Lovesexy

Prince

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: May 10, 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LE6
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,263 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Eye No

2. Alphabet St.

3. Glam Slam

4. Anna Stesia

5. Dance On

6. Love Sexy

7. When 2 R in Love

8. I Wish U Heaven

9. Positivity

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glam Slam, Thank U Ma'am., July 13, 2002

By	The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

I hated "Lovesexy" when it first came out in the spring of 1988. Following the tremendous "Sign O the Times," I thought "Lovesexy" was a big disappointment and was too quirky for my taste. But, as a stand-alone album, this CD is a fine effort that has its strokes of brilliance. Yes, there's the Top Ten "Alphabet St.," but my singles of choice are the severely underrated "Glam Slam" and the beautiful yet underrated "I Wish U Heaven." Other funked-up gems are the title track and "Dance On." Prince never releases the album you'd expect him to make. He's always two steps ahead of the game and continues to challenge us with interesting material. Again, I didn't care for "Lovesexy" when it came out, but over the years it grew on me and it's now become one of my favorite Prince albums.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Prince's spiritual manifesto is a funky, inspiring, great LP, March 21, 2002

By	namepeace "namepeace" (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

"Welcome to the New Power Generation . . . the reason why my voice is so clear is because there's no smack on my brain."

With those words, Prince kicked off one of the most exhilirating and mesmerizing LP's in recent memory. Armed with funky bass lines, horn riffs, guitar licks, clever lyrics, and supreme confidence and openness, Prince puts out a new message of spirituality and love.

The 9 tracks of Lovesexy are nearly flawless. I could rave about each of them all day, but a few stand out in my mind. The first track, "Eye No" is the perfect marriage of gospel soul and JB's funk, with a clear, terse message of faith ("Eye No there is a heaven/eye no there is hell/listen 2 me people/I've got a story to tell/eye no there was confusion lightnin' all around me/that's when I called His name/don't u know he found me.") "Alphabet St." is a timeless pop ditty infused with sly sexual inunendo. "Dance On" features fierce drumming and some great social commentary on drugs and gangs. The title track is pure joy, with some great synths and horns. "When 2 R in Love," a holdover from the Black Album, is a classic, minimalist Prince "slow jam." As with "Sign," Prince explores a wide variety of topics on these tracks, but the pace and flow of the LP tends to bring them all together into one masterpiece.

I truly believe that, along with "Purple Rain," "Sign O' The Times," and "1999," this is one of Prince's landmark albums. Unlike other LP's, Prince is unequivocal about his views on spirituality, and begs the listener to join in on the fun. He still uses Lovesexy imagery in his current music ("New Power Generation," "NewPowerSoul"). Thematically, the album has endured.

Two years after releasing "Lovesexy," Prince said of the LP, "you either had a mind-blowing experience or you didn't." Well, I did. And while I cannot fathom some of the other reviews on this site (James Brown imitations? "Eye No" being one of the "worst" Prince songs? HUH?), reasonable minds can disagree. Sure, the album cover isn't the best (I think the LP would have gone platinum with another cover), and the 1-track CD is supremely annoying, but I can live with that. Hopefully, you will too. Buy this album.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The White Album, June 22, 2005

By	SBLove99 "SBLOVE99" (New Orleans, La.) - See all my reviews

Excellent. This record should have been released as a double album with the Black Album. They both compliment each other and they probably would have been held more highly as a set, particularly after the great 'Sign O the Times'. As usual Prince covers any style he feels like doing with ease.

Both records are inspired by the funk. Lovesexy just focuses more on the divine, as opposed to The Black Album's pre-occupation with Lust. The ongoing theme of the majority of Prince's music since day one.