Not gonna lie, Purple Rain carries this album so much, that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy some of the other songs. My favourite part of the album is Prince’s voice, I love how he changes the texture of it to a nasaly, emotionally charged tone, I think it suits the tones of the guitars, strings and synths very well. Some of the things I didn’t like about the album was the super eccentric, super 80s sounding songs like I Would Die For You. I think Prince as an artist works way better on climactic and atmospheric rock tracks.
Purple Rain
Album by Prince and The Revolution
Tracklist
- 1Let’s Go Crazy4:393.8 ★
- 2Take Me With UPrince3:543.3 ★
- 3The Beautiful OnesPrince5:133.5 ★
- 4Computer BluePrince3:593.6 ★
- 5Darling NikkiPrince4:143.3 ★
- 6When Doves CryPrince5:544.2 ★
- 7I Would Die 4 U2:493.7 ★
- 8Baby I’m a StarPrince4:243.5 ★
- 9Purple Rain8:414.2 ★
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Release credits
- background vocals [2], lead vocals [2]
- drum machine [1, 4, 7-9], electronic drum set [1, 4, 7, 7-8, 8-9, 9], percussion [1, 4, 7-9]
- additional [7-8], background vocals [1, 4, 9], electric bass guitar [1, 4, 7-9]
- cello [2, 8-9], finger cymbals [2]
- recording [1, 9]
- recording [9]
- additional [7-8], background vocals [1, 4, 9], drum machine [7], electric grand piano [9], synthesizer [1, 4, 7-8]
- background vocals [2, 8], lead vocals [2]
- background vocals [1-2, 4, 7-9], lead vocals [2], strings [2, 8, 8-9, 9], synthesizer [1, 4, 7-9]
- electric violin [8], viola [9], violin [2, 8-9]
- acoustic guitar [2], arranger [1-3, 5-6, 8-9], background vocals [1-2], drum machine [2-3, 5-6], drums (drum set) [2-3, 5], electric bass guitar [2-3, 5], electric guitar [1, 3-6, 9], instrument [7-8], lead vocals, percussion [2], performer [9], piano [3], producer [1, 3, 5-6, 9], programming [1], spoken vocals [3], strings [2, 9], synthesizer [2-6, 6, 9], tambourine [2]
- recording [1]
- cello [8-9]
- arranger [9], performer [9], producer [9]
- background vocals [1, 4, 7-9], electric guitar [1, 4, 7-9], strings [8-9]
Issues
P12" Vinyl (Allied pressing)25 June 1984
P25 June 1984
P12" Vinyl (GEMA/Biem)25 June 1984
P12" Vinyl (Jacksonville pressing)25 June 1984
P12" Vinyl (Winchester pressing)25 June 1984
P12" Vinyl25 July 1984
P27 July 1984
P12" Vinyl (RSA pressing)1984
PCD (made in West Germany, printed in U.S.A.)1984
P1984
P1984
P1984
PCassette1984
PCD (clear target CD)1984
PCD (distribution code "France WE 851" on back)1984
PCD (grey/red target, West Germany)1984
PCassette (SR, white, Dolby HX Pro, B NR)1984
P1984
PCassette (RCA Music Club C 160175, Dolby HX PRO, B NR)1984
P1989
P7 August 1995
PCD (made in Germany)1999
PDigital Media14 April 2007- PSHM-CD15 July 2009
P12" Vinyl2009
P12" Vinyl2009
PDigital Media (hi-res audio)21 May 2013- P24 July 2013
PDigital Media (deluxe, expanded edition)23 June 2017
P3x CD, DVD-Video (ultimate collector’s edition)23 June 2017- PDigital Media (deluxe edition)23 June 2017
P3x CD, DVD-Video (expanded edition)23 June 2017
P2x CD (deluxe edition)23 June 2017- P2x CD (deluxe edition)23 June 2017
PDigital Media (deluxe)23 June 2017
PDigital Media (deluxe expanded edition)23 June 2017
PVinyl23 June 2017
P12" Vinyl (picture disc)23 June 2017
P12" Vinyl2020
P12" Vinyl (MPO pressing)12 November 2021
P12" Vinyl (Optimal pressing)12 November 2021
PDigital Media18 May 2024
PDigital Media (Dolby Atmos mix)21 June 2024
PBlu-ray25 April 2025
P12" Vinyl (Because Sound Matters One-Step)3 October 2025- PCD (Cinram Olyphant)
PCD (manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf)
P2x CD (deluxe edition)
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