Prince - 1999

Fifth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on October 27, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records. 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 United States.

The album was his first top ten album on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States (peaking at number 9, besting that peak at number 7 after his death in 2016) and became the fifth best-selling album of 1983 overall, eventually being certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA.

The first CD edition omitted "D.M.S.R." due to a 64-minute length limit imposed by the major CD manufacturers at the time. The track was included beginning in 1991. Meanwhile, all cassette copies moved "Free" to appear after "D.M.S.R" to close the first side. A single-LP version omitting four songs was issued in various countries across South America, Europe and Asia in 1983, and was reissued worldwide as part of Record Store Day 2018. Its cassette variant, which added "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore" and "D.M.S.R.," has, as of 2019, not been reissued.

Singles taken from "1999":
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[r=1434231] UK released 12" Promo
[r=3119078] Australian released 7" Single
[m=1669362] US released 7" Singles

Related releases:
[r=453379] US released 12", 45 RPM, Promo
[m=1445604] cassette