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|song name                = Welcome 2 The Dawn
|song name                = Welcome 2 The Dawn
|single image              = [[Image:Thetruth_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Truth]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]]'' </small>
|single image              = [[Image:Thetruth_album.jpg|100px|link= Album: The Truth]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]]'' </small>
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|first released            = May 1997 - [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] cassette single ([[Exclusive retail partnerships#Borders Books & Music|Borders Books & Music]] release only)
|first released            = May 1997 - [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] cassette single ([[Exclusive retail partnerships#Borders Books & Music|Borders Books & Music]] release only)
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|previous song            = [[Welcome 2 America]]
|previous song            = [[Welcome 2 America]]
|next song                = [[Well Done]]
|next song                = [[Well Done]]
|introduction              = '''Welcome 2 The Dawn (Acoustic Version)''' is the twelfth and final track on [[Prince]]'s 21st album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] (his fifth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), but, eight months prior to the album's release, the same version had been included as the b-side of the [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Borders Books & Music|Borders Books & Music]] exclusive release of [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] cassette single, available free with any purchase.
|introduction              = '''Welcome 2 The Dawn (Acoustic Version)''' is the twelfth and final track on [[Prince]]’s 21st album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] (his fifth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), but, eight months prior to the album’s release, the same version had been included as the b-side of the [[Exclusive retail partnerships#Borders Books & Music|Borders Books & Music]] exclusive release of [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] cassette single, available free with any purchase.


Specific recording dates are not known, but a full "electric" version of the song was recorded at some point in 1995-6 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA and a portion of the track was played as on-hold music on the [[1-800 New Funk]] phone service. The acoustic version of the track is believed to have been recorded in Autumn 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (along with the rest of the album). [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] cassette single states that '''Welcome 2 The Dawn (Acoustic Version)''' is from the "4thcoming album [[Album: The Dawn|The Dawn]]" - the time of the single's release coincides with the originally planned release of [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]], however, so it is likely that [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] was, at one point, titled '''The Dawn''' (a name [[Prince]] has used at various points), or, more likely, the packaging's information meant that the non-acoustic version of '''Welcome 2 The Dawn''' was from [[Album: The Dawn|The Dawn]], an album which remains unreleased. This is supported by the fact that, despite [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] being billed as an "acoustic album", '''Welcome 2 The Dawn''' is the only track to receive the tagline "'''(Acoustic Version)'''".
Specific recording dates are not known, but a full "electric" version of the song was recorded at some point in 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota and a portion of the track was played as on-hold music on the [[1-800 New Funk]] phone service. The acoustic version of the track is believed to have been recorded in Autumn 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (along with the rest of the album). [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] cassette single states that '''Welcome 2 The Dawn (Acoustic Version)''' is from the "4thcoming album [[Album: The Dawn|The Dawn]]" - the time of the single’s release coincides with the originally planned release of [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]], however, so it is likely that [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] was, at one point, titled '''The Dawn''' (a name [[Prince]] has used at various points), or, more likely, the packaging’s information meant that the non-acoustic version of '''Welcome 2 The Dawn''' was from [[Album: The Dawn|The Dawn]], an album which remains unreleased. This is supported by the fact that, despite [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] being billed as an "acoustic album", '''Welcome 2 The Dawn''' is the only track to receive the tagline “'''(Acoustic Version)'''”.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1995-6
|date                      = 1996 (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Autumn 1996
|date                      = March 1997
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Re-recording ('''Acoustic Version''')
|additional info          = Re-recording ('''Acoustic Version''')
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments
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* [[Hans-Martin Buff]] - engineer
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
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*[[Album: The Dawn|The Dawn]] unreleased album
*[[Album: The Dawn|The Dawn]] unreleased album
|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)]] ''
|categories                = [[Category:1997]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1996]]
|categories                = [[Category:1997]][[Category:1998]][[Category:Recorded 1996]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 12:33, 10 October 2024

Welcome 2 America   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Well Done
Welcome 2 The Dawn

from the album The Truth
Song details
Performer:
First Released: May 1997 - The Holy River cassette single (Borders Books & Music release only)
Album(s): The Truth
Writer(s): Prince (as )
Producer(s): Prince (as )
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Welcome 2 The Dawn (Acoustic Version) is the twelfth and final track on Prince’s 21st album The Truth (his fifth using the name ), but, eight months prior to the album’s release, the same version had been included as the b-side of the Borders Books & Music exclusive release of The Holy River cassette single, available free with any purchase.

Specific recording dates are not known, but a full "electric" version of the song was recorded at some point in 1996 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota and a portion of the track was played as on-hold music on the 1-800 New Funk phone service. The acoustic version of the track is believed to have been recorded in Autumn 1996 at Paisley Park Studios (along with the rest of the album). The Holy River cassette single states that Welcome 2 The Dawn (Acoustic Version) is from the "4thcoming album The Dawn" - the time of the single’s release coincides with the originally planned release of The Truth, however, so it is likely that The Truth was, at one point, titled The Dawn (a name Prince has used at various points), or, more likely, the packaging’s information meant that the non-acoustic version of Welcome 2 The Dawn was from The Dawn, an album which remains unreleased. This is supported by the fact that, despite The Truth being billed as an "acoustic album", Welcome 2 The Dawn is the only track to receive the tagline “(Acoustic Version)”.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
1996 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
March 1997 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Re-recording (Acoustic Version)
Recording Personnel
  • Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Welcome 2 The Dawn (Acoustic Version) 3:17 The Truth Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Welcome 2 The Dawn Studio Full 1995-6 studio recording
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Welcome 2 America   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Well Done
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