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|song name = If I Could Get Your Attention | |song name = If I Could Get Your Attention | ||
− | | | + | |album image = [[File:Tajasevellealbum.jpg|100px|link=Album: Taja Sevelle]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]]</small> |
+ | |single image = [[File:Ifeyecouldgeturattention single.jpg|100px|link=Tidal]] <br><small> artwork for [[Tidal]] release</small> | ||
|performer = [[Taja Sevelle]]; [[Mayte]] | |performer = [[Taja Sevelle]]; [[Mayte]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 19|19 September | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 19|19 September 1987]] - [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Taja Sevelle]] (credited to [[Taja Sevelle]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Taja Sevelle]] (credited to [[Taja Sevelle]]) | ||
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|previous song = [[If A Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)]] | |previous song = [[If A Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)]] | ||
|next song = [[If I Love U 2 Nite]] | |next song = [[If I Love U 2 Nite]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''If I Could Get Your Attention''' is the sixth track on [[Taja Sevelle]]'s first album [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] | + | |introduction = '''If I Could Get Your Attention''' (a.k.a. '''If Eye Could Get Ur Attention''') is the sixth track on [[Taja Sevelle]]'s first album [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]]. |
− | + | The track was written by [[Prince]], although credited to [[Taja Sevelle]], who wrote additional lyrics, and was produced by [[Prince]] (although credited to the album's main producer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Bennett Chico Bennett]). | |
− | A | + | In November 2015, a re-recording of the track by [[Prince]] (now titled '''If Eye Could Get Ur Attention''') was available to stream as [[Tidal]]'s ''Purple Pick of the Week''. A few weeks later, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 3|3 December 2015]], [[Tidal]] opened a download store which included '''If Eye Could Get Ur Attention''' among many other previously-streamed tracks by [[Prince]] (including [[Stare]], [[Stones]] (by [[The Golden Hippie]]) and [[Pretzelbodylogic|Pretzelbodylogic Reloaded]], along with the updated version of the album [[Album: The Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]]). |
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+ | Basic tracking of the original version (with [[Prince]] on vocals) took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 10|10 May 1986]], at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (four days after recording incidental music for [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]], on the same day as [[Frustration]], the day before [[Boy U Bad]] and [[It]]). Recording dates and studio information for [[Taja Sevelle]]'s vocal overdubs are not known. | ||
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+ | In mid-September 1993, the song was tried out during early sessions for [[Mayte]]'s first album at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and was included as the fifth track on an early version of the album, which was titled [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Latino Barbie Doll]] at the time. The track was removed when the album evolved into [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]], however. | ||
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+ | A re-recording of the track with [[Prince]] on lead vocals (now titled '''If Eye Could Get Ur Attention'''), which was believed to have been recorded in Autumn, 2014, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (during sessions for the [[Judith Hill]] album [[Album: Back In Time|Back In Time]]), was premiered over the PA prior to an unannounced [[Prince]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]] on [[16_November 2014-am|16 November 2014 (a.m.)]] (along with [[Revelation]], [[The X's Face]], a new recording of [[A 1,000 Hugs And Kisses]], [[Ain't About 2 Stop]] and a remix of [[Pretzelbodylogic]]), following a show by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FKA_twigs FKA twigs] in a different room. | ||
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+ | A 21-second snippet of the same recording was made available almost a year later on [[Prince]]'s [http://soundcloud.com/prince3eg/if-eye-could-get-ur-attention/s-VfMYm Soundcloud] account on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 4|4 November 2015]], five days before the full track was made available on [[Tidal]]. | ||
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+ | It had been speculated that this new recording was intended for inclusion on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]], but was not included on that release. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 10|10 May | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 10|10 May 1986]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = May/June 1986 | ||
+ | |studio = Studio information needed | ||
+ | |additional info = [[Jill Jones]] vocal overdubs | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = Mid-September | + | |date = Mid-September 1993 |
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = [[Mayte]] vocal overdubs | |additional info = [[Mayte]] vocal overdubs | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Autumn 2014 (assumed) | |date = Autumn 2014 (assumed) | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Re-recording | |additional info = Re-recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
'''2014 version''' | '''2014 version''' | ||
− | *[[Prince]] - lead vocals and all instruments, except where noted | + | *[[Prince]] - lead vocals and all instruments, except where noted |
− | *[[ | + | * [[John Blackwell]] - drums |
+ | * [[Andrew Gouché]] - bass guitar | ||
+ | * [[Xavier Taplin]] - keyboards | ||
+ | * [[Marcus Anderson]] - vocoder saxophone | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|3= [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] | |3= [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
− | |5= | + | |5= [[Taja Sevelle]] version |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''If Eye Could Get Ur Attention''' | ||
+ | |2= 2:43 | ||
+ | |3= [[Tidal]] download | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= [[Prince]] version, 2014 re-recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''If I Could Get Your Attention''' | |1= '''If I Could Get Your Attention''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= [[Mayte]] version, recorded mid-September | + | |3= [[Jill Jones]] version, recorded in May/June '86 |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''If I Could Get Your Attention''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= [[Mayte]] version, recorded mid-September 1993, included on [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Latino Barbie Doll]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''If I Could Get Your Attention''' | |1= '''If I Could Get Your Attention''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= 2014 | + | |3= 2014 version with additional horns & strings |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
− | |broadcasts, streaming = | + | |broadcasts, streaming = |
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[30 April | + | |first live appearance = [[30 April 2011|30 April 2011: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]] <small>(lyrical interpolation in [[I Feel For You]])</small><br> |
+ | * [[07 November 2015|7 November 2015: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(solo piano version; only known full performance)</small><br> | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(lyrical interpolation in [[I Feel For You]])</small> | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(lyrical interpolation in [[I Feel For You]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(solo piano version)</small> |
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] album | |see also = [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] album | ||
*[[Taja Sevelle]] | *[[Taja Sevelle]] | ||
*[[Mayte]] | *[[Mayte]] | ||
+ | *[[Tidal]] | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]] | |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]] | ||
}} | }} |
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