Prince (album)
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Prince (album) is the self-titled 1979 studio album by American musician Prince that helped establish his blend of funk, rock, and R&B and produced early hits like "I Wanna Be Your Lover."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prince (album) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9424771 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prince (album) Context triple: [Dirty Mind, previousWork, Prince (album)]
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A.
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince is the moniker adopted by the American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Prince during the 1990s amid a highly publicized dispute with his record label.
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B.
Princes and Powers
"Princes and Powers" is an essay by James Baldwin reflecting on Black intellectuals, colonialism, and power dynamics in the mid-20th century, included in his collection *Nobody Knows My Name*.
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C.
Prince of Sorrow
Prince of Sorrow is the epithet of Shiv Kumar Batalvi, a renowned Punjabi poet celebrated for his intensely emotional and tragic romantic poetry.
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D.
Príncipe
Príncipe is the smaller, less-populated island of the Central African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, known for its lush rainforests, biodiversity, and status as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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E.
Palace Music
Palace Music is an American indie/alt-country music project led by singer-songwriter Will Oldham, known for its lo-fi, emotionally stark recordings in the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prince (album) Target entity description: Prince (album) is the self-titled 1979 studio album by American musician Prince that helped establish his blend of funk, rock, and R&B and produced early hits like "I Wanna Be Your Lover."
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A.
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince is the moniker adopted by the American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Prince during the 1990s amid a highly publicized dispute with his record label.
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B.
Princes and Powers
"Princes and Powers" is an essay by James Baldwin reflecting on Black intellectuals, colonialism, and power dynamics in the mid-20th century, included in his collection *Nobody Knows My Name*.
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C.
Prince of Sorrow
Prince of Sorrow is the epithet of Shiv Kumar Batalvi, a renowned Punjabi poet celebrated for his intensely emotional and tragic romantic poetry.
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D.
Príncipe
Príncipe is the smaller, less-populated island of the Central African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, known for its lush rainforests, biodiversity, and status as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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E.
Palace Music
Palace Music is an American indie/alt-country music project led by singer-songwriter Will Oldham, known for its lo-fi, emotionally stark recordings in the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| allSongsWrittenBy | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | Billboard 200 charting album ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtFeatures | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| engineer |
Bob Mockler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gary Brandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Dirty Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
disco ⓘ funk ⓘ pop ⓘ rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Bambi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Feel for You NERFINISHED ⓘ I Wanna Be Your Lover NERFINISHED ⓘ It’s Gonna Be Lonely NERFINISHED ⓘ Sexy Dancer NERFINISHED ⓘ Still Waiting NERFINISHED ⓘ When We’re Dancing Close and Slow NERFINISHED ⓘ Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? NERFINISHED ⓘ With You ⓘ |
| instrumentalist | Prince played most instruments on the album ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | BSK 3366 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 40:08 ⓘ |
| masteringEngineer | Bernie Grundman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mixer | Bob Mockler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
I Wanna Be Your Lover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | For You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Alpha Studios, Burbank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | April 1979 – June 1979 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979-10-19 ⓘ |
| significance | helped establish Prince’s blend of funk, rock, and R&B ⓘ |
| singleChartSuccess |
I Wanna Be Your Lover reached US Billboard Hot 100 top 20
NERFINISHED
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I Wanna Be Your Lover reached US R&B number 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songwriter | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalPerformer | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Prince (album) Description of subject: Prince (album) is the self-titled 1979 studio album by American musician Prince that helped establish his blend of funk, rock, and R&B and produced early hits like "I Wanna Be Your Lover."
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