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{{song-3|
{{song-3|
|song name                = A Place In Heaven
|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]] (assumed)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|previous song            = [[A Million Miles (I Love You)]]
|previous song            = [[Data Bank]]
|next song                = [[A Place In Heaven]]
|next song                = [[Days Of Wild]]
|introduction              = '''A Place In Heaven''' is an unreleased instrumental piece with the same title as a song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_27|27 March 1986]], but has seemingly little to nothing to do with it other than it also being in a 3/4 time signature. It is unclear when [[Prince]] recorded the song, but it is likely to predate the [[A Place In Heaven|song with lyrics bearing the same title]], possibly hailing from the second half of 1983 or early 1984.<br>
|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]].  
The almost 15 minute track has a meandering melody of mostly piano, embellished with synthesizer and a simple drum track, and is reminiscent in sound with 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>
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 with 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.
[[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.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1983/1984 (assumed)
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_7|7 January 1984]]
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] (Studio 3),<br> Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Basic tracking
}}
}}|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed)
|unreleased versions      =  
|unreleased versions      =  
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|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#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
|trivia                    =  
|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''' or the unreleased album/musical project ''The Dawn''
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
|references                =  
|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:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] <!--[[Category:Recorded 1984]] -->
|categories                = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] [[Category:Recorded 1984]]  
}}
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Revision as of 07:24, 20 July 2018

Data Bank   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Days Of Wild
The Dawn
Song details
Performer: Prince (assumed)
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

The Dawn is an unreleased instrumental piece in a 3/4 time signature. It was recorded at Sunset Sound on 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 with both Father's Song and God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) and was possibly intended as proposed music for Purple Rain.

Prince surprisingly performed a two and a half minute rendition of it at the first show of the Piano & A Microphone Tour in Melbourne Australia, seemingly in connection with the passing of Denise Matthews a.k.a. Vanity the day before.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
7 January 1984 Sunset Sound (Studio 3),
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Basic tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all instruments (assumed)

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
The Dawn Studio


 
Additional Information
See also 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 or the unreleased album/musical project The Dawn
References
Data Bank   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Days Of Wild
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