i just got it today...what singles were released off this and how well did they do on the charts. i no the album went number 1.

Batdance was released. Don't know how well it did on the charts though.

Batdance
Partyman
Scandalous

are all I know of.

This album is cohesive and engaging, a solid, albeit derivative, Prince LP.

Nothinbutjoy said:

As I understand it, "Batdance" went to no. 1.

Officially released singles:

Batdance, with b-side 200 Balloons
Partyman, with b-side Feel U Up
Scandalous, with b-side When 2 R In Love (Lovesexy version)
The Arms of Orion, with b-side I Love U In Me
The Future, released as a 2-track remix cd containing remixes of The Future and Electric Chair

Also released:

Batdance maxi-single containing 2 remixes of Batdance and 200 Balloons
Partyman maxi-single containing 3 remixes of Partyman and Feel U Up (long stroke)
The Scandalous Sex Suite, a 5-track disc containing a three-part version of Scandalous (The Crime, The Passion, The Rapture), a non-album track Sex, and When 2 R In Love


Actually, for a nine-song album a lot of music came forth in the form of singles, remixes and b-sides.

Electric Chair is the best cut from this.

Scandalous is cheesy.
but "The Rapture" from 'The SSS' is the best version of that song.

top3 from Batman:

Electric Chair
Lemon Crush
Vicki Waiting


hon. mention:

Batdance
Partyman (video mix)


worst songs:

Arms Of Orion
The Future

The Batman Album... Beginning of the dark ages.

'Batdance' released June 9 1989 reaching #1 in US.

'Batman: Motion Picture Soundtrack' album released June 20 1989 reaching #1 in US

'Partyman' released September 15 1989 reaching #18 in US

'The Arms of Orion' released October 16 1989 reaching #36 in US

'Scandalous' released November 28 1989. Did not chart in US 100.


You asked a similar question about 'Diamonds and Pearls': you can look up chart performance for Prince releases in the US here:

http://www.allmusic.com/c...g4kttv8z~C

Other maxi-single and remix releases are detailed above. You can obtain comprehensive details in Uptown publications:

http://www.uptown.se/2002/books.shtml
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Joshy84au said:

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EXACTLY!!!

I was in my house the other day and suddenly the song Lemon Crush came into my head. It made me want to get the album out again.

I enjoyed this album. It wasn't ground breaking but it was a fun album!

Ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?

In the UK I'm pretty sure that Batdance the album was a #1 and that batdance the single got to #2.

After that it's a bit more vague but my feeling is that Partyman made the Top10 or just outside and that Arms of Orion scraped into the Top30.

I dont think Scandalous got a widescale release & the remixes of The Future/Electric Chair were available on 12" vinyl.

MattUK said:

In the U.K 'Batdance' was just kept off the top spot, 'Partyman' (i think) got 2 No.12.

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r1ghteousone said:

'Batdance' entered the UK top 40 singles chart on June 24 1989 at #3 and peaked the following week at #2 before spending a further 8 weeks in the top 40. (The single at #1 keeping 'Batdance' from the top spot was 'Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)' by Soul II Soul).

'Batman: Motion Picture Soundtrack' album reached #1 on the UK albums chart on July 1 1989 and remained there for one week.

'Partyman' entered the UK singles top 40 on September 9 1989 at #20, peaking the following week at #14 before spending a further two weeks lower down the top 40 chart.

'The Arms of Orion, entered the UK singles top 40 chart on November 18 1989 at #35, peaking the following two weeks later at #27 before spending a further week in the charts.


For details of single and album performance on UK charts, try:

http://www.polyhex.com/music/

(N.B. the database does not identify all of Prince releases simply under the name of 'Prince'. Also try using keywords in the site's music search engine for specific releases e.g. 'Orion')

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[This message was edited Thu Jun 5 5:46:49 PDT 2003 by langebleu]