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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
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| Name = Plectrumelectrum
| Type = studio
| name = Plectrumelectrum
| Artist = [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[3rdeyegirl]]
| type = studio
| artist = [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[3rdeyegirl]]
| Cover = Plectrumelectrum Album Cover.png
| cover = Plectrumelectrum Album Cover.png
| Border = yes
| border = yes
| Recorded =
| alt =
| Released = September 30, 2014
| released = September 26, 2014
| recorded = 2013–2014
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[funk]]
| studio = [[Paisley Park]], [[Chanhassen, Minnesota]], US
| Length = {{Duration|m=44|s=0}}
| Label = [[NPG Records|NPG]], [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| genre = [[Funk rock]]
| Producer = Prince
| length = 44:00
| label =
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| Last album = ''[[Art Official Age]]''<br>(2014)
*[[NPG Records|NPG]]
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| This album = '''''Plectrumelectrum'''''<br>(2014)
*[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| Misc
| producer =
*Prince
*3rdeyegirl
| chronology = [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
| prev_title = [[20Ten]]
| prev_year = 2010
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| next_title = [[Art Official Age]]
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
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| name = Plectrumelectrum
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| type = studio
| single1 = Fixurlifeup
| single1date = May 16, 2013
| single2 = Pretzelbodylogic
| single2date = February 3, 2014
| single3 = Whitecaps
| single3date = September 26, 2014 (MP3 single)
}}
}}
}}

'''''Plectrumelectrum''''' is the thirty-sixth [[studio album]] by American recording artist [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], and the only to feature his backing band [[3rdeyegirl]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/19/prince-watch-new-video-for-marz |title=Prince: watch his new video for Marz |date=January 19, 2015 |access-date=October 19, 2015 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> It was released on September 26, 2014 by [[NPG Records]] under a renewed license to [[Warner Bros. Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/prince-new-albums-plectrumelectrum-and-art-official-age-20140825|title=Prince Slates New Albums 'Plectrumelectrum' and 'Art Official Age' - Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> ''Plectrumelectrum'' received generally positive reviews from critics.


'''''Plectrumelectrum''''', stylized as '''PLECTRUMELECTRUM''', is a [[studio album]] by American recording artist [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[rock music|rock]] band [[3rdeyegirl]]. It was released simultaneously<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/prince-to-release-two-new-albums-art-official-age-and-plectrum-electrum-on-the-same-day-9691037.html|title=Prince to release two new albums Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum on the same day|work=The Independent}}</ref> with Prince's ''[[Art Official Age]]'' on September 30, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/prince-new-albums-plectrumelectrum-and-art-official-age-20140825|title=Prince Slates New Albums 'Plectrumelectrum' and 'Art Official Age' - Rolling Stone|work=Rolling Stone}}</ref> ''Plectrumelectrum'' received generally positive reviews from critics.
Prince released the album ''[[Art Official Age]]'' simultaneously.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/prince-to-release-two-new-albums-art-official-age-and-plectrum-electrum-on-the-same-day-9691037.html|title=Prince to release two new albums Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum on the same day|work=The Independent}}</ref>


== Music and lyrics ==
==Music and lyrics==
According to Randall Roberts of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''Plectrumelectrum'' is a [[rock music|rock]] album with lyrics and sound effects characteristic of Prince's "noble weirdness" and "sense of humor".<ref name="Roberts"/> Abigail Covington of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' said that "it takes a no-nonsense approach to [[funk]] and for the most part plays near the shallow shores of rock 'n' roll's enormous waters."<ref name="Covington"/>
According to Randall Roberts of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''Plectrumelectrum'' is a [[rock music|rock]] album with lyrics and sound effects characteristic of Prince's "noble weirdness" and "sense of humor".<ref name="Roberts"/> Abigail Covington of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' said that "it takes a no-nonsense approach to [[funk]] and for the most part plays near the shallow shores of rock 'n' roll's enormous waters."<ref name="Covington"/> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' reviewer Jon Dolan described the record as "a set of exploratory [[Funk rock|funk-rock]] jams".<ref name="RS"/>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Erlewine"/>
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Erlewine"/>
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2Score = A–<ref name="Covington">{{cite news|last=Covington|first=Abigail|date=October 1, 2014|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/prince-puts-end-his-patchy-period-once-and-all-209915|title=Prince puts an end to his patchy period once and for all|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|publisher=[[The Onion]]|location=Chicago|accessdate=02-10-2014}}</ref>
| rev2score = A−<ref name="Covington">{{cite news|last=Covington|first=Abigail|date=October 1, 2014|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/prince-puts-end-his-patchy-period-once-and-all-209915|title=Prince puts an end to his patchy period once and for all|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|publisher=[[The Onion]]|location=Chicago|access-date=October 2, 2014}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Kot">{{cite news|last=Kot|first=Greg|authorlink=Greg Kot|issue=September 29|year=2014|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/ct-prince-reviews-plectrum-art-official-age-20140929-column.html|title=Prince says let's go crazy in 2 different ways|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Kot">{{cite news|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot|issue=September 29|year=2014|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/ct-prince-reviews-plectrum-art-official-age-20140929-column.html|title=Prince says let's go crazy in 2 different ways|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev4 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="McCormick"/>
| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="McCormick"/>
| rev5 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev5 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev5Score = B+<ref name="Anderson">{{cite journal |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20858029,00.html |title=Art Official Age and Plectrumelectrum |first=Kyle |last=Anderson |date=October 1, 2014 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=#1332 |publisher=Time |accessdate=October 20, 2014}}</ref>
| rev5score = B+<ref name="Anderson">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2014/11/08/art-official-age-and-plectrumelectrum |title=Art Official Age and Plectrumelectrum |first=Kyle |last=Anderson |date=October 1, 2014 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=#1332 |publisher=Time |access-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev6 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|authorlink=Alexis Petridis|issue=September 29|year=2014|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/29/prince-art-official-age-and-plectrumelectrum-review|title=Prince: Art Official Age and PlectrumElectrum review – no lack of ideas, just focus|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|accessdate=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|issue=September 29|year=2014|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/29/prince-art-official-age-and-plectrumelectrum-review|title=Prince: Art Official Age and PlectrumElectrum review – no lack of ideas, just focus|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev7 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref name="Roberts">{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Randall|issue=September 29|year=2014|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-prince-review-20140929-column.html|title=Prince dazzles and baffles on two new releases|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
| rev7score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref name="Roberts">{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Randall|issue=September 29|year=2014|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-prince-review-20140929-column.html|title=Prince dazzles and baffles on two new releases|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Qmag">{{cite journal|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|location=London|page=107|issue=November|year=2014}}</ref>
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Qmag">{{cite journal|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|location=London|page=107|issue=November|year=2014}}</ref>
| rev9 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev9 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev9Score = 3.8/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Deusner|first=Stephen M.|date=October 3, 2014|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19900-prince-3rdeyegirl-art-official-ageplectrumelectrum/|title=Prince / 3rdEyeGirl: Art Official Age/PlectrumElectrum|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
| rev9score = 3.8/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Deusner|first=Stephen M.|date=October 3, 2014|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19900-prince-3rdeyegirl-art-official-ageplectrumelectrum/|title=Prince / 3rdEyeGirl: Art Official Age/PlectrumElectrum|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev10 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|last=Dolan|first=Jon|issue=1220|date=October 23, 2014|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/prince-and-3rdeyegirl-plectrumelectrum-20141007|title=Prince and 3rdEyeGirl's New Album: Plectrumelectrum|journal=[[Rolling Stone]]|location=New York|accessdate=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
| rev10score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|last=Dolan|first=Jon|issue=1220|date=October 23, 2014|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/prince-and-3rdeyegirl-plectrumelectrum-20141007|title=Prince and 3rdEyeGirl's New Album: Plectrumelectrum|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|location=New York|access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
}}
}}
''Plectrumelectrum'' received generally positive reviews from [[music journalism|music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 61, based on 18 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/plectrumelectrum/prince|title=Reviews for PlectrumElectrum by Prince|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=October 15, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine said that "the sound of [Prince] working with a lean combo is so refreshing, and a welcome first in his mammoth catalogue."<ref name="Qmag"/> Kyle Anderson of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' felt its hooks and band dynamic make it a better album than ''[[Art Official Age]]''.<ref name="Anderson"/> Neil McCormick of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' wrote that "the rock format appears to have concentrated him on songwriting basics."<ref name="McCormick">{{cite news|last=McCormick|first=Neil|issue=September 26|year=2014|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/11124581/Prince-and-3rdEyeGirl-Plectrumelectrum-first-review.html|title=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl, Plectrumelectrum, first review: 'a whiff of Hendrix'|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|accessdate=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
''Plectrumelectrum'' received generally positive reviews from [[music journalism|music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 61, based on 18 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/plectrumelectrum/prince|title=Reviews for PlectrumElectrum by Prince|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine said that "the sound of [Prince] working with a lean combo is so refreshing, and a welcome first in his mammoth catalogue."<ref name="Qmag"/> Kyle Anderson of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' felt its hooks and band dynamic make it a better album than ''[[Art Official Age]]''.<ref name="Anderson"/> Neil McCormick of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' wrote that "the rock format appears to have concentrated him on songwriting basics."<ref name="McCormick">{{cite news|last=McCormick|first=Neil|issue=September 26|year=2014|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/11124581/Prince-and-3rdEyeGirl-Plectrumelectrum-first-review.html|title=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl, Plectrumelectrum, first review: 'a whiff of Hendrix'|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref>


In a less enthusiastic review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Jon Pareles]] wrote that ''Plectrumelectrum'' is limited by its "rigorous, deliberately retro back-to-basics mandate" because Prince is better at synthesizing styles together rather than reproducing them.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|authorlink=Jon Pareles|issue=September 30|year=2014|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/01/arts/prince-releases-art-official-age-and-plectrumelectrum.html?_r=0|title=Looking at Two Sides of Rock Royalty|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=October 15, 2014}}</ref> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote in his review for [[AllMusic]] that the album does not try anything new, but called it "quiet thrill to hear Prince spar with worthy partners, as he does throughout this record."<ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|authorlink=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/plectrumelectrum-mw0002731806|title=PlectrumElectrum – 3rdEyeGirl,Prince|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
In a less enthusiastic review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Jon Pareles]] wrote that ''Plectrumelectrum'' is limited by its "rigorous, deliberately retro back-to-basics mandate" because Prince is better at synthesizing styles together rather than reproducing them.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Pareles|issue=September 30|year=2014|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/01/arts/prince-releases-art-official-age-and-plectrumelectrum.html?_r=0|title=Looking at Two Sides of Rock Royalty|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote in his review for [[AllMusic]] that the album does not try anything new, but called it "a quiet thrill to hear Prince spar with worthy partners, as he does throughout this record."<ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/plectrumelectrum-mw0002731806|title=PlectrumElectrum – 3rdEyeGirl,Prince|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref>


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
The album debuted at number eight on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and sold 26,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.30972/title.hip-hop-album-sales-prince-chris-brown-childish-gambino|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Prince, Chris Brown, Childish Gambino|author=HipHopDX|date=8 October 2014|work=HipHopDX}}</ref> In its second week of sales, the album dropped down to number 47 on the chart, selling 7,000 copies, bringing the album total sales to 33,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31063/title.hip-hop-album-sales-keyshia-cole-childish-gambino-tinashe-flying-lotus|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Keyshia Cole, Childish Gambino, Tinashe, Flying Lotus|author=HipHopDX|date=15 October 2014|work=HipHopDX}}</ref>
The album debuted at number eight on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and sold 26,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.30972/title.hip-hop-album-sales-prince-chris-brown-childish-gambino|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Prince, Chris Brown, Childish Gambino|author=HipHopDX|date=8 October 2014|work=HipHopDX}}</ref> In its second week of sales, the album dropped down to number 47 on the chart, selling 7,000 copies, bringing total sales to 33,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31063/title.hip-hop-album-sales-keyshia-cole-childish-gambino-tinashe-flying-lotus|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Keyshia Cole, Childish Gambino, Tinashe, Flying Lotus|author=HipHopDX|date=15 October 2014|work=HipHopDX}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{tracklist
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| headline = ''Plectrumelectrum'' track listing
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| total_length =
| all_writing = [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] except "Plectrumelectrum", written by guitarist [[Donna Grantis]], arranged by Prince.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nicole|first1=Rhonda|title=Album Review: Prince & 3rdEyeGirl's 'PLECTRUMELECTRUM'|url=http://soultrain.com/2014/10/03/album-review-prince-3rdeyegirls-plectrumelectrum/|website=Soul Train|access-date=October 3, 2014}}</ref>
| all_writing = Prince
| title1 = Wow
| title1 = Wow
| length1 = 4:28
| length1 = 4:28
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| title3 = Aintturninround
| title3 = Aintturninround
| length3 = 3:02
| length3 = 3:02
| title4 = Plectrumelectrum (instrumental)
| title4 = Plectrumelectrum
| note4 = instrumental
| length4 = 4:51
| length4 = 4:51
| title5 = Whitecaps
| title5 = Whitecaps
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| title8 = Stopthistrain
| title8 = Stopthistrain
| length8 = 3:41
| length8 = 3:41
| title9 = Anotherlove (adapted from original song by Alice Smith, Rebecca Jordan and Reginald "Syience" Perry)
| title9 = Anotherlove
| note9 = adapted from original song by [[Alice Smith]], Rebecca Jordan, and Reginald "Syience" Perry
| length9 = 4:16
| length9 = 4:16
| title10 = Tictactoe
| title10 = Tictactoe
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| length11 = 1:48
| length11 = 1:48
| title12 = Funknroll
| title12 = Funknroll
| length12 = 4:10
| length12 = 4:12
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| total_length =
| title13 = FALLINGINLOVE2NITE (itunes only bonus track)
|note13 = featuring [[Zooey Deschanel]]
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| length13 = 3:18
}}
}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
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|+Chart performance for ''Plectrumelectrum''
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!scope="col"|Chart (2014)
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!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
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|-
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{{album chart|Australia|33|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|access-date=October 4, 2014|rowheader=true}}
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!Chart (2014)
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!Peak<br>position
|-
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{{albumchart|Australia|33|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|accessdate=October 4, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Flanders|11|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|access-date=October 4, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{albumchart|Flanders|20|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|accessdate=October 4, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Wallonia|29|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|access-date=October 4, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{albumchart|Wallonia|35|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|accessdate=October 4, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Denmark|8|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|access-date=October 11, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{albumchart|Denmark|8|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|accessdate=October 11, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|9|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|access-date=October 4, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{albumchart|Netherlands|9|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|accessdate=October 4, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|France|13|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|access-date=October 4, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{albumchart|France|13|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|accessdate=October 4, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Hungary|6|year=2014|week=40|access-date=October 10, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
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!scope="row"|Italian Albums ([[FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1893|title=Artisti – Classifica settimanale WK 40 (dal 29-09-2014 al 05-10-2014)|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=October 9, 2014}}</ref>
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{{albumchart|Hungary|6|year=2014|week=40|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|accessdate=October 10, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|-
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!scope="row"|Italian Albums ([[FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1893|title=Artisti – Classifica settimanale WK 40 (dal 29-09-2014 al 05-10-2014)|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=Italian|accessdate=9 October 2014}}</ref>
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|21
|-
|-
{{albumchart|New Zealand|31|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|accessdate=October 3, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|31|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|access-date=October 3, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{albumchart|Norway|8|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|accessdate=October 11, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Norway|8|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|access-date=October 11, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{albumchart|Scotland|15|artist=Prince|album=Art Official Age|date=2014-10-11|accessdate=October 5, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Scotland|15|date=2014-10-11|access-date=October 5, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{albumchart|Switzerland|50|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|accessdate=October 8, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|8|artist=Prince & 3rdEyeGirl|album=PlectrumElectrum|access-date=October 8, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{albumchart|UK|11|artist=Prince|album=Plectrumelectrum|date=2014-10-11|accessdate=October 5, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|UK|11|artist=Prince|access-date=October 5, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{albumchart|Billboard200|8|artist=Prince|album=Plectrumelectrum|accessdate=October 9, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|8|artist=Prince|access-date=October 9, 2014|rowheader=true}}
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|-
{{albumchart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Prince|album=Plectrumelectrum|accessdate=October 9, 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Prince|access-date=October 9, 2014|rowheader=true}}
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://plectrumelectrum.3rdeyegirl.com/ Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141003111518/http://plectrumelectrum.3rdeyegirl.com/ Official website]


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Plectrumelectrum
Studio album by
Prince and 3rdeyegirl
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2014
Recorded2013–2014
StudioPaisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, US
GenreFunk rock
Length44:00
Label
Producer
  • Prince
  • 3rdeyegirl
Prince chronology
20Ten
(2010) 		Plectrumelectrum
(2014) 		Art Official Age
(2014)
Singles from Plectrumelectrum
  1. "Fixurlifeup"
    Released: May 16, 2013
  2. "Pretzelbodylogic"
    Released: February 3, 2014
  3. "Whitecaps"
    Released: September 26, 2014 (MP3 single)

Plectrumelectrum is the thirty-sixth studio album by American recording artist Prince, and the only to feature his backing band 3rdeyegirl.[1] It was released on September 26, 2014 by NPG Records under a renewed license to Warner Bros. Records.[2] Plectrumelectrum received generally positive reviews from critics.

Prince released the album Art Official Age simultaneously.[3]

Music and lyrics

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According to Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times, Plectrumelectrum is a rock album with lyrics and sound effects characteristic of Prince's "noble weirdness" and "sense of humor".[4] Abigail Covington of The A.V. Club said that "it takes a no-nonsense approach to funk and for the most part plays near the shallow shores of rock 'n' roll's enormous waters."[5] Rolling Stone reviewer Jon Dolan described the record as "a set of exploratory funk-rock jams".[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The A.V. ClubA−[5]
Chicago Tribune[8]
The Daily Telegraph[9]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[10]
The Guardian[11]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Q[12]
Pitchfork3.8/10[13]
Rolling Stone[6]

Plectrumelectrum received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 61, based on 18 reviews.[14] Q magazine said that "the sound of [Prince] working with a lean combo is so refreshing, and a welcome first in his mammoth catalogue."[12] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly felt its hooks and band dynamic make it a better album than Art Official Age.[10] Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph wrote that "the rock format appears to have concentrated him on songwriting basics."[9]

In a less enthusiastic review for The New York Times, Jon Pareles wrote that Plectrumelectrum is limited by its "rigorous, deliberately retro back-to-basics mandate" because Prince is better at synthesizing styles together rather than reproducing them.[15] Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote in his review for AllMusic that the album does not try anything new, but called it "a quiet thrill to hear Prince spar with worthy partners, as he does throughout this record."[7]

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 and sold 26,000 copies in its first week.[16] In its second week of sales, the album dropped down to number 47 on the chart, selling 7,000 copies, bringing total sales to 33,000 copies.[17]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Prince except "Plectrumelectrum", written by guitarist Donna Grantis, arranged by Prince.[18]

Plectrumelectrum track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Wow"4:28
2."Pretzelbodylogic"3:26
3."Aintturninround"3:02
4."Plectrumelectrum" (instrumental)4:51
5."Whitecaps"3:43
6."Fixurlifeup"3:12
7."Boytrouble" (featuring Lizzo and Sophia Eris)3:53
8."Stopthistrain"3:41
9."Anotherlove" (adapted from original song by Alice Smith, Rebecca Jordan, and Reginald "Syience" Perry)4:16
10."Tictactoe"3:38
11."Marz"1:48
12."Funknroll"4:12

Charts

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Chart performance for Plectrumelectrum
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 29
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[22] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23] 9
French Albums (SNEP)[24] 13
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[25] 6
Italian Albums (FIMI)[26] 21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] 31
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[28] 8
Scottish Albums (OCC)[29] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 11
US Billboard 200[32] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[33] 1

References

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  1. ^ "Prince: watch his new video for Marz". The Guardian. January 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Prince Slates New Albums 'Plectrumelectrum' and 'Art Official Age' - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone.
  3. ^ "Prince to release two new albums Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum on the same day". The Independent.
  4. ^ a b Roberts, Randall (2014). "Prince dazzles and baffles on two new releases". Los Angeles Times. No. September 29. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Covington, Abigail (October 1, 2014). "Prince puts an end to his patchy period once and for all". The A.V. Club. Chicago: The Onion. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Dolan, Jon (October 23, 2014). "Prince and 3rdEyeGirl's New Album: Plectrumelectrum". Rolling Stone. No. 1220. New York. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  7. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "PlectrumElectrum – 3rdEyeGirl,Prince". AllMusic. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  8. ^ Kot, Greg (2014). "Prince says let's go crazy in 2 different ways". Chicago Tribune. No. September 29. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  9. ^ a b McCormick, Neil (2014). "Prince & 3rdEyeGirl, Plectrumelectrum, first review: 'a whiff of Hendrix'". The Daily Telegraph. No. September 26. London. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Anderson, Kyle (October 1, 2014). "Art Official Age and Plectrumelectrum". Entertainment Weekly. No. #1332. Time. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  11. ^ Petridis, Alexis (2014). "Prince: Art Official Age and PlectrumElectrum review – no lack of ideas, just focus". The Guardian. No. September 29. London. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  12. ^ a b Q (November). London: 107. 2014. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (October 3, 2014). "Prince / 3rdEyeGirl: Art Official Age/PlectrumElectrum". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  14. ^ "Reviews for PlectrumElectrum by Prince". Metacritic. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  15. ^ Pareles, Jon (2014). "Looking at Two Sides of Rock Royalty". The New York Times. No. September 30. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  16. ^ HipHopDX (October 8, 2014). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Prince, Chris Brown, Childish Gambino". HipHopDX.
  17. ^ HipHopDX (October 15, 2014). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Keyshia Cole, Childish Gambino, Tinashe, Flying Lotus". HipHopDX.
  18. ^ Nicole, Rhonda. "Album Review: Prince & 3rdEyeGirl's 'PLECTRUMELECTRUM'". Soul Train. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  19. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Prince & 3rdEyeGirl – PlectrumElectrum". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  20. ^ "Ultratop.be – Prince & 3rdEyeGirl – PlectrumElectrum" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  21. ^ "Ultratop.be – Prince & 3rdEyeGirl – PlectrumElectrum" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  22. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Prince & 3rdEyeGirl – PlectrumElectrum". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  23. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince & 3rdEyeGirl – PlectrumElectrum" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  24. ^ "Lescharts.com – Prince & 3rdEyeGirl – PlectrumElectrum". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  25. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2014. 40. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  26. ^ "Artisti – Classifica settimanale WK 40 (dal 29-09-2014 al 05-10-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  27. ^ "Charts.nz – Prince & 3rdEyeGirl – PlectrumElectrum". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  28. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Prince & 3rdEyeGirl – PlectrumElectrum". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  29. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  30. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Prince & 3rdEyeGirl – PlectrumElectrum". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  31. ^ "Prince | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  32. ^ "Prince Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  33. ^ "Prince Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
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