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- Purple Rain (album) - Wikipedia
Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by the American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Prince It was released on June 25, 1984, by Warner Bros Records as the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name
- Prince’s ‘Purple Rain: A Guide to Every Song - Ultimate Prince
Released on June 25, 1984, Purple Rain served as the soundtrack to Prince's film of the same name It turned Prince into global superstar, spawning five Top 40 hits, including four Top 10s and two chart-toppers and sold more than 25 million copies worldwide
- Purple Rain by Prince: The epic story of how it was made - Louder
Purple Rain, an album that spent a staggering 24 weeks at No 1 and has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, remains not only Prince’s zeitgeist moment, but the most thrilling and cohesive artistic statement he ever made This is the story of how it happened
- Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain Lyrics and Tracklist - Genius
Purple Rain, Prince’s sixth album, was released on June 25, 1984, and doubles as the soundtrack to his debut film released one month later on July 27th Although 1982’s 1999 was the first to
- When Prince Debuted ‘Purple Rain’ At First Avenue: The Full Story
Not only did it mark the public debut of many yet-to-be-released songs from the Purple Rain album – in the first-ever performance by the band that would soon be known worldwide as The Revolution – it also provided a crucial reference point for much of the Purple Rain movie itself
- Prince Studio Albums - Purple Rain - 1984 - Prince Discography Annotated
Purple Rain is Prince’s most iconic album It was the most commercially and culturally impactful release of his career, and coupled with the film of the same name, it influenced the fashion and sound of the rest of the 1980s
- 7 Reasons Why Princes Purple Rain Is One Of Music’s Most Influential . . .
Although the likes of Jill Jones, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman had contributed to previous Prince albums, Purple Rain was the first time the Purple One pushed his female musical proteges to the forefront On "Take Me With U," he shares lead vocals with one of his most famous, Apollonia
- Princes Purple Rain: Inside Making of Album, Film - Rolling Stone
The week that the Purple Rain movie opened, in July 1984, Prince became the first artist to have the Number One album, single, and film in the country simultaneously This unprecedented triumph
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