what year did prince's sign of the times come out
March 31, 1987
title: Sign o' the Times text: Sign o' the Times Sign o' the Times is the ninth studio album by American recording artist Prince, released on March 30, 1987, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album is the follow-up to "Parade" (1986) and is Prince's first album following his disbanding of the Revolution. The songs were largely recorded during 1986 to 1987 in sessions for albums Prince ultimately aborted: "Dream Factory", the pseudonymous "Camille", and finally the triple album "Crystal Ball". Prince eventually compromised with label executives and shortened the length of the release to a double album. The album's music encompasses a title: Prince (musician) text: release, spending 24 consecutive weeks atop the "Billboard" 200 and selling over 20 million copies worldwide. After releasing the albums "Around the World in a Day" (1985) and "Parade" (1986), The Revolution disbanded, and Prince released the double album "Sign o' the Times" (1987) as a solo artist. He released three more solo albums before debuting The New Power Generation band in 1991. In 1993, while in a contractual dispute with Warner Bros., he changed his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol (), also known as the "Love Symbol", and began releasing new albums at a faster rate to remove title: Sign o' the Times text: regularly ranked among Prince's greatest albums and generally considered his masterpiece alongside "Purple Rain". The album produced three top-ten hit singles, "U Got the Look", "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man", and the title track "Sign o' the Times". "Sign o' the Times" was Prince's first solo album after the disbandment of The Revolution. "Sign o' the Times" was voted the best album of 1987 by Pazz & Jop crtitics poll. In 2003, "Rolling Stone" ranked the album at 93 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. All songs written by Prince, except where noted. Disc title: Sign o' the Times text: varied range of styles, including funk, soul, psychedelic pop, electro, and rock. Its release was supported by several singles, among them the socially conscious title track and "If I Was Your Girlfriend"; in addition to a well-received concert film of the same name. "Sign o' the Times" was Prince's most acclaimed record, being voted 1987's best album in the Pazz & Jop critics poll and since being ranked as one of the greatest albums ever by several publications. Prior to the disbanding of The Revolution, Prince was working on two separate projects: The Revolution album "Dream Factory" and a pseudonymous title: Prince (musician) text: new androgynous persona primarily singing in a sped-up, female-sounding voice. With the dismissal of the Revolution, Prince consolidated material from both shelved albums, along with some new songs, into a three-LP album to be titled "Crystal Ball". Warner Bros. forced Prince to trim the triple album to a double album, and "Sign o' the Times" was released on March 31, 1987. The album peaked at No. 6 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. The first single, "Sign o' the Times", charted at No. 3 on the Hot 100. The follow-up single, "If I Was Your Girlfriend", charted at No. 67