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Prince – When Doves Cry

Prince – When Doves Cry

When Doves Cry was Prince’s first number-one hit in the US and, according to Billboard magazine, it was the best-selling single of 1984 in the States. A song Prince wrote for the film and album Purple Rain – 5:51 in the album version and 3:48 in the single version.

When Doves Cry is ingenious minimalism, which Prince already delivered here. A dance song without a single bass note, a song about sadness and pain – and yet defiant in its beat and intoxicating. One of Prince’s first milestones … more were to follow.

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