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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]]). | 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 | + | 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. | 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 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 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 | + | 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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* [[07 November 2015|7 November 2015: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(solo piano version; only known full performance)</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 | + | |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 = The song features the infamous Fairlight ORCH5 sample, taken from the 1965 Josef Krips and Philharmonia Orchestra rendition of Igor Stravinsky’s ''Firebird Suite/ Song of the Nightingale: IV - ‘Infernal Dance of All the Subjects of Kastchei’'', also used in [[Sign O’ The Times]], [[It]] and [[Ten]]. |
|see also = [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] album | |see also = [[Album: Taja Sevelle|Taja Sevelle]] album | ||
*[[Taja Sevelle]] | *[[Taja Sevelle]] |
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