love him for his mind, not just his body", as it "refines the propulsive funk of previous albums and adds treatises on religion, work, nuclear war and Abscam." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic remarked that it "continues in the same vein of new wave-tinged funk on Dirty Mind, emphasizing Prince's fascination with synthesizers and synthesizing disparate pop music genres". Controversy was voted the eighth best album of the year in the 1981 Pazz & Jop, an annual critics' poll run by The Village Voice. Track listing All songs written by Prince, except where noted. Personnel Adapted from the AllMusic credits and Prince Vault. Prince – lead vocals, all other instruments, producer, arranger Lisa Coleman – sitar, keyboards, backing vocals on "Controversy", "Ronnie, Talk to Russia" and "Jack U Off" Dr. Fink – keyboards on "Jack U Off" Bobby Z. – drums on "Jack U Off" Morris Day – drums (uncredited, possible involvement) on "Controversy" Technical Mic Guzauski - engineer Bob Mockler - engineer Ross Pallone - engineer Peggy McCreary - engineer (uncredited) Bernie Grundman - mastering (A&M Studios) Allen Beaulieu - photography Bob Cavallo - personal management Joe Ruffalo - personal management Steve Fargnoli - personal management Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Charting Singles Certifications See also Ronald Reagan in music Notes References External links Controversy at Discogs 1981 albums Prince (musician) albums Albums produced by Prince (musician) Warner Records albums Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders Albums recorded in a home studio