Research Catalog

Title

The words and music of Prince / James E. Perone.

Author

Perone, James E.

Publication

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.

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Details

Description

xiv, 199 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

"In this study, author James Perone highlights the complexities and ambiguities of Prince's life work, while at the same time clarifying why it is that Prince remains such a widely popular figure in American music." "After a brief introductory biographical treatment, Perone goes on to analyze all of Prince's musical output - both as specific pieces and as part of a larger body of work. Perone doesn't allow any of the elements of Prince's entertainment career (including his early contractual problems, his series of proteges, his name change, and his views on gender and race) to pass without reflection. As a result, The Words and Music of Prince operates as a sort of creative biography for both the man and the artist. The work includes six illustrations, a bibliography, a discography, and an index."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

The Praeger singer-songwriter collection

Uniform Title

Praeger singer-songwriter collection.

Subject

Prince > Criticism and interpretation

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-190), discography (p. [167]-172), and index.

Contents

Series Foreword / James E. Perone -- 1. Becoming a Star -- The Young Virtuoso -- For You -- Prince -- Dirty Mind -- Controversy -- 2. Mixing Rock and Funk with the Revolution -- 1999 -- Purple Rain -- Around the World in a Day -- 3. Film Scores and Contractual Problems -- Parade (Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon) -- Sign o' the Times -- The Black Album -- Lovesexy -- Batman -- Graffiti Bridge -- 4. The New Power Generation and a Name Change -- Diamonds and Pearls -- [actual symbol not reproducible] ("The Love Symbol Album") -- Come -- The Gold Experience -- Chaos and Disorder -- 5. The Approach of 1999 -- Emancipation -- Crystal Ball -- New Power Soul -- The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale -- Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic -- 6. The New Millennium -- The Rainbow Children -- N.E.W.S. -- Musicology -- 3121 -- Planet Earth -- Conclusions: The Importance of Being Prince.

ISBN

• 9780275994747 (alk. paper)
• 0275994740 (alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2008000540
• 40015411296

OCLC

• ocn191009809
• 191009809
• SCSB-9445094

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries