Sexuality
Prince | Artist Essentials
First released: 1981 (year verified)
Original 1981 studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Clipped phrases and an insistent beat add another angle on the early electronic funk.
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First released: 1981 (year verified)
The album recording was released in 1981; its retained 1982 annual appearance is later.
Recording: Original 1981 studio album recording
Credit: Prince
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Controversy
Prince Estate official discography: Controversy
Original 1981 album program, including Sexuality and Do Me, Baby. A later annual association does not change the album recording's release year. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
The 1981 album recording is selected. The retained 1982 annual entry supplies no audio edition or recording identifier beyond its title/credit, so the annual version match remains unverified.
Prince Estate official discography: Controversy
Establishes the selected original 1981 album recording. The page does not identify the recording edition used by the retained 1982 annual entry. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
About Prince
Prince was a singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist whose work connected funk, rock, soul, pop and jazz. His 1978 debut, For You, introduced a largely self-contained studio approach, while later records also drew on substantial band collaboration. Purple Rain placed the Revolution at the center of his film and recording career; Diamonds and Pearls introduced the New Power Generation on record alongside him. He continued developing different sounds and release methods through albums including Emancipation, Musicology and ART OFFICIAL AGE.
Artist background sources
Prince - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame career overview
Career overview of Prince as composer, performer and multi-instrumentalist working across funk, rock, soul, pop and jazz. The page's erroneous 1999 album-year label is not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Prince Estate official discography: For You
Original debut album program and 1978 release; Prince's production and multi-instrumental role. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Prince Estate official discography: Purple Rain
Original 1984 album program with the Revolution; Purple Rain and I Would Die 4 U use concert-derived performances in the released album production. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Prince Estate official discography: Diamonds and Pearls
Original 1991 album and New Power Generation co-credit; Rosie Gaines sings alongside Prince on the title track. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Prince Estate official discography: Musicology
Original 2004 album program and distribution history. The title recording is part of that release, not a concert recording. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Prince Estate official discography: ART OFFICIAL AGE
Original 2014 program explicitly credits Lianne La Havas on Clouds. The page's 2013 Breakfast Can Wait date is not generalized to Clouds. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Prince Estate official discography: Emancipation
Original 1996 three-disc program on NPG/EMI; selected songs are original album recordings, not later live versions. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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