In honor of the 40th anniversary of the legendary “Purple Rain” soundtrack this week, let’s throw it back to some of my other all-time favorite soundtracks — from “Saturday Night … ...

Prince: The Billboard Cover Story. The “Purple Rain” movie debuted at No. 1, and the album spawned five hit singles, two of which—“When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy”—topped the ...

When “Purple Rain” the album and then the film were released in 1984 the impact could not have been known. At the time, the album was Prince’s fifth and “When Doves Cry” was topping the ...

The “Purple Rain” album’s climb to the top was even faster: Supercharged by the single’s success and the growing buzz around the forthcoming film, it debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 ...

On August 3, 1983, Prince and the Revolution broke off from filming Purple Rain and recording its soundtrack album to play a 45-minute benefit gig for their choreographer, Loyce Holton. They ended ...

Rolling Stone declares ‘Purple Rain’ the greatest soundtrack album of all time. Prince placed three projects in the list of 101 soundtracks while the Coen Brothers helmed two films.

The Purple Assassin of Chanhassen© will issue a new album by year's end, his bandmates in 3rdEyeGirl announced in a new BBC interview. Titled "Hit N Run" – also the name of his series of pop-up ...

Wendy & Lisa Tease The Revolution’s ‘Purple Rain’ 40th Anniversary Show – And When Their Album With Annie Lennox Is Coming. The Revolution will perform at First Avenue, the Minneapolis ...

It's the one Prince used on his 1984 album "Purple Rain." It's up for auction, and it is expected to bring in $25,000. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LET'S GO CRAZY") ...

Purple Rain was the first album to officially include Prince’s backing band, The Revolution, on an album. (The Revolution was, however, alluded to on Prince’s 1999 album cover by being written ...