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| − | |song name = | + | |song name = Father’s Song |
| − | |single image = [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | + | |single image = [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] |
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 16|16 June 2017]] - [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] preview download | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 16|16 June 2017]] - [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] preview download |
| − | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']]<br> | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br> |
|performer = [[Prince]] ([[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |performer = [[Prince]] ([[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] & [[John L. Nelson]] (credited to [[John L. Nelson]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] & [[John L. Nelson]] (credited to [[John L. Nelson]]) | ||
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|previous song = [[Fascination]] | |previous song = [[Fascination]] | ||
|next song = [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]] | |next song = [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]] | ||
| − | |introduction = ''' | + | |introduction = '''Father’s Song''' is an instrumental recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 24|24 October 1983]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA. It was tentatively included on an early configuration of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. The song appears in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie, where [[Prince]]’s character "The Kid" storms in the house looking for his father and finds him playing the song on piano. Predating the recording of the standalone track, the main melody was included as a motif in [[Computer Blue]]. |
| − | + | While a solo recording, '''Father’s Song''' is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] track as it was recorded for the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album and released in 2017 as the eleventh track on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' release of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain]], which are both credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. | |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 24|24 October 1983]] |
| − | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 20|20 November 1983]] | ||
| + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Overdubs | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 7|7 February 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 7|7 February 1984]] | ||
| − | |studio = [[ | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
|additional info = Solo piano version used in [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] | |additional info = Solo piano version used in [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] - all instruments | *[[Prince]] - all instruments | ||
| + | <hr> | ||
| + | *[[Susan Rogers]] - engineer | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
|line = | |line = | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Father’s Song''' |
|2= 5:30 | |2= 5:30 | ||
| − | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)]]<br> | + | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)]]<br> |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| − | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Father’s Song''' (listed as 'Piano Jam') |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= solo piano version | |3= solo piano version | ||
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|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
| + | |sampled in = | ||
| + | {{SongSampled| | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[ | + | {{Songchart| |
| + | |line = | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''[[Computer Blue]] ''' | ||
| + | |2= 3:59 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promo | ||
| + | |4= Studio | ||
| + | |5= See [[Purple Medley]] for more details | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''[[Computer Blue]]''' | ||
| + | |2= 3:59 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] <br> | ||
| + | |4= Studio | ||
| + | |5= Remastered 2015 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''[[Computer Blue]] ('Hallway Speech' Version)''' | ||
| + | |2= 12:19 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)]]<br> | ||
| + | |4= Studio | ||
| + | |5= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''[[Computer Blue]]''' | ||
| + | |2= 4:15 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
| + | |4= Live | ||
| + | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |first live appearance = [[04_November 1984|4 November 1984, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI, USA]] <br> | ||
* [[28 June 2001|28 June 2001: Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI, USA]] <small> (as interlude) </small> | * [[28 June 2001|28 June 2001: Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI, USA]] <small> (as interlude) </small> | ||
|performed regularly on =[[Purple Rain Tour]] | |performed regularly on =[[Purple Rain Tour]] | ||
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2004|2004]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2004|2004]] | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
| − | |see also = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] album | + | |see also = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album |
* [[Film: Purple Rain |Purple Rain]] movie | * [[Film: Purple Rain |Purple Rain]] movie | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/ | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' |
| − | |categories = [[Category:1983]][[Category:2017]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1983]][[Category:2017]][[Category:Recorded 1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]] |
}} | }} | ||
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