Classic Albums Live: Prince’s Purple Rain

Classic Albums Live and its roster of A-list musicians from across the country will be performing rock favourites exactly as you remember hearing them, note for note, cut for cut. Following the performance of Purple Rain, you’ll hear some of Prince’s iconic classics after intermission! Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by the American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Prince. It was released on June 25, 1984, by Warner Bros. Records as the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. Purple Rain became Prince’s first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200. It is Prince’s commercial peak, with total sales standing at 25 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.