Studio Album · No. 13
Love Symbol Album Songwriting Credits by Prince
Produced by Prince · Engineered by David Friedlander, Michael Koppelman, Tom Garneau
Holds writing credit on 18 of 18 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 18 / 18 documented
Scored across the 18 tracks with documented writers, by whether Prince carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 18 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Credited again to Prince and the New Power Generation, the album is structured as a loose rock-soap-opera with spoken interludes linking the songs. Prince wrote and produced most of the material, with Tony M. rapping and co-writing on tracks like 'My Name Is Prince' and Levi Seacer Jr. contributing as a writer and player. 'The Max' interpolates Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin's 'Tramp,' which brings those writers into the credits on that track.
The Love Symbol Album is the twelfth studio album by Prince, released in October 1992 on Paisley Park Records / Warner Bros. Records and produced by Prince. Released under the typographical Love Symbol, which Prince had adopted as his name in a dispute with Warner Bros. over creative control, the double album is a densely layered funk opera complete with an accompanying story about an Egyptian princess. Singles '7' and 'My Name Is Prince' became substantial hits, with '7' reaching the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, while album tracks explored increasingly complex musical and narrative territory. The record was both a commercial success and an artistic statement about Prince's ownership of his identity and his music. The Love Symbol Album is a defining transition point in Prince's career, marking the beginning of his long battle for artistic independence from major labels.