Purple Rain - Blender

Review

Purple Rain

(Warner Bros. Records)
Release Date: 01/01/1984 12:00

Prince’s first number 1 album (it topped the Billboard charts for 23 weeks) taught Tipper Gore about masturbation (via “Darling Nikki”). The rock-funk rave-up “Let’s Go Crazy” is radio-friendly; the haunting dirge “When Doves Cry” manages to be both therapeutic and chart-tastic.

STANDOUT TRACK: “Let’s Go Crazy”

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