Prince - Batman™ Album

Tracklist

1	Scandalous
2	Vicki Waiting
3	Partyman
4	The Future
5	Electric Chair
6	Batdance
7	Trust
8	The Arms Of Orions
9	Lemon Crush

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
9 25936-1, 1-25936	Prince	Batman™ Motion Picture Soundtrack ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	9 25936-1, 1-25936	US	1989
925936-1	Prince	Batman™ (Motion Picture Soundtrack) ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	925936-1	Greece	1989
none	Prince	Batman (Motion Picture Soundtrack) ‎(Cass, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	none	Uruguay	Unknown
1-25936	Prince	Batman™ (Motion Picture Soundtrack) ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	1-25936	South Korea	1989
90151	Prince	(Banda De Sonido De La Pelicula) Batman ‎(Cass, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	90151	Argentina	1989

Notes

Issued without artwork to radio stations to promote the Batman™ album

Disc:
BMI/ASCAP ℗ 1989 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S., A Warner Communications company [Warner 'W' logo]®
MFG. by Discovery Systems. 9 25978-2 Made in USA, TM & © 1964 CD Comics Inc.

[WB logo] [Compact disc logo]

Picture disc [Batman logo]™ design

No artist/performer credits nor the tracklist appear on the release.
[On this edition the matrix is '50D0100A' / '01' for promo purposes]

The almost identical disc was issued in the USA for the tin can edition:
Batman (Motion Picture Soundtrack) (matrix: '50D0C00A' / 'C' for commercial edition)

Barcodes

• Rights Society: BMI/ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout: MADE BY DISCOVERY SYSTEMS - AN AMERICAN COMPANY 50D0100A

Companies

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – DC Comics Inc.
• Pressed By – Discovery Systems

Short intro

Batman is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Prince and the soundtrack album to the 1989 film Batman. It was released on June 20, 1989 by Warner Bros. 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 revival. The result was yet another multi-platinum successful cross-media enterprise by Warner Bros. in the vein of Purple Rain. Prince was a lifelong fan of the comic book character Batman. So when the director Tim Burton contacted Prince to ask if he could use two of his singles, 1999 and Baby, Im a Star, for his new movie, Batman, Prince didnt just sign off on the idea within a few weeks he was on set with Burton watching rough cu. Формируйте собственную коллекцию записей. Batman is a concept album inspired by the film Batman by musical artist Prince. It the was sometimes promoted as a soundtrack as it contained a few of the songs featured in the film. stablemate, Prince's involvement in the film was designed to leverage the media company's contract-bound talent as well as fulfill the artist's need for a commercial revival. Originally Prince was asked to record a couple of songs for the movie but came up with enough material release an entire album. Batman film director Tim Burton used Prince hits 1999 and Baby, Im A Star as a placeholder during early post-production, and liked their inclusion so much that he personally contacted Prince to use them. It wasnt until January 1989 when visiting the setstudio for Batman that Prince decided to contribute to the soundtrack, but decided to re-record new material instead. Prince was so interested in taking up a part in the film that he considered cancelling part of the Lovesexy tour. It has also been speculated that Prince was to record the darker half of the soundtrack, while Michael Jac. Today i will review the eleventh album by Prince: Batman 1989 Requested by: Dylan Cohran The track listing: 1: The Future 2: Electric Chair 3: The Arms free to Prince Batman The Future, Electric Chair and more. 9 tracks 42:27. Prince had stumbled commercially with Lovesexy, which may be one of the reasons he decided to record the soundtrack for Tim Burton's dark, gothic interpretation of the DC comic Batman. Reportedly, the Batman album was recorded quickly, and it shows in the loose, offhand nature of the songs, which actually comes as some relief after the big ambitions of all of his records since 1999. Discover all of this album's music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download