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Prince - Lovesexy
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AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
It's nearly impossible to judge Lovesexy as anything but a hastily assembled
substitute for the withdrawn Black Album, which does the record a disservice.
An exactingly sequenced song cycle -- the compact disc didn't have index
markings to separate the individual tracks -- Lovesexy is quite a different
record than not only The Black Album, but anything else Prince had recorded.
Where Dirty Mind was single-minded in its lust, Lovesexy connects the carnal
with spiritual, and the calmness of the music reflects this outlook. Even when
the record dips into hard funk, such as on the title track or the single
"Alphabet Street," there's a relaxed, casual quality to the music that is
shocking after the dense paranoia of Parade, Sign 'o' the Times, and The Black
Album. Prince intends to enter a new phase of maturity with such considered
music and ambitious lyrical themes, but neither his music nor his lyrics are
consistently well stated over the course of the album. A handful of tracks are
worthwhile -- the sappy ballad "When 2 R in Love," the moving "I Wish U
Heaven," the weird psychedelia of "Anna Stesia" and "Glam Slam," as well as
the wonderful "Alphabet Street" -- but Lovesexy is his weakest album since
Controversy.
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Artist...............: Prince
Album................: Lovesexy
Genre................: Funk / Soul, Pop
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1988
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/lovesexy-mw0000195674
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 9/11/2016
Posted by............: Grad58 on 9/11/2016
Included.............: NFO
Covers...............: Front Back
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Tracklisting
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1. Prince - Alphabet St. [05:36]
2. Prince - Anna Stesia [04:55]
3. Prince - Dance On [03:42]
4. Prince - Glam Slam [05:01]
5. Prince - I No [05:44]
6. Prince - I Wish U Heaven [02:42]
7. Prince - Lovesexy [05:48]
8. Prince - Positivity [07:14]
9. Prince - When 2 R In Love [03:56]
Playing Time.........: 44:42
Total Size...........: 103.90 MB
NFO generated on.....: 9/11/2016 6:08:09 AM
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