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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's album in question, The Gold Experience, was released the following year and hit the top 40 with the singles "I Hate U" (Prince's last original single to reach the United States top 40), "Gold", and "Endorphinmachine" (in Japan), while the promotional single "Purple Medley", a remix of his greatest hits, reached the top 20 worldwide.
His sixth album, Purple Rain (1984), was recorded with his new backing band the Revolution, and was also the soundtrack to the film of the same name in which he starred. Purple Rain garnered continued success for Prince and was a major commercial achievement, spending six consecutive months atop the Billboard 200 chart.
"Delirious" (single edit; performed by Prince and The Revolution) 1999 (1982) 2:39: 7. "Little Red Corvette" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) 1999 (1982) 4:56: 8. "I Would Die 4 U" (single version; performed by Prince and The Revolution) Purple Rain (1984) 2:56: 9. "Raspberry Beret" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) Around the ...
“Purple Rain” was “my albatross — it’ll be hanging around my neck as long as I’m making music,” Prince ... Purple Rain” so long that the three songs’ combined time is more than ...
"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.
The site, possibly acknowledging early reviews that the music hearkens back to his Purple Rain days (and the fact that 2009 marked its 25th anniversary), featured a thrown-down television set on a cliff with a frame from the movie. The site had three songs for listening: "Crimson and Clover", "Here Eye Come", and "(There'll Never B) Another ...
So, Stevie Wonder may have had the best five-album run in modern music history, but dammit, if one of his The post Top 5: Prince’s purple reign begins with these 5 albums appeared first on TheGrio.