It's nearly impossible to judge Lovesexy as anything but a hastily assembled substitute for the withdrawn Black Album, which does the record a disservice.
An exactingly sequenced song cycle -- the compact disc didn't have index markings to separate the individual tracks -- Lovesexy is quite a different record than not only The Black Album, but anything else Prince had recorded.
Where Dirty Mind was single-minded in its lust, Lovesexy connects the carnal with spiritual, and the calmness of the music reflects this outlook.
Even when the record dips into hard funk, such as on the title track or the single "Alphabet Street," there's a relaxed, casual quality to the music that is shocking after the dense paranoia of Parade, Sign 'o' the Times, and The Black Album.
Prince intends to enter a new phase of maturity with such considered music and ambitious lyrical themes, but neither his music nor his lyrics are consistently well stated over the course of the album.
A handful of tracks are worthwhile -- the sappy ballad "When 2 R in Love," the moving "I Wish U Heaven," the weird psychedelia of "Anna Stesia" and "Glam Slam," as well as the wonderful "Alphabet Street" -- but Lovesexy is his weakest album since Controversy.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet St.Prince | Prince | Play | 05:38 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | Glam SlamPrince | Prince | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Anna StesiaPrince | Prince | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Dance OnPrince | Prince | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Love SexyPrince | Prince | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | When 2 R in LovePrince | Prince | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | I Wish U HeavenPrince | Prince | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | PositivityPrince | Prince | Play | 07:16 | 16 MB | 39 MB |
| 9 | Now | Prince | Play | 05:46 | 13 MB | 33 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 261 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Blaney | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2 | Atlanta Bliss | Brass, Vocals |
| 3 | Bonnie Boyer | Organ (Hammond), Vocals |
| 4 | Cat | Vocals |
| 5 | Dr. Fink | Keyboards |
| 6 | Eric Leeds | Brass, Guest Artist, Sax (Alto), Vocals |
| 7 | Miko | Guitar, Vocals |
| 8 | Eddie Miller | Engineer |
| 9 | Eddie Miller | Engineer, Mixing |
| 10 | Prince | Bass, Composer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Levi Seacer, Jr. | Bass, Vocals |
| 12 | Sheila E. | Drums, Guest Artist, Percussion, Vocals |
| 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. |