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|song name = Purple Rain | |song name = Purple Rain | ||
|album image = [[File:Purplerain.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]</small> | |album image = [[File:Purplerain.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]</small> | ||
− | |single image | + | |single image = [[File:Purplerain single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Purple Rain]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]</small> |
|performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1984]] - [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1984]] - [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | ||
− | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br>[[Album: | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: The_Hits_2|The Hits 2]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
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In 2006, the track was included as the eighth track on the first disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | In 2006, the track was included as the eighth track on the first disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | ||
− | + | A brief solo piano rehearsal of the track was released on the 2018 posthumous album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]. | |
− | + | Although it is unclear when a first incarnation of the song was ready, it was first rehearsed and worked on with the band in the summer of 1983 at the [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. | |
− | It was included as the sixth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November | + | [[Prince and the Revolution]] then recorded the song live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (at the same concert where [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Baby I'm A Star]], among others were also recorded). |
+ | |||
+ | This live version was worked on further between mid-August and into September 1983, at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, where the track was edited to omit a verse and a solo, and a new string section was overdubbed over the finale of the track. | ||
+ | |||
+ | It was included as the sixth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], before becoming the eighth and final track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration. It became the ninth and final track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some tracklist changes to the album. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[ | + | |date = Summer 1983 |
− | |studio | + | |studio = [[The Warehouse]],<br>St. Louis Park, MN, USA |
− | |additional info | + | |additional info = writing/rehearsal recording |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[03_August 1983|First Avenue]],<br>Minneapolis, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Live recording | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = August 1983 (estimate) | ||
+ | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Rehearsal recording | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_15|15 August 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_18|18 August 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_13|13 September 1983]] - [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_15|15 September 1983]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] Studio 3 ,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Editing and string overdubs, mix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_27|27 November 1983]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Basic tracking 'Lisa and Wendy's [[Film: Purple Rain|Movie]] Mix' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_7|7 February 1984]] |
− | |studio | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info | + | |additional info = Overdubs on 'Lisa and Wendy's [[Film: Purple Rain|Movie]] Mix' |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Novi Novog]] - violin and viola | *[[Novi Novog]] - violin and viola | ||
*[[Suzie Katayama]] - cello | *[[Suzie Katayama]] - cello | ||
+ | <hr> | ||
+ | *[[David Z.]] - engineer (First Avenue) | ||
+ | *[[David Leonard]] - engineer (First Avenue) | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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[[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] Album<br> | [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] Album<br> | ||
[[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] Single<br> | [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] Single<br> | ||
− | [[Album: | + | [[Album: The_Hits_2|The Hits 2]]<br> |
− | [[Album: | + | [[Album: The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> |
− | [[Album: | + | [[Album: The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br> |
− | [[Album: | + | [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br> | ||
|4= Live with overdubs | |4= Live with overdubs | ||
− | |5= [[03_August | + | |5= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]], Minneapolis, MN, USA |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Purple Rain''' | ||
+ | |2= 8:41 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br> | ||
+ | |4= | ||
+ | |5= Remastered 2015 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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[[Album: The Crown Jewels|The Crown Jewels]] promo<br> | [[Album: The Crown Jewels|The Crown Jewels]] promo<br> | ||
[[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promotional album<br> | [[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promotional album<br> | ||
− | [[Album: | + | [[Album: The_Story So Far...|The Story So Far...]] promotional album<br> |
+ | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] <br> | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
− | |5= | + | |5= a.k.a. '''7" Single Edit''' |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Purple Rain 'Lisa and Wendy's [[Film: Purple Rain|Movie]] Mix' ''' | ||
+ | |2= | ||
+ | |3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie | ||
+ | |4= | ||
+ | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Purple Rain''' | ||
+ | |2= 1:26 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]] | ||
+ | |4= 'Rehearsal' | ||
+ | |5= a.k.a. '''Purple Rain (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)''' | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Purple Rain''' | ||
+ | |2= 19:26 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Purple Rain''' | |1= '''Purple Rain''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 7:05 |
|3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD | |3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD | ||
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
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|2= 18:24 | |2= 18:24 | ||
|3= [[Home Video: Double Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br> | |3= [[Home Video: Double Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[30_March | + | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Purple Rain''' | |1= '''Purple Rain''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 4:08 |
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS<br> | |3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS<br> | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[09_September | + | |5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Purple Rain''' | |1= '''Purple Rain''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 10:37 |
− | |3= [[Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 | + | |3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 the Year 2000]] VHS/DVD<br> |
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[18_December | + | |5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= [[NPG Music Club]] WMA download<br> | |3= [[NPG Music Club]] WMA download<br> | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[15 February | + | |5= [[15 February 2006|15 February 2006 2006 BRIT Awards, Earls Court, London, England]]; part of medley containing [[Te Amo Corazon|Te Amo Corazón]] / [[Fury]] / [[Purple Rain]] / [[Let's Go Crazy]] |
}} | }} | ||
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|3= Live concert radio broadcast<br> | |3= Live concert radio broadcast<br> | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[28 January | + | |5= [[28 January 1985|28 January 1985, American Music Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= Live concert radio broadcast<br> | |3= Live concert radio broadcast<br> | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[22_July | + | |5= [[22_July 1990|22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | |3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[29_July | + | |5= [[29_July 1990|29 July 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast<br> | |3= Delayed concert TV broadcast<br> | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[31_August | + | |5= [[31_August 1990|31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= Live performance TV broadcast<br> | |3= Live performance TV broadcast<br> | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[04_September | + | |5= [[04_September 1991|4 September 1991 (mat.), Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= Live performance TV broadcast<br> | |3= Live performance TV broadcast<br> | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[12 November | + | |5= [[12 November 1996|12 November 1996, Emancipation Freedom Concert, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= [[Love4oneanother.com]] RealAudio stream<br> | |3= [[Love4oneanother.com]] RealAudio stream<br> | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[ | + | |5= [[02 January 1999|2 January 1999, Studio 54 @ MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= Live awards performance TV broadcast<br> | |3= Live awards performance TV broadcast<br> | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[08_February | + | |5= [[08_February 2004|8 February 2004, 46th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California]]; with Beyonce |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream<br> | |3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream<br> | ||
|4= Live medley | |4= Live medley | ||
− | |5= [[04_February | + | |5= [[04_February 2007|4 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA]]; medley of We Will Rock You / [[Let's Go Crazy]] / [[1999]] intro / [[Baby I'm A Star]] / Proud Mary / All Along The Watchtower / Best Of You / [[Purple Rain]] |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|line= | |line= | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
− | |1= '''Purple Rain''' | + | |1= ''' Purple Rain''' |
− | |2= Live | + | |2= Live recording before overdubs |
− | |3= [[03_August | + | |3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]], Minneapolis, MN, USA |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Purple Rain''' | |1= '''Purple Rain''' | ||
|2= Live with overdubs | |2= Live with overdubs | ||
− | |3= [[03_August | + | |3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]], Minneapolis, MN, USA; contains extra verse and string overdubs |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[03_August | + | |first live appearance = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN USA]] <br> |
+ | * [[14_April_2016-2|14 April 2016 (Show 2): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]] | ||
* [[Parade Tour]] | * [[Parade Tour]] | ||
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* [[Live Out Loud Tour]] | * [[Live Out Loud Tour]] | ||
* [[Hit And Run Part II]] | * [[Hit And Run Part II]] | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> |
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = '''Purple Rain''' was ranked second in [http://time.com/4600144/most-googled-songs-2016/ "Top 10 Most 'Googled' Songs of 2016"], published December 2016. |
|see also = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | |see also = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | ||
+ | * [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | ||
* [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] single | * [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] single | ||
* [[Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] video | * [[Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] video | ||
* [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie | * [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie | ||
− | |references = ''[[Book: | + | |references = ''[[Book: The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
+ | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]] | |categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]] | ||
}} | }} |
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