CONTROVERSY (ALBUM)

'''Controversy''' is Prince's 4th album, released October 14, 1981. For the most part, the album was an expansion of its predecessor, 1980's ''Dirty Mind''. The title track is a funk workout, where Prince seems to be bored of the media attention he was receiving. "Do Me, Baby" is a classic Prince ballad, with falsetto whoops and camp outbursts peppering the track. "Private Joy" is an upbeat, synthesizer romp layered with saucy innuendo. "Let's Work" is a highlight, with a stripped down synth-funk sound, foreshadowing Prince's next album, ''1999''. "Annie Christian" is an odd political number with sinister lyrics. The album finishes with the rather crude rockabilly ode to mutual masturbation, "Jack U Off". This record was considered to be his most political to date. The album was also an important stepping stone from his early works to the more mature song-writing of the mid 1980s.

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Charts

Track listing

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Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	21
U.S. Billboard R&B Albums	3

Track listing

(all tracks written by Prince)
# "Controversy" – 7:14
# "Sexuality" – 4:20
# "Do Me, Baby" – 7:47
# "Private Joy" – 4:25
# "Ronnie, Talk to Russia" – 1:48
# "Let's Work" – 3:57
# "Annie Christian" – 4:21
# "Jack U Off" – 3:12
==Singles and Hot 100 chart placings==


★ "Controversy" (#70 U.S., #3 U.S. R&B)
#"Controversy"
#"When You Were Mine"




★ "Let's Work" (#9 R&B)
#"Let's Work"
#"Ronnie, Talk to Russia"
#"Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" (U.S. 12")




★ "Do Me, Baby"
#"Do Me, Baby"
#"Private Joy"




★ "Sexuality" (German/Japan/Australia single)
#"Sexuality"
#"Controversy" (DEU, JAP)
#"I Wanna Be Your Lover" (AUS)

External links

''Controversy'' lyrics.