Slave to the Rhythm (UK title)
Purple Reign (US title) ![]() |
| Author | Liz Jones |
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| Language | English |
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| Genre | Biography |
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| Publisher | Little, Brown, & Co., U.K.
Citadel Press, Carol Publishing Group, in US |
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Publication date | 1997 |
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| Media type | Print, ebook |
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| ISBN | 0316640417 |
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Slave to the Rhythm: The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (published as Purple Reign in the U.S.), is a biography of the musician Prince by British journalist Liz Jones[1] The title chosen by Citadel for the US edition, Purple Reign, had already been employed by Jon Bream, a critic from Minneapolis who had observed and recorded Prince's early career in Prince: Inside the Purple Reign (1984).[2]
References
- ^ Vibe Jun-Jul 1998 p.162 "But British journalist Liz Jones crams it all in Purple Reign (Carol Publishing), a juicy biography of the Artist Formerly Known as Prince. Jones interviews the Artist's former managers, collaborators, and lovers — dirt-dishing folks who depict him as a stanktified, temperamental star who does what he wants when he wants."
- ^ Alternative, Country, Hip-Hop, Rap, and More 1615309101 Britannica Educational Publishing, Ray, Michael - 2012 "PRINCE The most useful biography is Liz Jones, Purple Reign: The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (1998). Jon Bream, Prince: Inside the Purple Reign (1984), is an insightful study by a critic from Minneapolis who observed Prince's rise ..."
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