ian ▁Football ▁League ▁( V FL ). ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ <0x09> <0x09> ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Austral ian ▁rules ▁football ers ▁from ▁Victoria ▁( Austral ia ) ▁Category : F itz roy ▁Football ▁Club ▁players ▁Category : M ary borough ▁Football ▁Club ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Black ▁Album ▁is ▁the ▁six teenth ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁American ▁recording ▁artist ▁Prince . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁by ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁planned ▁for ▁release ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁as ▁the ▁follow - up ▁to ▁Sign ▁o ' ▁the ▁Times ▁and ▁was ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁an ▁entirely ▁black ▁sle e ve ▁with ▁no ▁title ▁or ▁even ▁a ▁credit ▁to ▁Prince ; ▁hence ▁it ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁The ▁Black ▁Album . ▁Dub bed ▁The ▁F unk ▁Bible ▁by ▁preceding ▁press ▁releases , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁hidden ▁message ▁within ▁the ▁album ▁itself , ▁the ▁work ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁reaction ▁to ▁criticism ▁that ▁Prince ▁had ▁become ▁too ▁pop - orient ed . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁reg ain ▁his ▁black ▁audience . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁prom o - only ▁release ▁had ▁no ▁printed ▁title , ▁artist ▁name , ▁production ▁cred its ▁or ▁phot ography ▁printed ; ▁a ▁simple ▁black ▁sle e ve ▁accompanied ▁the ▁disc . ▁On ▁prom ot ional ▁copies