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|introduction = '''Do Yourself A Favor''' (a.k.a. '''If You See Me''') was first released without [[Prince]] input by [[Jesse Johnson]] (on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shockadelica ''Shockadelica''] in 1986), but the first release containing input by [[Prince]], recorded much earlier as '''If You See Me''', was in two versions (instrumental and vocal) on a 1992 reissue of [[94 East]] | |introduction = '''Do Yourself A Favor''' (a.k.a. '''If You See Me''') was first released without [[Prince]] input by [[Jesse Johnson]] (on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shockadelica ''Shockadelica''] in 1986), but the first release containing input by [[Prince]], recorded much earlier as '''If You See Me''', was in two versions (instrumental and vocal) on a 1992 reissue of [[94 East]]’s first collection of studio recordings [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar. [[Prince]]’s 1982 version of '''Do Yourself A Favor''' was released in 2019 as the eighth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 2'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. | ||
[[94 East]] | [[94 East]]’s version was included on various collections of this band’s early recordings. In 1995 the vocal and the instrumental versions were included on [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] (re-released in 1999 as [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Legends Collection]]). In 2000 the vocal version was included as the seventh track on [[Album: 94 East Featuring Prince|94 East Featuring Prince]]. | ||
Also in 2000, both versions of '''If You See Me''' were included on [[Album: One Man Jam|One Man Jam]] and on [[Album: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin']] in 2002. In 2011, a remixed version by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] was included as the second track on the digital collection [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]]. | Also in 2000, both versions of '''If You See Me''' were included on [[Album: One Man Jam|One Man Jam]] and on [[Album: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin']] in 2002. In 2011, a remixed version by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] was included as the second track on the digital collection [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]]. | ||
Basic tracking of '''If You See Me''' took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]], at [[Cookhouse Studios]], Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Games]], [[ | Basic tracking of '''If You See Me''' took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]], at [[Cookhouse Studios]], Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Games]], [[I’ll Always Love You]], [[If We Don’t]] and [[Better Than You Think]]), marking the earliest recording sessions featuring [[Prince]] to have been released. | ||
[[Pepé Willie]] later recounted that [[Prince]] was unhappy with his guitar playing at one part of the track and asked the next day if he could re-record a section of his part; [[Pepé Willie|Willie]] arranged with the studio for this to happen while [[Pepé Willie|Willie]] himself played golf. Due to a change in the recording | [[Pepé Willie]] later recounted that [[Prince]] was unhappy with his guitar playing at one part of the track and asked the next day if he could re-record a section of his part; [[Pepé Willie|Willie]] arranged with the studio for this to happen while [[Pepé Willie|Willie]] himself played golf. Due to a change in the recording equipment’s EQ levels (which had been changed for another artist’s recording session), [[Prince]]’s re-recorded guitar segment is audibly different than his guitar on the rest of the track. | ||
[[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] remixed the track in June 2010, at StarVu Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with the other [[Cookhouse Studios]] tracks from the same session. | [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] remixed the track in June 2010, at StarVu Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with the other [[Cookhouse Studios]] tracks from the same session. | ||
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Somewhere during the summer of 1982, [[Prince]] recorded an entirely new version of the track at his [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, now titled '''Do Yourself A Favor'''; according to [[Pepé Willie]], [[Prince]] recorded it from memory and had not heard it for years. | Somewhere during the summer of 1982, [[Prince]] recorded an entirely new version of the track at his [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, now titled '''Do Yourself A Favor'''; according to [[Pepé Willie]], [[Prince]] recorded it from memory and had not heard it for years. | ||
[[Jesse Johnson]] released a version, clearly inspired by [[Prince]] | [[Jesse Johnson]] released a version, clearly inspired by [[Prince]]’s 1982 take, also titled '''Do Yourself A Favor''', on his album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shockadelica ''Shockadelica''], in 1986, but it misses [[Prince]]’s own lyrical contribution to the track, a humorous spoken section in his "[[Jamie Starr]]" voice, so his version is not considered to have any input by [[Prince]]. The song is credited to [[Pepé Willie]] and [[Jesse Johnson]], but Johnson’s contribution is unknown ('''If You See Me''' is credited to [[Pepé Willie]] only). | ||
[[Prince]] | [[Prince]]’s 1982 version of '''Do Yourself A Favor''' was released in 2019 on the ''Super Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. Oddly, the credits on [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 Deluxe]] are shared by [[Pepé Willie]] and [[Jesse Johnson]], and [[Prince]]’s lyrical contribution are not acknowledged. | ||
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|3= Initial 1975 recording before [[Prince]] | |3= Initial 1975 recording before [[Prince]]’s additional guitar overdubs | ||
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