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|Current video name    = When Doves Cry
 
|Current video name    = When Doves Cry
 
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|Date                  = TV: tbc<br>YouTube: 7 July 2017
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|Date                  = May 1984
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|producer(s)            = Sharon Oreck
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|producer(s)            = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Oreck Sharon Oreck]
 
|Director              = Larry Williams
 
|Director              = Larry Williams
 
|Related                = [[Home_Video: Purple Rain|''Purple Rain'']] (SE DVD release)
 
|Related                = [[Home_Video: Purple Rain|''Purple Rain'']] (SE DVD release)
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|Introduction          = '''When Doves Cry''' is the eleventh [[Prince]] video to have been released for broadcast.
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|Introduction          = '''When Doves Cry''' is a [[Prince and the Revolution]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: When Doves Cry|single]].  
  
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Of note this is the first appearance of [[Wendy Melvoin]] in a [[Prince]] video.
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It is [[Prince]]'s first video that was not just a simple performance of the song but a fully produced and staged video with its own (although vague) storyline and different backdrops. '''When Doves Cry''' was directed by photographer Larry Williams, who also worked on other projects for [[Prince]] that year including the covers for [[Album: The Glamorous Life|The Glamorous Life]], [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] and [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]].
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Of note, this is the first video to feature the [[The Revolution]] with [[Wendy Melvoin]]. '''When Doves Cry''' also incorporates scenes from the [[Film:_Purple_Rain|Purple Rain]] movie two months before its theatrical release in the USA.
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Two versions of the video were created for broadcast : the full 5:58 version and an edited 3:45 minute version. [[Prince]] reproduced parts of the video on the [[Purple Rain Tour]] by using the same costume, props and choreography.
 
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Revision as of 17:29, 23 December 2021

1983: Let’s Pretend We’re Married ◄ Music Videos
(Prince) 		Music Videos
(Related Artists) 		► 1984: Let’s Go Crazy
When Doves Cry
When Doves Cry music video selected snapshots

Music Video details

First aired: May 1984
Producer(s): Sharon Oreck
Director: Larry Williams
Related home video/DVD: Purple Rain (SE DVD release)
First (Commercially) Released: 24 August 2004

Awards

Date Institution, Country Award
3rd annual American Video Awards, USA 3 Apr. 1985 Best Soul Video

When Doves Cry is a Prince and the Revolution video released for broadcast and to promote the single.

It is Prince's first video that was not just a simple performance of the song but a fully produced and staged video with its own (although vague) storyline and different backdrops. When Doves Cry was directed by photographer Larry Williams, who also worked on other projects for Prince that year including the covers for The Glamorous Life, Ice Cream Castle and Apollonia 6.

Of note, this is the first video to feature the The Revolution with Wendy Melvoin. When Doves Cry also incorporates scenes from the Purple Rain movie two months before its theatrical release in the USA.

Two versions of the video were created for broadcast : the full 5:58 version and an edited 3:45 minute version. Prince reproduced parts of the video on the Purple Rain Tour by using the same costume, props and choreography.


Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
Spring 1984 Information needed
Cast
Crew
  • Sharon Oreck - producer
  • Larry Williams - director
  • Prince- choreographer
  • More information needed

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
When Doves Cry 5:58 Purple Rain (2005, SE DVD release)

Prince streaming video platforms (2017)
Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)

full length
When Doves Cry 3:45 The Story So Far... (1986)

Prince streaming video platforms (2017)

edit
When Doves Cry 2:38 Nothing Compares 2 Him film edit from Purple rain movie.


 
Additional Information
See Also Quotation & triva

Whendovescry single.jpg

  • Nominations:
- Favorite Pop/Rock Video: 12th American Music Awards (28 January 1985).
- Favorite Soul/R&B Video: 12th American Music Awards (28 January 1985).
- Best Choreography in a Video (choreographer: Prince): 1985 MTV Music Video Awards (13 September 1985).
References
◄ 1983
Let’s Pretend We’re Married 		Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 1984
Let’s Go Crazy 		►
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