When Doves Cry

When Doves Cry "is a song and hit single by the American artist Prince. The single is released in may 1984 and the song was originally on the album Purple Rain.



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[hide] *1 Single  ==Single[ Edit] == The single was the first song from the album Purple Rain was released and came out even before the album came out. It was Prince his first number-one hit in the United States and there it was also the best selling single of 1984. In the Netherlands the single reached fifth place in the Dutch Top 40.
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The b-side was 17 Days, which was originally intended for the Apollonia 6album. This number will be one of the most popular songs among fans. ==Number[ Edit] == Prince When Doves Cry composed after the rest of the Purple Rain-material certainly was ready. The song was recorded on March 1, 1984, two and a half months for that on single came out. Unlike most songs from Purple Rain is the song completely by his own hand. The texture of the number, especially for a funk artist and a dance number, as there is no bass line remarkable an occurrence. Originally knew the number though a bass line, but almost had the song completely before Prince disapproved, he decided to take out the bass line as an experiment. The number of its rhythm depends on a drum machine, begins with a short guitar solo, followed by some repetitive guttural sounds of Prince. The song has an emotional charge and houses semi-autobiographical lyrics. After the vocal part of the song follows a much longer guitar solo, followed by synthesizer sounds. The song ends with a harmonica on a similar keyboard sound. ==Radio 2 Top 2000[ Edit] == ==Covers<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">There are many covers of When Doves Cry made, of which the most significant version of the R & B singer Ginuwine is from 1996 . In 1990, MC Hammer used the song as the basis for his single Pray. The song is also on the collector Land (1975-2002) by Patti Smith.