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3121
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 2006
RecordedNovember 2004 – early 2006[1]
Studio
Genre
  • funk
  • rock
  • electronica
  • Length53:42
    LabelNPG, Universal
    ProducerPrince
    Prince chronology
    Musicology
    (2004)
    3121
    (2006)
    Ultimate Prince
    (2006)
    Singles from 3121

    1. "Te Amo Corazón"
      Released: December 20, 2005
    2. "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed"
      Released: January 2006
    3. "Black Sweat"
      Released: February 7, 2006
    4. "Fury"
      Released: June 27, 2006

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic69/100[2]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[3]
    Blender[4]
    Entertainment WeeklyC+[5]
    Los Angeles Times[6]
    NewsdayA[7]
    Pitchfork6.0/10[8]
    Rolling Stone[9]
    SpinB[10]
    Stylus MagazineA−[11]
    The Village VoiceA−[12]

    3121 (pronounced "thirty-one twenty-one") is the thirty-first studio album by American musician Prince. Released on March 21, 2006 (3/21) by NPG Records and distributed, under a "one-album deal", by Universal Music, the album reinforced Prince's big comeback after the critical success of Musicology (2004). The only Prince album ever to debut atop the Billboard 200 during his lifetime, with over 180,000 copies sold in its first week,[13] it knocked the soundtrack for High School Musical off the top spot and became Prince's first number one album since Batman in 1989,[14] eventually being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[15]

    Album information[edit]

    The album's first single, "Te Amo Corazón", was released in the United States on December 13, 2005; the second single, "Black Sweat", was released on February 2, 2006.[16]

    The album title refers to Prince's rental home at 3121 Antelo Rd, Los Angeles. [1][17] Later homes rented by Prince were colloquially referred to as "3121", including a home owned by professional basketball player Carlos Boozer.[18]

    Album sessions started in November 2004 with the recording of the song "3121" at Paisley Park with Michael Bland and Sonny T.[19]

    A limited number of albums included "purple tickets", whose finders were flown in from Europe, Asia, Mexico and the US to attend a semi-private performance (along with a long list of celebrities) at Prince's home in Los Angeles.[20]

    Tickets for the Earth tour in 2007 in London's O2 arena were priced at £31.21, echoing the title of this album.[21]

    Track listing[edit]

    All tracks are written by Prince

    3121 track listing
    No.TitleLength
    1."3121"4:31
    2."Lolita"4:06
    3."Te Amo Corazón"3:35
    4."Black Sweat"3:12
    5."Incense and Candles"4:04
    6."Love"5:45
    7."Satisfied"2:50
    8."Fury"4:02
    9."The Word"4:11
    10."Beautiful, Loved and Blessed" (featuring Támar)5:43
    11."The Dance"5:20
    12."Get On the Boat"6:18

    Personnel[edit]

    Technical

    Charts[edit]

    Certifications[edit]

    Certifications for 3121
    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[47] Gold 15,000^
    United Kingdom (BPI)[48] Silver 60,000^
    United States (RIAA)[49] Gold 500,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Album: 3121 - Prince Vault".
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  • ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Prince: 3121 > Review"atAllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  • ^ Catucci, Nick (March 21, 2006). "The purple sex machine comes to reclaim pop prominence". Blender. Archived from the original on May 4, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  • ^ Fiore, Raymond (March 20, 2006). "3121 (2006): Prince". Entertainment Weekly. Time. ISSN 1049-0434. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  • ^ Cromelin, Richard (March 19, 2006). "The doves can stop crying now". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 3638237. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  • ^ Gamboa, Glenn (March 20, 2006). "Backstage Pass: Prince, "3121"". Newsday. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  • ^ Tangari, Joe (March 20, 2006). "Prince: 3121". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  • ^ Christgau, Robert (April 6, 2006). "Prince's New Sensation". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  • ^ Hermes, Will (May 2, 2006). "Prince: 3121". Spin. Archived from the original on May 17, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  • ^ Inskeep, Thomas (March 31, 2006). "Prince: 3121". Stylus. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  • ^ Christgau, Robert (May 2, 2006). "Consumer Guide: Dear Mr. President". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  • ^ Jason Draper (November 2016). Prince: Life and Times: Revised and Updated Edition. Book Sales. pp. 173–. ISBN 978-0-7858-3497-7.
  • ^ Orloff, Brian (March 29, 2006). "Prince's "3121" Tops the Chart". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  • ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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  • ^ Matt Thorne (October 2, 2012). Prince. Faber & Faber. pp. 8–. ISBN 978-0-571-27326-3.
  • ^ Richardson, Brenda. "For $30 Million, The Los Angeles Mansion That Prince Painted Purple Could Be Yours". Forbes.
  • ^ Amendola, Billy (August 2008). "Michael Bland Interview". Modern Drummer.
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  • ^ "Prince 21 Nights at the O2 in London - 10 years on from the greatest show on Planet Earth". August 3, 2017.
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  • ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Prince – 3121". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  • ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 3, 2006.
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  • External links[edit]


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