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When Doves Cry

from the album Purple Rain single art for When Doves Cry Song details Performer: Prince and the Revolution First Released: 16 May 1984 - When Doves Cry single Album(s): Purple Rain The Hits 1 The Hits / The B-Sides The Very Best Of Prince Ultimate Prince 4ever Purple Rain Deluxe Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution) Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 21 May 1984: Carlton Celebrity Room, Bloomington, MN, USA 21 March 2016 (Show 2): Théâtre Maisonneuve - Place des Arts, Montreal, QC, Canada Performed regularly on tour: Purple Rain Tour Parade Tour Sign O' The Times Tour Lovesexy Tour Nude Tour Act II (as part of medley) Hit N Run Tour A Celebration World Tour 2003 Musicology Live 2004ever 21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour (clip only during sampler set) Welcome 2 America Tour (during sampler set) Welcome 2 America Euro 2011 Tour (during sampler set) Welcome 2 Canada Tour (during sampler set) Welcome 2 Australia Tour (during sampler set) Hit And Run Part II (during sampler set) Performed occasionally in shows: 1984, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2012 (during sampler set), 2013 (during sampler set), 2014 (during sampler set), 2015 (during sampler set)

When Doves Cry is the sixth track on Prince's sixth album Purple Rain, the first album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution and, five weeks prior to the album's release, When Doves Cry was released as the album's first single (credited only to Prince). The track is also featured in the movie Purple Rain. In 1993, the track was included as the first track on Prince's first compilation album The Hits 1 (also included as the first disc of The Hits / The B-Sides). In 2001, the track was included as the fourth track on the compilation album The Very Best Of Prince. In 2006, the track was included as the sixth track on the first disc of the compilation album Ultimate. Recording process Initial tracking took place on 1 March 1984 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (two days after Traffic Jam and Love And Sex), as the final track recorded for Purple Rain. The track's ascending synth-string ending is almost identical to that of Traffic Jam, recording only three days earlier. It was included as the fifth song on the 23 March 1984 configuration of the album (before Take Me With U was added for the final configuration, compiled on 14 April 1984). The single version of the track was included as the tenth track on the first disc of an early configuration of the compilation album Ultimate before the album was reworked for release. The track is included here as credited to Prince and the Revolution due to its inclusion on the Prince and the Revolution album Purple Rain, although the single release When Doves Cry was credited only to Prince, and the credits, on both the single and the Purple Rain album, show that Prince is the only performer on the track. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 1 March 1984 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Initial tracking Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info When Doves Cry 5:52 Purple Rain album When Doves Cry single His Majesty's Pop Life promotional album Studio a.k.a. When Doves Cry (Long Version) and When Doves Cry (Album Version) When Doves Cry 5:52 Purple Rain Deluxe Studio Remastered, 2015 When Doves Cry (Edit) 3:49 When Doves Cry single Strange Tales From The Rain promo Let's Go Crazy Back To Back Hits re-issue single The Story So Far... promotional album The Crown Jewels promotional album The Hits 1 The Hits / The B-Sides The Very Best Of Prince Ultimate Prince 4ever Purple Rain Deluxe Edit a.k.a. When Doves Cry (Short Version) Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info When Doves Cry 5:54 Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD Promo video See When Doves Cry video for more details When Doves Cry 3:49 Promotional release only Promo video (edit) See When Doves Cry video for more details When Doves Cry 8:15 Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY When Doves Cry 2:42 Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info When Doves Cry T.B.C. Live concert radio broadcast Live 22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain When Doves Cry 6:04 Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan When Doves Cry T.B.C. Live concert online stream Live 10 May 2015, Baltimore, MN, USA, Royal Farms Arena; sampler set version Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Purple Medley 11:03 Purple Medley single Studio medley See Purple Medley for more details Purple Medley (Edit) 3:14 Purple Medley single Edit See Purple Medley for more details Kirk J's B Sides Remix 7:00 Purple Medley single Edit See Kirk J's B Sides Remix for more details Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info When Doves Cry Studio Includes bassline, later removed by Prince When Doves Cry Remix Remixed version of the track by Kirk Johnson containing new beats and keyboard lines. Remixed in 1994.

Additional Information See also Trivia Purple Rain album Purple Rain Deluxe When Doves Cry single When Doves Cry video When played live on the Parade Tour, When Doves Cry utilized the (Fairlight CMI) drum beat of It. It was triggered on stage by a Simmons SDS-6 sequencer. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984, Duane Tudahl (2017)

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