Dirty Mind is the third album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on October 8, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records as the follow-up to his self-titled second album, Prince, (1979).
It was produced, arranged, and composed mainly by Prince in his home studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota during May to June of 1980.
Dirty Mind has been considered by critics as Prince's most creative and boldest album, setting the baseline for his artistic direction in the following years.
During the spring of 1980, Prince and his backing band members Dez Dickerson, André Cymone, drummer Bobby Z, and keyboardists Doctor Fink and Gayle Chapman spent nine weeks on the road opening for Rick James, a musical rival of Prince.
Following the end of James' tour, Prince returned to Minnesota and rented a house in Wayzata where he set up a 16-track studio. During the recording of the album, Doctor Fink's jam out during a rehearsal provided the basis for the album's title track.
A fusion of post-disco, new wave, funk and dance, Dirty Mind is more prevalent in punk sounds than Prince's previous albums.
Prince’s high and feminine vocals, along with his androgynous image during the Dirty Mind era, has been recognized for bringing attention to gaydar. Controversially, the album's theme is fueled by explicit topics including oral sex, threesome and ejaculation, which has been credited for opening the doors for sexually explicit albums in the coming years.
The first single of Dirty Mind, "Uptown" reached number five on both the Billboard Hot Soul Singles and the Billboard National Disco Action Top 30 charts. Though the album only reached number 45 on the Billboard 200, it earned widespread acclaim from music critics and crossover success. Due to its fusion of genres, critics have hailed it for setting the sound for urban black music of the early 1980s. The album has been ranked by several publications as one of the greatest albums of all time.
Dirty Mind was mainly recorded in Prince's home studio throughout 1980, and several of the songs were cut in one night, giving them a sparse, demo-like quality.
The title track was released as a single and described as "robotic funk" while "When You Were Mine", notably covered by Cyndi Lauper on her album She's So Unusual, is "pure new wave pop".
"Do It All Night" and "Head", a sexually explicit song about a chance meeting with a bride-to-be and seducing her with oral sex, contain "sultry funk"; "Gotta Broken Heart Again", the only ballad on the record, features "soulful crooning"; and the rock-influenced "Sister" describes incest between the song's protagonist and his older sibling ("Incest is everything it's said to be"). "Uptown" and "Partyup" are "relentless dance jams".
Side one
1. Dirty Mind - 4:14
2. When You Were Mine - 3:47
3. Do It All Night - 3:42
4. Gotta Broken Heart Again - 2:16
Side two
1. Uptown - 5:32
2. Head - 4:44
3. Sister - 1:31
4. Partyup - 4:24
Personnel
Notes
Release: 1980
Format: LP
Genre: Soul / Funk
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog# WB 56862
Prijs: €10,00
Vinyl: VG+
Cover: VG+
Dirty Mind has been considered by critics as Prince's most creative and boldest album, setting the baseline for his artistic direction in the following years.
During the spring of 1980, Prince and his backing band members Dez Dickerson, André Cymone, drummer Bobby Z, and keyboardists Doctor Fink and Gayle Chapman spent nine weeks on the road opening for Rick James, a musical rival of Prince.
Following the end of James' tour, Prince returned to Minnesota and rented a house in Wayzata where he set up a 16-track studio. During the recording of the album, Doctor Fink's jam out during a rehearsal provided the basis for the album's title track.
A fusion of post-disco, new wave, funk and dance, Dirty Mind is more prevalent in punk sounds than Prince's previous albums.
Prince’s high and feminine vocals, along with his androgynous image during the Dirty Mind era, has been recognized for bringing attention to gaydar. Controversially, the album's theme is fueled by explicit topics including oral sex, threesome and ejaculation, which has been credited for opening the doors for sexually explicit albums in the coming years.
The first single of Dirty Mind, "Uptown" reached number five on both the Billboard Hot Soul Singles and the Billboard National Disco Action Top 30 charts. Though the album only reached number 45 on the Billboard 200, it earned widespread acclaim from music critics and crossover success. Due to its fusion of genres, critics have hailed it for setting the sound for urban black music of the early 1980s. The album has been ranked by several publications as one of the greatest albums of all time.
Dirty Mind was mainly recorded in Prince's home studio throughout 1980, and several of the songs were cut in one night, giving them a sparse, demo-like quality.
The title track was released as a single and described as "robotic funk" while "When You Were Mine", notably covered by Cyndi Lauper on her album She's So Unusual, is "pure new wave pop".
"Do It All Night" and "Head", a sexually explicit song about a chance meeting with a bride-to-be and seducing her with oral sex, contain "sultry funk"; "Gotta Broken Heart Again", the only ballad on the record, features "soulful crooning"; and the rock-influenced "Sister" describes incest between the song's protagonist and his older sibling ("Incest is everything it's said to be"). "Uptown" and "Partyup" are "relentless dance jams".
Side one
1. Dirty Mind - 4:14
2. When You Were Mine - 3:47
3. Do It All Night - 3:42
4. Gotta Broken Heart Again - 2:16
Side two
1. Uptown - 5:32
2. Head - 4:44
3. Sister - 1:31
4. Partyup - 4:24
Personnel
- Prince - all vocals and instruments, except as noted below
- Lisa Coleman - backing vocals on "Head"
- Doctor Fink - synthesizer on "Dirty Mind" and "Head"
Companies, etc.
- Published By – Ecnirp Music Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Credits
- Engineer – Jamie Starr
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Musician – Andre, Bobby Z., Dez, Lisa, Fink, Prince
- Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince
Notes
Release: 1980
Format: LP
Genre: Soul / Funk
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog# WB 56862
Prijs: €10,00
Vinyl: VG+
Cover: VG+
Prijs: €10:00
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