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The album was mixed in Los Angeles and released on April 7, 1978. [58] According to the For You album notes, ... Prince was a supporter of Black Lives Matter.
The title refers both to the album's all-black cover design and to Prince's attempt to earn back his credibility among the black pop audience. [5] The album features one of the most atypical Prince songs: "Bob George", in which he assumes the identity of a profane man who suspects his girlfriend to have had an affair with a man named Bob.
Prince was a prolific musician who released 39 albums during his life, with a vast array of unreleased material left in a custom-built bank vault underneath his home after his death, including fully completed albums and over 50 finished music videos.
Prince recorded the album in five weeks, [5] after Warner Bros. asked for a follow-up to his 1978 debut, For You. Prince had used twice his initial recording advance on that album, and it had failed to generate a pop hit (although "Soft and Wet" became a No. 12 R&B hit). Displeased at his lack of success, Prince quickly recorded the follow-up.
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The announcement stated that Prince was in negotiations with a major record store chain to distribute the album, said to contain 20 "remastered re-recordings" of Prince's greatest hits, along with "at least four brand new songs". This album was not released, however (likely due to the Warner Bros. release of The Very Best of Prince in July 2001).
A new portrait of King Charles is roiling some royals fans. In the painting, the king's face seems to float above a red Welsh Guards uniform, all in a sea of red.
John Lewis Nelson (June 29, 1916 – August 25, 2001), [1] also known by his stage name Prince Rogers, was an American jazz musician and songwriter. He was the father of musicians Prince and Tyka Nelson and a credited co-writer on some of his son's songs.