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|introduction              = '''Damned If [[File:Eye.png]] Do''' is the ninth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]].
 
|introduction              = '''Damned If [[File:Eye.png]] Do''' is the ninth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]].
  
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Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in late 1995 or 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track is the only track on the album to feature [[Prince]]'s wife [[Mayte]] (credited by her middle name, "Janelle"), speaking Spanish.
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While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in February 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Saviour]] and [[Sarah]]). It was one of the final [[Paisley Park Studios]] sessions to feature [[Michael B.]] and [[Tommy Barbarella]] as regular members of [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]'s band.  
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The track is the only track on the album to feature [[Prince]]'s wife [[Mayte]] (credited by her middle name, "Janelle"), speaking Spanish.
 
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|date                      = Late 1995 - 1996
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|date                      = February 1996
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|see also                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
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|categories                = [[Category:1996]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1995]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1996]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1996]]
 
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Revision as of 11:22, 24 January 2021

Damn U   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   The Dance
Damned If BigEyePrpl.png Do
Emancipation.jpg
from the album Emancipation
Song details
Performer: SymbolSmallerBlue.png
First Released: 19 November 1996 - Emancipation album
Album(s): Emancipation
Writer(s): Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
Producer(s): Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Damned If Eye.png Do is the ninth track on the first disc of Prince's 19th album Emancipation, the third album to be credited to SymbolSmallerBlue.png.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in February 1996 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced Saviour and Sarah). It was one of the final Paisley Park Studios sessions to feature Michael B. and Tommy Barbarella as regular members of SymbolSmallerBlue.png's band.

The track is the only track on the album to feature Prince's wife Mayte (credited by her middle name, "Janelle"), speaking Spanish.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
February 1996 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Basic tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Damned If Eye.png Do 5:20 Emancipation Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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