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〕 |rev2 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' |rev2Score = B− |rev3 = IGN |rev3score = (7.7/10) |rev4 = ''Mojo'' |rev4score = favorable |rev5 = ''Q'' |rev5score = |rev6 = ''Rolling Stone'' |rev6score = 〔 }} ''Batman'' is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Prince and is the soundtrack album to the 1989 film ''Batman''. It was released on June 20, 1989 by Warner Bros. Records. As a Warner Bros. stablemate, Prince's involvement in the soundtrack was designed to leverage the media company's contract-bound talent as well as fulfill the artist's need for a commercial (if not critical) revival. The result was yet another multi-platinum successful cross-media enterprise by Warner Bros., in the vein of ''Purple Rain''. The album was No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' album chart for six consecutive weeks. It has sold over eleven million copies worldwide. ==Production== The album was quickly recorded in six weeks—from mid-February to late March 1989—and Prince used three tracks recorded earlier: "Electric Chair", "Scandalous", and "Vicki Waiting" (originally known as "Anna Waiting", named for his then-girlfiend, Anna Garcia). Originally, the songs " 1999" and "Baby I'm a Star" from earlier albums were slated to be used in the film, but Prince, extremely interested in the project, recorded an entire album's worth of material with Batman samples and lyrics. It was also originally planned to be Prince performing the funk songs, whilst Michael Jackson would perform the love ballads; this plan was unfruitful. The album was performed entirely by Prince, with a few exceptions; Sheena Easton duets with Prince on "The Arms of Orion", "Trust" features a sampled horn part by Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss, and "The Future" features strings by Clare Fischer sampled from the (then-unreleased) 1986 track "Crystal Ball" and samples of the Sounds of Blackness choir. "Batdance" includes a sample of Prince's technician Matthew Larson, and "Partyman" features the vocal performance of then-girlfriend Anna Garcia (credited as Anna Fantastic). All dialogue sampled on Prince's ''Batman'' album is taken directly from a workprint of ''Batman'' and therefore lacks ADR and foley. This is especially noticeable in the beginning of the first track, "The Future", with dialogue of Michael Keaton speaking as Batman. In the album's liner notes the lyrics of each song are associated with one of the characters in the film. The album also marked a change in Prince's appearance; he switched out frilly polka dots, lace, and controversial attire for a much darker and simpler attire, usually donning dark blue/black clothing and "Batman" boots. The artist's hair was also completely straightened from wavy curls, as shown in the Batdance video. Overall, the tone of the era was darker than previously. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Batman (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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