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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.
The song contains the phrase "purple rain", later the title of the 1984 song, album, film and tour, from the artist Prince.Whether any connection actually exists, both Mikel Toombs of The San Diego Union and Bob Kostanczuk of the Post-Tribune have written that Prince got the title directly from "Ventura Highway".
"Purple Rain" is a song by the American musician Prince and his backing band the Revolution. It is the title track from the 1984 album of the same name, which in turn is the soundtrack album for the 1984 film Purple Rain starring Prince, and was released as the third single from the album.
In the film Purple Rain, for which the album serves as the soundtrack, the song is directed toward Apollonia Kotero's character when she decides to work with Prince's character's rival (played by Morris Day). Compared with the slick production of the other songs on the album, "Darling Nikki" was deliberately engineered to have a raw and live feel.
"When Doves Cry" is a song by American musician Prince, and the lead single from his sixth studio album Purple Rain.According to the DVD commentary of the film Purple Rain (1984), Prince was asked by director Albert Magnoli to write a song to match the theme of a particular segment of the film that involved Prince's character The Kid's intermingled parental difficulties with his father Francis ...
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Prince and the Revolution: Live is a live concert video by Prince and the Revolution.Released after the Purple Rain Tour was complete, the video is a recording of the March 30, 1985 concert at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
2006: American artist P. Diddy sampled the song on his song "Special Feeling", featuring singer Mika Lett, released on his album Press Play. 2009: A cover by Craig Wedren was included on the Prince tribute compilation Purplish Rain. A free download of the song was offered by Spin magazine. [6]