# When Doves Cry guitar solo > The guitar solo on When Doves Cry by Prince and the Revolution (1984) starts at about 0:02. From the album Purple Rain. A pop classic from the 1980s. Canonical URL: Prince and the Revolution, 1984, from *Purple Rain*. Solo by *Prince*. The famous opening burst of guitar sets the tone before the song strips down to its bass-less groove. When Doves Cry by Prince and the Revolution is #14 in our ranking of the best Prince guitar solos. The solo is played by Prince and the song was released in 1984. ## In our lists - [The Best Prince Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/prince-guitar-solos/) — #14 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on When Doves Cry? Prince played the solo on Prince and the Revolution's When Doves Cry (1984). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)