Chaos and Disorder

Chaos and Disorder
Studio album by Prince
Released	July 9, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Genre	Hard rock, funk, garage rock
Length	39:13
Label	Warner Bros. 46317
Producer	Prince
Prince chronology
Girl 6 (1996) Chaos and Disorder (1996) Emancipation (1996)
Singles from Chaos and Disorder
"Dinner with Delores" Released: June 12, 1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A–[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[3]
Mojo	(unfavorable)[4]
Q	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Chaos and Disorder is the eighteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on July 9, 1996 by Warner Bros. Records. The album reached number 26 in the United States^[8] and number 14 in the United Kingdom. Although it is now out of print in America and Britain, it was released on TIDAL in 2016.^[9] Prince refused to promote the album,^[10] still engaged in his fight against his Warner Bros. contract, and the album was released simply to fulfill his contractual obligations. The single, "Dinner with Delores", was released in the United Kingdom only and despite the lowkey promotion, became a Top 40 hit, albeit a minor one by his previous standards.

Track listing

All songs written by Prince.

1. "Chaos and Disorder" – 4:19
2. "I Like It There" – 3:15
3. "Dinner with Delores" – 2:46
4. "The Same December" – 3:24
5. "Right the Wrong" – 4:39
6. "Zannalee" – 2:43
7. "I Rock, Therefore I Am" – 6:15
8. "Into the Light" – 2:46
9. "I Will" – 3:37
10. "Dig U Better Dead" – 3:59
11. "Had U" – 1:26

Singles

• "Dinner with Delores" (#36 UK)^[9]

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	54
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	47
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[15]	8
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16]	31
French Albums (SNEP)[17]	25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18]	42
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19]	15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20]	32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	21
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	14
US Billboard 200[23]	26

References

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4. Murray, Charles Shaar (August 1996). "Prince: Chaos and Disorder" (paywall). Mojo. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
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6. Hardy, Ernes (August 22, 1996). "Prince: Chaos And Disorder". Rolling Stone. No. RS 741. Wenner Media. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007.
7. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (Revised 4th ed.). Firefly. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
8. "Chaos and Disorder > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
9. "T.A.F.K.A.P Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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