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|single image              = [[File:Ifeyecouldgeturattention single.jpg|100px|link=Tidal]] <br><small> artwork for [[Tidal]] release</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, 1987]] - [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] album
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|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]])
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Bennett Chico Bennett])
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Bennett Chico Bennett])
|previous song            = [[If A Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)]]
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|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''' (a.k.a. '''If Eye Could Get Ur Attention''') is the sixth track on [[Taja Sevelle]]'s first album [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]].  
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|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]).  
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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]).  
  
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''.
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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.
  
<b>Recording process</b>
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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.
  
Initial tracking of the original version (with [[Prince]] on vocals) took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 10|10 May, 1986]], at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (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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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]], [[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.  
  
In mid-September, 1993, the song was tried out during early sessions for [[Mayte]]'s first album at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, 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 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]].  
  
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]], was premiered over the PA prior to an unannounced [[Prince]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]] on [[16_November,_2014-am|16 November, 2014 (am)]] (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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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.
 
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A 21-second snippet of the same recording was made available 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 has been speculated that this new recording is intended for inclusion on a follow-up album to [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] (probably titled ''Hitnrun Phase Two''), but this has not been confirmed; this page will be updated as and when new information becomes available.
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{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 10|10 May, 1986]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 10|10 May 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = May/June 1986
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|studio                    = Studio information needed
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|additional info          = [[Jill Jones]] vocal overdubs
 
}}
 
}}
 
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{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Mid-September, 1993
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|date                      = Mid-September 1993
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|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
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|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 (assumed)
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*[[Prince]] - lead vocals and all instruments, except where noted
*[[Joshua Welton]] - unidentified instruments (assumed)
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* [[John Blackwell]] - drums
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* [[Andrew Gouché]] - bass guitar
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* [[Xavier Taplin]] - keyboards
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* [[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=  
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|5= [[Taja Sevelle]] version
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''If Eye Could Get Ur Attention'''
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|2= 2:43
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|3= [[Tidal]] download
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|4= Studio
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|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, 1993, included on [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Latino Barbie Doll]]
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|3= [[Jill Jones]] version, recorded in May/June '86
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Unreleasedline|
 
{{Unreleasedline|
 
|1= '''If I Could Get Your Attention'''
 
|1= '''If I Could Get Your Attention'''
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
|3= 2014 re-recording with [[Prince]] on lead vocals
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|3= [[Mayte]] version, recorded mid-September 1993, included on [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Latino Barbie Doll]]
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}}
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|1= '''If I Could Get Your Attention'''
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|2= Studio
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|3= 2014 version with additional horns & strings
 
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|video versions            =  
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
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{{SongBroadcast|
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
{{Songchart|
 
|line =
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''If Eye Could Get Ur Attention'''
 
|2= 2:43
 
|3= [[Tidal]] stream
 
|4= Studio
 
|5= 2014 re-recording
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[30 April, 2011|30 April, 2011, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]] <small>(lyrical interpolation in [[I Feel For You]], only known performance)</small>
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|first live appearance    = [[30 April 2011|30 April 2011: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]] <small>(lyrical interpolation in [[I Feel For You]])</small><br>
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* [[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>
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|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

Revision as of 18:37, 28 September 2020

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If I Could Get Your Attention

Tajasevellealbum.jpg
from the album Taja Sevelle
Ifeyecouldgeturattention single.jpg
artwork for Tidal release
Song details
Performer: Taja Sevelle; Mayte
First Released: 19 September 1987 - Taja Sevelle album
Album(s): Taja Sevelle
Writer(s): Prince and Taja Sevelle (credited to Taja Sevelle)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Chico Bennett)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

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 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, Chico Bennett).

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 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 Reloaded, along with the updated version of the album The Chocolate Invasion).

Basic tracking of the original version (with Prince on vocals) took place on 10 May 1986, at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (four days after recording incidental music for 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.

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 Latino Barbie Doll at the time. The track was removed when the album evolved into Child Of The Sun, however.

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 Back In Time), was premiered over the PA prior to an unannounced Prince show at Paisley Park Studios on 16 November 2014 (a.m.) (along with Revelation, 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 FKA twigs in a different room.

A 21-second snippet of the same recording was made available almost a year later on Prince’s Soundcloud account on 4 November 2015, five days before the full track was made available on Tidal.

It had been speculated that this new recording was intended for inclusion on Hitnrun Phase Two, but was not included on that release.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
10 May 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Basic tracking
May/June 1986 Studio information needed Jill Jones vocal overdubs
Mid-1986 - mid-1987 Studio information needed Taja Sevelle vocal overdubs and additional lyrics
Mid-September 1993 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Mayte vocal overdubs
Autumn 2014 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Re-recording
Recording Personnel

Taja Sevelle version

  • Taja Sevelle - vocals
  • Prince - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
  • Greg Porter - guitar


Mayte version

  • Mayte - vocals
  • Prince - all other instruments (assumed)


2014 version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
If I Could Get Your Attention 3:41 Taja Sevelle Studio Taja Sevelle version
If Eye Could Get Ur Attention 2:43 Tidal download Studio Prince version, 2014 re-recording


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
If I Could Get Your Attention Studio Jill Jones version, recorded in May/June '86
If I Could Get Your Attention Studio Mayte version, recorded mid-September 1993, included on Latino Barbie Doll
If I Could Get Your Attention Studio 2014 version with additional horns & strings
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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