{"product_id":"lets-go-crazy-9781476776750","title":"Let's Go Crazy","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlan Light, former writer for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, \u003c\/i\u003eeditor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eVibe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e magazines, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Holy or the Broken\u003c\/i\u003e, \"gets inside Prince's mind palace in\u003ci\u003e Let's Go Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e--a history of the making of his historic, semi-autobiographical musical masterwork, \u003ci\u003ePurple Rain\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePurple Rain\u003c\/i\u003e is a song, an album, and a film--widely considered to be among the most important albums in music history and often named the best soundtrack of all time. It sold over a million copies in its first week of release in 1984 and blasted to #1 on the charts, where it would remain for a full six months and eventually sell over 20 million copies worldwide. It spun off three huge hit singles, won Grammys and an Oscar, and took Prince from pop star to legend--the first artist ever simultaneously to have the #1 album, single, and movie in the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLet's Go Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed music journalist Alan Light takes a timely look at the making and incredible popularizing of this once seemingly impossible project. With impeccable research and in-depth interviews with people who witnessed and participated in Prince's audacious vision becoming a reality, Light reveals how a rising but not yet established artist from the Midwest was able not only to get \u003ci\u003ePurple Rain\u003c\/i\u003e made, but deliver on his promise to conquer the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A must-read for the Prince die-hards who have remained devoted through the musical meanderings of the last three decades\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eLet's Go Crazy \u003c\/i\u003eexamines how the masterpiece that blurred R\u0026amp;B, pop, dance, and rock sounds altered the recording landscape and became an enduring touchstone for successive generations of fans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476776750","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45606509510793,"sku":"9781476776750","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c332b86c-fa2e-4049-8834-7176d87a385b.jpg?v=1776753027","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/lets-go-crazy-9781476776750","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}