, ▁only ▁a ▁song ▁listing ▁and ▁catalog ▁number — 2 5 6 7 7 — w ere ▁printed ▁on ▁the ▁disc ▁itself . ▁The ▁commercial ▁version ▁was ▁to ▁only ▁have ▁the ▁catalog ▁number — print ed ▁in ▁p ink — on ▁the ▁sp ine . ▁The ▁original ▁compact ▁disc ▁pressing ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁Sony ▁D AD C ▁rather ▁than ▁W E A ▁Man ufact uring . ▁After ▁Prince ▁became ▁convinced ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁" ev il ", ▁he ▁ordered ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁with dra wn ▁a ▁week ▁before ▁its ▁release ▁date . ▁It ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁album ▁Lov es ex y , ▁a ▁br ighter ▁pop - orient ed ▁album ▁with ▁elements ▁of ▁religious ▁aff irm ation . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁Prince ▁invoked ▁Camil le , ▁the ▁alter - ego ▁behind ▁his ▁un re leased ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁album ▁Camil le , ▁as ▁the ▁gu iding ▁force ▁responsible ▁for ▁The ▁Black ▁Album . ▁ ▁The ▁opening ▁track ▁also ▁mentioned ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁being ▁The ▁F unk ▁Bible , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁consideration ▁during ▁work ▁on ▁this ▁project . ▁The ▁title ▁refers ▁both ▁to ▁the ▁album ' s ▁all - black ▁cover ▁design ▁and ▁to ▁Prince ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁ear n ▁back ▁his ▁cred ibility ▁among ▁the ▁black ▁pop ▁audience . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁features ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁at yp ical ▁Prince ▁songs : ▁" Bob ▁George ", ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁assumes ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁a ▁prof ane ▁man ▁who ▁suspect s ▁his ▁girl friend