Difference between revisions of "If I Could Get Your Attention"
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|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 ( | + | |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]] | + | |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 | + | 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]] | + | 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]]). |
+ | 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. | ||
− | + | 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. | |
− | + | 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. | |
− | + | 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]]. | |
− | + | 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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|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 10|10 May 1986]] | |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 |
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|date = Mid-September 1993 | |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 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|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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|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= [[Mayte]] version, recorded mid-September 1993, included on [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Latino Barbie Doll]] | |3= [[Mayte]] version, recorded mid-September 1993, included on [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Latino Barbie Doll]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''If I Could Get Your Attention''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= 2014 version with additional horns & strings | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[30 April 2011|30 April 2011 | + | |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>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(solo piano version)</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> |
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