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3121

April 11, 2024

For other uses, see 3121 (disambiguation).

3121 (pronounced "thirty-one twenty-one") is the thirty-first studio album by American musician Prince. It was released on March 21, 2006 (or, on 3/21). 3121 was released by NPG Records and distributed, under a "one-album deal", by Universal Music.

3121
Studio album by
Prince
ReleasedMarch 21, 2006
RecordedNovember 2004 – early 2006[1]
Studio
Genre
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

3121 reinforced Prince's big comeback after the critical success of Musicology (2004). It is the only Prince album ever to debut at number one (during his lifetime) on the Billboard 200, 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 it was 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

  • Michael Bland (on "3121"), Cora Coleman Dunham (on "Te Amo Corazón," "Get On the Boat") – drums
  • Sonny T (on "3121"), Joshua Dunham (on "Te Amo Corazón," "Get On the Boat") – bass
  • Maceo Parker, Candy Dulfer, Greg Boyer and Ray – horn section
  • Herbert Urena, Ricky Salas (on "Te Amo Corazón"), Sheila E. (on "Get On the Boat") – percussion
  • Clare Fischer – string arrangements
  • The New Power Generation (shouts), Támar (and co-lead on "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed") – additional and backing vocals
  • Prince – all other instruments and voices

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

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  19. ^ Amendola, Billy (August 2008). "Michael Bland Interview". Modern Drummer.
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For other uses see 3121 disambiguation 3121 pronounced thirty one twenty one is the thirty first studio album by American musician Prince It was released on March 21 2006 or on 3 21 3121 was released by NPG Records and distributed under a one album deal by Universal Music 3121Studio album by PrinceReleasedMarch 21 2006RecordedNovember 2004 early 2006 1 StudioPaisley Park Chanhassen 3121GenreR amp BfunkrockelectronicaLength53 42LabelNPG UniversalProducerPrincePrince chronologyMusicology 2004 3121 2006 Ultimate Prince 2006 Singles from 3121 Te Amo Corazon Released December 20 2005 Beautiful Loved and Blessed Released January 2006 Black Sweat Released February 7 2006 Fury Released June 27 2006Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic69 100 2 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 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 reinforced Prince s big comeback after the critical success of Musicology 2004 It is the only Prince album ever to debut at number one during his lifetime on the Billboard 200 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 it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 15 Contents 1 Album information 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 References 7 External linksAlbum information editThe album s first single Te Amo Corazon 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 editAll tracks are written by Prince3121 track listingNo TitleLength1 3121 4 312 Lolita 4 063 Te Amo Corazon 3 354 Black Sweat 3 125 Incense and Candles 4 046 Love 5 457 Satisfied 2 508 Fury 4 029 The Word 4 1110 Beautiful Loved and Blessed featuring Tamar 5 4311 The Dance 5 2012 Get On the Boat 6 18Personnel editMichael Bland on 3121 Cora Coleman Dunham on Te Amo Corazon Get On the Boat drums Sonny T on 3121 Joshua Dunham on Te Amo Corazon Get On the Boat bass Maceo Parker Candy Dulfer Greg Boyer and Ray horn section Herbert Urena Ricky Salas on Te Amo Corazon Sheila E on Get On the Boat percussion Clare Fischer string arrangements The New Power Generation shouts Tamar and co lead on Beautiful Loved and Blessed additional and backing vocals Prince all other instruments and voicesTechnical Produced by Prince Photo Afshin Shahidi Designer Sam Jennings Recorded at Paisley Park Studios and 3121 Engineered by Ian Boxill L Stu Young Assisted by Lisa Chamblee Hampton Mastered at Bernie Grundman MasteringCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for 3121 Chart 2006 Peak positionAustralian Albums ARIA 22 18Austrian Albums O3 Austria 23 15Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 24 3Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 25 15Danish Albums Hitlisten 26 2Dutch Albums Album Top 100 27 3Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 28 24French Albums SNEP 29 8German Albums Offizielle Top 100 30 4Italian Albums FIMI 31 10Norwegian Albums VG lista 32 5Polish Albums ZPAV 33 13Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 34 40Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 35 18Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 36 1UK Albums OCC 37 9US Billboard 200 38 1US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 39 1 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for 3121 Chart 2006 PositionBelgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 40 75Dutch Albums Album Top 100 41 53French Albums SNEP 42 193German Albums Offizielle Top 100 43 97Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 44 60US Billboard 200 45 134US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 46 46Certifications editCertifications for 3121 Region Certification Certified units salesSwitzerland 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 Album 3121 Prince Vault 3121 Reviews Ratings Credits and More at Metacritic Metacritic Retrieved August 5 2012 Erlewine Stephen Thomas Prince 3121 gt Review at AllMusic 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 amp Platinum RIAA Retrieved December 20 2019 3121 Prince Vault August 22 2011 Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved September 3 2011 Matt Thorne October 2 2012 Prince Faber amp 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 Jason Draper November 2016 Prince Life and Times Revised and Updated Edition Book Sales pp 171 ISBN 978 0 7858 3497 7 Prince 21 Nights at the O2 in London 10 years on from the greatest show on Planet Earth August 3 2017 Australiancharts com Prince 3121 Hung Medien Retrieved May 2 2016 Austriancharts at Prince 3121 in German Hung Medien Retrieved May 2 2016 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