On this day 42 years ago a rock legend received his first No. 1 hit with a song that still rocks today.
In 1984, one of the most beloved pop stars of all time released the track that would become his signature song, which stands ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Purple Rain turns 40 years old this year, so to commemorate this occasion, I'm taking a look at the first single from its ...
On this day (July 7) in 1984, Prince scored his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “When Doves Cry.” The song would hold its spot atop the all-genre survey for five consecutive weeks. It also ...
After Prince vaulted to another level of stardom with his 1982 album 1999, anticipation was high for his follow-up, Purple Rain, the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. Fortunately, ...
Released in 1984 as the lead single from Prince’s epic soundtrack to his semi-autobiographical film “Purple Rain,” “When Doves Cry” stands apart in its own lane. The irony of it is the tune was the ...
It can be argued that the greatness of both musical solar flares – around which all other pop and R&B acts orbited during the 80s – was at least partly rooted in their motivation to out-write, ...
As “Stranger Things” closed out its five-season run with its grand finale, the two-hour conclusion boosted Spotify streams of Prince’s catalog, namely “Purple Rain” and “When Doves Cry,” as fans ...
The late icon's catalog counts "When Doves Cry," "Purple Rain" and "Kiss" among its biggest successes. By Trevor Anderson Prince, aptly named, was music royalty, celebrated among his peers as a ...