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|album name            = Prince And The Revolution: Live
|album name            = Prince And The Revolution: Live
|album image            = [[Image:Live.jpg|200px|border]]
|album image            = [[Image:Live.jpg|200px|border]]
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 2020]]  
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 2020]]<br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 2022]] (remastered version)
|length                = 115:29
|length                = 115:29
|label                  = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Records] / [[NPG Records]]
|label                  = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Records] / [[NPG Records]] (2020 digital release)
[[NPG Records]] / [[The Prince Estate]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Legacy Recordings] (2022 remastered release)
|studios                = Live recording from [[Carrier Dome]], Syracuse, NY, USA
|studios                = Live recording from [[Carrier Dome]], Syracuse, NY, USA
|previous year          = 2019
|previous year          = 2019
|previous image        = Image: 1999 Deluxe.jpg
|previous image        = Image: 1999 Deluxe.jpg
|previous album        = Album: 1999 Deluxe
|previous album        = Album: 1999 Deluxe
|previous album link    = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']]
|previous album link    = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|next year              = 2020
|next year              = 2020
|next image            = Image: sottDeluxe.jpg
|next image            = Image: sottDeluxe.jpg
|next album            = Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe
|next album            = Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe
|next album link        = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]
|next album link        = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|introduction          = '''Prince And The Revolution: Live''' is a digital live album of remastered audio from the [[Purple Rain Tour]] [[30 March 1985|concert in Syracuse]], on [[30 March 1985]].  
|introduction          = '''Prince And The Revolution: Live''' is a digital live album of remastered audio from the [[Purple Rain Tour]] [[30 March 1985|concert in Syracuse]], on [[30 March 1985]].  


This release is not counted as a posthumous album as it was an accompanying piece to an event and that no particular work was done on this recording (sequencing, editing, overdubs ...) which was already widely available in other forms before. The full show had been broadcast live (or semi-live) worldwide and later released on home video (initially as [[Home_Video:_Double_Live|Double Live]] with the same artwork, before receiving a DVD release as part of the 2017 [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] set). This album is referenced here for the sake of completeness.
This release is not counted as a posthumous album as it was an accompanying piece to an event and that no particular work was done on this recording (sequencing, editing, overdubs ...) which was already widely available in other forms before. The full show had been broadcast live (or semi-live) worldwide and later released on home video (initially as [[Home_Video:_Double_Live|Double Live]] with the same artwork, before receiving a DVD release as part of the 2017 [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe (Expanded) Edition'']] set). This album is referenced here for the sake of completeness.


'''Prince And The Revolution: Live''' was available to purchase and stream on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 2020]] (six months after the previous posthumous release, [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']]), and was released to coincide with a four-day video stream of the full show on YouTube to raise funds for COVID-19 relief efforts. The press release for the stream stated:
'''Prince And The Revolution: Live''' was available to purchase and stream on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 2020]] (six months after the previous posthumous release, [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]), and was released to coincide with a four-day video stream of the full show on YouTube to raise funds for COVID-19 relief efforts. The press release for the stream stated:


:"''In collaboration with YouTube and Google, the streaming event will run in support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization (powered by UN Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation). Any viewer donations will include a matching component from Google (Google.org will match $2 for every $1, up to $5 million).''"
:"''In collaboration with YouTube and Google, the streaming event will run in support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization (powered by UN Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation). Any viewer donations will include a matching component from Google (Google.org will match $2 for every $1, up to $5 million).''"


Despite the album title and the live recording, the album itself was not officially released as a "[[Prince and the Revolution]]" album, and is listed on streaming and download sites as a "[[Prince]]" album titled "'''Prince And The Revolution: Live'''".
Despite the album title and the live recording, the album itself was not officially released as a "[[Prince and the Revolution]]" album, and is listed on streaming and download sites as a "[[Prince]]" album titled "'''Prince And The Revolution: Live'''".
<b>2022 Re-release</b>
The album was pulled from platforms when a physical release was announced and available to pre-order on 30 March 2022. The audio of this release has been remixed from the original 2" master reels, and the film (already released on [[Home_Video:_Double_Live|Home Video format]] in 1985 and on the DVD included on [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] in 2017) has been digitally enhanced onto Blu-ray video.
The more elaborate edition of this re-release was available for purchase only from the [https://store.prince.com/product/5QLPPR077/prince-and-the-revolution-live-collectors-edition-box-set-3lp-2cd-bluray?cp=null official Prince Store] and at [[Venue: Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park Studios]] during the 2022 ''[[Prince]] Celebration''. This ''Collector’s Edition Box Set'' contains 3 LP, 2 CD, the Blu-ray, a 44-page book with detailed liner notes, a poster and a digital audio download card (which oddly leads to the 2020 audio version of the album).


<b>Promotion</b>
<b>Promotion</b>


The YouTube stream of the show’s video received wide press attention, with the audio album mentioned briefly in places. No separate promotion has been done for the album.
The YouTube stream of the show’s video received wide press attention in 2020, with the audio album mentioned briefly in places. No separate promotion has been done for the album. The album reached position 19 on the American iTunes Chart.
 
For the 2022 reissue, [[The Prince Estate]] and [http://www.thecurrent.org/ The Current] radio-station produced an two-part podcast series, presented by Minneapolis Music journalist Andrea Swensson titled “The Story of Prince And The Revolution: Live”. In this audio-documentary [[Wendy Melvoin]], [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Brownmark]], [[Matt Fink|Dr. Fink]], [[Bobby Z.]], [[Eric Leeds]] and manager [[Bob Cavallo]], share stories about the ''Purple Rain'' era (album, film and tour) and the Syracuse show in particular. The live concert film was broadcast on some TV-channels around the time of re-release and available for digital purchase and rental starting 7 June 2022 and broadcast.
 
This re-release debuted at position 22 on The Billboard 200 and 11 on The Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums.
 
|tracklisting          = <small>The compact disc version (+ Blu-ray) is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Legacy Recordings] (in 2022) of the original digital audio release (2020).</small>
*Disc 1:
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (6:03)
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (2:51)
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (5:51)
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (3:38)
# <b>[[Take Me With U]]</b> (4:56)
# <b>[[Purple_Rain_Tour_Interlude|Yankee Doodle Dandy]]</b> (6:46) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (2:00) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Irresistible Bitch]]</b> (1:52)
# <b>[[Possessed]]</b> (4:24)
# <b>[[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]]</b> (5:01)
# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (4:26)
# <b>[[International Lover]]</b> (1:55)
# <b>[[God]]</b> (7:43)
# <b>[[Computer Blue]]</b> (4:27) <sup>3</sup>
 
*Disc 2:
# <b>[[Darling Nikki]]</b> (5:02)<small> (contains [[I'm So Confused]] - unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[The Beautiful Ones]]</b> (5:16)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (9:28)
# <b>[[I Would Die 4 U]]</b> (3:26)
# <b>[[Baby I’m A Star]]</b> (11:33)
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (19:25)
 
 
*'''Blu-ray''':
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (6:03)
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (2:51)
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (5:51)
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (3:38)
# <b>[[Take Me With U]]</b> (4:56)
# <b>[[Purple_Rain_Tour_Interlude|Yankee Doodle Dandy]]</b> (6:46) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (2:00) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Irresistible Bitch]]</b> (1:52)
# <b>[[Possessed]]</b> (4:24)
# <b>[[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]]</b> (5:01)
# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (4:26)
# <b>[[International Lover]]</b> (1:555)
# <b>[[God]]</b> (7:43)
# <b>[[Computer Blue]]</b> (4:27) <sup>3</sup>
# <b>[[Darling Nikki]]</b> (5:02)<small> (contains [[I'm So Confused]] - unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[The Beautiful Ones]]</b> (5:16)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (9:28)
# <b>[[I Would Die 4 U]]</b> (3:26)
# <b>[[Baby I’m A Star]]</b> (11:33)
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (19:24)
 
<br>
<small>
References:<br>
US: B09P5QPP1L<br>
</small>
<br>
<big><div style="color:#ab3e00">3 LP Vinyl Box</div></big><br>
<small>The 3 LP Vinyl Box is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Legacy Recordings] (in 2022) of the original digital audio release (2020).</small>
*Side 1:
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (6:03)
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (2:51)
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (5:51)
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (3:38)
# <b>[[Take Me With U]]</b> (4:56)
 
*Side 2:
# <b>[[Purple_Rain_Tour_Interlude|Yankee Doodle Dandy]]</b> (3:52) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (2:00) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Irresistible Bitch]]</b> (1:52)
# <b>[[Possessed]]</b> (4:24)
# <b>[[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]]</b> (5:01)
 
*Side 3:
# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (4:26)
# <b>[[International Lover]]</b> (1:55)
# <b>[[God]]</b> (7:43)
# <b>[[Computer Blue]]</b> (4:27) <sup>3</sup>
 
*Side 4:
# <b>[[Darling Nikki]]</b> (5:02)<small> (contains [[I'm So Confused]] - unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[The Beautiful Ones]]</b> (5:16)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (9:28)


<b>Charts</b>
*Side 5:
# <b>[[I Would Die 4 U]]</b> (3:26)
# <b>[[Baby I’m A Star]]</b> (11:33)


The album reached position 19 on the American iTunes Chart.
*Side 6:
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (19:25)


<br>
<small>
References:<br>
US: B09P5RS352<br>
</small>
<br>
<big><div style="color:#ab3e00">Collector’s Edition Box Set (3LP + 2CD + Blu-ray)</div></big><br>
<small>The Collector’s Edition Box Set is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Legacy Recordings] (in 2022) of the original digital audio release (2020). Available for purchase only from the [https://store.prince.com/product/5QLPPR077/prince-and-the-revolution-live-collectors-edition-box-set-3lp-2cd-bluray?cp=null official Prince Store]</small>
*CD 1:
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (6:03)
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (2:51)
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (5:51)
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (3:38)
# <b>[[Take Me With U]]</b> (4:56)
# <b>[[Purple_Rain_Tour_Interlude|Yankee Doodle Dandy]]</b> (6:46) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (2:00) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Irresistible Bitch]]</b> (1:52)
# <b>[[Possessed]]</b> (4:24)
# <b>[[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]]</b> (5:01)
# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (4:26)
# <b>[[International Lover]]</b> (1:55)
# <b>[[God]]</b> (7:43)
# <b>[[Computer Blue]]</b> (4:27) <sup>3</sup>


|tracklisting          = <small>This album hasn’t been released on CD format.</small>
*CD 2:
|production             = [[Prince]] - producer and arranger
 
# <b>[[Darling Nikki]]</b> (5:02)<small> (contains [[I'm So Confused]] - unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[The Beautiful Ones]]</b> (5:16)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (9:28)
# <b>[[I Would Die 4 U]]</b> (3:26)
# <b>[[Baby I’m A Star]]</b> (11:33)
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (19:25)
 
 
*LP Side 1:
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (6:03)
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (2:51)
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (5:51)
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (3:38)
# <b>[[Take Me With U]]</b> (4:56)
 
*LP Side 2:
# <b>[[Purple_Rain_Tour_Interlude|Yankee Doodle Dandy]]</b> (3:52) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (2:00) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Irresistible Bitch]]</b> (1:52)
# <b>[[Possessed]]</b> (4:24)
# <b>[[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]]</b> (5:01)
 
*LP Side 3:
# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (4:26)
# <b>[[International Lover]]</b> (1:55)
# <b>[[God]]</b> (7:43)
# <b>[[Computer Blue]]</b> (4:27) <sup>3</sup>
 
*LP Side 4:
# <b>[[Darling Nikki]]</b> (5:02)<small> (contains [[I'm So Confused]] - unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[The Beautiful Ones]]</b> (5:16)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (9:28)
 
*LP Side 5:
# <b>[[I Would Die 4 U]]</b> (3:26)
# <b>[[Baby I’m A Star]]</b> (11:33)
 
*LP Side 6:
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (19:25)
 
*'''Blu-ray''':
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (6:03)
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (2:51)
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (5:51)
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (3:38)
# <b>[[Take Me With U]]</b> (4:56)
# <b>[[Purple_Rain_Tour_Interlude|Yankee Doodle Dandy]]</b> (6:46) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (2:00) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Irresistible Bitch]]</b> (1:52)
# <b>[[Possessed]]</b> (4:24)
# <b>[[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]]</b> (5:01)
# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (4:26)
# <b>[[International Lover]]</b> (1:55)
# <b>[[God]]</b> (7:43)
# <b>[[Computer Blue]]</b> (4:27) <sup>3</sup>
# <b>[[Darling Nikki]]</b> (5:02)<small> (contains [[I'm So Confused]] - unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[The Beautiful Ones]]</b> (5:18)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (9:28)
# <b>[[I Would Die 4 U]]</b> (3:26)
# <b>[[Baby I’m A Star]]</b> (11:33)
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (19:25)
 
<br>
<small>
References:<br>
US: 5QLPPR077<br>
</small>
<br>
 
 
 
 
 
|production       = [[Prince]] - producer and arranger
*[[Steve Fargnoli]] - video producer
*Paul Becher – director
*David Hewitt - audio consultant
*[[David Tickle]] - audio engineer, original audio mixer (1985)
*[[Rob "Cubby" Colby]] - monitor engineer
*Chris James - audio engineer and Dolby Atmos music mixer (2022)
*Tristan Dolce - music mix assistant
*Brad Blackwood - audio mastering
*Henry Santos - scanning
*Greg Filkins - digitizing consultant
*Thomas Galyon - colorist, restoration & preservation
*Nancy Jundi - finishing producer
*Ramy Katrib - restoration executive
*Dylan Chudzynski - motion graphics restoration
*Mathieu Bitton - menu photo montage design (Blu-ray), art direction and design (booklet)
*[[Alan Leeds]] - tour manager
*[[Craig Rice]] - road manager
*[[Paul Chavarria]] - stage manager
*[[Roy Bennett]] - production designer
*Richard Bratcher, Bob Brown, Gary Epstein, Danny Huffman, Randy Huston, Donnie Kretzschmar, Chris Lantz (Showco, Inc) - sound technicians
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Grundman Bernie Grundman] - mastering (A&M Records)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Grundman Bernie Grundman] - mastering (A&M Records)
|thanks                = None.
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - archival production / A&R
<br>
*Michael Howe - archival production / A&R
*[[Trevor Guy]] - archival production / A&R, art direction and design
*Nancy Bundt - [[Purple Rain Tour]] photography (1984-85)
*Andrea Swensson - liner notes
 
|thanks                = '''Special Thanks to:''' Alfred Jackson (in memoriam), John R. Nelson, Norrine P. Nelson, Omarr Baker, Sharon L. Nelson, Tyka, and all Prince fams (and fans) worldwide.
 
*'''Thanks to:''' Richard Alcock, Vic Anesini, Roald Bakker, Paul Becher, [[Roy Bennett]], Gretchen Brennison, [[Brownmark|Mark Brown]], Angelina Capodanno, Sam Casey, [[Bob Cavallo]], Shaun Cohen, [[Lisa Coleman]], John Conroy, Tony Faske, [[Matt Fink]], Franck Harkins, Bill Hilferty, Zack Hochkeppel, [[Eric Leeds]], [[Wendy Melvoin]], President Nelson, [[Craig Rice]], Susan Ricketts, Angelo Schifano, Kelly Sipos, Studio 34, Henry Towns, Duane Tudahl and [[Bobby Z.]].
*'''A Very Special Thanks to:''' [[Sheila E.]] And Her Orchestra
 
''[[Possessed]] is dedicated to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown]''
 
''You have just witnessed [[Prince and the Revolution]]''<br>
''All thanks 2 God'' – [[Prince and the Revolution]]<br>
''May U Live 2 See The Dawn''
 
|credits                =  
|credits                =  
<br>
<br>
|* comment              = <small>
|* comment              = <small>
|other format            = Digital
|other format            = Digital
|content                =  
|content                = <small>The album was initially released in digital format in conjuction with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Records] in 2020. This version was pulled from platforms in March 2022.</small>
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (6:02)
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (6:02)
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (2:51)
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (2:51)
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# <b>[[Take Me With U]]</b> (4:57)
# <b>[[Take Me With U]]</b> (4:57)
# <b>[[Purple_Rain_Tour_Interlude|Yankee Doodle Dandy]]</b> (3:52) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Purple_Rain_Tour_Interlude|Yankee Doodle Dandy]]</b> (3:52) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (4:51)
# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (4:51) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Irresistible Bitch]]</b> (1:56)
# <b>[[Irresistible Bitch]]</b> (1:56)
# <b>[[Possessed]]</b> (4:24)
# <b>[[Possessed]]</b> (4:24)
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# <b>[[International Lover]]</b> (2:01)
# <b>[[International Lover]]</b> (2:01)
# <b>[[God]]</b> (7:46)
# <b>[[God]]</b> (7:46)
# <b>[[Computer Blue]]</b> (4:14) <sup>2</sup>  
# <b>[[Computer Blue]]</b> (4:14) <sup>3</sup>  
# <b>[[Darling Nikki]]</b> (3:30)
# <b>[[Darling Nikki]]</b> (3:30) <small> (contains [[I'm So Confused]] - unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[The Beautiful Ones]]</b> (6:50)
# <b>[[The Beautiful Ones]]</b> (6:50)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (9:29)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (9:29)
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# <b>[[Baby I’m A Star]]</b> (10:56)
# <b>[[Baby I’m A Star]]</b> (10:56)
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (19:25)
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (19:25)
<big><div style="color:#ab3e00">Digital 2022 re-release</div></big><br>
<small>The digital 2022 version is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Legacy Recordings] of the original digital audio release (2020). </small>
# <b>[[Let’s Go Crazy]]</b> (6:03)
# <b>[[Delirious]]</b> (2:51)
# <b>[[1999]]</b> (5:51)
# <b>[[Little Red Corvette]]</b> (3:38)
# <b>[[Take Me With U]]</b> (4:56)
# <b>[[Purple_Rain_Tour_Interlude|Yankee Doodle Dandy]]</b> (6:46) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Do Me, Baby]]</b> (2:00) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Irresistible Bitch]]</b> (1:52)
# <b>[[Possessed]]</b> (4:24)
# <b>[[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]]</b> (5:01)
# <b>[[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]</b> (4:26)
# <b>[[International Lover]]</b> (1:55)
# <b>[[God]]</b> (7:43)
# <b>[[Computer Blue]]</b> (4:27) <sup>3</sup>
# <b>[[Darling Nikki]]</b> (5:02)<small> (contains [[I'm So Confused]] - unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[The Beautiful Ones]]</b> (5:16)
# <b>[[When Doves Cry]]</b> (9:28)
# <b>[[I Would Die 4 U]]</b> (3:26)
# <b>[[Baby I’m A Star]]</b> (11:33)
# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (19:25)
|credits                = All songs written by [[Prince]] except where noted.<br>
|credits                = All songs written by [[Prince]] except where noted.<br>
<sup>1</sup> traditional, standard, ca. 1775<br>
<sup>1</sup> traditional, standard, ca. 1775<br>
<sup>2</sup> Written by [[John L. Nelson]], [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Prince]]
<sup>2</sup> Written by [[André Cymone]] (music) & [[Prince]] (lyrics) (uncredited)<br>
<sup>3</sup> Written by [[John L. Nelson]], [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Prince]]


<!-------PERSONNEL ------->
<!-------PERSONNEL ------->
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*[[Susan Moonsie]] - tambourine
*[[Susan Moonsie]] - tambourine
*[[Brenda Bennett]] - tambourine and background vocals
*[[Brenda Bennett]] - tambourine and background vocals
*[[Jerome Benton]] - dance
*[[Greg Brooks]] - dance
*[[Wally Safford]] - dance
*Little Dominic - dance
|singles                =  
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Latest revision as of 18:48, 19 August 2022

2019: 1999 Super Deluxe Edition ◄ All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums ► 2020: Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
Prince And The Revolution: Live

Album details

Released: 15 May 2020

3 June 2022 (remastered version)

Length: 115:29
Label(s): Warner Records / NPG Records (2020 digital release)

NPG Records / The Prince Estate / Legacy Recordings (2022 remastered release)

Studio(s): Live recording from Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
iTunes
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
2020 release
USA: 15 May 2020 25 6 (days)
Canada: 15 May 2020 90 2 (days)
UK: 17 May 2020 86 2 (days)
Spain: 15 May 2020 5 5 (days)
2022 re-release
USA: 3 Jun. 2022 4 11 (days)
Canada: 3 Jun. 2022 11 8 (days)
UK: 3 Jun. 2022 11 9 (days)
France: 3 Jun. 2022 6 13 (days)
Germany: 3 Jun. 2022 12 12 (days)
Italy: 3 Jun. 2022 23 5 (days)
Australia: 3 Jun. 2022 24 3 (days)
Brazil: 3 Jun. 2022 7 2 (days)
 
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: The Billboard 200 18 Jun. 2022 22 1
USA: Billboard Catalog Album 18 Jun. 2022 2 1
USA: Billboard Top Album Sales 18 Jun. 2022 4 3
USA: Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 18 Jun. 2022 11 1
USA: Billboard R&B Albums 18 Jun. 2022 3 1
USA: Billboard Vinyl Albums 18 Jun. 2022 3 1
USA: Tastemaker Albums 18 Jun. 2022 2 2
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
France: SNEP Top Physical Albums 10 Jun. 2022 10 10
France: SNEP Top Albums 10 Jun. 2022 29 3
U.K: Official Albums Chart Top 100 16 Jun. 2022 21 1
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

None at the time of release, although many of the songs on the album had been released as singles in their studio forms.

See also

Live
(Home video) 		Purple Rain Tour
Prince And The Revolution: Live is a digital live album of remastered audio from the Purple Rain Tour concert in Syracuse, on 30 March 1985.

This release is not counted as a posthumous album as it was an accompanying piece to an event and that no particular work was done on this recording (sequencing, editing, overdubs ...) which was already widely available in other forms before. The full show had been broadcast live (or semi-live) worldwide and later released on home video (initially as Double Live with the same artwork, before receiving a DVD release as part of the 2017 Purple Rain Deluxe (Expanded) Edition set). This album is referenced here for the sake of completeness.

Prince And The Revolution: Live was available to purchase and stream on 15 May 2020 (six months after the previous posthumous release, 1999 Super Deluxe Edition), and was released to coincide with a four-day video stream of the full show on YouTube to raise funds for COVID-19 relief efforts. The press release for the stream stated:

"In collaboration with YouTube and Google, the streaming event will run in support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization (powered by UN Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation). Any viewer donations will include a matching component from Google (Google.org will match $2 for every $1, up to $5 million)."

Despite the album title and the live recording, the album itself was not officially released as a "Prince and the Revolution" album, and is listed on streaming and download sites as a "Prince" album titled "Prince And The Revolution: Live".


2022 Re-release

The album was pulled from platforms when a physical release was announced and available to pre-order on 30 March 2022. The audio of this release has been remixed from the original 2" master reels, and the film (already released on Home Video format in 1985 and on the DVD included on Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition in 2017) has been digitally enhanced onto Blu-ray video.

The more elaborate edition of this re-release was available for purchase only from the official Prince Store and at Paisley Park Studios during the 2022 Prince Celebration. This Collector’s Edition Box Set contains 3 LP, 2 CD, the Blu-ray, a 44-page book with detailed liner notes, a poster and a digital audio download card (which oddly leads to the 2020 audio version of the album).


Promotion

The YouTube stream of the show’s video received wide press attention in 2020, with the audio album mentioned briefly in places. No separate promotion has been done for the album. The album reached position 19 on the American iTunes Chart.

For the 2022 reissue, The Prince Estate and The Current radio-station produced an two-part podcast series, presented by Minneapolis Music journalist Andrea Swensson titled “The Story of Prince And The Revolution: Live”. In this audio-documentary Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Brownmark, Dr. Fink, Bobby Z., Eric Leeds and manager Bob Cavallo, share stories about the Purple Rain era (album, film and tour) and the Syracuse show in particular. The live concert film was broadcast on some TV-channels around the time of re-release and available for digital purchase and rental starting 7 June 2022 and broadcast.

This re-release debuted at position 22 on The Billboard 200 and 11 on The Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums.



Track listing
CD Digital

The compact disc version (+ Blu-ray) is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with Legacy Recordings (in 2022) of the original digital audio release (2020).

  • Disc 1:
  1. Let’s Go Crazy (6:03)
  2. Delirious (2:51)
  3. 1999 (5:51)
  4. Little Red Corvette (3:38)
  5. Take Me With U (4:56)
  6. Yankee Doodle Dandy (6:46) 1
  7. Do Me, Baby (2:00) 2
  8. Irresistible Bitch (1:52)
  9. Possessed (4:24)
  10. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (5:01)
  11. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (4:26)
  12. International Lover (1:55)
  13. God (7:43)
  14. Computer Blue (4:27) 3
  • Disc 2:
  1. Darling Nikki (5:02) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
  2. The Beautiful Ones (5:16)
  3. When Doves Cry (9:28)
  4. I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
  5. Baby I’m A Star (11:33)
  6. Purple Rain (19:25)


  • Blu-ray:
  1. Let’s Go Crazy (6:03)
  2. Delirious (2:51)
  3. 1999 (5:51)
  4. Little Red Corvette (3:38)
  5. Take Me With U (4:56)
  6. Yankee Doodle Dandy (6:46) 1
  7. Do Me, Baby (2:00) 2
  8. Irresistible Bitch (1:52)
  9. Possessed (4:24)
  10. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (5:01)
  11. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (4:26)
  12. International Lover (1:555)
  13. God (7:43)
  14. Computer Blue (4:27) 3
  15. Darling Nikki (5:02) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
  16. The Beautiful Ones (5:16)
  17. When Doves Cry (9:28)
  18. I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
  19. Baby I’m A Star (11:33)
  20. Purple Rain (19:24)


References:
US: B09P5QPP1L

3 LP Vinyl Box

The 3 LP Vinyl Box is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with Legacy Recordings (in 2022) of the original digital audio release (2020).

  • Side 1:
  1. Let’s Go Crazy (6:03)
  2. Delirious (2:51)
  3. 1999 (5:51)
  4. Little Red Corvette (3:38)
  5. Take Me With U (4:56)
  • Side 2:
  1. Yankee Doodle Dandy (3:52) 1
  2. Do Me, Baby (2:00) 2
  3. Irresistible Bitch (1:52)
  4. Possessed (4:24)
  5. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (5:01)
  • Side 3:
  1. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (4:26)
  2. International Lover (1:55)
  3. God (7:43)
  4. Computer Blue (4:27) 3
  • Side 4:
  1. Darling Nikki (5:02) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
  2. The Beautiful Ones (5:16)
  3. When Doves Cry (9:28)
  • Side 5:
  1. I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
  2. Baby I’m A Star (11:33)
  • Side 6:
  1. Purple Rain (19:25)


References:
US: B09P5RS352

Collector’s Edition Box Set (3LP + 2CD + Blu-ray)

The Collector’s Edition Box Set is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with Legacy Recordings (in 2022) of the original digital audio release (2020). Available for purchase only from the official Prince Store

  • CD 1:
  1. Let’s Go Crazy (6:03)
  2. Delirious (2:51)
  3. 1999 (5:51)
  4. Little Red Corvette (3:38)
  5. Take Me With U (4:56)
  6. Yankee Doodle Dandy (6:46) 1
  7. Do Me, Baby (2:00) 2
  8. Irresistible Bitch (1:52)
  9. Possessed (4:24)
  10. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (5:01)
  11. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (4:26)
  12. International Lover (1:55)
  13. God (7:43)
  14. Computer Blue (4:27) 3
  • CD 2:
  1. Darling Nikki (5:02) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
  2. The Beautiful Ones (5:16)
  3. When Doves Cry (9:28)
  4. I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
  5. Baby I’m A Star (11:33)
  6. Purple Rain (19:25)


  • LP Side 1:
  1. Let’s Go Crazy (6:03)
  2. Delirious (2:51)
  3. 1999 (5:51)
  4. Little Red Corvette (3:38)
  5. Take Me With U (4:56)
  • LP Side 2:
  1. Yankee Doodle Dandy (3:52) 1
  2. Do Me, Baby (2:00) 2
  3. Irresistible Bitch (1:52)
  4. Possessed (4:24)
  5. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (5:01)
  • LP Side 3:
  1. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (4:26)
  2. International Lover (1:55)
  3. God (7:43)
  4. Computer Blue (4:27) 3
  • LP Side 4:
  1. Darling Nikki (5:02) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
  2. The Beautiful Ones (5:16)
  3. When Doves Cry (9:28)
  • LP Side 5:
  1. I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
  2. Baby I’m A Star (11:33)
  • LP Side 6:
  1. Purple Rain (19:25)
  • Blu-ray:
  1. Let’s Go Crazy (6:03)
  2. Delirious (2:51)
  3. 1999 (5:51)
  4. Little Red Corvette (3:38)
  5. Take Me With U (4:56)
  6. Yankee Doodle Dandy (6:46) 1
  7. Do Me, Baby (2:00) 2
  8. Irresistible Bitch (1:52)
  9. Possessed (4:24)
  10. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (5:01)
  11. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (4:26)
  12. International Lover (1:55)
  13. God (7:43)
  14. Computer Blue (4:27) 3
  15. Darling Nikki (5:02) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
  16. The Beautiful Ones (5:18)
  17. When Doves Cry (9:28)
  18. I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
  19. Baby I’m A Star (11:33)
  20. Purple Rain (19:25)


References:
US: 5QLPPR077

The album was initially released in digital format in conjuction with Warner Records in 2020. This version was pulled from platforms in March 2022.

  1. Let’s Go Crazy (6:02)
  2. Delirious (2:51)
  3. 1999 (5:51)
  4. Little Red Corvette (3:38)
  5. Take Me With U (4:57)
  6. Yankee Doodle Dandy (3:52) 1
  7. Do Me, Baby (4:51) 2
  8. Irresistible Bitch (1:56)
  9. Possessed (4:24)
  10. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (7:19)
  11. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (2:11)
  12. International Lover (2:01)
  13. God (7:46)
  14. Computer Blue (4:14) 3
  15. Darling Nikki (3:30) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
  16. The Beautiful Ones (6:50)
  17. When Doves Cry (9:29)
  18. I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
  19. Baby I’m A Star (10:56)
  20. Purple Rain (19:25)


Digital 2022 re-release

The digital 2022 version is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with Legacy Recordings of the original digital audio release (2020).

  1. Let’s Go Crazy (6:03)
  2. Delirious (2:51)
  3. 1999 (5:51)
  4. Little Red Corvette (3:38)
  5. Take Me With U (4:56)
  6. Yankee Doodle Dandy (6:46) 1
  7. Do Me, Baby (2:00) 2
  8. Irresistible Bitch (1:52)
  9. Possessed (4:24)
  10. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (5:01)
  11. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (4:26)
  12. International Lover (1:55)
  13. God (7:43)
  14. Computer Blue (4:27) 3
  15. Darling Nikki (5:02) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
  16. The Beautiful Ones (5:16)
  17. When Doves Cry (9:28)
  18. I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
  19. Baby I’m A Star (11:33)
  20. Purple Rain (19:25)

All songs written by Prince except where noted.
1 traditional, standard, ca. 1775
2 Written by André Cymone (music) & Prince (lyrics) (uncredited)
3 Written by John L. Nelson, Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin and Prince



Personnel
Musicians


Production
  • Prince - producer and arranger
  • Steve Fargnoli - video producer
  • Paul Becher – director
  • David Hewitt - audio consultant
  • David Tickle - audio engineer, original audio mixer (1985)
  • Rob "Cubby" Colby - monitor engineer
  • Chris James - audio engineer and Dolby Atmos music mixer (2022)
  • Tristan Dolce - music mix assistant
  • Brad Blackwood - audio mastering
  • Henry Santos - scanning
  • Greg Filkins - digitizing consultant
  • Thomas Galyon - colorist, restoration & preservation
  • Nancy Jundi - finishing producer
  • Ramy Katrib - restoration executive
  • Dylan Chudzynski - motion graphics restoration
  • Mathieu Bitton - menu photo montage design (Blu-ray), art direction and design (booklet)
  • Alan Leeds - tour manager
  • Craig Rice - road manager
  • Paul Chavarria - stage manager
  • Roy Bennett - production designer
  • Richard Bratcher, Bob Brown, Gary Epstein, Danny Huffman, Randy Huston, Donnie Kretzschmar, Chris Lantz (Showco, Inc) - sound technicians
  • Bernie Grundman - mastering (A&M Records)
  • Kirk Johnson - archival production / A&R
  • Michael Howe - archival production / A&R
  • Trevor Guy - archival production / A&R, art direction and design
  • Nancy Bundt - Purple Rain Tour photography (1984-85)
  • Andrea Swensson - liner notes


Thanks
  • Special Thanks to: Alfred Jackson (in memoriam), John R. Nelson, Norrine P. Nelson, Omarr Baker, Sharon L. Nelson, Tyka, and all Prince fams (and fans) worldwide.
  • A Very Special Thanks to: Sheila E. And Her Orchestra

Possessed is dedicated to James Brown

You have just witnessed Prince and the Revolution
All thanks 2 God – Prince and the Revolution
May U Live 2 See The Dawn


Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA Digital n/a

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA Digital n/a
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Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
References
2019
1999 Super Deluxe Edition 		All Albums All Related Artists Albums 2020
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
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