Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by American singer, songwriter, producer, and t Prince. It is the first to feature the billing of his band the Revolution, and is the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. The album was released on June 25, 1984, by Warner Bros. In the United States the album debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 the week of July 14, 1984 with approximately . million copies sold.
The "Prince Purple Rain" logotype that was originally commissionned by Warner Bros for the movie was later adapted by graphic designer Jay Vigon for the album cover. Records, was the album cover art director. He also designed the Purple Rain movie poster. The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff (Uptown, 2004).
Prince designed Purple Rain as the project that would make him a superstar, and, surprisingly, that is exactly what happened. Simultaneously more focused and ambitious than any of his previous records, Purple Rain finds Prince consolidating his funk and R&B roots while moving boldly into pop, rock, and heavy metal with nine superbly crafted songs
The Purple Rain Tour was a concert tour by American recording artist Prince and The Revolution following up on the success of his sixth studio album Purple Rain and his 1984 film Purple Rain. According to Spin, the tour sold over . million tickets.
Purple Rain is an album by Prince and The Revolution, the soundtrack to the film of the same name. It was released on June 25, 1984 by Warner Bros. Purple Rain regularly is ranked among the best albums in rock music history. Time magazine in 1993 ranked it the 15th greatest album of all time, and it placed 18th on VH1's The Greatest Rock n Roll Albums of All Time. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it 72nd greatest album of all time and Zounds magazine 18th greatest album of all time. The album was 4th in Plásticos y Decibelios list The Greatest Albums of All Time.
Is Purple Rain the best album by Prince And The Revolution? BestEverAlbums. com brings together thousands of 'greatest ever album' charts and calculates an overall ranking. This album At A Glance. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution (1984) Overall rank: 96th. Accolades: Best album of 1984 (1st). Top 20 albums of the 1980s (13th). Top 100 albums of all time (96th). PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - PURPLE RAIN VINYL LP SINGLE NEW+ Condition: New. Time left: 1h 2m 29s. Ships to: Worldwide.
| 1 | Purple Rain Motion Picture |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Prince | Purple Rain: 20th Anniversary (2xDVD-V) | Warner Home Video | 33533 | USA & Canada | 2004 |
| Β10 Z38 33533, Ν5/Ζ38 33533 | Prince, Πρινς | Prince, Πρινς - Purple Rain: Η 20η Επέτειος (2xDVD-V) | Warner Home Video, Warner Home Video | Β10 Z38 33533, Ν5/Ζ38 33533 | Greece | 2004 |
| 115705 | Prince | Purple Rain: 20th Anniversary (HD DVD) | Warner Home Video | 115705 | USA & Canada | 2004 |
| T-WPC3980 | Prince | Purple Rain: 20th Anniversary (2xDVD-V, NTSC, NTS) | Warner Home Video | T-WPC3980 | Japan | 2008 |
| 115704 | Prince | Purple Rain (Blu-ray) | Warner Bros. Pictures | 115704 | US | 2007 |
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