just a thought, without the movie, would the album had been as popular.

I think not....

the album came out before the movie did.

Turn That ? Around and I'd say it Worked as a Pair..Needed the 2 in Order to Succeed. Without The Music where would the Movie Be?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

That's right! The album and songs had heat and lots of steam b4 the movie came out!

Zelaira said:

not really, if there was no movie would the album had been as popular?? The movie was not that great, and Prince's acting was right up there with Mariah's..

ELBOOGY said:

but the movie really pushed the album sales...right???

They fed off each other...the tour gave extra fuel to both as well

At the time I distinctly remember at least one dj saying the album went platinum on its first day of release. And when the single was released prior to the album it only took about a month to hit #1.

It would have been a big album without the movie. How big? That's speculation. But the movie would have gone nowhere without the album to power it. In the end both helped each other.

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Supernova said:

So true.

Thnat's What I said..Go Read my Comment..

I know you basically said it first but Supernova elaborated so well about the success of the album and single before the movie ever opened.

bds70 said:

YES!!!! b/c those who loved his badness before would still love it.....HOWEVER truly the young folks probably would not of been so into it.....well because face it most of us were only a few years old when his first stuff hit....(1976) i was 1!!! and think about it when was the first time most of us seen the movie by then he was all ready stompin' our hearts and minds and souls!!! we just did not know it!!! but hey that is just what i think.....just lets be happy that Purple Rain did come out !!!

bds70 said:

that is just wrong!!! be nice, it was pretty awesome it was never meant to win movie of the century.....just bring out the love he had!!!! and face it...it worked!

I may be mistaken but wasn't the album #1 before the movie was released?

i can't remember.

I do think the movie helped it stay #1 for so long. I don't think the song Purple rain would've been released as a single if it wasn't for the movie scene. But let's go Crazy and When Doves Cry would've been #1 regardless.

bds70 said:

I think that may be backwards.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

AND YOU KNOW HOW THE MOVIE STARTED, THE MIDDLE AND THE END BY JUST LISTENING TO THE ALBUM, BUT WHEN I SAW IT THE FIRST DAY IT CAME OUT I WAS IN HEAVEN
THE ALBUM DID NOT NEED THE MOVIE. PRINCE WAS ON FIRE, THE TIME WAS HOT, AND APPOLONIA 6 WITH SEX SHOOTER WAS THE ICING ON THE CAKE FOR PRINCE THAT YEAR!

Yes the Purple rain album made the movie the songs were the best part of the movie.