Prince's fifth album, 1982's '1999,' brought him his first Top 10 hit, delivering a commercial breakthrough that vindicated years of artistic struggle. It would have been easy to play it safe with the follow-up, but instead of worrying about another hit, Prince went for broke, using what he called his "emotional autobiography" as the inspiration for a film and soundtrack project that could have ended his career just as it was really getting started.The rest, of course, is history. Released to record stores on June 25, 1984, and arriving in theaters a little over a month later, 'Purple Rain'...…Prince's fifth album, 1982's '1999,' brought him his first Top 10 hit, delivering a commercial breakthrough that vindicated years of artistic struggle. It would have been easy to play it safe with the follow-up, but instead of worrying about another hit, Prince went for broke, using what he called his "emotional autobiography" as the inspiration for a film and soundtrack project that could have ended his career just as it was really getting started.The rest, of course, is history. Released to record stores on June 25, 1984, and arriving in theaters a little over a month later, 'Purple Rain'...WW…

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