Prince - Lovesexy album flac
Performer: PrinceTitle: Lovesexy
Style: Synth-pop
Released: 1988
Country: US
MP3 album: 1513 mb
FLAC album: 1309 mb
Rating: 4.2
Other formats: AUD VOX DTS MP1 VOX FLAC XM
Genre: Electronic
Lovesexy is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Prince. The album was released on May 10, 1988 by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records, a little over a year after Prince's previous studio album, Sign o' the Times, which received critical praise and a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year.
Prince LOVESEXY album.
It is absolutely ridiculous how much flack this album really gets. While it is flawed in certain places, it is still a fine release from the Purple Prince. Given where the album sits chronologically, it makes it a bit easier to understand why Lovesexy gets this bad press. Let's start by turning the clocks back to 1987. Prince was coming off of the critical praise of his arguable Magnum Opus, Sign 'O' The Times.
Label: Paisley Park – 9 25720-2. But as much as I enjoy this album there are still a few tracks that I don't care for much. The first three tracks are what I mean by muddy production: too much (or sometimes too little) going on for any melody to really bloom. The album for me doesn't really flourish until I reach Anna Stesia (which in my mind is one of Prince's best melodies) followed by the fun and eclectic Dance On; Lovesexy is a great track, and the better known ballad When 2 R In Love is totally worth hearing in this album than Black.
Lovesexy is the tenth full-length studio album by Prince. It was released worldwide in May 1988, 13 months after his previous album Sign O' The Times. As an artistic statement, the initial CD release of the album was not split into tracks, but was instead tracked as one single 45:07 track, designed to be listened to as a whole (track titles were included, however). Later releases of the CD split the album into the nine named tracks, however.
Lovesexy is the tenth studio album by Prince, released on May 10, 1988. The cover (based on a photo by Jean Baptiste Mondino) caused some controversy upon release as it depicts Prince in the nude. Some record stores refused to stock it or wrapped the album in black, ironically, as Lovesexy was issued as a replacement for the hastily withdrawn Black Album, which had a monochrome black cover.
They told me what had happened and they were looking for a statement from LoVeSeXy. they wanted to get a statement from Kobie our singer to. .so they scheduled a skype call from where he was in Washington,DC later that same day.
Prince’s initial retort was to whip out the now infamous black album, originally scheduled for release last winter. These blatant allusions to the earlier, hornier Prince could have easily deteriorated into self-parody; indeed, Lovesexy could well have had the dubious honor of being the first Prince record to take its cue from his own past, becoming his first regressive album in a career characterized by large strides.
Released May 10, 1988. With only days remaining before The Black Album’s release, Prince experienced a ‘dark night of the soul’ which he later referred to as ‘Blue Tuesday’. On 1 December 1987, Prince gatecrashed the DJ booth of Rupert’s nightclub in Minneapolis, wanting to try out a few Black Album tracks with a club crowd. While wandering through the audience, he met a young poet called Ingrid Chavez, who he invited back to his Paisley Park studio.
Where Dirty Mind was single-minded in its lust, Lovesexy connects the carnal with spiritual, and the calmness of the music reflects this outlook. Even when the record dips into hard funk, such as on the title track or the single "Alphabet Street," there's a relaxed, casual quality to the music that is shocking after the dense paranoia of Parade, Sign 'o' the Times, and The Black Album.
Tracklist
| A1 | "Eye" No |
| A2 | Alphabet St. |
| A3 | Glam Slam |
| A4 | Anna Stesia |
| B1 | Dance On |
| B2 | Lovesexy |
| B3 | When 2 R In Love |
| B4 | I Wish You Heaven |
| B5 | Positivity |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – WEA Records Pty. Limited
- Distributed By – WEA Records Pty. Limited
- Copyright (c) – Paisley Park Records Inc.
- Copyright (c) – WEA International Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
- Recorded At – Paisley Park Studios
- Mixed At – Paisley Park Studios
- Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Made By – WEA Retail Pty. Limited
Credits
- Bass, Vocals – Levi Seacer Jr.
- Brass, Vocals – Atlanta Bliss, Eric Leeds
- Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Sheila E.
- Guitar, Vocals – Miko*
- Keyboards [Computer Keyboards] – Dr. Fink
- Mastered By – Å (tracks: A1 to A4)
- Mixed By – Eddie Miller, Joe Blaney
- Performer [The Spirit Child On Various Songs] – Ingrid*
- Photography By [Cover Photo By] – Jean Baptiste Mondino*
- Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer [Whatever], Recorded By, Mixed By – Prince
- Recorded By – Eddie Miller, Joe Blaney
- Vocals – Cat*
- Vocals, Organ [Hammond Organ] – Boni Boyer
Notes
Includes a printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.In the side A runout matrix no., the second "MX" is crossed out.
Outer sleeve:
Manufactured and Distributed by WEA Records Pty. Limited [Warner logo] A Warner Communications Company.
Sticker on rear of outer sleeve:
Paisley Park Records, Made in Australia by WEA Retail Pty. Limited as Australia Copyright Owner [Warner logo]® A Warner Communications Company, 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, Calif. 91510. 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10019. © 1988 Paisley Park Records Inc. for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 1988 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
1-25720
Inner sleeve:
Recorded and mixed at Paisley Park
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
© 1988 Paisley Park Records Inc. for the U.S. Made in U.S.A.
Labels:
℗ 1988 WEA International Inc.
Manufactured and Distributed by WEA Records Pty. Limited
WEA Records Pty. Limited [Warner logo] A Warner Communications Company.
Side A label notes:
Total Timing 21:29
Songs are in a continuous sequence
Side B label notes:
Total Timing 23:32
Songs are in a continuous sequence
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): MX300955
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): MX300956
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Groove Hand-Etched): MXX 300955·B Å MX25720 -1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Groove Hand-Etched): 25720-1-2 MXX 300956 AUST. 1-25720-B-INTL-1 Q B-20314-X 1-2
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 25720-1, 1-25720 | Prince | Lovesexy (LP, Album) | Paisley Park, Paisley Park | 9 25720-1, 1-25720 | US | 1988 |
| CSWB-6728 | Prince | Lovesexy (Cass, Album) | WEA, Warner Bros. Records, Paisley Park | CSWB-6728 | Mexico | 1988 |
| W2 25720 | Prince | Lovesexy (CD, Album, Club) | Paisley Park, Columbia House | W2 25720 | US | 1988 |
| 9 25720-4 | Prince | Lovesexy (Cass, Album, Club) | Paisley Park | 9 25720-4 | US | 1988 |
| 925720-1 | Prince | Lovesexy (LP, Album, TP, W/Lbl) | Paisley Park | 925720-1 | Greece | 1988 |









