Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?

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Y Should  Do That When  Can Do This?

NPG Music Club download - no official artwork created included on The Slaughterhouse Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 11 June 2001 - NPG Music Club Edition # 5 download Album(s): The Slaughterhouse Writer(s): Prince (assumed) Producer(s): Prince (assumed) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 13 June 2000, Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota (lyrical clips during speech) 15 July 2000 (a.m.), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (only known full performance) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 2000

Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This? (later known as Y Should Do That When Can Do This?) was initially heard as a 1:32 excerpt streaming on NPGOnlineLtd.com on 1 June 2000, along with excerpts of Splash and Cybersingle. In June 2001, it was released as part of the NPG Music Club Edition # 5 as an mp3 download (credited to Prince, despite having been recorded and initially heard while Prince used the name ). In 2004, it was included (as Y Should Do That When Can Do This?) as the third track on the compilation album The Slaughterhouse. Initial recording dates are unknown, but the track was believed to have been recorded during sessions for Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, corroborated by The Hornheadz, who recorded horns for the track on 17 May 1999 (during the same session as horn overdubs for Hot Wit U, Man‘O’War, I Ain’t Gonna Run and R U Ready?). The track contains a repeated sample of Sly & The Family Stone’s Family Affair (written by Sly Stone, released on the album There’s a Riot Goin’ On and as a single in 1971). Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Spring 1999 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Tracking 17 May 1999 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Horn overdubs Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Michael B. - drums Michael B. Nelson - trombone Dave Jensen - trumpet Kathy Jensen - baritone saxophone Steve Strand - trumpet Kenni Holmen - saxophone Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This? 4:30 NPG Music Club Edition # 5 download Studio Y Should Do That When Can Do This? 4:30 The Slaughterhouse Studio Clean version Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This? 1:32 NPGOnlineLtd.com stream Edit

Additional Information See also Trivia NPG Music Club Edition # 5 download The Slaughterhouse album The version released on The Slaughterhouse differs slightly with the version released through NPG Music Club Edition # 5; there’s a slight horn overdub to obscure use of the N-word. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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