Editing Prince (musician) (section)

=== 1984–1987: ''Purple Rain'', ''Around the World in a Day'' and ''Parade'' ===
[[File:Prince 1984 publicity photo.jpg|thumb|Prince in 1984]] During this period Prince referred to his band as [[The Revolution (band)|the Revolution]].<ref name=rhinoprtour>{{cite web |url=http://www.rhino.com/article/rhino-historic-tours-prince-kicks-off-the-purple-rain-tour |title=Rhino Historic Tours: Prince Kicks Off the Purple Rain Tour |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2014 |publisher=Rhino.com |access-date=April 21, 2016 |archive-date=November 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107135727/http://www.rhino.com/article/rhino-historic-tours-prince-kicks-off-the-purple-rain-tour |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=raftery>{{cite magazine |last=Raftery |first=Brian |date=July 2009 |title=''Purple Rain'': The Oral History |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dPH2eV-xQFYC&pg=PA53 |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |pages=54–61 |access-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> The band's name was also printed, in reverse, on the cover of ''1999'' inside the letter "I" of the word "Prince".{{sfn|Light|2014|p=50}} The band consisted of [[Lisa Coleman (musician)|Lisa Coleman]] and [[Doctor Fink]] on keyboards, [[Bobby Z.]] on drums, [[Brownmark|Brown Mark]] on bass, and [[Dez Dickerson]] on guitar. [[Jill Jones]], a backing singer, was also part of the lineup for the ''1999'' album and tour.{{sfn|Light|2014|p=50}} Following the 1999 Tour, Dickerson left the group for religious reasons.{{sfn|Moskowitz|2015|pp=483–489}} In the book ''Possessed: The Rise and Fall of Prince'' (2003), author Alex Hahn says that Dickerson was reluctant to sign a three-year contract and wanted to pursue other musical ventures. Dickerson was replaced by Coleman's friend [[Wendy Melvoin]].<ref name=rhinoprtour /> At first, the band was used sparsely in the studio, but this gradually changed during 1983.{{sfn|Light|2014|p=50}}{{sfn|Moskowitz|2015|pp=483–489}}{{sfn|Light|2014|p=163}}

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According to his former manager [[Bob Cavallo]], in the early 1980s Prince required his management to obtain a deal for him to star in a major motion picture, even though his exposure at that point was limited to several pop and R&B hits, music videos and occasional TV performances. This resulted in the hit film ''[[Purple Rain (film)|Purple Rain]]'' (1984), which starred Prince and was loosely autobiographical, and the [[Purple Rain (album)|eponymous studio album]], which was also the soundtrack to the film.<ref name=raftery /> The ''Purple Rain'' album sold more than 13&nbsp;million copies in the US and spent 24 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The film won Prince an [[Academy Award for Best Original Score#1980s|Academy Award for Best Original Song Score]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1985 |title=The 57th Academy Awards: 1985 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Oscars.org |date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402171949/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1985 |archive-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref> and grossed more than $68&nbsp;million in the US (${{Inflation|US|68|1984|r=0}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}).<ref>{{cite web| title =Prince| publisher =The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum| url =http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/prince| access-date =February 27, 2010| archive-date =May 26, 2010| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100526161333/http://rockhall.com/inductees/prince| url-status =live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1533707777/weekend/|title=Purple Rain|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 28, 2020|archive-date=June 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601041704/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1533707777/weekend/|url-status=live}}</ref> Songs from the film were hits on pop charts around the world; "[[When Doves Cry]]" and "[[Let's Go Crazy]]" reached No. 1, and the [[Purple Rain (song)|title track]] reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name=princeBBhits /> At one point in 1984, Prince simultaneously had the No. 1 album, single, and film in the US;{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=482}} it was the first time a singer had achieved this feat.{{sfn|Light|2014|p=181}} The ''Purple Rain'' album is ranked 8th in ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|"500 Greatest Albums of All Time"]];<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/prince-and-the-revolution-purple-rain-5-1063225/|title= Purple Rain ranked 8th Greatest Album|magazine= Rolling Stone|date= September 22, 2020|access-date= February 14, 2021|archive-date= January 31, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210131125108/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/prince-and-the-revolution-purple-rain-5-1063225/|url-status= live}}</ref> it is also included on the list of ''Time'' magazine's All-Time 100 Albums.<ref name="TIMEMagazine">{{Cite magazine |last=Cruz |first=Gilbert |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2006/11/02/the-all-time-100-albums/slide/purple-rain-1984/ |title=The All-Time 100 Albums |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=February 22, 2011 |access-date=May 3, 2016 |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007023812/https://entertainment.time.com/2006/11/02/the-all-time-100-albums/slide/purple-rain-1984/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album also produced two of Prince's first three Grammy Awards earned at the [[27th Annual Grammy Awards]]—Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.<ref name=GMP/>

In 1984, [[pop art]]ist [[Andy Warhol]] created the painting ''[[Orange Prince]]''. Warhol was fascinated by Prince and ultimately created a total of twelve unique paintings of him in different colorways, all of which were kept in Warhol's personal collection.<ref>{{Cite web| url= https://www.pacermonitor.com/view/44T6MBA/The_Andy_Warhol_Foundation_For_v_Goldsmith_et_al__nysdce-17-02532__0032.3.pdf| title= Expert analysis by critic Thomas Crow of Andy Warhol's portraits of Prince| website= pacermonitor.com| access-date= October 27, 2019| archive-date= May 17, 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180517223449/https://www.pacermonitor.com/view/44T6MBA/The_Andy_Warhol_Foundation_For_v_Goldsmith_et_al__nysdce-17-02532__0032.3.pdf| url-status= live}}</ref> Four of these paintings are now in the collection of [[The Andy Warhol Museum]] in Pittsburgh. In November 1984, ''Vanity Fair'' published Warhol's portrait to accompany the article ''Purple Fame''<ref name=VanityFair2016>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/04/prince-at-the-height-of-his-powers|title=Purple Fame: An Appreciation of Prince at the Height of His Powers. November 1984|last=Vox|first=Tristan|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=April 22, 2016|access-date=April 21, 2018|archive-date=December 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219092654/http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/04/prince-at-the-height-of-his-powers|url-status=live}}</ref> by Tristan Fox, and claimed that Warhol's silkscreen image of Prince with its pop colors captured the recording artist "at the height of his powers". The ''Vanity Fair'' article was one of the first global media pieces written as a critical appreciation of the musician, which coincided with the start of the 98-date [[Purple Rain Tour]].{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

After [[Tipper Gore]] heard her 11-year-old daughter [[Karenna Gore|Karenna]] listening to Prince's song "[[Darling Nikki]]" (which gained wide notoriety for its sexual lyrics and a reference to masturbation), she founded the [[Parents Music Resource Center]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Siegel |first=Robert |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4279560 |title=Tipper Gore and Family Values : NPR Music |newspaper=NPR |access-date=July 18, 2009 |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014105344/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4279560 |url-status=live }}</ref> The center advocated the mandatory use of a warning label ("[[Parental Advisory]]: Explicit Lyrics") on the covers of records that have been judged to contain language or lyrical content [[unsuitable for minors]]. The recording industry later voluntarily complied with this request.<ref>{{cite web| last = Macdonald| first = Cameron| title = Treating Dandruff by Decapitation| work = Stylus| date = January 23, 2006| url = http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/playing_god/treating-dandruff-by-decapitation.htm| access-date = March 11, 2010| archive-date = March 4, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000120/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/playing_god/treating-dandruff-by-decapitation.htm| url-status = dead}}</ref>

In 1985, Prince announced that he would discontinue live performances and music videos after the release of his next album. His subsequent recording, ''[[Around the World in a Day]]'' (1985), held the No. 1 spot on the ''Billboard'' 200 for three weeks. From that album, the single "[[Raspberry Beret]]" reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and "[[Pop Life (Prince song)|Pop Life]]" reached No. 7.<ref name=princeBBhits>{{cite magazine |last1=Wete |first1=Brad |last2=Letkemann |first2=Jessica |last3=Caulfield |first3=Keith |date=June 24, 2013 |title=Prince's 20 Biggest Billboard Hits |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1495342/princes-20-biggest-billboard-hits |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=April 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219000224/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1495342/princes-20-biggest-billboard-hits |archive-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Prince Brussels 1986 (retouched).jpg|left|thumb|upright|Prince performing in 1986]]
In 1986, his album ''[[Parade (Prince album)|Parade]]'' reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 2 on the R&B charts. The first single, "[[Kiss (Prince song)|Kiss]]", with the video choreographed by [[Louis Falco]], reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name=princeBBhits /> (The song was originally written for a side project called [[Mazarati]].) In the same year, the song "[[Manic Monday]]", written by Prince and recorded by [[the Bangles]], reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 chart. The album ''Parade'' served as the soundtrack for Prince's second film, ''[[Under the Cherry Moon]]'' (1986). Prince directed and starred in the movie, which also featured [[Kristin Scott Thomas]]. Although the ''Parade'' album went platinum and sold two million copies,<ref>Stuckey, J. Ken. "Prince's Legacy: 'Set your mind free'." ''The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide'', vol. 23, no. 5, 2016, p. 20+.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Calia |first=Michael |date=April 21, 2016 |title=A Look Back at Prince in the Movies |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016/04/21/a-look-back-at-prince-in-the-movies/ |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=April 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422124515/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016/04/21/a-look-back-at-prince-in-the-movies/ |archive-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref> the film ''Under the Cherry Moon'' received a [[Golden Raspberry Award]] for Worst Picture (tied with ''[[Howard the Duck (film)|Howard the Duck]]''), and Prince received Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Director, Worst Actor, and Worst Original Song (for the song "Love or Money").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.razzies.com/|title=R.I.P. Razzie "Winner" and Under the Cherry Moon Star Prince... |publisher=[[Golden Raspberry Awards]] |access-date=April 22, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413212505/http://www.razzies.com/ |archive-date=April 13, 2016 }}</ref>{{sfn|Corson|2016|p=196}} Some critics later re-evaluated ''Under the Cherry Moon'' after Prince's death and declared it a [[cult classic]], comparing it to films such as ''[[8½]]'', ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' and ''[[It Happened One Night]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heller-Nicholas |first1=Alexandra |title=Learning to Love Prince's 'Graffiti Bridge' and 'Under The Cherry Moon' |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/learning-to-love-princes-graffiti-bridge-and-under-the-cherry-moon/beqeev2z8 |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=SBS On Demand |date=7 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Goble |first1=Blake |title=Prince's Lavish Fantasies Came to Life in Under the Cherry Moon |url=https://consequence.net/2016/07/princes-lavish-fantasies-came-to-life-in-under-the-cherry-moon/ |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=Consequence |date=2 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sales |first1=Nancy Jo |title=Phases of the Moon |url=https://airmail.news/issues/2023-12-16/phases-of-the-moon |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=Air Mail |date=16 December 2023}}</ref>

In 1986, Prince began a series of live performances called the [[Hit n Run – Parade Tour]]. After the tour, Prince disbanded the Revolution and fired [[Wendy & Lisa]].<ref name=raftery /> Brown Mark quit the band; keyboardist Doctor Fink remained. Prince recruited new band members [[Miko Weaver]] on guitar, [[Atlanta Bliss]] on trumpet, and [[Eric Leeds]] on saxophone.{{sfn|Moskowitz|2015|pp=483–489}}