Studio Album · No. 14
Come Songwriting Credits by Prince
Produced by Prince · Engineered by David Friedlander, Tom Tucker, Tom Garneau
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Prince carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Come was released under the Prince name during the period he had already adopted the love symbol, and it gathered material recorded across the early 1990s. Prince wrote and produced every track, the lone outside credit being playwright David Henry Hwang, who provided lyrics for 'Solo.' The album leans on slow grooves and extended arrangements, with the eleven-minute title suite built almost entirely around Prince's own multitracked performance.
Released August 16, 1994, on Warner Bros. Records, Come was Prince's fifteenth studio album, arriving amid an escalating public dispute between Prince and the label, with minimal promotional support from either party. Prince solely produced the album across three recording periods in 1991, January-May 1993, and March 1994, at Paisley Park Studios, The Record Plant in Los Angeles, and Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood; he wrote all songs except 'Solo,' which featured lyrics by playwright David Henry Hwang. The ten tracks (many bearing single-word titles such as 'Space,' 'Pheromone,' and 'Orgasm') blended R&B, funk, hip-hop, and urban contemporary in a dark and experimental tone. Come underperformed in the US, stalling at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and becoming his first album since Controversy without a US top-10 single, though it topped the UK Albums Chart and reached the top 10 across Europe. It was Prince's final Warner Bros. album released under his birth name; subsequent releases were credited to his unpronounceable Love Symbol.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Come
|
Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince (Lead Vocals) |
| 2 |
Space
|
Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince (Lead Vocals) |
| 3 |
Pheromone
|
Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince (Lead Vocals) |
| 4 |
Loose!
|
Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince (Lead Vocals) |
| 5 |
Papa
|
Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince (Lead Vocals) |
| 6 |
Race
|
Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince (Lead Vocals) |
| 7 |
Dark
|
Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince (Lead Vocals) |
| 8 |
Solo
|
Prince Rogers NelsonDavid Henry Hwang | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince (Lead Vocals) |
| 9 |
Letitgo
#31
|
Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince (Lead Vocals) |
| 10 |
Orgasm
|
Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince Rogers Nelson | Prince (Lead Vocals) |