On June 25, 1984, Prince released his sixth studio album, Purple Rain, the soundtrack to his hit movie of the same name.
The Purple Rain soundtrack was Prince's first #1 and spent 24 weeks on the top of the chart. Singles "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" both hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the title track peaked at #2 and another single, "I Would Die 4 U," went to #8.
And for Sheila, there's one simple reason why Purple Rain is still loved by fans 40 years later.
"It's his music. I mean, it's forever music," she says. "He wrote music that will be here for decades and decades, you know, and that's good songwriting."
Purple Rain has been certified 13-times Platinum and earned Prince and The Revolution two Grammy Awards. Prince also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score.
And Prince's Purple Rain legacy continues. A new musical based on the movie is in the works, with fans who attended the Prince Celebration at Paisley Park getting the first preview.