{"id":390182,"date":"2026-04-21T09:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/390182\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:24:10","slug":"prince-estate-releases-unheard-version-of-with-this-tear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/390182\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Estate Releases Unheard Version of ‘With This Tear’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe estate of Prince<\/a> has released a previously unheard recording of \u201cWith This Tear,\u201d a song the late artist originally wrote and later gave to Celine Dion<\/a> in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe newly unveiled version, issued via NPG Records and Legacy Recordings, features Prince\u2019s original recording of the piano-led ballad, which he wrote, produced and performed himself. The track was first recorded at Paisley Park in November 1991, but had remained unreleased until now.<\/p>\n

\n\tDion\u2019s version of \u201cWith This Tear\u201d appeared on her 1992 self-titled album, marking one of several instances in which Prince contributed material to other artists while keeping his own recordings in the vault. His original take offers a more stripped-back interpretation of the song, foregrounding his vocal and piano arrangement.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe newly released recording has been updated with a fresh mix by Grammy-nominated producer Chris James, who has previously worked on multiple Prince-related projects. The release forms part of a broader effort by the Prince Estate to continue opening the artist\u2019s extensive archive of unreleased material.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe timing of the track\u2019s arrival is notable, coming just ahead of the 10th anniversary of Prince\u2019s death. Since his passing in 2016, a steady stream of archival releases \u2014 including deluxe editions, vault recordings and previously unheard collaborations \u2014 has helped maintain his presence within contemporary music conversations while offering deeper insight into his prolific output.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWith This Tear\u201d also reflects Prince\u2019s long-standing role as a songwriter for other artists. Over the course of his career, he wrote and produced songs that were recorded by a wide range of performers, often delivering compositions that took on new forms outside of his own catalog.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe release follows renewed interest in Prince\u2019s archive in recent years. In 2024, a demo of \u201cBaby Doll,\u201d a previously unheard collaboration between Prince and Kylie Minogue, surfaced online, highlighting the depth of material still contained within the vault.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile details about a potential larger vault project have not been formally confirmed, reports have suggested that additional archival releases may be forthcoming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The estate of Prince has released a previously unheard recording of \u201cWith This Tear,\u201d a song the late…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390183,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,3296,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-390182","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-music-news","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}