Prince's First Studio Album . For You marks Prince's debut, and it is shockingly impressive to witness just how confident and assured in his sound he is at this stage of his career.

In a PEOPLE special edition, two of the Artist's collaborators speak exclusively about Welcome 2 America , the first studio album from Prince's vault. "We did it old-school," says singer Shelby J.

Prince’s first four albums earned warm reviews and a cult following. But “1999” firmly established Prince in the mainstream thanks to its title track, ...

This was Prince's first triple album and was released under his new name, an unpronounceable symbol. Its title refers to Prince's joy over his freedom from his longtime contract with Warner Brothers.

Dig if you will, the picture… When it came to his album covers, Prince emphatically wanted them to convey majesty and mystery, not the exuberance of his live performances. “The mystery works ...

Prince achieves his first career No. 1 debut on The Billboard 200 this week with his new NPG Music/Universal album, "3121." The set sold 183,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen ...

Prince’s last studio album, “Planet Earth,” was first released as a free covermount with the U.K. newspaper the Mail on Sunday in July 2007. It was subsequently issued worldwide by Columbia ...

The first album credited to Prince and The Revolution, this was his blockbuster – and one of the defining albums of the ’80s. The soundtrack to his rock drama, “Purple Rain,” it was ...