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“More than my songs have to do with sex, they have to do with one human’s love for another, which goes deeper than anything political that anybody could possibly write about.” —Prince, 1981 Released in October 1981, Controversy captures Prince’s evolving worldview, and brings his songs out of the bedroom and onto the dancefloor and into the streets to protest the political tension that would come to define the era. “We need a new breed — leaders, stand up, organize,” Prince proclaims on “Sexuality,” setting forth a new mission statement: that the personal (and sexual) is also political, and that the quickest route to liberation is to “let your body be free.” When Controversy was released, The New York Times declared that “Prince’s black-white synthesis isn’t just a picture of what could be, it’s a prophecy.” PRINCE / CONTROVERSY

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Record LabelSnyl, Sony Legacy

UPC0194398637112

eBay Product ID (ePID)20053071776

Product Key Features

Release Year2022

FormatRecord

GenreRock

ArtistPrince

Release TitleControversy

Dimensions

Item Height0.22 in

Item Weight0.74 lb

Item Length12.37 in

Item Width12.33 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Tracks8

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Tracks1.1 Controversy 1.2 Sexuality 1.3 Do Me, Baby 1.4 Private Joy 2.1 Ronnie, Talk to Russia 2.2 Let’s Work 2.3 Annie Christian 2.4 Jack U Off

Number of Discs1

NotesVinyl LP pressing Reissue of this 1981 album from the R&B, funk, soul, and rock icon. Released in October 1981, Controversy captures Prince's evolving worldview, and brings his songs out of the bedroom and onto the dancefloor and into the streets to protest the political tension that would come to define the era. "We need a new breed - leaders, stand up, organize," Prince proclaims on "Sexuality," setting forth a new mission statement: that the personal (and sexual) is also political, and that the quickest route to liberation is to "let your body be free." When Controversy was released, The New York Times declared that "Prince's black-white synthesis isn't just a picture of what could be, it's a prophecy."