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context: over 25 million copies worldwide, making it the third-best-selling soundtrack album of all time. "Purple Rain" is regularly ranked among the best albums in music history and is widely regarded as Prince's magnum opus along with his 1987 double album "Sign o' the Times". In 2012, the album was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important". "Purple Rain" was released by Warner Bros. Records on June 25, 1984. Prince wrote all of the songs on the album, some with the input of fellow band members. "I Would </s> film is a customized Hondamatic Honda CM400A. The film is tied into the album of the same name, which spawned two chart-topping singles, "When Doves Cry" and the opening number "Let's Go Crazy", as well as "Purple Rain", which reached number two. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. The soundtrack sold over 15 million copies in America alone, and 25 million worldwide. The film also coincided with spin-off albums by The Time ("Ice Cream Castle") and Apollonia 6 (their self-titled album). The film was a commercial success. "Purple Rain" currently holds a 67% rating on </s> Michael Korie Michael Korie is an American librettist and lyricist whose writing for musical theater and opera includes the musicals "Grey Gardens" and "Far From Heaven", and the operas "Harvey Milk" and "The Grapes of Wrath". His works have been produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and internationally. His lyrics have been nominated for the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award, and won the Outer Critics Circle Award. In 2016, Korie was awarded the Marc Blitzstein Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Korie was born April 1, 1955 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the son of Benjamin and Janet
question: who wrote the music for the song purple rain