Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Purple_Rain_(album)Purple Rain (album) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Purple_Rain_(album)

   • Cached

   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.

   • Purple Rain

     " Purple Rain " is a song by the American musician Prince...

   • Film

     Purple Rain is a 1984 American romantic rock musical drama...

   • Brown Mark

     Brown joined Prince's band in 1981 for the Controversy album...

   • Around The World in a Day

     Around the World in a Day is the seventh studio album by...

   • Computer Blue

     "Computer Blue" is a song by Prince and The Revolution....

   • Baby I'm a Star

     "Baby I'm a Star" is a song written and recorded by American...

   • The Beautiful Ones

     "The Beautiful Ones" is the third track on Prince and the...

2. www.loudersound.com › features › a-new-revolutionPurple Rain by Prince: The epic story of how it was made - Louder

   www.loudersound.com › features › a-new-revolution

   • Cached

   Apr 21, 2023 · By Bill DeMain. ( Classic Rock ) last updated 21 April 2023. How Prince learned to play nice with others, how he learned to rock to rock, and how he made Purple Rain, his world-beating sixth album. (Image credit: Ron Wolfson) It’s August 3, 1983 and history is about to be made, in the shape of Prince 's career-defining sixth album, Purple Rain.

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

3. Videos

   • 

     7:58

     youtube.com

     Prince - Purple Rain (Official Video)

     Apr 22, 2016

     250.7M Views

   • 

     43:49

     youtube.com

     Prince - Purple Rain (2015 Paisley Park Remaster) [Full Album]

     Jun 25, 2020

     2M Views

   • 

     16:37

     youtube.com

     Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain (Live in Syracuse, March 30, 1985)

     May 22, 2020

     61.8M Views

   View all

4. www.thisisdig.com › feature › purple-rain-princePurple Rain: The Story Behind Prince’s Career-Defining Song

   www.thisisdig.com › feature › purple-rain-prince

   • Cached

   Jun 25, 2022 · An integral part of the film it lent its name to, Purple Rain not only defined everything about Prince – from his musicianship to his life-long quest to reach a higher plane through music – it ensured his place among the best 80s musicians while standing as a timeless song that speaks to all generations and all types of music fan.

5. www.npr.org › 2014/12/06 › 368508262All Possibilities: The 'Purple Rain' Story : NPR

   www.npr.org › 2014/12/06 › 368508262

   Dec 6, 2014 · Paul Natkin/Getty Images. Here's a recipe for disaster: a low-budget movie with a cast that's never acted before, a first-time director, and a star who refuses to do publicity. That's the story of...

6. People also ask

   Was Purple Rain a Prince album?

   • Purple Rain was not an album by Prince. It was an album by Prince and The Revolution. And he made a very clear distinction that he was gonna bring the band forward, put himself at the center of that. But the fact is, this is a guy who writes and sings and produces and, you know, is capable of doing everything himself.

   All Possibilities: The 'Purple Rain' Story : NPR

   www.npr.org/2014/12/06/368508262/all-possibilities-the-purple-rain-story

   See all results for this question

   Did Prince write 'and the Revolution' on Purple Rain?

   • While Prince's previous albums were primarily solo recordings by Prince, Purple Rain contained the credits "produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince and the Revolution ", though he had teased the name two years earlier on 1999, writing "and the Revolution" backwards on the album cover.

   Purple Rain (album) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Rain_(album)

   See all results for this question

   Did prince cut Purple Rain?

   • Removing a verse about money and excising a second guitar solo, Prince trimmed Purple Rain by a couple of minutes, enhancing the song’s enigmatic allure in the process; with Lisa Coleman’s guiding hand, he also added a small string section, courtesy of Los Angeles session musicians Novi Novog and Suzie Katayama, plus Coleman’s late brother, David.

   Purple Rain: The Story Behind Prince’s Career-Defining Song

   www.thisisdig.com/feature/purple-rain-prince-song-story/

   See all results for this question

   What did Prince say about balancing roles in Purple Rain?

   • In 1985, still in the heat of Purple Rain ’s glow, Prince reflected on balancing roles as a band leader and bandmate. “I strive for perfection, and I’m a little bull-headed in my ways,” he said. “Then sometimes everybody in the band comes over, and we have very long talks. They’re few and far between, and I do a lot of the talking.

   Purple Rain by Prince: The epic story of how it was made - Louder

   www.loudersound.com/features/a-new-revolution-the-making-of-purple-rain-prince

   See all results for this question

7. discography.prince.com › albums › purple-rainPrince Studio Albums - Purple Rain - 1984

   discography.prince.com › albums › purple-rain

   • Cached

   Purple Rain. Warner Bros. Records / Controversy Music, 1984. 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.