'' is the third
Album by
Prince , released
October 8 ,
1980 . With this album, Prince makes a decisive departure from his preceding more commercial album ''
Prince ''. He seems keen to distance himself from the light soul of "
I Wanna Be Your Lover " and experiments with a
New Wave -influenced,
Rock And Roll sound. The title track, complete with a demo-like organ, is rich with
Punk sensibilities. The track "When You Were Mine" is full of bouncy guitar licks. However, it is the LP's second side (tracks 5-8) which gives the album its unique fusion sound and contains the tracks which were most controversial at the time, namely "Head" (a bawdy tale of Prince seducing a bride-to-be with
Oral Sex ) and "Sister" (a hyperdriven, punk-ish ode to incest clocking in at just 90 seconds). "
Uptown " is the album's high point, with Prince singing about a
Utopian Paradise where everyone is free to express themselves regardless of
Age ,
Gender and
Skin Color . This album was to set the scene emphatically for Prince's chart domination later in the
1980s . It fused
Black and
White musical styles in a seamless fashion and showed that Prince was not afraid to push boundaries.
- no.7 R&B chart
- no.45 pop chart
(all tracks written by Prince except where noted)
# "
Dirty Mind " (Dr. Fink) – 4:11
# "When You Were Mine" – 3:44
# "
Do It All Night " – 3:42
# "Gotta Broken Heart Again" – 2:13
# "
Uptown " – 5:30
# "Head" – 4:40
# "Sister" – 1:33
# "Partyup" – 4:24
#When We're Dancing Close and Slow"
#"Head"
- " Uptown " (US) (#5 US R&B)
#"Uptown"
#"Crazy You"
''Dirty Mind''
lyrics .
