- funk
- 45 min
- 8 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
The untitled sixteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince, referred to as The Black Album, was scheduled for release in December 1987 but was canceled at Prince's request after promotional copies had been issued.
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Character
Character-led, grave, classical in form and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Blender4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- Knoxville News Sentinel3/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock2.5/5
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- Select1/5
- Tom HullB
- The Village VoiceA−
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Tracks
- A1Le Grind6:44
- A2Cindy C.6:15
- A3Dead on It4:37
- A4When 2 R in Love3:59
- B1Bob George5:37
- B2Superfunkycalifragisexy5:56
- B32 Nigs United 4 West Compton7:00
- B4Rockhard in a Funky Place4:31
8 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Prince
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 1994
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- XE
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