For You is Prince's debut album, released on April 7, 1978, two months shy of his 20th birthday, and bearing the classic tag, "Written, composed, performed, and recorded by Prince." It is generally regarded as a promising but somewhat insubstantial early effort. The album sold 430,000 copies in the U.S. and 983,000 copies worldwide. However, during the period of its release, it only sold 150,000 copies in the U.S., 430,000 copies worldwide, reached #163 in the U.S. (#21 R&B), and produced the si...
For You is Prince's debut album, released on April 7, 1978, two months shy of his 20th birthday, and bearing the classic tag, "Written, composed, performed, and recorded by Prince." It is generally regarded as a promising but somewhat insubstantial early effort. The album sold 430,000 copies in the U.S. and 983,000 copies worldwide. However, during the period of its release, it only sold 150,000 copies in the U.S., 430,000 copies worldwide, reached #163 in the U.S. (#21 R&B), and produced the single "Soft and Wet" which peaked at #92 (#12 R&B). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.