- electro, electronic, funk, pop
- 37 min
- 9 tracks
- SPIN
Metacritic100
Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by the American musician Prince, featuring his backing band the Revolution. It was released on June 25, 1984, through Warner Bros. Records as the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name.
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Character
Spare, grave, cool and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 100/100
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender4/5 ★
- Chicago Sun-Times4/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- Mojo5/5 ★
- Pitchfork10/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
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Tracks
- 1Let's Go Crazy4:16
- 2Take Me With U2:57
- 3The Beautiful Ones5:01
- 4Computer Blue3:14
- 5Darling Nikki5:19
- 6When Doves Cry4:30
- 7I Would Die 4 U3:24
- 8Baby I'm a Star4:07
- 9Purple Rain4:36
9 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Various Artists
- Label
- SPIN
- Released
- June 12, 2009
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- US
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