Warner Bros. publish Prince’s sixth album : ‘Purple Rain’ recorded with The Revolution and featuring ‘When Doves Cry’ and ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ next to the title track (1984)
‘Purple Rain’ by Prince & The Revolution is the sixth studio album (and the soundtrack to the eponymous movie) released on June 25, 1984 by Warner Bros.
Track Listing : 1.Let’S Go Crazy (Prince) – 04:39 . 2.Take Me With U (Prince) – 03:54 . 3.The Beautiful Ones (Prince) – 05:13 . 4.Computer Blue (Prince) – 03:59 . 5.Darling Nikki (Prince) – 04:14 . 6.When Doves Cry (Prince) – 05:54 . 7.I Would Die 4 U (Prince) – 02:49 . 8.Baby I’M A Star (Prince) – 04:24 . 9.Purple Rain (Prince) – 08:41
Musicians : Prince – Lead And Rhythm Guitars, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Drums, Drum Programming, Lead And Background Vocals . Brown Mark – Bass Guitar, Vocals . Lisa Coleman – Keyboards, Piano, Sitar, Vocals . Wendy Melvoin – Rhythm Guitars, Vocals . Dr. Fink – Keyboards, Organ, Vocals . Bobby Z. – Drums, Percussion . Apollonia Kotero – Vocals On (2) . David Coleman – Cello On (2 – 8 – 9) . Suzie Katayama – Cello On (2 – 8 – 9) . Novi Novog – Violin, Viola On (2 – 8 – 9)
Production : Produced By Prince And The Revolution . David Leonard – Engineer . Susan Rogers – Engineer . Peggy Mccreary – Engineer . David Z. – Engineer . Bernie Grundman – Mastering
Package : Laura Lipuma – Design . Ed Thrasher And Associates – Photography . Ron Slenzak – Photography . Larry Williams – Additional Photography . Doug Henders – Painting
Recorded August 1983 – March 1984 At First Avenue (Minneapolis, Minnesota), The Warehouse (St. Louis Park, Minnesota), Record Plant (Los Angeles, California), Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California).
Released On June 25, 1984 By Warner Bros.
(Source Prince – Purple Rain | Purple Rain | prince.org)
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