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Controversy continues in the same vein of new wave-tinged funk on Dirty Mind, emphasizing Prince's fascination with synthesizers and synthesizing disparate pop music genres.
It is also more ambitious than its predecessor, attempting to tackle social protest ("Controversy," "Ronnie, Talk to Russia," "Annie Christian") along with sex songs ("Jack U Off," "Sexuality"), and it tries hard to bring funk to a rock audience and vice versa.
Even with all of Prince's ambitions, the music on Controversy doesn't represent a significant breakthrough from Dirty Mind, and it is often considerably less catchy and memorable.
Nevertheless, Prince's talents as musician make the record enjoyable, even if it isn't as compelling as most of his catalog.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ControversyPrince | Prince | Play | 07:15 | 16 MB | 38 MB |
| 2 | SexualityPrince | Prince | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Do Me, BabyPrince | Prince | Play | 07:41 | 17 MB | 39 MB |
| 4 | Private JoyPrince | Prince | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Ronnie, Talk to RussiaPrince | Prince | Play | 01:58 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 6 | Let's WorkPrince | Prince | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Annie ChristianPrince | Prince | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Jack U OffPrince | Prince | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 37 mins | 85 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 206 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Coleman | Guest Artist, Keyboards, Sitar, Vocals |
| 2 | Dr. Fink | Keyboards |
| 3 | Mick Guzauski | Engineer |
| 4 | Bob Mockler | Engineer |
| 5 | Ross Pallone | Engineer |
| 6 | Prince | Arranger, Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 7 | Bobby Z | Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |