Product Description Featuring the debut of Prince s first band the Revolution PURPLE RAIN was a concerted effort to court rock audiences. The results were overwhelmingly positive spawning two number-1 hits When Doves Cry and Let s Go Crazy. The critics raved over the album while its music dominated the airwaves during 1983 and 1984. Certified at 13 million units by the RIAA. (2/01) Amazon.com Maybe this music by Prince & the Revolution will never quite sound as well revolutionary as it did in 1984 (And nothing else has ever sounded like the extraordinary cooing and fluttering of When Doves Cry ) but it s a pop landmark in Prince s Artist career. The hit movie was really just a big-screen showcase for Prince to perform these songs (Some of them in tear-the-roof-off live versions set in a Minneapolis club). I don t know why that warped sermonette introduces Let s Go Crazy (One thing you ve got to love about Prince: he s always been weird) but somehow I m glad it s there. Other highlights include the sexual scorcher Darling Nikki (With its crazy backwards coda) and that anthemic title tune. Don t you miss too? Jim Emerson.