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Lovesexy - May 10, 1988

Lovesexy was released on this day in 1988.

Let's hear your thoughts about it.


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  1. eye No
  2. Alphabet Street
  3. Glam Slam
  4. Anna Stasia
  5. Dance On
  6. Lovesexy
  7. When 2 R In Love
  8. I Wish U Heaven
  9. Positivity

Prince – whatever
Sheila E. – drums (1, 2, 3, 8), drums and backing vocals (5, 9)
Boni Boyer – keyboards (1), backing vocals (4, 9)
Dr. Fink – keyboards (1)
Miko Weaver – guitar (1)
Levi Seacer, Jr. – bass (1)
Eric Leeds – saxophone (1, 2, 9)
Atlanta Bliss – trumpet (1, 2, 9)
Ingrid Chavez – spoken intro (1)

Cat Glover – rap (2), backing vocals (4)


  1. "Alphabet St. – part 1" – 7" version only
  2. "Alphabet St. – part 2" – 7" version only
  3. "Alphabet St." – 12" version only
  4. "Alphabet St. – This is not music, this is a trip" – 12" version only
  1. "Glam Slam" – 7" version only
  2. "Glam Slam (Remix)" – 12" version only
  3. "Escape (Free yo mind from this rat race)"
  1. "I Wish U Heaven" – 7" version only
  2. "I Wish U Heaven (Part 1, 2 and 3)" – 12" version only
  3. "Scarlet Pussy"

The album hit #5 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and #11 on Billboard 200. It was #1 in the UK, Sweden, Holland, and New Zealand, making the top 10 in most other countries.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #1 posted 05/10/21 1:38pm

antonb

I will never forget playing this album right after i had just been listening to sign of the times. It blew my mind how different it was . And really cemented Prince as a genius to me

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Reply #2 posted 05/10/21 2:45pm

kindofblue

Listening to this on my walkman as a 14 y.o. in the summer gazing at the clouds changed my life. Never knew music could do such things.

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Reply #3 posted 05/10/21 5:22pm

jfenster

When I can hear it loud...I can't respond till then
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Reply #4 posted 05/10/21 7:42pm

ForbiddenFruit

Wasn't an easy one, tried it numerous times, one day it was Positivity that clicked and that i had to put on repeat. after that, the album opened for me and i discovered the magic. it was the peak of everything that started 10 years before. it was clear that he couldn't top that and so the Batman-soundtrack had to be a disappointment but today i think that he did nicely with the reduced sound of the future or electric chair.

I like Parade and Sign 'O' The Times better but it's this album that cemented his status as a genius - nobody can beat that album, it's absolutely unmatched. Without it, something would be missing - Lovesexy is the one...

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Reply #5 posted 05/10/21 8:24pm

SoulAlive

It’s a brilliant album.I was hooked the moment I started listening to it.It’s an album thst not everyone will “get”……some didn’t understand what it was all about.The message hit me really hard,though.Songs like “Anna Stesia”,the title track and “I Wish U Heaven” are among my favorite Prince songs.
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Reply #6 posted 05/11/21 2:30am

indiedisco

Bought it on day of release.

Decades later still one of my favoutite Prince albums and why on earth Lovesexy wasn't released as a single is somthing I'll never understand.

Also start of the end for me and a lot of my Prince friends at the time sad

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Reply #7 posted 05/11/21 3:52am

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Edit.

[Edited 5/11/21 15:21pm]

Always cry 4 love, never cry 4 pain.
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Reply #8 posted 05/11/21 5:27am

Wolfie87

This is a weird subject. In here, it's the best thing he ever released or the most Princely album off all time.

Out there, not even in his top 5. Not recognized at all.
[Edited 5/11/21 5:37am]
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Reply #9 posted 05/11/21 5:32am

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This and TGE are the best prince albums of all time.

Nothing else sounds like it.. Ever. Its joyful, upbeat, interesting, quirky.. I think prince peaked a few times in his career. Purple rain. Love sexy. Come Gold. Then his live work with 3eg.

This for me, with gold, was the ultimate peak.
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Reply #10 posted 05/11/21 5:51am

emesem

Cut out of a college class to go pick this up. Didn’t know what to expect based on the aborted black album, the A street video and the very feminine aesthetic. It was quite the turn from the gritty hippy dark vibe of SoTT. But I knew I would be ok if the music was good.

Have to say I found LS to be a disappointment. The first Prince album that didn’t feel complete. Even ATWIAD, with a similar feel of incompleteness was able to coast on the PR afterglow.

The production and engineering is terrible. Here the mix was too loud, the bass too muddy, the synths now cheesy digital rather than analogue and too many layers of backing vocals.

But I was more than ok with the “message”. It felt positive, tolerant, hopeful. (Way better than the darkness and negativity of The Rainbow Children).

I was cool with it since we all knew that in a year, maybe less, Prince would put out another masterpiece if the pattern held. (Nope).

In retrospect LS has its charms and is superior to what came afterward. The LS concert i went to is one of the highlights of my musical life but this album marked the end of Prince’s perfect run. After this he’d be occasionally brilliant but more often frustrating but also revealed to be human.
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Reply #11 posted 05/11/21 5:56am

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emesem said:

Cut out of a college class to go pick this up. Didn’t know what to expect based on the aborted black album, the A street video and the very feminine aesthetic. It was quite the turn from the gritty hippy dark vibe of SoTT. But I knew I would be ok if the music was good.

Have to say I found LS to be a disappointment. The first Prince album that didn’t feel complete. Even ATWIAD, with a similar feel of incompleteness was able to coast on the PR afterglow.

The production and engineering is terrible. Here the mix was too loud, the bass too muddy, the synths now cheesy digital rather than analogue and too many layers of backing vocals.

But I was more than ok with the “message”. It felt positive, tolerant, hopeful. (Way better than the darkness and negativity of The Rainbow Children).

I was cool with it since we all knew that in a year, maybe less, Prince would put out another masterpiece if the pattern held. (Nope).

In retrospect LS has its charms and is superior to what came afterward. The LS concert i went to is one of the highlights of my musical life but this album marked the end of Prince’s perfect run. After this he’d be occasionally brilliant but more often frustrating but also revealed to be human.
[Edited 5/11/21 5:51am]



Ugh atwiad isn't even on the same LEVEL! LS is the pinnacle! Agree re Rainbow, with the exception of slm4m its a verrrry depressed album, even with some great songs.
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Reply #12 posted 05/11/21 5:58am

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Wolfie87 said:

This is a weird subject. In here, it's the best thing he ever released or the most Princely album off all time.

Out there, not even in his top 5. Not recognized at all.
[Edited 5/11/21 5:37am]


Exactly this, I think the world just doesn't get prince sad
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Reply #13 posted 05/11/21 5:59am

fortuneandsere
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Q Magazine described it as superfunk. Eric Leeds thought it overproduced. It's amazing how different sounding it is to Batman album and Sign of the Times album, sandwiched between the two. It's almost like someone said to him, Sign is a great album. But the production is meh. And P was like, I'll prove just how thic I can make music. Lovesexy all the way.


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Reply #14 posted 05/11/21 6:15am

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emesem said:

Cut out of a college class to go pick this up. Didn’t know what to expect based on the aborted black album, the A street video and the very feminine aesthetic. It was quite the turn from the gritty hippy dark vibe of SoTT. But I knew I would be ok if the music was good. Have to say I found LS to be a disappointment. The first Prince album that didn’t feel complete. Even ATWIAD, with a similar feel of incompleteness was able to coast on the PR afterglow. The production and engineering is terrible. Here the mix was too loud, the bass too muddy, the synths now cheesy digital rather than analogue and too many layers of backing vocals. But I was more than ok with the “message”. It felt positive, tolerant, hopeful. (Way better than the darkness and negativity of The Rainbow Children). I was cool with it since we all knew that in a year, maybe less, Prince would put out another masterpiece if the pattern held. (Nope). In retrospect LS has its charms and is superior to what came afterward. The LS concert i went to is one of the highlights of my musical life but this album marked the end of Prince’s perfect run. After this he’d be occasionally brilliant but more often frustrating but also revealed to be human. [Edited 5/11/21 5:51am]

I totally agree. I was a senior in HS and remember getting the cassette the day it was released. It was the first time I was disappointed in a Prince album. It has grown on me over the years and now think from Lovesexy to I Wish U Heaven is a perfect flow of songs. But coming from SOTT (my fave Prince album) this was a letdown at the time.

I also agree comparing it to ATWIAD & Rainbow Children...but as the years have gone by I play ATWIAD way more than Lovesexy. However the LS concert was amazing and actually helped me enjoy the album more.

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Reply #15 posted 05/11/21 6:43am

wilmer

I came late to the Prince party and had two decades of music to catch up with, so listening to PR, SOTT an LS in a short span of time accentuated the contrast. While PR and SOTT were instant hits with me, LS was weird by comparison. Over time, it has grown on me. I count several of its songs among my favorites. And I like Eye No more than The Ball. While it's quite busy, it has such an infectious vibe.
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Reply #16 posted 05/11/21 8:25am

nayroo2002

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Michael Bland loved the album and then became prince's drummer.

So. there's that yes wildsign

OH!

...and "Scarlett Pussy" was Camille's only real B-side with the 12" vinyl label in peach n black cool

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Reply #17 posted 05/11/21 8:31am

RJOrion

no lower than top 5 of ALL Prince albums.

personally:

Symbol
For You
SOTT
Lovesexy
Dirty Mind

in any order, depending on what day it is
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Reply #18 posted 05/11/21 8:51am

kingricefan

Lovesexy will always be in my top 3 albums. Bought it the day it was released. I 'got it' upon the first listen. Loved that it was all one track originally (which wasn't really a problem with an LP but on CD it definately made it hard to 'skip' songs).

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Reply #19 posted 05/11/21 9:00am

nayroo2002

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kingricefan said:

Loved that it was all one track originally (which wasn't really a problem with an LP but on CD it definately made it hard to 'skip' songs).

lol lol lol

"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #20 posted 05/11/21 10:55am

mmart2008

From the moment I saw the vid for alphabet street I loved it all. Tour and album were something otherworldly.

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Reply #21 posted 05/11/21 11:51am

Wolfie87

mmart2008 said:

From the moment I saw the vid for alphabet street I loved it all. Tour and album were something otherworldly.



Hmmm. Considering what MJ, Madonna and other artists did in the Music Video category compared to Prince it really looks like he's struggling or like an artist with huge financial problems. Second tier video at best, embarrassing quality for 1988. It doesn't do that album ANY favor or present it like his best work. You had to be at your A-game with music videos at the time.
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Reply #22 posted 05/11/21 1:39pm

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I thought the Alphabet St video looked cheap. Glam Slam was better...but I Wish U Heaven was the best video of the three...too bad no one saw it (at least in the States)! I ended up seeing years later.

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Reply #23 posted 05/11/21 1:57pm

SimonCharles

The album that confirmed me as a fan. I bought it for my then girlfriend - and being the dutiful boyfriend I was, played the record first to check it wasn't scratched or damaged...and I was hooked.

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I just think it is a prime example of someone being completely in control. And I love it. Then, of course, it was a trawl bakwards to get all the back catalog. Such glorious, glorious days.

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Reply #24 posted 05/11/21 2:03pm

SoulAlive

I like the “Alphabet St.” video smile yeah it looks cheap,but it has an early 80s charm to it.I think it captures the fun vibe of the song.
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Reply #25 posted 05/11/21 2:06pm

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Wolfie87 said:

mmart2008 said:

From the moment I saw the vid for alphabet street I loved it all. Tour and album were something otherworldly.



Hmmm. Considering what MJ, Madonna and other artists did in the Music Video category compared to Prince it really looks like he's struggling or like an artist with huge financial problems. Second tier video at best, embarrassing quality for 1988. It doesn't do that album ANY favor or present it like his best work. You had to be at your A-game with music videos at the time.


Second post of yours I've agreed with today, I thought the same thing, didn't give off rhe right impression.. But I have to say I love it
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Reply #26 posted 05/11/21 2:39pm

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MASTERPIECE


yes

TRUE BLUE
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Reply #27 posted 05/11/21 4:14pm

SoulAlive

this entire era was amazing! I saw one of the Lovesexy shows (Oakland,CA November 11,1988) and it was truly the best concert I’ve ever seen.I walked out of the arena in a daze.Such a powerful show!’
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Reply #28 posted 05/11/21 5:00pm

PurpleHigh

What I'd like to hear is what went through y'alls minds having to place that album on the record store counter with that cover in 1988. smile

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Reply #29 posted 05/11/21 5:15pm

PurpleHigh

I wouldn't get into Prince for a couple more years, but some thoughts I remember from the time when I got the CD:

- "Just act normal" as I bought a CD with a naked man on the cover. I was a 14 year old teen boy in the rural South...the concern was justified.

- "PLEASE don't skip!" as I played this one-track CD on a Sony Discman with a slow FF/REW feature.

- "I love this!" as I listened for the first of countless times.

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