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|introduction              = '''Father's Song''' is an instrumental recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 24|24 October 1983]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA. It was tentatively included on an early configuration of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. The song appears in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie, where [[Prince]]'s character "The Kid" storms in the house looking for his father and finds him  playing the song on piano. Predating the recording of the standalone track, the main melody was included as a motif in [[Computer Blue]].  
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|introduction              = '''Father’s Song''' is an instrumental recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 24|24 October 1983]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA. It was tentatively included on an early configuration of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. The song appears in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie, where [[Prince]]’s character "The Kid" storms in the house looking for his father and finds him  playing the song on piano. Predating the recording of the standalone track, the main melody was included as a motif in [[Computer Blue]].  
  
While a solo recording, '''Father's Song''' is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] track as it was recorded for the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album and released in 2017 as the eleventh track on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' release of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain]], which are both credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]].
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While a solo recording, '''Father’s Song''' is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] track as it was recorded for the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album and released in 2017 as the eleventh track on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' release of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain]], which are both credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]].
 
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* [[Film: Purple Rain |Purple Rain]] movie
 
* [[Film: Purple Rain |Purple Rain]] movie
 
|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)]]''

Revision as of 14:38, 25 September 2020

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Father’s Song

Purplerain Deluxe.jpg
from the album Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince (Prince and the Revolution)
First Released: 16 June 2017 - Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition preview download
Album(s): Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition
Writer(s): Prince & John L. Nelson (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 24 October 1983 at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, 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" storms in the house looking for his father and finds him playing the song on piano. Predating the recording of the standalone track, the main melody was included as a motif in Computer Blue.

While a solo recording, Father’s Song is listed here as a Prince and the Revolution track as it was recorded for the Purple Rain album and released in 2017 as the eleventh track on the From The Vault & Previously Unreleased disc of a Deluxe release of Purple Rain, which are both credited to Prince and the Revolution.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
24 October 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Basic tracking
20 November 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Overdubs
7 February 1984 Sunset Sound - Studio 2,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Solo piano version used in Purple Rain
Recording Personnel


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Father’s Song 5:30 Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)
Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Father’s Song (listed as 'Piano Jam') Studio solo piano version
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Fascination   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful