Purple Rain (deluxe edition)

~ Release by Prince and The Revolution (see all versions of this release, 47 available)

Annotation

Released either 2019 or 2020

Tracklist

1▶CD: Original Album (2015 Paisley Park Remaster)
2▼CD: From The Vault & Previously Unreleased
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1The Dance Electric
producer:
Prince (on 1984-08-17)
instruments and vocals:
Prince (on 1984-08-17)
arranger:
Prince (on 1984-08-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States (on 1984-08-17)
recording of:
The Dance Electric (on 1984-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Prince
11:30
2Love and Sex
engineer:
Peggy McCreary (in 1984-02) and Susan Rogers (in 1984-02)
producer:
Prince
performer:
Prince (in 1984-02)
arranger:
Prince
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984-02)
recording of:
Love and Sex
lyricist and composer:
Prince
5:01
3Computer Blue (“Hallway Speech” version)
engineer:
Peggy McCreary (in 1983-08)
producer:
Prince
additional guitar:
Wendy Melvoin (in 1983-08)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Lisa Coleman (in 1983-08)
additional vocals:
Lisa Coleman (in 1983-08) and Wendy Melvoin (in 1983-08)
performer:
Prince (in 1983-08)
arranger:
Prince
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983-08)
recording of:
Computer Blue (in 1983-08)
lyricist:
Prince
composer:
Lisa Coleman, Dr. Fink, Wendy Melvoin, John L. Nelson and Prince
12:19
4Electric Intercourse (studio version)
engineer:
Peggy McCreary (in 1983-07)
producer:
Prince
performer:
Prince (in 1983-07)
arranger:
Prince
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983-07)
recording of:
Electric Intercourse (in 1983-07)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Prince
4:57
5Our Destiny / Roadhouse Garden
engineer:
Peggy McCreary and Susan Rogers
producer:
Prince
additional cello:
David Coleman and Suzie Katayama
additional double bass [stand-up bass]:
Annette Atkinson and Tim Barr
additional viola:
Denyse Buffum and Laury Woods
additional violin:
Marcy Dicterow-Vaj and Sid Page
performer:
Prince and The Revolution
arranger:
Prince
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1984-06-07) and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984-09)
recording of:
Our Destiny
lyricist and composer:
Prince
6:25
6Possessed
engineer:
Prince (in 1983-05)
producer:
Prince
performer:
Prince (in 1983-05)
arranger:
Prince
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (in 1983-05)
recording of:
Possessed (in 1983-05)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Prince
dedicated to:
James Brown
7:56
7Wonderful Ass
engineer:
Peggy McCreary (in 1984-09) and Susan Rogers (in 1984-09)
producer:
Prince
additional guitar:
Wendy Melvoin (in 1984-09)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Lisa Coleman (in 1984-09)
additional vocals:
Lisa Coleman (in 1984-09) and Wendy Melvoin (in 1984-09)
performer:
Prince (in 1984-09)
arranger:
Prince
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984-09)
recording of:
Wonderful Ass
lyricist:
Jill Jones and Prince
composer:
Prince
6:24
8Velvet Kitty Cat
engineer:
Peggy McCreary (in 1983-04)
producer:
Prince
performer:
Prince (in 1983-04)
arranger:
Prince
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983-04)
recording of:
Velvet Kitty Cat
lyricist and composer:
Prince
2:43
9Katrina’s Paper Dolls
engineer:
Prince (in 1983-03)
producer:
Prince
performer:
Prince (in 1983-03)
arranger:
Prince
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corp. in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1983-03)
recording of:
Katrina’s Paper Dolls
lyricist and composer:
Prince
3:30
10We Can F**k
engineer:
Peggy McCreary and Susan Rogers
producer:
Prince
additional guitar:
Wendy Melvoin
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Lisa Coleman
additional background vocals:
Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin
performer:
Prince
arranger:
Prince
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-12-31 until 1984-01-02)
recording of:
We Can Funk
writer:
George Clinton and Prince
publisher:
Controversy Music, Exoskeletal Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
10:18
11Father’s Song
engineer:
Peggy McCreary (in 1983-11) and Prince (in 1983-11)
producer:
Prince
performer:
Prince (in 1983-11)
arranger:
Prince
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (from 1983-10-24 until 1983-11-20)
recording of:
Father’s Song (from 1983-10-24 until 1983-11-20)
composer:
John L. Nelson and Prince
5:31

Credits

Release group

mash-ups:The Purple Album by K-12
associated singles/EPs:I Would Die 4 U
Let’s Go Crazy
Purple Rain
Take Me With U
When Doves Cry
covers:Spin Presents: Purplish Rain by Various Artists
live performances:Live
included in:Original Album Series by Prince
part of:Pitchfork: The 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time (number: 2) (order: 2)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (number: 2) (order: 2)
Rolling Stone: The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time (number: 2) (order: 2)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 4) (order: 4)
Fifteen Albums to Play the First Time You Have Sex With a Woman, Assuming You Know Nothing Except Her First Name (number: 4-Heather) (order: 4)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 8) (order: 8)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 8) (order: 8)
Z-Trip’s Top Nine 80s Records (number: Honorable Mention) (order: 16)
Billboard Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (number: 22) (order: 23)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 71) (order: 71)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 72) (order: 72)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 76) (order: 76)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1985) (order: 113)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 139)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 536) (order: 537)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/16245 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Prince/Purple-rain [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6qxm [info]
https://www.laut.de/Prince/Alben/Purple-Rain-35174 [info]
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/45577/Prince-Purple-Rain/ [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/prince_and_the_revolution/purple_rain/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/65084/ [info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087957/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000382324 [info]
Wikidata:Q253004 [info]