b4 ya jump down my throat, i have no problems with alphabet st being released as a 1st single, in discussing with friends, some feel that the song shouldn't have even been on lovesexy at all.

so what single do u think off of lovesexy should have been released as a first single and subsequent singles off of lovesexy. replace alphabet st with any number of outtakes from 1978-1988 and come up with ur version of lovesexy

1st single-the voice inside
2nd single i wish u heaven
3rd single anna stesia

lovesexy lp
1. eye no
2. god is alive
3. the voice inside
4. anna stesia
5. dance on
6. lovesexy
7. when 2 r in love
8. i wish u heaven
9. positivity

L4OATheOriginal said:

Out of that entire album I only really love Alphabet st. When 2 r in Love is pretty good, Glam Slam is too corny for my liking, Anna Stesia is average and the other tracks are sluggishly forgettable. I could never get into that album, but my opinion could change of course.

Now that I've thought about it and replayed the album in my mind! I wish U heaven shoul've been the 1st Single!

alphabet st was a perfect 1st single, and thats prooved by it being a top 10 in loads of countrys

I agree that "Alphabet Street," was the right choice..."Eye No," could have been, attempted...and "When 2 R in Love.." is beautiful...but it would have been too slow to release as a first single.

L4OATheOriginal said:

Tracklisting:

" No" – 5:47
"Alphabet St." – 5:38
"Glam Slam" – 5:04
"Anna Stesia" – 4:56
"Dance On" – 3:44
"Lovesexy" – 5:48
"When 2 R In Love" – 4:01
"I Wish U Heaven" – 2:43
"Positivity" – 7:15

darlingomo said:

"Alphabet St." was the right choice for the first single.I think Prince screwed up with the second single."Glam Slam" is a good album track,but it was the too boring for pop radio.I can see why it flopped as a single.

These should have been the singles,in this order...

"Alphabet St"
"Lovesexy"
"When 2 R In Love" (woulda been a huge hit on R&B radio)

SoulAlive said:

Agree completely.

SoulAlive said:

I remember hearing Lovesexy blaring out of cars. It was one of the first Prince songs that had a heavy bass kick and heavy funk sound.I think it would have had a bigger appeal to the R&B/New Jack Swing crowd. Which he was lacking at the time. Glam Slam was really a bad choice period for a single. The Glam Slam remix is more cheese than Velvetta.

SoulAlive said:

I agree with you completely on this.

yes
xZ

NouveauDance said:

i'm with u on that .wth

I wouldn't change a thing about 'Lovesexy'.

I also think that "Alphabet St" was the perfect choice 4 the lead single.

"Eye No" would have also made a great single release.

Well, it shouldn't have been released as the lead single. It should have been W2RIL. Now I know it's not the norm to release a slow cut as a lead single but P was WELL beyond "the norm". AS wasn't "danceable" and right around then was when the dance scene was blowing up. People kept telling me "I can't dance to that shit, why'd he make that cut like that?".

Giovanni777 said:

The only thing I'd humor is "Eye No" as the 2nd single instead of "Glam Slam."

L4OATheOriginal said:

It's not Lovesexy w/o Alphabet St. IMO

Considering the nature and lyrical content of the songs, Alphabet St made the most sense. Now Glam Slam and IWYH as singles I do question esp Glam Slam. I think Lovesexy or Eye No would have been good choices. Anna Stasia is too complex for radio.

MuthaFunka said:

Considering the poor choice of singles From SOTT coupled with that SOTT did not sell nearly as much as it could have, An up-tempo track was the correct choice.

superspaceboy said:

Not really, because the exact same thing was said about the single SOTT: "You can't dance to it". P doesn't care but the Plantation Brothers did.

underthegraffitibridge said:

MuthaFunka said:

Yes really. At the time although P could pick the singles, he was under huge pressure to get a solid hit. He had just pulled the Black Album and replaced it with a one-track concept album featuring him nude on the cover. Yeah he needed a hit. WB didn't really see anything radio friendly what-so-ever on the album except for Alphabet St. I think there was a bit of pressure to release that, though he probably would have released it anyway, seeing as it is a strong song to begin with. Honestly, Alpha St wasn't that big either...a mere blip on the music radar. The rest of the album went pretty much unnoticed by the gen pub.

superspaceboy said:

Exactly. You just basically proved my point: Alphabet St. SHOULDN'T have been the 1st single because it was a "blip on the music radar" and why was that? - Because it wasn't "radio-friendly" enough for it to catch on. The same exact issue with SOTT single.

MuthaFunka said:

No, I think Alphabet St should have been the first single. It was up-beat and the lyrics were sing songy. Anything else chosen as this first single probably would not have done as well. Although any single by P at that point, esp a lead off single would have fared well....perhaps...as any of the other potentials would be too complex or strange or slow. Alphabet St was the most accessable and therefore should have been the lead single off of an album that really didn't have any singles screaming to be released.

superspaceboy said:

And it was obviously a bad choice because it didn't do much on the charts. I just see W2RIL would have been a better choice.

The thing that most people seem to be forgetting here is that "Alphabet St." was a top ten hit single--peaking at #8 on Billboard's hot 100 and #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

I'd say that alone justifies its release as the first single.

its the most interesting song on the record. of couse it should have been released.

MuthaFunka said:

if they couldn't dance 2 it, then they just can't DANCE period

December1984 said:

For real? I thought it kinda fizzled. Damn. Nevermind then.

L4OATheOriginal said:

Probably so!

SoulAlive said:

I still remember, 20 years ago, pleading with a DJ to play "Glam Slam". The radio station had played "Alphabet St." about 8 million times but the DJ said that, by decision of management, they would never, ever play "Glam Slam".

Was it the "flicka nipple" line that scared radio away?