Controversy (Prince album)

Controversy is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter and musician Prince, released on October 14, 1981, by Warner Bros. Records. It was produced by Prince, written (with the exception of one track) by him, and he also performed most of the instruments on its recording.

Controversy
Studio album by
Prince
ReleasedOctober 14, 1981
RecordedAugust 14–23, 1981
StudioKiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, Minnesota; Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length37:15
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerPrince
Prince chronology
Dirty Mind
(1980)		 Controversy
(1981)		 1999
(1982)
Singles from Controversy
  1. "Controversy"
    Released: September 2, 1981
  2. "Sexuality"
    Released: October 1981 (non-US single)
  3. "Let's Work"
    Released: January 6, 1982
  4. "Do Me, Baby"
    Released: July 16, 1982

Controversy reached number three on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was voted the eighth best album of the year in the 1981 Pazz & Jop, an annual critics poll run by The Village Voice.

This was the first of his albums to associate Prince with the color purple as well as the first to use sensational spelling in his song titles.

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