However, there was no other indication of an artist or album title. On the spine of the release, the catalog number (originally 25677) could be found. The physical release of the album (both LP and CD) was to be in a plain black sleeve with no printed artist, album title or track listing on the outside, but a track listing on the actual disc (albeit still no artist or album title). He finally recorded "When 2 R in Love" in October of 1987, making it the final track recorded for the album. Prince then took some pre-recorded songs including "Superfunkycalifragisexy", the rap parody "Dead on It," ode to supermodel Cindy Crawford "Cindy C.," and "Rockhard in a Funky Place" (originally planned for the unreleased Camille album) from different periods in 1986 and compiled them together. Among these tracks were "Le Grind," "Bob George," and the wild instrumental "2 Nigs United 4 West Compton" (I'd like to hope that the lyrics to "Bob George" were not written yet). "The Black Album" is said to have started off as a series of songs composed for a birthday party that Prince threw for Sheila E., a long-time collaborator, singer, and drummer for him. Despite this, many close Prince associates have discussed the many rumors that surround the album, and that have helped give it the legendary status that it has today (anything that Prince didn't say himself is considered a rumor in my eyes). Prince himself has never really talked much about "The Black Album," other than the Prince-terminology explanation of its pull from release in the Lovesexy Tour booklet, which we'll get to later. Original planned release of "The Black Album" Feel free to skip past this if it's old news for you! In order to properly discuss the history of Lovesexy, one must also include the story behind "The Black Album" from the end of the previous year. What better time to discuss why Lovesexy is one of the most overlooked albums in Prince's career than the 25th anniversary? But, first off, for those of you that don't know, keep reading for a history of the album. "The feeling you get when you fall in love, not with a girl or boy, but with the heavens above." - Prince
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