Prince - Prince

Today Marks The 46th Anniversary of Prince's Sophomore Album "Prince" Originally Released October 19,1979.

Prince is the second studio album by Minneapolis, Minnesota musician Prince. It was released in 1979 by Warner Bros. Records.

The album peaked at #22 on the The Billboard 200 chart and at #3 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart.

The album released four singles, The first single "I Wanna Be Your Lover" was released on August 24, 1979, as the lead single from the second album, Prince.

The song was Prince's first major hit single in the United States, reaching number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 26, 1980, holding the number 11 position for two weeks, and peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart for two weeks.

"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" is the follow-up single to Prince's first big hit, "I Wanna Be Your Lover". It is also Prince's first rock and roll-inspired single released.

The song did not make the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 charts, although it did reach #13 on the R&B Singles charts.

"Still Waiting" was the third single from Prince's second album, Prince. It was Prince's first ballad to be released as a single and was mildly popular on the Billboard R&B chart.

 "Sexy Dancer" was the fourth single released from Prince's secon album, released in the UK as the second single from his self-titled second album. It was the first Prince single released outside the United States that was not released as a single stateside.

The album was written, arranged, composed, produced and performed entirely by Prince.

Overall, Prince was regarded as more diverse than For You, and performed better critically and commercially.

Track-listing:

1. "I Wanna Be Your Lover"

2. "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?"

3. "Sexy Dancer"

4. "When We're Dancing Close and Slow"

5. "With You"

6. "Bambi"

7. "Still Waiting"

8. "I Feel for You"

9. "It's Gonna Be Lonely"

By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology. ©