Prince (Album)

Prince is the self-titled second studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on August 19, 1979 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was written, arranged, composed, produced and performed entirely by Prince.

Prince peaked at 22 on the US Billboard 200 and 3 on the US Billboard Top R&B Albums. The album contained three R&B/dance hits: “Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?”, “Sexy Dancer” and “I Wanna Be Your Lover”. “I Wanna Be Your Lover” sold over two million copies and received a platinum disc, rushing to No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 (becoming Prince’s first hit single) and topped the R&B charts. On February 15, 1980, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA, and a week later it was certified Platinum.