Prince – CONTROVERSY AT THE CAPITOL CD

Prince’s first album, For You, was recorded at Record Plant Studios. The album was mixed in Los Angeles and released on April 7, 1978. According to the For You album notes, Prince wrote, produced, arranged, composed, and played all 27 instruments on the recording, except for the song ‘Soft and Wet’, whose lyrics were co-written by Moon. The cost of recording the album was twice Prince’s initial advance. Prince used the Prince’s Music Co. to publish his songs. ‘Soft and Wet’ reached No. 12 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song ‘Just as Long as We’re Together’ reached No. 91 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.