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〕 | Length = 74:56 | Label = Paisley Park, Warner Bros. | Producer = Prince and The New Power Generation | Chronology = Prince | Last album = ''Diamonds and Pearls'' (1991) | This album = ''Love Symbol Album'' (1992) | Next album = ''Come'' (1994) | Misc = }} 〕 |rev3 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' |rev3Score = A− |rev4 = ''Mojo'' |rev4score = (favorable) |rev5 = ''Q'' |rev5score = |rev6 = ''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' |rev6score = 〔Hoard (2004), p. 655.〕 |rev8 = ''Spin Alternative Record Guide'' |rev8score = (7/10) |rev9 = Yahoo! Music |rev9score = (mixed) }} 15px is the fourteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on October 13, 1992 by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. Due to its official title being an unpronounceable symbol, which Prince later adopted as his name, the album has been referred to as the ''Love Symbol Album'', ''Symbol Album'', or simply ''Symbol''. It is Prince's second album to feature his backing group, The New Power Generation, which received co-billing for the release. The album contains elements of musical styles including funk, R&B, hip hop, jazz, reggae, and synthpop. It has sold over five million copies worldwide. The album's first two singles, "My Name Is Prince" and "Sexy MF", achieved modest success on the US pop charts, though both made the top ten in the UK. Conversely, the third single, "7", was not as successful as the first two singles in the UK, but was a top ten hit in the US. The album was originally conceived as a "fantasy rock soap opera" with various spoken segues throughout. However, in a last-minute attempt to add an additional song ("I Wanna Melt with U", which was originally considered to be a B-side to the "7" maxi-single, and which contains several sampled sounds also present in "7"), most of the segues had to be cut for album length. The few that remained were somewhat confusing in context. The album debuts Mayte Garcia, who plays a part in the album's storyline and would become Prince's wife in 1996. Early pressings of the album featured an embossed gold love symbol on the jewel case, while later editions feature it printed on the booklet or not present on either. ''3 Chains o' Gold'', a direct-to-video film produced and directed by Prince, was released in 1994. The film is based on the plotline and songs of the ''Love Symbol Album'' and contained some of the original segues which were planned to be on the album. ==Track listing== Produced, arranged and performed by Prince and The New Power Generation. All songs composed by Prince, except where noted. 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「Love Symbol Album」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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