- funk, rock, pop, funk rock
- 33 min
- 9 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
For You is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter and musician Prince. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on April 7, 1978. All tracks were produced, arranged, composed, and performed by Prince. Prince started recording in September 1977 at Sound 80 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he had previously made a demo. Friend and producer David Rivkin provided advice and engineering assistance.
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Character-led, grave, spare and warm.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
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- AllMusic2/5 ★
- Blender2/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB−
- Entertainment WeeklyB−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
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- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1For You1:08
- 2In Love3:37
- 3Soft and Wet3:03
- 4Crazy You2:17
- 5Just as Long as We’re Together6:25
- 6Baby3:10
- 7My Love Is Forever4:11
- 8So Blue4:30
- 9I’m Yours5:02
9 tracks, 33 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Prince
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AU
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