# | Title | Rating | Length |
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A1 | Let’s Go Crazy | 3.65 | 4:39 |
A2 | Take Me With U | 3.15 | 3:54 |
A3 | The Beautiful Ones | 3.3 | 5:15 |
A4 | Computer Blue- drum machine [Linn LM-1], electronic drum set [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], electronic drum set [Simmons SDS-V] and percussion:
- Bobby Z. (in 1983-08)
- electric bass guitar:
- Brown Mark (in 1983-08)
- electric guitar:
- Wendy Melvoin (in 1983-08)
- instruments:
- Prince (in 1983-08)
- synthesizer:
- Lisa Coleman (in 1983-08) and Doctor Fink (in 1983-08)
- background vocals:
- Brown Mark (in 1983-08), Lisa Coleman (in 1983-08), Doctor Fink (in 1983-08) and Wendy Melvoin (in 1983-08)
- lead vocals:
- Prince (in 1983-08)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (in 1984) and NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
- recorded at:
- The Warehouse in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States (in 1983-08)
- engineered at:
- Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1983-08-15)
- recording of:
- Computer Blue (in 1983-08)
- lyricist:
- Prince
- composer:
- Lisa Coleman , Doctor Fink, Wendy Melvoin, John L. Nelson and Prince
| 3.35 | 3:59 |
A5 | Darling Nikki | 3.3 | 4:15 |
B1 | When Doves Cry | 4.1 | 5:52 |
B2 | I Would Die 4 U | 3.65 | 2:51 |
B3 | Baby I’m a Star | 3.3 | 4:20 |
B4 | Purple Rain- recording engineer:
- David Rivkin (in 1983) and David Leonard (in 1983)
- producer:
- Prince and The Revolution
- cello:
- David Coleman (on 1983-08-03) and Suzie Katayama (on 1983-08-03)
- drum machine [Linn LM-1], electronic drum set [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], electronic drum set [Simmons SDS-V] and percussion:
- Bobby Z. (on 1983-08-03)
- electric bass guitar:
- Brown Mark (on 1983-08-03)
- electric grand piano [Yamaha CP-70]:
- Doctor Fink (on 1983-08-03)
- electric guitar:
- Wendy Melvoin (on 1983-08-03)
- instruments:
- Prince (on 1983-08-03)
- synthesizer:
- Lisa Coleman (on 1983-08-03)
- viola and violin:
- Novi Novog (on 1983-08-03)
- background vocals:
- Brown Mark (on 1983-08-03), Lisa Coleman (on 1983-08-03), Doctor Fink (on 1983-08-03) and Wendy Melvoin (on 1983-08-03)
- lead vocals:
- Prince (on 1983-08-03)
- conductor:
- Lisa Coleman (strings) and Wendy Melvoin (strings)
- performer:
- Prince (on 1983-08-03) and The Revolution (on 1983-08-03)
- strings arranger:
- Lisa Coleman and Prince
- arranger:
- Prince and The Revolution
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (in 1984) and NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
- recorded at:
- First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1983-08-03) and Sunset Sound, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1983-09)
- engineered at:
- Sunset Sound, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1983-09)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 18), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 39) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 143)
- live recording of:
- Purple Rain (on 1983-08-03)
- lyricist and composer:
- Prince
- publisher:
- Because Éditions, Controversy Music and Island Music Ltd.
| 4.25 | 8:45 |