The Dawn

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The Dawn

Song details Performer: Prince (assumed) Writer(s): Prince (assumed) Producer(s): Prince (assumed) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 16 February 2016: Arts Centre Melbourne - State Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) 4 March 2016: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA Performed regularly on tour: Piano & A Microphone Tour Performed occasionally in shows: 2016 (solo piano)

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 Versions Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info The Dawn Studio

Additional Information See also Trivia Unreleased Songs 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 * Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)

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