Controversy (album)

Controversy is Prince's 4th album, released in 1981. It was the follow up to 1980's Dirty Mind. The title track is an impressive funk workout, where Prince seems to be bored of the media attention he's receiving... but one gets the impression he was quite enjoying it! "Do Me, Baby" is a classic Prince ballad, with falsetto whoops and camp outbursts peppering the track. "Private Joy" (apparently Kylie Minogue's favourite Prince track) is an upbeat, synthesizer romp layered with saucy innuendo. "Let's Work" is a highlight...stripped down synth-funk which clearly predicts the 1999 album. "Annie Christian" is a weird number with sinister lyrics. The album finishes with the rather crude rockabilly ode to mutual masturbation, "Jack U Off". The album is an important stepping stone from his early works to the more mature song-writing of the mid 1980s.

Related Topics:
Prince - 1981 - 1980 - Dirty Mind - Do Me, Baby - Ballad - Falsetto - Camp - Kylie Minogue - Synthesizer - Let's Work - Lyrics - Rockabilly - Masturbation - 1980s

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