A | Purple Rain- recording engineer:
- David Rivkin (in 1983) and David Leonard (in 1983)
- producer:
- Prince and The Revolution
- bass guitar:
- Brown Mark (on 1983-08-03)
- cello:
- David Coleman (on 1983-08-03) and Suzie Katayama (on 1983-08-03)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bobby Z. (on 1983-08-03)
- guitar:
- Wendy Melvoin (on 1983-08-03)
- instruments:
- Prince (on 1983-08-03)
- keyboard:
- Lisa Coleman (on 1983-08-03) and Doctor Fink (on 1983-08-03)
- viola and violin:
- Novi Novog (on 1983-08-03)
- additional 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)
- 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:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1983-08-03)
- engineered at:
- Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1983-09)
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 18), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 39) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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.
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