Difference between revisions of "Purple Rain"
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|previous song = [[Purple Music]] | |previous song = [[Purple Music]] | ||
|next song = [[Push]] | |next song = [[Push]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Purple Rain''' is the ninth and final track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Purple Rain''' is the ninth and final track on [[Prince]]’s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. Three months after the album’s release, [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] was released as the album’s third single, available worldwide. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. |
In 1993, the track was included as the 18th and final track on the compilation album [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]] (also included as the second disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). | In 1993, the track was included as the 18th and final track on the compilation album [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]] (also included as the second disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
− | [[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 | + | [[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. | 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. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_27|27 November 1983]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_27|27 November 1983]] | ||
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = Basic tracking 'Lisa and | + | |additional info = Basic tracking 'Lisa and Wendy’s [[Film: Purple Rain|Movie]] Mix' |
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_7|7 February 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_7|7 February 1984]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]] Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
− | |additional info = Overdubs on 'Lisa and | + | |additional info = Overdubs on 'Lisa and Wendy’s [[Film: Purple Rain|Movie]] Mix' |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Purple Rain 'Lisa and | + | |1= '''Purple Rain 'Lisa and Wendy’s [[Film: Purple Rain|Movie]] Mix' ''' |
|2= | |2= | ||
|3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie | |3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= [[ | + | |1= [[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]] |
|2= 4 :24 | |2= 4 :24 | ||
|3= [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album | |3= [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album | ||
− | [[Single: | + | [[Single: Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got|Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]] single |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= Instrumental interpolation heard during a break | |5= Instrumental interpolation heard during a break | ||
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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 2006|15 February 2006 2006 BRIT Awards, Earls Court, London, England]]; part of medley containing [[Te Amo Corazon|Te Amo Corazón]] / [[Fury]] / [[Purple Rain]] / [[ | + | |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= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream<br> | |3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream<br> | ||
|4= Live medley | |4= Live medley | ||
− | |5= [[04_February 2007|4 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA]]; medley of We Will Rock You / [[ | + | |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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|performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]] | ||
* [[Parade Tour]] | * [[Parade Tour]] | ||
− | * [[Sign | + | * [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] |
* [[Lovesexy Tour]] | * [[Lovesexy Tour]] | ||
* [[Nude Tour]] | * [[Nude Tour]] |
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