous Releases Piano And A Microphone 1983 2018 Originals 2019 Welcome 2 America 2021 Prince Also Released Two Albums Credited To Madhouse Three Albums Credited To The New Power Generation And One Credited To The N.P.G. Orchestra Madhouse 8 1987 16 1987 The New Power Generation Goldnigga 1993 Exodus 1995 Newpower Soul 1998 The N.P.G. Orchestra Kamasutra 1997 For Serbian Singer Princ Please Use Princ.

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1999 Is The Fifth Album By Prince Released On October 27 1982. It Was His First Top Ten Album On The Billboard 200 Charts In The United States Peaking At Number 9 And Became The Fifth Best-Selling Album Of 1983. 1999 Was Prince's Breakthrough Album But His Next Album Purple Rain Would Become His Most Successful. According To The Rolling Stone Album Guide "1999 May Be Prince's Most Influential Album Its Synth-And-Drum Machine-Heavy Arrangements Codified The 'Minneapolis Sound' That Loomed Over Mid-'80s R&B And Pop Not To Mention The Next Two Decades' Worth Of Electro House And Techno." In 2003 The TV Network VH1 Placed 1999 Forty-Ninth In Its List Of The Greatest Albums Of All Time. The Album Was Also Part Of Slant Magazine's List "The 50 Most Essential Pop Albums" And Was Inducted Into The Grammy Hall Of Fame In 2008. The Album's Critical And Commercial Success Secured Prince A Place In The Public Psyche And Marked The Beginning Of Two Years Of Intense Activity Which Via Massively Successful Tours Hit Singles And A Hollywood Movie Would Make Prince Arguably The Biggest Musical Star On The Planet Next To Michael Jackson. In 2003 The Album Was Ranked Number 163 On Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. Originally Released On Vinyl As A Double LP The First Of A Number Of Double Sets From Prince 1999 Was Cut To A Single Vinyl Edition In Some Countries Brazil For Example Opted To Issue The Release As Two Separate Vinyl Albums 1999 And 1999 II. The Original Compact Disc Version Of The Album Was Also Cut Omitting "D.M.S.R.". There Is A Disclaimer On The Back Cover Of The Original Compact Disc Pressing That Reads "To Enable The Release Of 1999 As A Single Compact Disc The Song DMSR Has Been Omitted From The Original LP Edition". Later Compact Disc Pressings Included The Track. Also On The Cassette Release "Free" Was Placed After "D.M.S.R." To End The First Side Balancing Out The Lengths Of Both Sides Of The Cassette. The Album's Opening Title Track "1999" Was Also Its First Single Initially Peaking At 44 On The Billboard Hot 100. It Was Later Re-Released Hitting Number 12 On The Billboard Charts Once Interest In The Album Had Caught Fire With The Release Of 1999's Second Single "Little Red Corvette" Which Peaked At Number 6 On The Billboard Hot 100 And Heralded Prince's Rise To Superstardom. The Music Video For The Song Was Significant In Itself As One Of The First Videos By A Black Artist To Receive "heavy Rotation" Airplay On The Newly Launched Music Video Channel MTV. The Two Tracks Were Later Combined As A Double A-Side Single In The UK Peaking At Number 2. A Third Single "Delirious" Still Managed Top Ten Status In The US But A Fourth "Let's Pretend We're Married" Got No Further Than Number 52. While "Little Red Corvette" Helped Prince Cross Over To The Wider Rock Audience The Rest Of The Album Retains The Elements Of Previous Albums And Is Dominated By Funk And Synthesizer Dance Tracks. The Album Is However Notable Amongst Prince's Catalogue For Its Wide Variety Of Imagery And Themes Besides The Sexual Themes That Had Already Become Something Of A Trademark On Previous Albums. "Automatic" Extending To Almost Ten Minutes Starts Side Three Of The Album With A Cocktail Of Synthesizers And Bawdy Bondage-Inspired Lyrical Imagery Which Transplanted To The Music Video For The Track With A Scene That Depicted Prince Being Tied Up And Whipped By Band-Members Lisa Coleman And Jill Jones Was In 1983 Considered Too Hot For MTV. "Free" Is A Delicate Piano Ballad Expressing Patriotism And How Fellow Americans Should Appreciate Their Freedom While "Something In The Water Does Not Compute " An Ode To A Harsh Lover Is The Centerpiece Of A Preoccupation With Computer Age Themes That Would Continue Into Future Albums. This "computer" Theme Is Also Reflected In The Album's Instrumentation With Prince Fully Embracing The Gadgetry And Sounds Of Emergent Electro-Funk And '80's Sequencing Technology On Tracks Like "Let's Pretend We're Married" And "All The Critics Love U In New York" Songs That Widen His Use Of Synthesizers And Effects And Prominently Feature His Noted Uses Of The Linn Drum Machine. Prince Himself Admitted At The Time The Movie Blade Runner Was An Influence On The Album's Synth Sound And Look In The Music Videos For The Album. The Album's Cover Features Elements From The Front Cover Of Prince's Previous Album Controversy Namely The Eyes And The "Rude Boy" Pin In The "1999" The Jacket Studs In The "R" And The Smile In The "P". The "I" In Prince In Addition To Being An Obvious Phallic Symbol Also Contains The Words "and The Revolution" Written Backwards Both Acknowledging His Backing Band And Foreshadowing The Next Four Years Of His Career. One Particular Interesting Fact About The Ballad "Free" Was That Fans Have Created Myths That Prince Is Crying Towards The End Of The Ballad. His Voice Can Be Heard Getting Very Choked Up Around The 3 05 Mark. This Might Be Due To The Fact That The Song Is Well-Meaning And Emotional. In 2007 While Performing The Song Prince Was Said To Have Gotten Emotional.

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