COLLECTION NAME:
Prince
Record
Filename:
black.jpg
Album Title:
The Black Album
Release Year:
1994
Artist:
Prince
Birth Date:
June 7, 1958
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death Date:
April 21, 2016
Years Active:
1976-2016
Artist Role on Album:
Lead Vocals and various instruments, Producer
Label:
Warner Bros.
Musical Genre:
Funk
Number of Tracks:
8
Song Track:
Le Grind
Song Track:
Cindy C.
Song Track:
Dead On It
Song Track:
When 2 R in Love
Notes:
The opening track also mentioned the title of the album as being The Funk Bible, which was a consideration during work on this project. The title refers both to the album's all-black cover design and to Prince's attempt to earn back his credibility among the black pop audience.[10] The album features one of the most shockingly unusual Prince songs: "Bob George", in which he assumes the identity of a profane man who suspects his girlfriend to have had an affair with a man named Bob. He asks her what the man does for a living and learns that Bob manages Prince, who he dismisses as "that skinny motherfucker with the high voice". The gun-wielding alter ego then kills the woman, and ends up being raided by the police. During live performances of the song during the Lovesexy Tour, he ends up being shot. The name for the track was a combination of Bob Cavallo (former manager), and Nelson George who was felt to have become very critical of Prince. "Bob George" features a growling monologue that is slowed down to the point of being almost unrecognizable as Prince. The voice at the end of the song that says "bizarre" is actually a stock sound from the Fairlight CMI IIx library, with its pitch raised.
The Black Album
