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Purple Rain (album) 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 and the Revolution
- June 25, 1984
- July 1983 – March 1984
- It Pioneered A New Sales Strategy
- It Gave Him Further Grammy Glory
- It Set The Stage For A Trio of Now-Classic Releases
In 2017, more than a third of the year's Billboard 200 chart-toppers benefited from ticket bundles, a release strategy in which a chart-eligible free copy of a new album is given away — when manually redeemed — with each concert sale. This included The Killers' Wonderful, Wonderful, Shania Twain's Now, and Kenny Chesney's Live in No Shoes Nation, t...
Keen to remind everyone of his inimitable talents in time for Musicology's release, Prince graced the GRAMMYs stage just two months beforehand and, with a little help from Beyoncé, brought the house down. The two generational icons kicked off the ceremony with a spellbinding medley which included the former's "Purple Rain," "Let's Go Crazy" and "Ba...
Prince certainly didn't waste the goodwill earned from his surprising commercial renaissance. In 2006, the Purple One achieved another major milestone when 3121 became his first album ever to debut atop the Billboard 200, knocking off the soundtrack from Disney phenomenon High School Musical in the process. Named after the address of the house he w...
Jul 27, 1984 · Purple Rain: Directed by Albert Magnoli. With Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos. A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.
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- Drama, Music, Romance
Purple Rain is the only feature film that Prince starred in but did not direct. A standalone sequel , Graffiti Bridge , was released in 1990. After Prince's death on April 21, 2016, MTV aired the film following a music video marathon.
- $7.2 million
- July 27, 1984
- Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo, Steven Fargnoli
- Prince, Michel Colombier
Sep 17, 2020 · At the time of the release of Purple Rain the album on June 25, 1984, and the film of the same name on July 27, 1984, Prince was hardly a household name.
May 14, 2024 · Co-written and directed by Albert Magnoli, “Purple Rain” was released on July 27, 1984. Loosely inspired by Prince’s own life, the film earned more than $70 million worldwide, earned an...
Dec 9, 2014 · on December 9, 2014 10:32 am. 35. Prince's. Purple Rain turned 30 this year. Both the incredible rock-opera movie and its soundtrack are still every bit as amazing in 2014 as they...
