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1999 is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter and musician Prince, released on October 27, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records. It became his first album to be recorded with his band the Revolution.
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"1999" is a song by American musician Prince, the title track from his 1982 album of the same name. Originally peaking at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 , a mid-1983 re-release later reached number 12 in the US, while a January 1985 rerelease, a double A-side with " Little Red Corvette ", later peaked at number 2 in the UK.
After completing a tour for his fourth album, Controversy, in March 1982, he set to work on 1999, but also produced albums for The Time (What Time Is It?) and for the female trio he put together, Vanity 6. Those albums were released in the summer, and in September, "1999" was released as a single.
1999 was Prince’s breakthrough release that cemented his status as a star and paved the way for his next release, the even more successful Purple Rain. 1999 is, however, tremendous in its...
Prince's official music video for 1999Listen to your favorite Prince tracks, all in one place: Spotify: https://Prince.lnk.to/SpotifyTopTracks!1999Apple Musi...
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1999 was the first Prince album to reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200 charts, and was certified quadruple-platinum by the RIAA, making it the fifth-best selling album of 1983 in the U.S.
Oct 27, 2022 · Upon 1999’s release on Oct. 27, 1982, music fans seemed to agree that Prince was doing something more exciting than many of the current pop stars. Despite Warner Bros. Records’ trepidation about putting out a double album by an artist that was not in the blockbuster realm, the two-disc set became Prince’s breakthrough release.
