If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life is the ninth track on Prince’s 28th studio album Musicology.
Initial recording dates are unknown, but engineer H.M. Buff has stated that he was involved in recording the song in 1998 or 1999. The song’s opening suggests that it was recorded in tandem with The Marrying Kind, yet engineer H.M. Buff was not involved in recording of that track, meaning it was most likely recorded separately. Recording engineer L. Stu Young said that Prince recorded The Marrying Kind, If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life and On The Couch back-to-back at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is not known however if this was a full re-recording of the song.
The presence of drummer John Blackwell on If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life suggests that further work was done on the track at some point between late 2000 (when John Blackwell joined Prince’s band) and early 2004.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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1998/1999
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking
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2003
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Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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Additional recording or full re-recording
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Late 2000 - early 2004
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Additional recording
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Recording Personnel
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life
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3:08
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Musicology
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Studio
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If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life
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3:08
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Musicology 2019 Vinyl edition (reissue)
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Studio
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Slight edit with a fade out ending instead of segueing into On The Couch
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life
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Studio
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Initial 1998/1999 recording
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