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|introduction              = '''When Eye Lay My Hands On U''' (later known as '''When [[file:Eye.png]] Lay My Hands On U''') was released as a free mp3 download concurrently with [[NPGMC Commercial]] (free mp3 audio file) and [[Video: NPGMC Intro|NPGMC Intro]] (free .mov video file), as promotion for the concurrently-released [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_1|NPG Music Club Edition # 1]] (consisting of [[NPG Ahdio Show 1|NPG Ahdio Show # 1]], [[Mad]], [[Funky Design]], [[Splash]], [[Peace]] (all mp3 audio files), and [[Video: When Eye Lay My Hands On U|When Eye Lay My Hands On U]] and [[Video: U Make My Sun Shine|U Make My Sun Shine]] (both .mov video files)). In 2004, the track (now known as '''When [[file:Eye.png]] Lay My Hands On U''') was included as the first track on [[Prince]]'s 29th full-length studio album [[Album: The_Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]], the first compilation album of [[NPG Music Club]] downloads.
|introduction              = '''When Eye Lay My Hands On U''' (later known as '''When [[file:Eye.png]] Lay My Hands On U''') was released as a free mp3 download concurrently with [[NPGMC Commercial]] (free mp3 audio file) and [[Video: NPGMC Intro|NPGMC Intro]] (free .mov video file), as promotion for the concurrently-released [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_1|NPG Music Club Edition # 1]] (consisting of [[NPG Ahdio Show 1|NPG Ahdio Show # 1]], [[Mad]], [[Funky Design]], [[Splash]], [[Peace]] (all mp3 audio files), and [[Video: When Eye Lay My Hands On U|When]] [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Video: When Eye Lay My Hands On U]] and [[Video: U Make My Sun Shine|U Make My Sun Shine]] (both .mov video files)). In 2004, the track (now known as '''When [[file:Eye.png]] Lay My Hands On U''') was included as the first track on [[Prince]]'s 29th full-length studio album [[Album: The_Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]], the first compilation album of [[NPG Music Club]] downloads.


Specific recording dates for the track are not known, but it is assumed to have been recorded in early-mid 2000 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. It was initially tentatively included as the opening track on the [[Album: High|High]] album, announced as completed (as a "rough draft") on [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 8|8 August 2000]], before the album was abandoned. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 16|16 September 2000]], [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] announced that [[Prince]] had been filming "clips of songs (not fully produced videos)" for an upcoming online project - it is likely, therefore, that the 1:09 video released concurrently with the song through the [[NPG Music Club]] is all that was recorded.
Specific recording dates for the track are not known, but it is assumed to have been recorded in early-mid 2000 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. It was initially tentatively included as the opening track on the [[Album: High|High]] album, announced as completed (as a "rough draft") on [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 8|8 August 2000]], before the album was abandoned. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 16|16 September 2000]], [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] announced that [[Prince]] had been filming "clips of songs (not fully produced videos)" for an upcoming online project - it is likely, therefore, that the 1:09 video released concurrently with the song through the [[NPG Music Club]] is all that was recorded.

Revision as of 15:15, 23 November 2018

When Doves Cry   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   When She Comes
When Lay My Hands On U

NPG Music Club download
- no official artwork created


included on The Chocolate Invasion
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 18 February 2001 - NPG Music Club free download
Album(s): The Chocolate Invasion
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

When Eye Lay My Hands On U (later known as When Lay My Hands On U) was released as a free mp3 download concurrently with NPGMC Commercial (free mp3 audio file) and NPGMC Intro (free .mov video file), as promotion for the concurrently-released NPG Music Club Edition # 1 (consisting of NPG Ahdio Show # 1, Mad, Funky Design, Splash, Peace (all mp3 audio files), and When and U Make My Sun Shine (both .mov video files)). In 2004, the track (now known as When Lay My Hands On U) was included as the first track on Prince's 29th full-length studio album The Chocolate Invasion, the first compilation album of NPG Music Club downloads.

Specific recording dates for the track are not known, but it is assumed to have been recorded in early-mid 2000 at Paisley Park Studios. It was initially tentatively included as the opening track on the High album, announced as completed (as a "rough draft") on NPGOnlineLtd.com on 8 August 2000, before the album was abandoned. On 16 September 2000, NPGOnlineLtd.com announced that Prince had been filming "clips of songs (not fully produced videos)" for an upcoming online project - it is likely, therefore, that the 1:09 video released concurrently with the song through the NPG Music Club is all that was recorded.

The discrepancy in the use of Eye/ in the track name is likely due to the limits of the website coding used on the NPG Music Club at the time of the track's release rather than any deliberate choice, but it is reflected here nonetheless.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early-mid 2000 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Basic tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
  • Other recording credits are unknown.

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
When Eye Lay My Hands On U 3:39 NPG Music Club mp3 download

The Chocolate Invasion

Studio Known as When Lay My Hands On U on The Chocolate Invasion



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • When Eye Lay My Hands On U mentions one of Prince's musical influences, Carlos Santana, and his instrumental track Europa, before a guitar solo reminiscent of Santana's own work.
References
When Doves Cry   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   When She Comes
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