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Controversy

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Ambitious 1981 album of sexed-up funk 'n' political pop from the purple one! Includes "Sexuality" and "Jack U Off".

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Written, produced, arranged, and performed by that little old funkmaster, Controversy hit stores in 1981 and still rocks 17 years later. As the title suggests, the subject matter Prince tackles here was meant to spark discussion. From the nasty anthems "Sexuality" and "Do Me Baby", to the slice of '80s political commentary "Ronnie Talk to Russia" and "Annie Christian," Prince does just that. Oh, and he doesn't forget about the booty either, making this the ultimate agit-prop, sex-you-up soundtrack. --Amy Linden

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1 30	Controversy Controversy	7:15		Listen Now $1.29
2 30	Sexuality Sexuality	4:21		Listen Now $1.29
3 30	Do Me, Baby Do Me, Baby	7:43		Listen Now $1.29
4 30	Private Joy Private Joy	4:29		Listen Now $1.29
5 30	Ronnie, Talk to Russia Ronnie, Talk to Russia	1:58		Listen Now $1.29
6 30	Let's Work Let's Work	3:54		Listen Now $1.29
7 30	Annie Christian Annie Christian	4:22		Listen Now $1.29
8 30	Jack U Off Jack U Off	3:09		Listen Now $1.29

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Audio CD (December 14, 1983)
Original Release Date: October 25, 1990
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Best of
Label: Warner Off Roster
ASIN: B000002KMV
Average Customer Review: 564 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,499 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #290 in Funk (CDs & Vinyl)
- #318 in New Wave (CDs & Vinyl)
- #792 in Dance Pop (CDs & Vinyl)

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June 2, 2016

Format: Audio CDVerified Purchase

The King of All Kings. So many hits!
The guitar riff on Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad is enough to make even the coldest heart want to learn to play the guitar. I Feel For You was great even before Chaka Khan made it her own in 1984. If you want to just jam, Sexy Dancer is soooo dope. And of course, I Wanna Be Your Lover. What can I say? I'm crying as I type this. There will NEVER be another Prince.

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My favorite album he made and produced

June 1, 2016

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My favorite album he made and produced. This was my mothers album, He has been in our family for 30 years. Starting with my mothers generation. My mom and aunts and uncles said he went too white for them and moved on to other music. But my sisters and I didn't feel that way at all. I loved his music all the way to the end. I guess it was a generational thing.

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I was all of 11 years old when this came ...

January 11, 2017

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I was all of 11 years old when this came out. I can remember salivating over this album cover, and loving the sound of this new artist recognizing, even then, that he was going to be HUGE. SIP Prince....Thank you for taking our ears to places we never dreamed of.

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LOVE ALWAYS......

August 24, 2017

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I can't really formulate thoughts to express how I feel about the music of this artist. Upon his passing I discovered that he breathed music. Not only for himself, but for other artists as well. Not to mention those of us that loved his work and are indeed "die hard" fans to this day. Our birthdays were separated by 2 yrs & 2 days.
Favorite from this cd, ......."Bambi"
I am still sad about his death.

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Beautiful music from a master

August 15, 2013

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Had this one on vinyl back in the day. This was Prince's second album, and he played every instrument, and did all the vocals (except on one track), himself, showcasing his talents. The vibe is mellow, funky soul, though not all songs are slow. Tracks include hit singles "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and "I Feel For You", which was later covered by Chaka Khan, becoming a hit single all over again and helping to revitalize her career. A must for fans, but others should check it out, too.

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Prince a legend

January 24, 2019

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This was the first prince CD I bought and it brought back the reason I enjoy prince till this day thank you

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Outstanding, Underrated Effort!

September 8, 2004

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This album is a lot better than it largely gets credit for. Prince is all over the place musically, and this album ends up working as a pretty strong, rebellious statement about liberation (both in the boundary eschewing music and the lyrics). The title track starts things off, hitting us with a dose of hard electrofunk. The clever lyrics are a mixture of the social and the deeply personal, with non-comformity being the constant theme. The New Wave-ish, industrial Funk of "Sexuality" is one of my favorites on the album (here, the focus is on the themes of liberation and elevation, encouraging a new, more educated and more accepting phase in society) "Do Me Baby" is one of the best slow songs that Prince has ever done, though I personally can do without the monologue, etc., in the last half. The synth driven Pop/Funk of "Private Joy" is another winner. 'Ronnie, Talk to Russia' is a really wild and clever track addressing the state of relations between The U.S. and Russia (the Cold War, the fear and threat of potential nuclear holocaust----so yes, the theme here directly portends the outstanding follow up album 1999). The air-tight Funk jam "Let's Work" is also really strong. 'Annie Christian' is a really interesting song, and one of the "weirdest" that he's ever done. It is a spoken word, almost rap track, with a really robotic feel. It has some of the most minimal production that I have ever heard from Prince, yet it's extremely effective (it also has some divinely perfect guitar work--it's not at all heavy, being used to pretty light effect, but it's employed with just the perfect level of economy). In this song Prince once again speaks about current events, using this Annie Christian character as a reference point. The retro, freaked out 50's Rock track, "Jack U Off", is humorous, kinky and outrageous, and Prince contributes yet more killer, and this time much more wild and boisterous, guitar work. Prince released this album before he became a star, but it really is better than some of his later material that many people may be more familiar with (I'm talking to you "Diamonds and Pearls"), so it's well worth taking a listen.

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Prince supporter since he got started

October 10, 2017

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Prince Fan must have it is his 1st release
I wanna be Your Lover
Way you wanna treat me so bad?
Sexy Dancer
It's gonna be lonely.
Point for listing these songs is it's still more hits on this CD

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