Purple Rain anniversary: Prince's 1984 album released

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Prince released his sixth studio album Purple Rain on June 25, 1984, issuing it as the soundtrack to his film Purple Rain. The album became Prince's first U.S. No.1, topping the Billboard 200 for 24 consecutive weeks and spawning the chart-topping singles "When Doves Cry" and "Let’s Go Crazy." The Purple Rain soundtrack has sold roughly 25 million copies worldwide, won an Academy Award and multiple Grammy Awards, and received a 2017 deluxe expanded reissue with previously unreleased tracks.

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I have absolutely no idea what this book is about and don’t really care. As soon as I learned of its existence, I had to order it at once for my “Purple Library” purely based on its glorious title and cover. @americanwritersmuseum.org #BookSky #Prince #Prince4Ever 💜🎶🕊️☔️

“None Of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive” A Novel by Carolyn Prusa (purple book cover)

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Jimusic

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Prince released his sixth album “Purple Rain” on this day in 1984. It would become his first number one album, a position it would hold for 24 consecutive weeks. Thoughts? Favourite tracks? #Prince

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Donati6

Let's Go Crazy Take Me With U The Beautiful Ones Baby, I'm a Star Computer Blue Darling Nikki I Would Die 4 U Basically, all of them

Mister Brown5

Having the number one album, single, and movie simultaneously is a testament to how driven and talented Prince was. Just ridiculous.

topgun161616.bsky.social5

Title track and Let’s Go Crazy are my favs. This guy was a genius IMHO. Played a mean guitar,good drummer and had incredible energy.

MoozeJedi💙4

Great album- fave song is The Beautiful Ones!!

phoenixrising4

... and then that fabulous movie came out a month later. Every song. Perfection. I saw his very first show in Chicago in a rather small venue and was blown the fck away.

dwrusso.bsky.social4

"Take Me With U" is my favorite but altogether a great album.

christyabbuhl.bsky.social3

The whole album is amazing. It’s hard to pick a favorite track. ❤️

Cathe Simpson2

Loved listening to this one my cassette tape!

Christina Joy2

Best album ever, defo in my top ten 😍😍

John G. Styles2

'Purple Rain' and 'When Doves Cry'

Summer2

Prince is a music icon. Not only did he create many hit songs, writing, singing, and mastering numerous instruments, but also wrote several songs sung by others. He was immensely talented and “Purple Rain” showcased this. All the songs are outstanding, so it’s impossible to pick a favorite! 💜

💫Alex “The Rage” Page🖖🏽2

When Doves Cry is my jam

Pedro Jimenez2

Top contender for greatest soundtrack ever. Every song rules. The Beautiful Ones, might be my favorite song here.

Mr Natural

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Prince and the Revolution released Purple Rain #OTD 1984 on Warner Bros. Records.

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NewWaveAndPunk

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Released on this day in 1984: Purple Rain (album) #PrinceAndTheRevolution youtu.be/aXJhDltzYVQ?...

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Schlockluster Video

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On June 24, 1997, Purple Rain was released on DVD by Warner Home Video. Here’s some Prince art!

Pen drawing of Prince wearing a high collared shirt and glancing toward the viewer drawn on a torn-out book page.

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42 years ago today: Prince released his sixth studio album titled 'Purple Rain' #MusicSky @stevomusicman.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @strangenewwave.bsky.social @bits-o-glass.bsky.social

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European snob

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Purple rain, purple rain / I only want to see you / Eating tons of beets again

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Glam-Slam-Escape

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June 23rd 2017 the Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition is released (alongside other configurations) including 11 previously unreleased tracks from 1983-84 for more on the release and its variants scroll to the 2day section of our website www.glamslamescape.com #Prince #Prince4Ever #PrinceLegacy

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Chris Steller

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#OTD in 2017, "Father's Song," credited to John L. Nelson, was released on "From The Vault & Previously Unreleased," a disc in Prince's posthumous "Purple Rain" deluxe re-release. In the film Prince storms into the house to find his father, who is playing it on piano. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-C7...

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Purrsist

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Happy Thursday Foxy! Never got to the end of a bomb pop before it plummeted to the sidewalk. But all good anyway! I’ll be dancing to Purple Rain in the kitchen.

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The Vinyl Arrears

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#OnThisDay 1984 Purple Rain by Prince released The album preceded the movie of the same name by a month It was Prince’s 6th album (and his 1st No1 album in the USA) The name Purple Rain comes from lyrics of Ventura Highway by America

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Jackie Ohhhhhh

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Prince - Purple Rain (or any Prince concert TBH) Madonna - Blonde Ambition tour or the Celebration tour

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neverenoughguitar.bsky.social

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‘We Can F**k’ is bold even 4 His Royal Badness, #Prince 💜 but never made the PMRC's #FilthyFifteen list as it wasn’t released until this day in 2017 on the SDE of #PurpleRain It is explored at length in ‘Prince’s Filthy 15’ 🔞 on Amazon @ US: amzn.to/4maiWsY UK/EU: amzn.to/46c73N7

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Summer

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autumn Lavande

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little cover to celebrate the anniversary of purple rain youtu.be/OOu3DxbEB8Y

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