The fourteenth album by Prince, officially titled as the unpronounceable symbol , was released as a double vinyl or single CD, on October 13, 1992. The album has been referred to as the The Love Symbol Album, Symbol or as O(+>, an ASCII approximation of the symbol. The keyboard "O(+>" was created by Nathan Wright of the Prince News List back in March 18, 1994. It is Prince's second album to feature his backing group, The New Power Generation, whi...
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The fourteenth album by Prince, officially titled as the unpronounceable symbol , was released as a double vinyl or single CD, on October 13, 1992. The album has been referred to as the The Love Symbol Album, Symbol or as O(+>, an ASCII approximation of the symbol. The keyboard "O(+>" was created by Nathan Wright of the Prince News List back in March 18, 1994. It is Prince's second album to feature his backing group, The New Power Generation, which received co-billing for the release. The album contains elements of musical styles including funk, R&B;, hip hop, jazz and synthpop.
The album's first two singles, "My Name Is Prince" and "Sexy MF", were only minor hits on the US pop charts, though both made top ten in the UK. Conversely, the third single, "7", was relatively unsuccessful in the UK, but was a top ten hit in the US. The album was originally conceived as a rock-soap opera with various spoken segues throughout. However, in a last-minute attempt to add an additional song, most...
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