Very funky song. Ole school' Parade era Prince. Damn WB should've just let him release Sign O' the Times as Dream Factory and been done with it!

Love2tha9s said:

Or better yet, WB should have let him release Crystal Ball instead of SOTT.

What was it supposed to be Dream Factory or Crystal Ball?

Love2tha9s said:

The version that had 'Train' on it was on Dream Factory.

I just like the Crysatal Ball album which also could have been released at that time.

Love this tune its catchy

'dream factory' was mastered for release in mid- 1986 but then prince disbanded the revolution and decided to shelve the album. he carried over many of the tracks to 'crystal ball,' which wb refused to put out. he then shaved it down to two discs and called it 'sign o the times.' in the years since, edited studio versions of all the remaining 'crystal ball' tracks save for 'rebirth of the flesh' and 'the ball' have been officially released. there are quite a few 'dream factory' tracks which have still never been officially released.

Yeah, there's a number of songs on the second disc on the version I have anyway that I don't know of ever coming out.

Is that the song that goes "Theres a train that's leaving in the morning, that will take you down to Santa Fe....."?

He gave "Train" to Mavis Staples for her Paisley Park album, "Time Waits for No One". Unfortunately, he took out the big, echoey train-on-the-tracks sounding drums and replaced them with a much simpler beat on her version.

December1984 said:

Too bad, that takes away some of the atmosphere imo.

Darwintheorgangrinder said:

One in the same!

MetalMonkey said:

Some great guitar playing and horns on it also with the ole' school traditional Prince yelping.

Never heard it

is Mavis' version the only "official" version out there? i'm curious now.

http://www.dtt-lyrics.com...html#train

Train
Prince spent three days in his home studio, July 7th to 9th taping "Train" for the Dream Factory project. It was later revamped for use by Mavis Staples. The version released on Time Waits For No One retains the basic tracks of Prince's original recording for Dream Factory. The song uses an unusual drum machine sound to mimic a train engine, as well as a traditional R&B horn performance by Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss.

Train
C'mon man, get your bags, we got 2 go
Man, tell that girl goodbye, let's get out of here!
Woo!

I wanna talk 2 U 'bout this love affair
(Talk 2 U, said I wanna talk 2 U)
Is it really true that U don't care?
(Really true, tell me is it really true?)
Seem like every day U grow farther away, uh huh
(Every day, seem like every day)
Tell me what can I say 2 make U stay?
(Tell me what can I say, make U stay)

Cuz if U really don't love me anymore
I just don't know what 2 say
There's a train that's leavin' in the morning
That will take U straight 2 Santa Fe
If U feel the thing we got just can't go on
Then I won't stand in your way
I won't stand in your way {x2}
No, no

I'm so in love with U, U're all I wanna be
(I'm so in love with U, U're all I wanna be)
Whenever U go away, baby, U take a part of me, yes U do
(Whenever U go away, U take part of me, yes U do)
Man gotta do what he gotta do
But remember, baby, wherever U go, I'm with U, oh (I'll be with U)
Whoo (Cuz I need U)

If U really don't love me anymore
I just don't know what 2 say
Cuz there's a train that's leavin' in the mornin'
That will take U straight 2 Santa Fe
If U feel the thing we got just can't go on
I won't stand in your way {x3}

Oh!
C'mon man, get your bags, we got 2 get outta here!

If U really don't love me anymore
I just don't know what 2 say (I ain't got nothing 2 say)
There's a train that's leavin' in the mornin'
That will take U straight 2 Santa Fe (Take U, take U on your way)
If U feel the thing we got just can't go on
I won't stand in your way {x4}

C'mon baby, U gonna take this witcha?
Train, train

This musta been one of the final Revolution tracks.

Dude was singin', the day he cut this track...

ThreadBare said:

Yeah I wonder if there's any other material he did at this time that wasn't put on or gonna be on the Dream Factory project that we don't know about thats this high quality.
[Edited 5/8/09 11:52am]

Gr8 tune, I LUV it

Peace and <3

gold31 said:

I like Crystal Ball better too, but if Prince didn't cut out some songs to release Sign O' The Times instead of the 3 lp opus, most probably we wouldn't have had Lovesexy, and maybe not even the Black Album. To me, Eye No is a lot better then The Ball.
[Edited 5/10/09 4:56am]

datdude said:

Yes it is. I haven't heard it yet, but the original version is one of the best songs Prince & The Revolution composed.

I'm not familiar with this song...No Mail Please.

I LOVE this song!

I made my own "Crystal Ball" mix with songs from SOTT, Dream Factory, The Family, and Madhouse.....fantastic

Tame said:

U can find it officially released though, if U can get your hands on a copy of Mavis Staples' album Tame waits for no one.

Oh, sorry, it is Time...