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|song name                = Father's Song
 
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince and the Revolution]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed) credited to John L. Nelson
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|previous song            = [[Fascination]]
 
|next song                = [[Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful]]
 
|introduction              = '''Father's Song''' is an unreleased instrumental recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 29|29 October 1983]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. It was included as the ninth track on a [[Album:_Purple_Rain#7_November_1983|7 November 1983]] configuration of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. The song appears in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie, where [[Prince]]'s character "The Kid" plays the song on piano after discovering his father's sheet music for the song. The main melody was then included as a section in [[Computer Blue]]. The song itself, however, remains unreleased. While a solo recording, it is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] track as it was recorded for the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album (which was credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
 
|recording info            =
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 29|29 October 1983]]
 
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Initial tracking
 
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|recording personnel      =
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments
 
|unreleased versions      =
 
{{Unreleased|
 
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|1= '''Father's Song'''
 
|2= Studio
 
|3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 29|29 October 1983]]
 
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|video versions            =
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
|sampled in                =
 
|first live appearance    = [[05_November 1984|5 (or possibly 4) November 1984, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI, USA]] <br>
 
* [[28 June 2001|28 June 2001: Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI, USA]] <small> (as interlude) </small>
 
|performed regularly on    =[[Purple Rain Tour]]
 
*[[Hit N Run Tour 00-01|Hit N Run Tour]] <small>(as part of medley with [[When Doves Cry]] and [[Computer Blue]] (instrumental))</small>
 
*[[A Celebration]] <small>(as part of medley with [[When Doves Cry]] and [[Computer Blue]] (instrumental))</small>
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2004|2004]]
 
|trivia                    =
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|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)
 
|categories                = [[Category:1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1983]]
 
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|song name                = Father's Song
 
|song name                = Father's Song
 
|single image              = [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']]
 
|single image              = [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]] ([[Prince and the Revolution]])
 
|performer                = [[Prince]] ([[Prince and the Revolution]])
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_16|16 June 2017]] - [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] Electric Intercourse (digital single)
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]  credited to John L. Nelson
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]  credited to John L. Nelson
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]  
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]  

Revision as of 15:04, 15 June 2017

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Father's Song

Purplerain Deluxe.jpg
from the album Purple Rain Deluxe
Song details
Performer: Prince (Prince and the Revolution)
First Released: 16 June 2017 - Purple Rain Deluxe Electric Intercourse (digital single)
Album(s): {{{album(s)}}}
Writer(s): Prince credited to John L. Nelson
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Father's Song is an instrumental recorded on 29 October 1983 at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA. It was tentatively included on an early configuration of Purple Rain. The song appears in the Purple Rain movie, where Prince's character "The Kid" plays the song on piano after discovering his father's sheet music for the song. The main melody was then included as a section in Computer Blue. In 2017 it was released as the eleventh track on the From The Vault & Previously Unreleased disc of a Deluxe release of Purple Rain. While a solo recording, it is listed here as a Prince and the Revolution track as it was recorded for the Purple Rain album and in 2017 released as a bonus track on the Purple Rain Deluxe album, which are both credited to Prince and the Revolution.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
29 October 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA Initial tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Father's Song 5:30 Purple Rain Deluxe Studio


Title Version Additional Info
Father's Song Studio solo piano version
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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