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|song name = The Dawn | |song name = The Dawn | ||
|single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small> | ||
| − | |performer = [[Prince]] (assumed) | + | |performer = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> |
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> |
| − | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> |
|previous song = [[Data Bank]] | |previous song = [[Data Bank]] | ||
|next song = [[Days Of Wild]] | |next song = [[Days Of Wild]] | ||
|introduction = '''The Dawn''' is an unreleased instrumental piece in a 3/4 time signature. | |introduction = '''The Dawn''' is an unreleased instrumental piece in a 3/4 time signature. | ||
It was recorded at Sunset Sound on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_7|7 January 1984]]. | It was recorded at Sunset Sound on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_7|7 January 1984]]. | ||
| − | The close to 15 minute track has a meandering melody of mostly piano, embellished with synthesizer and a simple drum track, and is reminiscent in sound | + | The close to 15 minute track has a meandering melody of mostly piano, embellished with synthesizer and a simple drum track, and is reminiscent in sound of both [[Father’s Song]] and [[God|God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)]] and was possibly intended as proposed music for [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]].<br> |
| − | [[Prince]] surprisingly performed a two and a half minute rendition of it at the first show of the [[Prince:_Piano_%26_A_Microphone_2016|Piano & A Microphone Tour]] in Melbourne Australia, seemingly in connection with the passing of Denise Matthews a.k.a. [[Vanity]] the day before. | + | The song was worked on by [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] at [[The Complex Studios]], Los Angeles, California in June 1985, possibly for use in the [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]], but no further sessions were dedicated to the track after that. |
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| + | [[Prince]] surprisingly performed a two and a half minute rendition of it at the first show of the [[Prince:_Piano_%26_A_Microphone_2016|Piano & A Microphone Tour]] in Melbourne Australia, seemingly in connection with the passing of Denise Matthews a.k.a. [[Vanity]] the day before. He subsequently started performing it on other [[Prince: Piano & A Microphone 2016|Piano & A Microphone Tour]] shows as well. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_7|7 January 1984]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_7|7 January 1984]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]] (Studio 3),<br> Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] (Studio 3),<br> Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
| − | }}|recording personnel = | + | }} |
| − | *[[Prince]] - all instruments | + | {{RecordingLine| |
| + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 15|15 June 1985]] <small>(estimate)</small> | ||
| + | |studio = [[The Complex Studios]],<br> Los Angeles, CA, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Overdubs, mix ([[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]]) | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |recording personnel = | ||
| + | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except for some later overdubs by [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[ | + | |first live appearance = [[13_July_1990|13 July 1990: National Exhibition Centre - Birmingham, England]]<br> |
* [[04 March 2016 |4 March 2016: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA]] | * [[04 March 2016 |4 March 2016: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Prince: Piano & A Microphone 2016|Piano & A Microphone Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Prince: Piano & A Microphone 2016|Piano & A Microphone Tour]] | ||
| − | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]] <small>''(solo piano)''</small>, [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> |
| − | |trivia = Although 'The Dawn' is a common phrase | + | |trivia = Although 'The Dawn' is a common phrase and concept in [[Prince]]’s oeuvre, the tracks seems to have no direct relation to the song [[Welcome 2 The Dawn]] (that at some point was known as '''The Dawn'''), the planned 1986 musical project [[Musical:_The_Dawn|The Dawn]], the planned 1989 movie [[Film:_The_Dawn|The Dawn]], the unreleased 1993 album [[Album:_The_Dawn_1993|The Dawn]], or the unreleased 1997 album [[Album:_The_Dawn|The Dawn]]. |
| + | * [[We Can Fuck]] was recorded a week before [[The Dawn]]. As this title was considered not suitable to put on the work order sheet, engineer Terry Christian initially labeled the song as "The Dawn". When [[Prince]] finished work on the song the next day he retitled it "Moral Majority" on the working order, but that was never the actual title of the song. The 1982 [[Vanity 6]] song with the title [[Moral Majority]], the 1983/84 song [[We Can Fuck]] and the 1996 song [[Welcome 2 The Dawn]] don’t have anything to do with '''The Dawn'''. | ||
|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
|references = * ''[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)]'' | |references = * ''[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:1984]][[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
| + | |categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Recorded 1984]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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