1999

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"1999" is a landmark 1982 synth-funk and pop album by Prince that helped propel him to mainstream stardom and defined much of his early sound and image.

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instanceOf Prince album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Prince ⓘ
certification multi-platinum in the United States ⓘ
chartPerformance top 10 on the US Billboard 200 ⓘ
chronology Prince studio albums ⓘ
containsExplicitThemes apocalypse ⓘ
party culture ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coverArtBy Allen Beaulieu ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
era early 1980s ⓘ
featuresBackingBand The Revolution ⓘ
followedBy Purple Rain ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
funk ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
pop ⓘ
synth-funk ⓘ
hasPart 1999 (album) ⓘ
surface form: 1999 (song)

All the Critics Love U in New York ⓘ
Automatic ⓘ
Delirious ⓘ
Free ⓘ
International Lover ⓘ
Lady Cab Driver ⓘ
Let’s Pretend We’re Married ⓘ
Little Red Corvette ⓘ
Something in the Water (Does Not Compute) ⓘ
influenced mainstream acceptance of synth-funk ⓘ
label Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 70 minutes ⓘ
notableSingle 1999 (album) ⓘ
surface form: 1999 (song)

Delirious ⓘ
Little Red Corvette ⓘ
numberOfDiscs 2 ⓘ
originalFormat vinyl LP ⓘ
performer Prince ⓘ
precededBy Controversy ⓘ
producer Prince ⓘ
recordedAt Kiowa Trail home studio, Chanhassen, Minnesota ⓘ
Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California ⓘ
recordingPeriodEnd 1982 ⓘ
recordingPeriodStart 1981 ⓘ
releaseDate 1982-10-27 ⓘ
significance breakthrough album that propelled Prince to mainstream stardom ⓘ
helped define Prince’s early 1980s sound and image ⓘ

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