Prince - Purple Rain

Limited 180 gram vinyl LP pressing. Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by Prince, the first to feature his backing band The Revolution, and is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. Purple Rain is regularly ranked among the best albums in music history, and is widely regarded as Prince's magnum opus. Time magazine ranked it the 15th greatest album of all time in 1993, and it placed 18th on VH1's Greatest Rock and Roll Albums of All Time countdown. Rolling Stone ranked it the second-best album of the 1980s and 76th on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The first two singles from Purple Rain, "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy", topped the US singles charts, and were hits around the world, while the title track went to number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified thirteen-times platinum (diamond) by the RIAA.

The Kid, a talented but troubled musician, struggles to navigate his career, the relationship with his parents, band, singer-girlfriend and a new rival.

Track List

A1 - Let's Go Crazy - 4:38
A2 - Take Me With U - 3:53
A3 - The Beautiful Ones - 5:13
A4 - Computer Blue - 3:58
A5 - Darling Nikki - 4:15
B1 - When Doves Cry - 5:53
B2 - I Would Die 4 U - 2:49
B3 - Baby I'm A Star - 4:22
B4 - Purple Rain - 8:44

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – NPG Records, Inc.
Copyright © – NPG Records, Inc.
Licensed To – Warner Records Inc.
Published By – Controversy Music
Published By – NPG Music Publishing, LLC.
Published By – Universal Music Works
Recorded At – The Warehouse, St. Louis Park
Recorded At – Sunset Sound
Recorded At – First Avenue
Remastered At – Paisley Park Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Cohearent Audio
Exclusive Retailer – Target (11)
Exclusive Retailer – Prince.com
Pressed By – MPO

Barcodes and other identifiers:

Barcode (Printed): 0 81227 88038 5
Barcode (Scanned): 081227880385
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: GMR
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