Purple Rain (album) - Quiz
Purple Rain album
  • 1. Which musician provided cello accompaniment on tracks 2, 8, and 9?
A) Lisa Coleman
B) David Coleman
C) Suzie Katayama
D) Novi Novog
  • 2. Who was credited for strings arrangement on tracks 2, 8, and 9?
A) David Coleman and Novi Novog
B) Prince and Lisa Coleman
C) David Leonard and Peggy McCreary
D) Bernie Grundman and Susan Rogers
  • 3. Which recording engineer worked on tracks 1, 2, 4, and 5?
A) David Leonard
B) Susan Rogers
C) Don Batts
D) Peggy McCreary
  • 4. Who provided co-lead and backing vocals on track 2?
A) Suzie Katayama
B) Lisa Coleman
C) Jill Jones
D) Apollonia
  • 5. Who was responsible for the mastering of the album?
A) Prince
B) Bernie Grundman
C) Susan Rogers
D) David Leonard
  • 6. Which person is credited for the design of the album?
A) Ed Thrasher
B) Laura LiPuma
C) Ron Slenzak
D) Doug Henders
  • 7. Who served as the recording engineer specifically for track 5?
A) Susan Rogers
B) Peggy McCreary
C) David Leonard
D) Don Batts
  • 8. Which musician played the electric violin on track 8?
A) David Coleman
B) Lisa Coleman
C) Suzie Katayama
D) Novi Novog
  • 9. Who is credited with makeup for the album?
A) Earl Jones
B) Jayson Jeffreys
C) Laura LiPuma
D) Marie France
  • 10. Which individuals are credited for clothing under the name 'rags'?
A) Prince, Louis & Vaughn, and Marie France
B) David Coleman and Jill Jones
C) Ron Slenzak and Larry Williams
D) Laura LiPuma and Jayson Jeffreys
  • 11. Who contributed the front cover photograph?
A) Ed Thrasher and Associates and Ron Slenzak
B) Laura LiPuma and Prince
C) Susan Rogers and Peggy McCreary
D) Doug Henders and Larry Williams
  • 12. Who was responsible for the painting included in the album credits?
A) Ed Thrasher
B) Laura LiPuma
C) Doug Henders
D) Ron Slenzak
  • 13. Which recording engineers worked on tracks 7, 8, and 9?
A) David Hewitt, Kooster McAllister, and David Rivkin
B) Susan Rogers and Don Batts
C) Prince and Lisa Coleman
D) David Leonard and Peggy McCreary
  • 14. Who provided backing vocals on tracks 2 and 8?
A) Novi Novog
B) Apollonia
C) Jill Jones
D) Suzie Katayama
  • 15. Where did Rolling Stone rank Purple Rain on its list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s?
A) Two
B) Fifteen
C) Eight
D) One
  • 16. Which album was ranked ahead of Purple Rain on Rolling Stone's list of The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time?
A) Help!
B) Purple Rain
C) A Hard Day's Night
D) The White Album
  • 17. What position did VH1 give Purple Rain on its Greatest Rock and Roll Albums of All Time countdown?
A) 2nd
B) 15th
C) 18th
D) 8th
  • 18. Which publication named Purple Rain the greatest album of the 1980s in 2007?
A) Vanity Fair
B) Rolling Stone
C) Pitchfork
D) Tempo magazine
  • 19. How did Vanity Fair's editors label Purple Rain in 2007?
A) Best soundtrack of all time
B) Number one album of the decade
C) Best album of the 1980s
D) Best rock album of all time
  • 20. What ranking did Entertainment Weekly give Purple Rain on their New Classics list in 2008?
A) Number eight
B) Number one
C) Number fifteen
D) Number two
  • 21. What ranking did Slant Magazine give Purple Rain on its list of Best Albums of the 1980s in 2012?
A) Number twelve
B) Number eighteen
C) Number one
D) Number two
  • 22. Which publication ranked Purple Rain at number one on its list of the 200 Best Albums of the 1980s in 2018?
A) Slant Magazine
B) Entertainment Weekly
C) Pitchfork
D) Billboard
  • 23. How was Purple Rain ranked in Billboard's list of All 92 Diamond-Certified Albums?
A) First
B) Twelfth
C) Second
D) Fourth
  • 24. What rank did the 2024 Apple Music 100 Best Albums poll give Purple Rain?
A) Two
B) One
C) Four
D) Eight
  • 25. Which publication ranked Purple Rain as the number one album in its ranking of the 101 Greatest Film Soundtracks of All Time?
A) Rolling Stone
B) Time
C) Consequence of Sound
D) Pitchfork
  • 26. Where did Rolling Stone place Purple Rain on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time?
A) Fifteen
B) Two
C) One
D) Eight
  • 27. In what year was the album included in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die?
A) 2012
B) 2008
C) 2007
D) 2018
  • 28. What was the ranking of Purple Rain on The Times list of the 100 Best Albums of All Time?
A) 2
B) 15
C) 8
D) 12
  • 29. Which publication placed Purple Rain at number one in its ranking of the greatest albums of all time?
A) Time
B) Rolling Stone
C) Entertainment Weekly
D) Consequence of Sound
  • 30. Where was the Purple Rain album cover photographed?
A) Hollywood Bowl
B) Warner Bros. Studio Backlot
C) New York City
D) Minneapolis
  • 31. What is the name of the location on the studio backlot where the album photo was taken?
A) Main Street
B) Hennesy St
C) Sunset Boulevard
D) Broadway
  • 32. What motorcycle model is featured on the Purple Rain cover?
A) 1984 Harley Davidson
B) 1985 Suzuki GS
C) 1981 Honda CM400A
D) 1981 Yamaha Virago
  • 33. What does 'purple rain' symbolize according to Lisa Coleman?
A) A new beginning
B) The end of the world
C) A romantic heartbreak
D) A rainy night in California
  • 34. What song opened the Purple Rain Tour concerts?
A) Let's Go Crazy
B) 1999
C) When Doves Cry
D) Purple Rain
  • 35. What instrumental interlude was used to introduce the song 'Free' during the tour?
A) The Star-Spangled Banner
B) Yankee Doodle
C) God Save the Queen
D) America the Beautiful
  • 36. How many shows did the Purple Rain Tour span?
A) 55
B) 100
C) 98
D) 89
  • 37. Where was the final concert of the Purple Rain Tour held?
A) Miami's Orange Bowl
B) Detroit's Joe Louis Arena
C) Minneapolis Metrodome
D) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • 38. Which album was released two weeks after the tour ended?
A) 1999
B) Parade
C) Sign o' the Times
D) Around the World in a Day
  • 39. What was the lead single from the Purple Rain album?
A) Let's Go Crazy
B) Purple Rain
C) When Doves Cry
D) Take Me with U
  • 40. How long did 'When Doves Cry' stay at number one on the Billboard Hot 100?
A) Ten weeks
B) Eight weeks
C) Two weeks
D) Five weeks
  • 41. Why did network executives express concern over the 'When Doves Cry' music video?
A) Its sexual nature was too explicit
B) It featured controversial political imagery
C) It was too long
D) It did not feature Prince
  • 42. What is the 'De-elevator' in the lyrics of 'Let's Go Crazy' considered a metaphor for?
A) The Devil
B) A lost love
C) A literal elevator
D) Heaven
  • 43. Which song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for two weeks?
A) When Doves Cry
B) Let's Go Crazy
C) Purple Rain
D) I Would Die 4 U
  • 44. What was the final single released from the Purple Rain album?
A) Purple Rain
B) Baby I'm a Star
C) I Would Die 4 U
D) Take Me with U
  • 45. Which band backed Prince on the Purple Rain album?
A) The Revolution
B) The Heartbreakers
C) The E Street Band
D) The Time
  • 46. On what date was Purple Rain released?
A) July 25, 1984
B) June 25, 1984
C) June 25, 1985
D) June 15, 1984
  • 47. Purple Rain served as the soundtrack for which medium?
A) A stage musical
B) A 1984 film
C) A television miniseries
D) A documentary
  • 48. How many weeks did Purple Rain spend at the top of the Billboard 200?
A) 12
B) 52
C) 24
D) 36
  • 49. Which song from the album caused controversy due to its risqué lyrics?
A) When Doves Cry
B) Darling Nikki
C) Let's Go Crazy
D) I Would Die 4 U
  • 50. Who led the complaint against the lyrics of 'Darling Nikki'?
A) The Library of Congress
B) Parents Music Resource Center
C) Warner Bros. executives
D) Tipper Gore
  • 51. What industry change did the complaints about 'Darling Nikki' contribute to?
A) Radio censorship laws
B) Parental Advisory stickers
C) Banning of explicit videos
D) A decline in album sales
  • 52. How many copies of Purple Rain have been sold worldwide?
A) 50 million
B) 13 million
C) 10 million
D) 25 million
  • 53. What was the RIAA certification of the album by 1996?
A) 13x platinum
B) Gold
C) Diamond
D) 10x platinum
  • 54. Which Prince album served as a commercial breakthrough prior to Purple Rain?
A) Dirty Mind
B) Sign o' the Times
C) Controversy
D) 1999
  • 55. What did Prince threaten to do if Warner Bros. did not finance his motion picture?
A) Leave the label
B) Sue the label
C) Leak his masters
D) Change his name
  • 56. How was Purple Rain initially conceived before being made a single album?
A) As a triple album
B) As a double album
C) As an EP
D) As a live album
  • 57. In what year did initial production for Purple Rain begin?
A) 1982
B) 1984
C) 1981
D) 1983
  • 58. Approximately how many songs did Prince write for the album?
A) Around 20
B) Over 100
C) Exactly 50
D) Fewer than 10
  • 59. How many songs were finally selected for the Purple Rain album?
A) Fifteen
B) Nine
C) Seven
D) Twelve
  • 60. Who joined The Revolution as a guitarist in 1983?
A) Lisa Coleman
B) Wendy Melvoin
C) Sheila E.
D) Doctor Fink
  • 61. Which song on the album dates back to 1981?
A) When Doves Cry
B) Baby I'm a Star
C) Purple Rain
D) I Would Die 4 U
  • 62. What was the date of the live show where the final three songs were recorded?
A) 3 August 1983
B) 3 March 1984
C) 12 July 1983
D) 1 May 1983
  • 63. What did Apollonia tell Prince after watching the movie cinematographic takes?
A) The movie would be a financial failure
B) He would win an Oscar for the music
C) He would win an Oscar for his acting
D) The soundtrack needed more electronic effects
  • 64. Where did the bridge/portal section of 'Computer Blue' originate?
A) A classical piece by an unknown artist
B) A demo recorded by Apollonia 6
C) An unreleased track by Stevie Nicks
D) Father's Song by John L. Nelson
  • 65. Which organization campaigned against lyrics, leading to Parental Advisory stickers?
A) The Recording Academy
B) Parents Music Resource Center
C) The Hollywood Foreign Press
D) The Soundtrack Standards Committee
  • 66. What was the original genre of the song 'Purple Rain'?
A) Country
B) Funk
C) Jazz
D) Pop
  • 67. Who was originally intended to collaborate on 'Purple Rain'?
A) Stevie Nicks
B) Jill Jones
C) Apollonia
D) Wendy Melvoin
  • 68. Who compared Prince to Jimi Hendrix in a 1984 Rolling Stone review?
A) Kurt Loder
B) Robert Christgau
C) Stephen Erlewine
D) Kenneth Partridge
  • 69. In the 1984 Pazz & Jop poll, what rank did Purple Rain achieve?
A) Third
B) Second
C) Fifth
D) First
  • 70. Which publication published the Pazz & Jop poll?
A) AllMusic
B) Rolling Stone
C) The Village Voice
D) Billboard
  • 71. Who was the chief critic and creator of the Pazz & Jop poll?
A) Kenneth Partridge
B) Robert Christgau
C) Stephen Erlewine
D) Kurt Loder
  • 72. Who described the track 'Let's Go Crazy' as 'arguably the best intro in pop history'?
A) Kurt Loder
B) Robert Christgau
C) Stephen Erlewine
D) Kenneth Partridge
  • 73. According to Stephen Erlewine, what genre did Prince move into under the influence of the Revolution?
A) Country
B) Jazz
C) Classical
D) Psychedelia
  • 74. In what year did Purple Rain posthumously win Top Soundtrack at the American Music Awards?
A) 1999
B) 2005
C) 2016
D) 1985
  • 75. What did Robert Christgau call the album in a later review?
A) Overrated
B) Quirky and dangerous
C) Seriously gorgeous
D) A masterpiece
  • 76. What was the debut position of Purple Rain on the Billboard 200?
A) 1
B) 21
C) 7
D) 11
  • 77. With which artist's album did Purple Rain trade the number-one position twice?
A) Elvis Presley
B) Bruce Springsteen
C) The Beatles
D) Michael Jackson
  • 78. What was the peak chart position for Purple Rain in the United Kingdom?
A) 11
B) 7
C) 21
D) 1
  • 79. In what year was Purple Rain inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame?
A) 2010
B) 1996
C) 1984
D) 2012
  • 80. How many weeks did Purple Rain remain on the UK Albums Chart?
A) 86
B) 35
C) 122
D) 24
  • 81. What specific item is part of the iconic look described in the album's legacy?
A) Ruffled shirt
B) Top hat
C) Leather pants
D) Sunglasses
  • 82. How many tracks are included in the 2017 Deluxe edition of Purple Rain?
A) 19-track
B) 24-track
C) 20-track
D) 35-track
  • 83. On which chart did the 2017 reissue of Purple Rain debut at number one?
A) Digital Albums chart
B) Billboard 200
C) Vinyl Albums chart
D) Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart
  • 84. Who created the 2024 Dolby Atmos mix of the Purple Rain album?
A) Chris James
B) Prince
C) Bobby Z.
D) Wendy Melvoin
  • 85. In what year was the concert on the Purple Rain Tour DVD filmed?
A) 1985
B) 2017
C) 1984
D) 1987
  • 86. What was the name of the bonus disc included in the 2017 Deluxe edition?
A) Live in Syracuse
B) The Purple Rain Sessions
C) B-sides and Rarities
D) From the Vault & Previously Unreleased
  • 87. Which instrument did Wendy Melvoin play on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, and 9?
A) Electric guitar
B) Bass
C) Drums
D) Synthesizer
  • 88. What instrument did Bobby Z. play on tracks 1, 4, 7, and 9?
A) Synthesizer
B) Bass
C) Drums
D) Electric guitar
  • 89. What audio quality was used for the 1984 stereo mix on the 2025 Blu-ray?
A) 12bit / 48 kHz
B) 24bit / 96 kHz
C) 32bit / 192 kHz
D) 16bit / 44.1 kHz
  • 90. Who played bass on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, and 9?
A) Prince
B) Doctor Fink
C) Brownmark
D) Wendy Melvoin
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