Prince - 1999 (1982). butchT Greatest Albums of all Time

1999 is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Prince, released on October 27, 1982 by Warner Bros. Records. It was his first top ten album on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States (peaking at number 9) and became the fifth best-selling album of 1983. 1999 was Prince's breakthrough album, but his next album Purple Rain would become his most successful. The title track was a protest against nuclear proliferation and became his first top ten hit in countries outside the U.S
.Studio album by Prince
Released October 27, 1982
Recorded 1982
Kiowa Trail Home Studio
(Chanhassen, Minnesota)
Sunset Sound Recorders
(Hollywood, California)
Genre Funk,[1][2] pop,[3] soul,[4] Minneapolis sound[5]
Length 70:33
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Prince
Personnel

Dez Dickerson – co-lead vocal on "1999" and "Little Red Corvette", guitar solos on "Little Red Corvette"
Wendy Melvoin – background vocals on "Free"
Lisa Coleman – co-lead vocal on "1999" and "Little Red Corvette", background vocals on "Delirous", "D.M.S.R.", "Automatic" and "Free", handclaps on "D.M.S.R."
J.J. – co-lead vocal on "1999", background vocals on "Automatic", "Free" and "Lady Cab Driver"
Vanity – background vocals on "Free"
Jamie Shoop, Carol McGovney, Peggy McCreary, Brown Mark, Poochie and "the Count" – background vocals and handclaps on "D.M.S.R."
Prince – all other vocals and instruments
Peggy McCreary – engineer
Don Batts – assistant engineer
Bernie Grundman – mastering
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