40 years ago today (6/25/84), Prince released his sixth LP- the Purple Rain soundtrack. The first two singles from Purple Rain, “When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy”, topped the US singles charts, and were hits around the world, while the title track went to number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The RIAA lists it as having gone platinum 13 times over. Watch Prince perform the title track during the Super Bowl halftime show in 2007.
