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