'84にリリースされたプリンスの象徴的な作品。
プリンス主演の映画『パープル・レイン』のサウンドトラック。
アカデミー賞の歌曲・編曲賞受賞。グラミー賞の最優秀映画・TV作曲賞受賞。タイトルトラックの「Purple Rain」「When Doves Cry」「Let's Go Crazy」など聴きどころ満載で、プリンスの才能が炸裂。ビルボードチャートのトップに24週も居座り続けた。プリンス＆ザ・レヴォリューション名義として初めてリリースされたこのアルバムは、バンド演奏によって一層音に深みを感じさせる。
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9 TRACKS:
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1)
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Let's Go Crazy
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2)
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Take Me With U
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3)
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The Beautiful Ones
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4)
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Computer Blue
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5)
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Darling Nikki
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6)
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When Doves Cry
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7)
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I Would Die 4 U
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8)
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Baby I'm A Star
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9)
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Purple Rain
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Arranged By - Prince (2, 8, 9)
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Producer, Arranged By, Composed By - Prince (3, 5, 6)
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Percussion - Bobby Z.
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Arranged By - Lisa Coleman (2, 8, 9)
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Conductor - Lisa Coleman (2, 8, 9)
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Keyboards, Vocals - Lisa Coleman
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Producer, Arranged By - Prince And The Revolution
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Recorded By - David Leonard (1 to 4, 6, 7 to 9)
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Recorded By - Peggy Mac
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Keyboards, Vocals - Matt Fink
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Bass, Vocals - Brownmark
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Recorded By - David Rivkin (7 to 9)
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Violin, Viola - Novi Novog (2, 8, 9)
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Cello - David Coleman (2) (2, 8, 9)
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Conductor - Wendy Melvoin (2, 8, 9)
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Guitar, Vocals - Wendy Melvoin
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Cello - Suzie Katayama (2, 8, 9)
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Design - Laura LiPuma
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Photography By [Additional] - Ron Slenzak
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Photography By [Additional] - Larry Williams (9)
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Painting - Doug Handers
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Photography By [Front Cover] - Ed Thrasher & Associates
