Album dossier / 1989
Batman
Prince · Funk/Pop/Dance
Written and recorded almost entirely solo at Paisley Park after Warner Bros. gave Prince direct access to Tim Burton's Batman footage, the soundtrack album topped the Billboard 200 on the strength of 'Batdance' (built from dialogue samples of Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson) and the Sheena Easton duet 'The Arms of Orion.'
Record facts
- Label
- Warner Bros.
- Producer
- Prince
- Chart peak
- US #1
- Notable tracks
- ★ Batdance
- ★ Partyman
- ★ The Arms of Orion
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
9 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Prince. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 9 tracks
- The Future
- Electric Chair
- The Arms of Orion
- Partyman
- Vicki Waiting
- Trust
- Lemon Crush
- Scandalous
- Batdance
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en.wikipedia.org, discogs.com, allmusic.com, princediscography.org, coverartarchive.org · track listing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(album) · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-09-01