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|Current video name = When Doves Cry | |Current video name = When Doves Cry | ||
|Video Image = WhenDovesCry-vid5in1.png | |Video Image = WhenDovesCry-vid5in1.png | ||
| − | |Date = | + | |Date = Week of 14 May 1984 |
| − | |producer(s) = Sharon Oreck | + | |producer(s) = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Oreck Sharon Oreck] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fields Simon Fields] |
| − | |Director = Larry Williams | + | |Director = [[Prince]] / Larry Williams |
| − | |Related = [[Home_Video: Purple Rain| | + | |Related = [[Home_Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] ''(DVD release - 20th Anniversary Collector Edition)'' |
|ReleaseDate = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_24|24 August 2004]] | |ReleaseDate = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_24|24 August 2004]] | ||
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|Previous year = 1983 | |Previous year = 1983 | ||
|Next year = 1984 | |Next year = 1984 | ||
| − | |Previous video link = [[Video: | + | |Previous video link = [[Video: Let’s Pretend We’re Married|Let’s Pretend We’re Married]] |
| − | |Next Video link = [[Video: | + | |Next Video link = [[Video: Let’s Go Crazy|Let’s Go Crazy]] |
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| − | |Introduction = '''When Doves Cry''' is | + | |Introduction = '''When Doves Cry''' is a [[Prince and the Revolution]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: When Doves Cry|single]]. |
| − | Of note this is the first | + | It is [[Prince]]’s first video that was not just a simple performance of the song but a fully produced and staged video with its own (although vague) storyline and different backdrops. Photographer Larry Williams, who also worked on other projects for [[Prince]] that year including the covers for [[Album: The Glamorous Life|The Glamorous Life]], [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] and [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]] was hired as director for the video. Before the first shots, [[Prince]] let [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fields Simon Fields] (producer) know that Williams’ presence was not needed: ''"[[Prince]] said to me "He (Larry) doesn’t have to be here." So I gave Larry some magazines and he sat outside and did some reading."'' [[Prince]] handled the directing and the choreography. |
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| + | Of note, this is the first video to feature the [[The Revolution]] with [[Wendy Melvoin]]. '''When Doves Cry''' also incorporates scenes from the [[Film:_Purple_Rain|Purple Rain]] movie two months before its theatrical release in the USA. | ||
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| + | Two versions of the video were created for broadcast : the full 5:58 version and an edited 3:45 minute version. [[Prince]] reproduced parts of the video on the [[Purple Rain Tour]] by using the same costume, props and choreography. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = Spring 1984 |
| − | |studio = | + | |studio = [https://www.onamrecords.com/labels/a-m-studios/146503/soundstage A&M Records Soundstage], Hollywood, CA, USA |
|additional info = | |additional info = | ||
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* [[Matt Fink]] | * [[Matt Fink]] | ||
* [[Lisa Coleman]] | * [[Lisa Coleman]] | ||
| − | |crew = * [[Prince]] | + | |crew = * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Oreck Sharon Oreck] - producer |
| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fields Simon Fields] - producer | ||
| + | * [[Prince]]- director and choreographer | ||
* ''More information needed'' | * ''More information needed'' | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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|1= <b>When Doves Cry</b> | |1= <b>When Doves Cry</b> | ||
|2= 5:58 | |2= 5:58 | ||
| − | |3= [[Home_Video: Purple Rain| | + | |3= [[Home_Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] (2004 DVD release)<br> |
[[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)<br> | [[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)<br> | ||
Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017) | Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017) | ||
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::- ''Favorite Soul/R&B Video'': 12th American Music Awards (28 January 1985). | ::- ''Favorite Soul/R&B Video'': 12th American Music Awards (28 January 1985). | ||
::- ''Best Choreography in a Video'' (choreographer: [[Prince]]): 1985 MTV Music Video Awards (13 September 1985). | ::- ''Best Choreography in a Video'' (choreographer: [[Prince]]): 1985 MTV Music Video Awards (13 September 1985). | ||
| + | * Footage of '''When Doves Cry''' was later included in the [[Video: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]], [[Video: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]] and [[Video: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] videos. | ||
<!-------REFERENCES -------> | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
* ''[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)]'' | * ''[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)]'' | ||
| − | * <b>Awards</b>: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MTV_Video_Music_Awards MTV Video Music Awards (1985)], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1985 | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.fr/Want-My-MTV-Uncensored-Revolution/dp/0452298563 I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution (Expanded Edition, paperback), Rob Tannenbaum & Craig Marks (2012)]'' |
| + | * <b>Awards</b>: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MTV_Video_Music_Awards MTV Video Music Awards (1985)], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1985 American Music Awards (1985)] | ||
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|Categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category: Videos (Prince)]][[Category: Recorded 1984]] | |Categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category: Videos (Prince)]][[Category: Recorded 1984]] | ||
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