For other uses, see 3121 (disambiguation).
2006 studio album by Prince
March 21, 2006
November 2004 – early 2006
3121 and Paisley Park
R&Bfunkrockelectronica
53:42
NPG, Universal
Prince
Musicology
(2004)
3121
(2006)
Ultimate Prince
(2006)
\"Te Amo Corazón\"
Released: December 20, 2005
\"Beautiful, Loved and Blessed\"
Released: January 2006
\"Black Sweat\"
Released: February 7, 2006
\"Fury\"
Released: June 27, 2006
Metacritic69/100
AllMusicBlenderEntertainment WeeklyC+Los Angeles TimesNewsdayAPitchfork6.0/10Rolling StoneSpinBStylus MagazineA−The Village VoiceA−
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 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. It knocked the soundtrack for High School Musical off the top spot, and became Prince\'s first number one album since Batman in 1989. Eventually it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
No.
\"3121\"4:31
\"Lolita\"4:06
\"Te Amo Corazón\"3:35
\"Black Sweat\"3:12
\"Incense and Candles\"4:04
\"Love\"5:45
\"Satisfied\"2:50
\"Fury\"4:02
\"The Word\"4:11
\"Beautiful, Loved and Blessed\" (featuring Támar)5:43
\"The Dance\"5:20
\"Get On the Boat\"6:18
Personnel
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
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 Mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
position
18
15
3
15
2
3
24
8
4
10
5
13
40
18
1
9
1
1
Year-end charts
75
53
193
97
60
134
46
Certifications
Gold
15,000^
Silver
60,000^
Gold
500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.