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"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.
As encores, the remaining Purple Rain songs closed the concert, "I Would Die 4 U", "Baby I'm a Star" and "Purple Rain". [19] The tour spanned 98 shows, ending in April 1985, [20] and sold 1.7 million tickets. [14] Prince and the Revolution played the final date of the tour, to an audience of 55,000 in Miami's Orange Bowl. Prince ended the show ...
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.
To tell the full story of Purple Rain, the book includes over 200 images including live photography, album-related artwork, posters, ticket stubs, tour passes, press clippings, and fan memorabilia ...
Key sources: Alan Light’s “Let’s Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of ‘Purple Rain,’” Per Nilsen’s “Prince: A Documentary” and Duane Tudahl’s “Prince and the ‘Purple Rain ...
"Gett Off" (performed by Prince and The New Power Generation) Diamonds and Pearls (1991) 4:30: 16. "Cream" (performed by Prince and The New Power Generation) Diamonds and Pearls (1991) 4:13: 17. "Pope" (featuring Mayte) Previously unreleased (1993) 3:28: 18. "Purple Rain" (performed by Prince and The Revolution) Purple Rain (1984) 8:40: Total ...
For 40 years, fans of Prince have been “laughing” and “bathing” in his movie “Purple Rain.” In the semi-autobiographical musical, released on July 27, 1984, Prince played “the Kid ...