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3121
File:Prince - 3121.jpg
Studio album by
Prince
ReleasedMarch 21, 2006
RecordedNovember 2004 – early 2006[1]
Studio
Genre
Length53:42
LabelNPG, Universal
ProducerPrince
Prince chronology
The Slaughterhouse
(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
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
BlenderStarStarStar[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[5]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStar[6]
NewsdayA[7]
Pitchfork6.0/10[8]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[9]
SpinB[10]
Stylus MagazineA−[11]
The Village VoiceA−[12]

3121 (pronounced "thirty-one twenty-one") is the thirty-first studio album by American musician Prince. Released on March 21, 2006 (3/21) by NPG Records and distributed, under a "one-album deal", by Universal Music, the album reinforced Prince's big comeback after the critical success of Musicology (2004). The only Prince album ever to debut atop the Billboard 200 during his lifetime, 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 being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[15]

Album information

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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.[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 Prince's The Earth Tour in 2007 at London's O2 Arena were priced at £31.21, echoing the title of this album.[21]

Track listing

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All tracks are written and produced 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

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  • 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

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Certifications

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Certifications for 3121
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[51] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[52] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[53] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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