Talk:Purple Rain (album)

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Take Me With You origin

On the documentary 'Purple Rain: Backstage Pass' the filmmakers explain how this song was written specifically as a score to the motorcycle riding scene. How then could it have been planned for Apollonia's album? Anyone know?202.82.171.186 (talk) 05:13, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

writing credits

In the "Purple Rain: Backstage Pass" documentary Wendy and Lisa state they helped to write the song "Purple Rain". Should this be added instead of just 'Prince Wrote all the songs on the album'?202.82.171.186 (talk) 05:12, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Track listing as it appears on the album

This is the way the track listing is displayed on the album

LET’S GO CRAZY
take me with u
The Beautiful Ones
COMPUTER BLUE
dARLING nIKKI
When Doves Cry
I Would Die 4 U
BABY I’M A STAR
Purple Rain

--Sk'py Skwrrrl 21:54, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

preperatory research: Purple Rain

It should probably be noted that the name purple rain comes from a flavor of mad dog. I found this out on the disambiguation page for the character string, symbolic expression or list "purple rain". That would go nicely in the miscellania. Hope noone here thinks prince wouldn't make a song, movie and album with a flavor of md20/20 as its "inspiration". If you think that you don't know the Prince I think I know. He's pretty lowq down and dirty!

No, it probably shouldn't be noted for the simple fact that it's speculation. --John T. Folden 16:36, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There is a reference to a documentary(?) Prince had seen where a woman who had had a near-death experience claimed to have seen purple rain in the afterlife/world.202.82.171.186 (talk) 06:05, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Purple Rain was the first Prince album recorded with and credited to his backing group the Revolution

This is not true at all. All Prince fans know that The Revolution were credited on the "1999" album. Simply take a look at the "1999" album cover and you will see "and The Revolution" right on the cover (spelled backwards). The Revolution were also already touring and playing with Prince from the "Dirty Mind" album onwards (Dirty Mind, Controversy, 1999, Purple Rain, Around The World In A Day, and Parade". -- 96.224.247.76 03:20, 2 August 2007 (UTC)AR[reply]

Yes, it *IS* true. The words may have been part of the artwork on 1999 (and backwards at that) but it was NOT part of the official album credits. The only official albums credited as including the Revolution are Purple Rain, Around The World In A Day and Parade. All Prince fans should know this. :-p --John T. Folden 07:45, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Being a Prince fan doesn't prequalify one to write articles about him. There's way too much fanboyism on Wiki and far too little diligent research and writing. 202.82.171.186 (talk) 06:08, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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