Difference between revisions of "The Dawn"
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| − | |song name = | + | |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 = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Data Bank]] |
| − | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Days Of Wild]] |
| − | |introduction = ''' | + | |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 | + | 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 = | ||
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| − | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_7|7 January 1984]] |
| − | |studio = [[ | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] (Studio 3),<br> Hollywood, CA, USA |
|additional info = Basic tracking | |additional info = Basic tracking | ||
| − | }} | + | }}|recording personnel = |
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*[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed) | *[[Prince]] - all instruments (assumed) | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
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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 = | + | |categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] [[Category:Recorded 1984]] |
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