Controversy

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"Controversy" is a 1981 studio album by Prince that blends funk, rock, and new wave while exploring themes of sexuality, politics, and identity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Controversy canonical 5
Controversy Music 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Prince album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Prince ⓘ
chartPerformance charted on the Billboard 200 ⓘ
charted on the Billboard Top R&B Albums ⓘ
chronologicallyFollows Dirty Mind ⓘ
chronologicallyPrecedes 1999 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverArtFeatures Prince in a trench coat ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive reviews ⓘ
exploresTheme identity ⓘ
politics ⓘ
race ⓘ
religion ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
featuresInstrument drum machine ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ
featuresVocalStyle falsetto vocals ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
funk ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
pop ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasCertification Gold (RIAA) ⓘ
hasTrack Annie Christian ⓘ
Controversy (song) ⓘ
linked to: Controversy (album)

Do Me, Baby ⓘ
Jack U Off ⓘ
Let’s Work ⓘ
Private Joy ⓘ
Ronnie, Talk to Russia ⓘ
Sexuality ⓘ
labelCatalogNumber Warner Bros. BSK 3601 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 37 minutes ⓘ
notableSingle Controversy (song) ⓘ
linked to: Controversy (album)

Do Me, Baby ⓘ
Let’s Work ⓘ
numberOfTracks 8 ⓘ
partOf Prince discography ⓘ
performer Prince ⓘ
producer Prince ⓘ
recordedAt Prince’s home studio ⓘ
Sunset Sound ⓘ
recordedIn 1981 ⓘ
recordLabel Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1981-10-14 ⓘ
titleTrack Controversy (song) ⓘ
linked to: Controversy (album)
yearOfRelease 1981 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prince → notableWork → Controversy ⓘ
Prince → notableSong → Controversy ⓘ
Prince Rogers Nelson → notableAlbum → Controversy ⓘ
Let’s Pretend We’re Married → publisher → Controversy Music ⓘ
linked to: Controversy
Annie Christian → album → Controversy ⓘ
TAFKAP → refersToNotableWork → Controversy ⓘ