What is your fave album by Prince before Purple Rain and your fave song? My album would be 1999 for it is #4 on my all time album list by Prince and in my top 50 of music's albums of all time. The collection as a whole was anything we heard before at that time and it definitely proved Prince as a mega-superstar. My favorite song though is rougher to name. They're probably 3 songs I loved at the time that I still listen to today. They are: Let's Work, I Wanna Be Your Lover, and Horny Toad. Man that was tough. I stick with those 3. How about you?
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LoDog said:

My favorite album from that period would have to be Dirty Mind,my favorite song would be I Wanna Be Your Lover. My ring tone.

1999 and "Automatic"

When u were mine and when u were mine....for me..

My Favourite is Controversy ( album) and Cotroversy (song)

Garrybaldy said:

1999 and all associated B side singles

Albums-
1999 (Second all time favorite album after SOTT)
Prince (Underrated masterpiece IMO)
Controversy (Barely beat out Dirty Mind thanks to Let's Work and Sexuality)

Songs (as of this very minute)
Automatic
Let's Work
Sexy Dancer

LADY CAB DRIVER

I really love Dirty Mind, 1999 and Controversy. I dont think you can ever tire of them in my humble opinion

1999 - International Lover & Something In The Water.....

Album: 1999
Song: Dirty Mind
Hit-single: Litte red corvette
Ballad: It's gonna be lonely
B-Side: Irresistible bitch
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Ahhhhh, I miss this era. That was when he didn't gives a fuck and his music was dangerous. I wish I had a time machine. Now I can expect albums to have... a ballad, a funk number, a gospel number, a lynn-drum machine throwback, etc...

But as he says in Love: Stop giving me your wishlists. Love is greater than all this.

To answer your question though:

Dirty Mind
Sister

1999 album and the song Controversy. Those will always be my faves from Prince.

Favorite album:

for me, I cannot choose between Prince and Dirty Mind, they are both in my top 5


Favorite songs:
Sexy Dancer (long version)
Uptown
When We're Dancing Close & Slow




.can't choose just one edit.
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Dirty Mind (album)

DMSR (song)

CONTROVERSY - IMHO the most underrated among the classics

PRIVATE JOY

forkupine said:

I just got For You on CD! Had it on vinyl. I think it's his 2nd most complete album after Purple Rain. I think his sound took a bit of a backward step on Dirty Mind, Controversy and 1999. Not as rich as For You and Prince.

Amaxx said:

good one!

My favourite album is Dirty Mind from that era!
Favourite song?
Must be Do Me, Baby!

1999 is my favorite album by anyone, period.

"Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)" is my favorite song by anyone, period.

Moonbeam said:

Must be something in the water you drink...

The whole "era" is pretty cool! 1999 is my fav, but there is lots of great music on each of those albums, that it's too hard to pick!

Controversy
Dirty Mind
I Wanna Be Your Lover
When We're Dancing Close And Slow
Sexy Dancer
Crazy You
Just As Long As We're Together
For You
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Raze said:

Favorite album is Controversy and I agree with the other person who said it was underated. But favorite song, hmmmm thats tough, I could do one from each album tho...

For You - I'm Yours
Prince - Bambi
Dirty Mind - When You Were Mine
Controversy - Controversy
1999 - Something In The Water

my favorite album is controversy fovorite song controversy

JoeTyler said:

Just the mention of this song gives me goose pimples. Love it too.

hard to pick. he was already a mega star in my book when PR came along.

fave album - 1999
(and following the format of an earlier post, to give me more "options" this is HARD)
fave ballad - Still Waiting
fave song (non-ballad; 3-way tie) - Soft & Wet/Bambi/Lady Cab Driver
fave b-side - Irresistible

Raze said:

Hey! It's my opinion and I'll keep it ! Thank you!