1982-10-27
1999
Prince
By Maeve C.
Sessions for 1999 ran from January to August 1982, split between Prince’s home studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota and Sunset Sound in Hollywood. It was the first album he recorded with the Revolution, and the credits include Lisa Coleman, Dez Dickerson and Bobby Z.
Issued as a double album, it opens with the title song, “Little Red Corvette” and “Delirious”, all three of them US hit singles. The Linn LM-1 drum machine is prominent on “Let’s Pretend We’re Married” and “All The Critics Love U In New York”. The record became Prince’s first top ten album on the Billboard 200.
Sources
Rights-holder metadata (NPG Records under exclusive licence to Warner Records): October 27, 1982. Editorial notes: double album, first Top 10 album, singles, contributions from Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin, Bobby Z. and Dez Dickerson.Reports the Prince Estate's 'On this day in 1982' post; states the album was released on 27 October 1982.
Released 27 October 1982 by Warner Bros.; recorded January–August 1982 at the Chanhassen home studio and Sunset Sound; first album with the Revolution; Linn LM-1 on 'Let's Pretend We're Married' and 'All the Critics Love U in New York'; singles peaked at 12, 6 and 8; No. 9 on the Billboard 200.