Musicology (album) and Ryan Franklin: Difference between pages

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!align="center" bgcolor="Orange" colspan="3"|''Musicology''

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|align="center" colspan="3"|[[image:MusicologyCover.jpg|225px|''Musicology'' cover]]

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!align="center" bgcolor="Orange" colspan="3"|[[Album (music)|Album]] by [[Prince (artist)|Prince]]

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!align="left" valign="top"|Released

team=St. Louis Cardinals|

|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[April 20]], [[2004 in music|2004]]

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!align="left" valign="top"|Recorded

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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[2003 in music|2003]]–[[2004 in music|2004]]

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debutdate=May 15|

!align="left" valign="top"|[[Musical genre|Genre]]

debutyear=1999|

|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock and roll|Rock]], [[Funk music|Funk]]

debutteam=Seattle Mariners|

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!align="left" valign="top"|Length

stat1label=[[Win (baseball)|Win-Loss]]|

|colspan="2" valign="top"|XX:XX

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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Record label]]

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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[NPG Records]], [[Sony Music]]

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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Record producer|Producer]]

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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Prince (artist)|Prince]]

*[[Seattle Mariners]] ([[1999 in baseball|1999]], [[2001 in baseball|2001]]–[[2005 in baseball|2005]])

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*[[Philadelphia Phillies]] ([[2006 in baseball|2006]])

!align="left" valign="top"|[[Lyrics]]

*[[Cincinnati Reds]] ([[2006 in baseball|2006]])

|colspan="2" valign="top"|[http://www.dtt-lyrics.com/albums/music.html External link]

*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] ([[2007 in baseball|2007]]-present)|

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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Top 40|Chart positions]]

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|colspan="2" valign="top"|N/A

{{MedalSport|Men’s [[Baseball at the Summer Olympics|Baseball]]}}

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{{MedalGold | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]| [[Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}

!bgcolor="Orange" colspan="3"|[[Review]]s

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|align="center"|[[All Music Guide]]<br />[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:knfoxqualdhe review][[Image:4 out of 5.png]]

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!bgcolor="Orange" colspan="3"|[[Prince (artist)|Prince]] album chronology

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|valign="bottom"|<small>''[[N.E.W.S]]''<br />[[2003]]</small>

|valign="bottom"|<small>''Musicology''<br />[[2004]]</small>

|valign="middle"|<small>''[[3121]]''<br />[[2006]]</small>>

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'''''Musicology''''' is an album by [[Prince (artist)|Prince]], released on [[April 20]], [[2004]], which proved to be his most successful in years, reaching the top 5 of the album charts in the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Germany]], and many other countries.

'''Ryan Ray Franklin''' (born [[March 5]], [[1973]]) is a [[Major League Baseball]] player. Franklin is a right-handed [[pitcher]] for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]].

==Making of the album==

On [[August 2]], [[2005 in sports|2005]], Franklin became the eighth Major League player, and second [[Seattle Mariners|Mariner]], to test positive for [[steroid]] use. He received a ten day suspension.

''Musicology'' was the first album in five years that Prince released through a major label ([[Sony Music]]) and, being partially recorded in [[Mississauga]], [[Ontario]], was his first to be recorded outside Minneapolis. Though his career has been spotty since he left [[Warner Bros.]], he raised his public profile with acclaimed performances with [[Beyoncé Knowles]] at the [[Grammy Awards of 2004]] and at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] induction ceremony, as well as an all-hits concert tour. For the first time in his career since leaving Warner Music, Prince was focused on delivering a tight album of 12 tracks running for 47 minutes.

Franklin was a member of the gold medal winning US baseball team at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]], where he had a 3-0 pitching record in 4 appearances.

==Chart success==

Born in [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]], Franklin grew up in [[Spiro, Oklahoma]].

''Musicology'' quickly proved to be Prince's most successful album in twelve years, reaching the top 5 in the US, UK and Germany and making a significant impression on charts around the world. It also proved to be well-received by music [[critic]]s. Strangely, the title track was only released as a single in [[Australia]], where it enjoyed moderate chart success and airplay. However it was also a hit on the US [[R&B]] charts through airplay. The album was certified [[gold album|platinum]] by [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] in [[June 2004]] [http://www.billboard.com/bb/riaa/archive/0406.jsp] and was certified double platinum in late [[January 2005]]. [http://www.billboard.com/bb/riaa/archive/0501.jsp]

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==Career Stats==

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Yr Ag Tm Lg G GS W L S ERA CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K AVG IBB H BS

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1999 26 SEA AL 6 0 0 0 0 4.76 0 0 11.1 10 6 6 2 8 6 .238 1 0 0

2001 28 SEA AL 38 0 5 1 0 3.56 0 0 78.1 76 32 31 13 24 60 .250 4 5 1

2002 29 SEA AL 41 12 7 5 0 4.02 0 0 118.2 117 62 53 14 22 65 .255 1 3 1

2003 30 SEA AL 32 32 11 13 0 3.57 2 1 212.0 199 93 84 34 61 99 .251 3 0 0

2004 31 SEA AL 32 32 4 16 0 4.90 2 1 200.1 224 116 109 33 61 104 .285 1 0 0

2005 32 SEA AL 32 30 8 15 0 5.10 2 1 190.2 212 110 108 28 62 93 .280 4 0 0

2006 33 PHI NL 46 0 1 5 0 4.58 0 0 53.0 59 28 27 10 17 25 .280 4 8 1

2006 33 CIN NL 20 0 5 2 0 4.44 0 0 24.1 27 14 12 3 16 18 .297 6 0 2

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TOTALS 247 106 41 57 0 4.35 6 3 888.2 924 461 430 137 271 470 .268 24 17 5

7 Seasons

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Stats as of 2006

Part of the album's chart success is due to concertgoers receiving a copy of ''Musicology'', with the album cost included in the ticket price. This prompted ''Billboard'' magazine and [[Nielsen SoundScan]] to change its chart data methodology: For future album releases, ''Billboard'' says that customers "must be given an option to either add the CD to the ticket purchase or forgo the CD for a reduced ticket-only price." [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488027/05282004/prince.jhtml]

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==Awards==

[[Category:Major league players from Arkansas|Franklin, Ryan]]

Prince won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("Musicology") and Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male ("Call My Name"), and was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Cinnamon Girl"), Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Call My Name"), and Best R&B Album (Musicology). Prince was chosen by Rolling Stone magazine's readers as the best male performer and most welcome comeback. [http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-p/prince_main.htm][http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-p/prince_main.htm]

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==Tracklist==

[[Image:Musicologypromolp.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rare promotional copy of ''Musicology'' on vinyl]]

# "[[Musicology (song)|Musicology]]"

# "Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance"

# "A Million Days"

# "Life O' the Party"

# "Call My Name"

# "[[Cinnamon Girl (Prince song)|Cinnamon Girl]]"

# "What Do U Want Me 2 Do?"

# "The Marrying Kind"

# "If Eye Was the Man in Ur Life"

# "On the Couch"

# "Dear Mr. Man"

# "Reflection"

==Singles and [[Hot 100]] positions==

[[Image:nocover.gif|left|thumb|100px|"Musicology"]]

*"[[Musicology (song)|Musicology]]"

#"Musicology"

#"On the Couch"

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[[Image:Prince_cg_single.jpg|left|thumb|100px|"Cinnamon Girl"]]

*"[[Cinnamon Girl (Prince song)|Cinnamon Girl]]" (UK)

#"Cinnamon Girl" (album version)

#"Dear Mr. Man" (live at Webster Hall)

#"United States of Division"

#"Dear Mr. Man" (live MPEG video) (maxi-single)

#"Cinnamon Girl" video (enhanced CD)

#"Xposed" ''documentary'' (enhanced CD)

#"Lyrix" ''(sic)'' (enhanced CD)

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==Trivia==

* The song "Life o' the Party" has been interpreted as a subtle dig at [[Michael Jackson]].

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