When Doves Cry



When Doves Cry is a song and hit single by American recording artist Prince . The single was 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 of the album Purple Rain was released and came out before the album came out. The Prince had his first number-one hit in the United States, and there was also the best selling single of 1984. In the Netherlands, the single reached fifth place in the Dutch Top 40 .
 * 2 Number
 * 3 Radio 2 Top 2000
 * 4 Covers
 * 5 External link

The b-side was 17 Days, which was originally intended for the album Apollonia 6 . This issue will be one of the most popular songs are among fans. ==Number [ edit] == Prince When Doves Cry composed after the rest of the Purple Rain material was ready. The song was recorded on 1 March1984, two and a half months before it came out as a single.Unlike most of the songs from Purple Rain is the number of complete his own hand. The texture of the song, especially for a funk artist and a dance number remarkable, because there is no bass in common. Originally knew the song like a bass line, but almost before Prince had completely rejected the song he decided to pick it up. Experiment as the bass line The song of his 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 accommodatessemi-autobiographical texts. After the vocal part of the song a much longer guitar solo, followed by follow synthesizer sounds . The song ends with a harmonica -like keyboard sound. ==Radio 2 Top 2000 [ edit] == ==Covers [ Edit] == There are many covers of When Doves Cry made, the most significant version of the R & B singer Ginuwine from 1996 's. Used in 1990 MC Hammer 's song as the basis for his single Pray . The song is also for the collector Land (1975 - 2002) Patti Smith.