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|song name = Do Yourself A Favor <small>(a.k.a. If You See Me) </small> | |song name = Do Yourself A Favor <small>(a.k.a. If You See Me) </small> | ||
|album image = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] </small> | |album image = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']] </small> | ||
|single image = [[File:Minneapolisgenius_album 1992.jpg|100px|link=Album: Minneapolis Genius]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius - featuring Prince]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Minneapolisgenius_album 1992.jpg|100px|link=Album: Minneapolis Genius]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius - featuring Prince]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] / [[94 East]] | |performer = [[Prince]] / [[94 East]] | ||
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[[Album: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin']] (If You see Me)<br> | [[Album: If You Feel Like Dancin'|If You Feel Like Dancin']] (If You see Me)<br> | ||
[[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] (If You see Me)<br> | [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]] (If You see Me)<br> | ||
[[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]<br> | [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']]<br> | ||
|writer(s) = [[Pepé Willie]] (sometimes as [[Pepé Willie|Pepé Miller]]) | |writer(s) = [[Pepé Willie]] (sometimes as [[Pepé Willie|Pepé Miller]]) | ||
(credited to [[Pepé Willie]] and [[Jesse Johnson]] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shockadelica ''Shockadelica''] and [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]) | (credited to [[Pepé Willie]] and [[Jesse Johnson]] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shockadelica ''Shockadelica''] and [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Pepé Willie]] and Tony Silvester ([[94 East]] versions) | |producer(s) = [[Pepé Willie]] and Tony Silvester ([[94 East]] versions) | ||
[[Prince]] ([[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] version) | [[Prince]] ([[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']] version) | ||
|previous song = [[Dome]] | |previous song = [[Dome]] | ||
|next song = [[Don't Let 'Em Change U]] | |next song = [[Don't Let 'Em Change U]] | ||
|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 ''Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. | |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]]'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]]. | [[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]]. | ||
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[[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). | [[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]]'s 1982 version of '''Do Yourself A Favor''' was released in 2019 on the ''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. | [[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= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]<br> | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe'']]<br> | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= 1982 solo [[Prince]] re-recording | |5= 1982 solo [[Prince]] re-recording | ||
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