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|song name = Dreamer | |song name = Dreamer | ||
− | |single image | + | |single image = [[File:Lotusflow3r_album.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: Lotusflow3r]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] </small> |
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_24|24 March 2009]] - [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album download | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_24|24 March 2009]] - [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album download | ||
− | |album(s) = [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |previous song = [[Dream | + | |previous song = [[Dream Of Fire]] |
− | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Dreamin’ About U]] |
− | |introduction = '''Dreamer''' is the eleventh track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Dreamer''' is the eleventh track on [[Prince]]’s 33rd studio album [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]]. |
− | The track was | + | The track was recorded in August 2008 at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (where [[Prince]] also worked on [[First Cut Is The Deepest]], [[Compassion]], [[Turn Me Loose]], [[Future Soul Song]], [[Crimson And Clover]], [[Boom]] and covered [[All Shook Up]]). In late 2008 it was first mentioned in articles about the album. '''Dreamer''' was said to be inspired by African-American comedian, social activist, social critic, writer and entrepreneur [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Gregory Dick Gregory]. |
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− | In March 2009, a 30-second [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] commercial for the album featured [[Prince]] performing a segment of [[Dreamer]]. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 2|2 December 2009]], '''Dreamer''' was nominated for a Grammy for "Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance"; the first time a [[Prince]] track has been nominated for a Grammy without being released as a promo or commercial single. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 31|31 January 2010]], in a pre-show ceremony, '''Dreamer''' lost the Grammy to Bruce | + | In March 2009, a 30-second [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target] [[Video: Dreamer|commercial]] for the album featured [[Prince]] performing a segment of [[Dreamer]]. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 2|2 December 2009]], '''Dreamer''' was nominated for a Grammy for "Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance"; the first time a [[Prince]] track has been nominated for a Grammy without being released as a promo or commercial single. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 31|31 January 2010]], in a pre-show ceremony, '''Dreamer''' lost the Grammy to Bruce Springsteen’s ''Working On A Dream'' (the other tracks nominated were ''Beyond Here Lies Nothin'' by Bob Dylan, ''Change In The Weather'' by John Fogerty and ''Fork In The Road'' by Neil Young). |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = August 2008 |
− | |studio = | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[C.C. Dunham]] - drums | *[[C.C. Dunham]] - drums | ||
*[[Josh Dunham]] - bass guitar | *[[Josh Dunham]] - bass guitar | ||
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+ | Unreleased version: | ||
+ | *[[Frédéric Yonnet]] - harmonica | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|1= '''Dreamer''' | |1= '''Dreamer''' | ||
|2= 5:30 | |2= 5:30 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] | + | |3= [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Dreamer''' / [[Welcome 2 America]] (Live) | ||
+ | |2= 6:12 | ||
+ | |3= [[Single: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] single | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[14 May 2011|14 May 2011, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
|line = | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Dreamer''' | ||
+ | |2= ?:?? | ||
+ | |3= Delayed performance TV broadcast | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[26 March 2009|26 March 2009, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, NBC Studio 3, Burbank, CA, USA]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Dreamer''' | |1= '''Dreamer''' | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Dreamer''' | |1= '''Dreamer''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 16:39 |
|3= [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|Prince3EG Soundcloud]] concert online stream | |3= [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|Prince3EG Soundcloud]] concert online stream | ||
+ | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vxcSaTDVWE Official Prince YouTube channel] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[03 May 2015-am|3 May 2015 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | |5= [[03 May 2015-am|3 May 2015 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{Unreleased| | ||
+ | |line= | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Dreamer ''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Version with harmonica | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
|first live appearance = [[26_March 2009|26 March 2009: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, NBC Studio 3, Burbank, CA, USA]]<br> | |first live appearance = [[26_March 2009|26 March 2009: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, NBC Studio 3, Burbank, CA, USA]]<br> | ||
* [[19 May 2015-1|19 May 2015 (show 1): Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada]] | * [[19 May 2015-1|19 May 2015 (show 1): Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(usually including [[Welcome 2 America]] lyrics)</small>, [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] |
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album | |see also = [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album | ||
* [[Video: Dreamer|Dreamer]] video | * [[Video: Dreamer|Dreamer]] video | ||
− | |references = | + | |references = [https://anchor.fm/peachandblackpodcast/episodes/Princes-LotusFlower-Anniversary-Reflection-with-Richard-Furch-eu0igs '''Prince's LotusFlower Anniversary Reflection with Richard Furch''' by ''Peach And Black Podcast'' (23 March 2019)] |
− | |categories = [[Category:2009]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:2009]][[Category:Recorded 2008]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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