Other Cover Versions
- Country music singer LeAnn Rimes included a cover of the song on her 1998 album Sittin' on Top of the World.
- Swedish performer Stina Nordenstam recorded a reworked rendition for her 1998 cover song album, People Are Strange.
- Serbian punk rock band KBO! covered the song on their 2001 cover album (Ne) Menjajte Stanicu ((Do Not) Change the Station).
- A jazz cover by Canadian jazz singer Holly Cole and saxophonist Bob Belden was included on the 2005 compilation Blue Note Plays Prince. It was also later included on the European import edition of Cole's 2005 album Holly Cole Collection Vol.1.
- Danish a cappella group baSix covered the song with the Herning Boys Choir, produced by Deke Sharon for the 2005 compilation Cosmosonica - Tom Middleton Presents Crazy Covers, Volume 1.
- Brazilian singer Danni Carlos recorded a cover for her 2005 album Rock 'n' Road All Night.
- Etta James on her 2006 release All the Way.
- Norwegian group The White Birch recorded a cover of the song for the 2008 tribute album Shockadelica - 50th Anniversary Tribute to the Artist Known as Prince.
- A cover by folk music group Lavender Diamond was included on the 2009 tribute compilation Purplish Rain. A free download of the song was offered by Spin magazine.
- A cover by soul singer Randy Crawford was included in the album Naked and True.
- Ben Harper and Relentless7 recorded the song but never released it. It can be found on his website as well as MySpace.
- Trey Songz has a song titled Yo Side of the Bed which is very similar in sound to "Purple Rain". At the 2010 BET Awards, he incorporated Prince's song into his performance of his song.
- Elkie Brooks included a cover on her 2010 album Powerless.
- The Waterboys' live concert album The Live Adventures of the Waterboys from 1998 included a cover of the song.
- Minneapolis lo-fi country band Sandusky covered the song on their 1997 album, Sandusky Sells Out. The band substitutes "Norman Fell" for each instance of the song's title.
- Papa VS Pretty recorded a cover for their 2009 live studio performance online video series From The Bunker.
- Stacy Francis sang "Purple Rain" at the Judges' Homes during the first season of the American version of The X Factor.
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