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I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

First released 1986EnglishRock85 recordingson 173 releasesISWC T-070.083.997-9
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PrinceComposerPrinceLyricist

Recordings

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Never Take the Place of Your ManGoo Goo Dolls3:52
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince3:41
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince6:29
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManJordan Knight4:05
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManSigue Sigue Sputnik4:07
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince6:51
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince7:50
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince7:14
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManEELS
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man · videoPrince1:32
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManMy Morning Jacket6:09
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManMy Morning Jacket7:00
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManEELS2:50
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManEELS3:37
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManJazzberry Ram3:48
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince9:04
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince8:29
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManGob Squad2:59
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManChrister Knutsen3:41
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your ManThe Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra3:27
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince9:24
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince9:14
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince6:28
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManAccordions Go Crazy4:24
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince5:24
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince9:04
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince6:45
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man · videoPrince7:07
I Can Never Take the Place of Your ManEELS3:17
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man / Rockhard in a Funky Place (Horn Line)Prince9:05
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince1:42
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man / DolphinPrince8:49
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince3:36
I Could Never Take Place of Your ManPrince6:53
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince7:37
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince1:27
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince1:14
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (slow version)Prince7:55
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince5:12
I Could Never Takes the Place of Your ManPrince6:01
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man / SummertimePrince8:35
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man / SummertimePrince6:35
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince9:02
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince3:55
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince6:53
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (1979 version)Prince3:13
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (take 1)Prince2:54
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (take 2)Prince6:26
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince6:42
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince5:10
Take the “A” Train / Pacemaker / I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince10:17
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man · videoPrince7:41
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (alternate version)Prince8:07
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManThe Sadists3:06
Sign “☮︎” the Times · videoPrince81:17
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince & The Revolution6:54
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man · videoPrince4:02
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManThe Replacements
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man · videoPrince4:03
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManTed Gainey5:16
Never Take the Place of Your Man (Encore) [live at the Academy, New York City, 1995]The Goo Goo Dolls4:30
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince9:17
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your ManJeff Fuccillo + Allen Callaci
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManThe People's Whiskey3:14
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man / Alexa de Paris / DolphinPrince7:30
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince6:57
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (take #1)Prince2:47
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (take #2)Prince6:04
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince4:53
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince9:41
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince2:54
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince & New Power Generation3:55
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince2:43
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince3:39
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince2:41
I Could Never Take the Place of You ManPrince3:38
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince feat. 3RDEYEGIRL5:25
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince feat. 3RDEYEGIRL5:38
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince feat. 3RDEYEGIRL5:12
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince feat. 3RDEYEGIRL5:29
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince feat. 3RDEYEGIRL5:38
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince feat. 3RDEYEGIRL5:25
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince8:51
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince3:53
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince & The New Power Generation7:40

On these albums

Crystal Ball
Crystal BallPrince · 1986
Dream Factory
Dream FactoryPrince and The Revolution · 1986
Sign “☮︎” the Times
Sign “☮︎” the TimesPrince · 1987
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
I Could Never Take the Place of Your ManPrince · 1987
1987-11-13: Kent State University, Kent, OH
1987-11-13: Kent State University, Kent, OHThe Replacements · 1987
Sign “☮︎” the Times
Sign “☮︎” the TimesPrince · 1988
Zombie Dancer
Zombie DancerAccordions Go Crazy · 1989
Nothing Compares 2 Him
Nothing Compares 2 HimPrince · 1990
Paris Affair
Paris AffairPrince · 1990
Hold Me Up
Hold Me UpGoo Goo Dolls · 1990
The Crown Jewels
The Crown JewelsPrince · 1992
The Hits / The B-Sides
The Hits / The B-SidesPrince · 1993
The Hits 1
The Hits 1Prince · 1993
Prince Live: Unapproved
Prince Live: UnapprovedPrince · 1993
Live & Alive - Live in Holland
Live & Alive - Live in HollandPrince · 1994
Wonderboy
WonderboyPrince · 1996
Now’s the Time
Now’s the TimePrince · 1996
Return to Zenith
Return to ZenithPrince · 1998
Exploding All Over Europe
Exploding All Over EuropePrince · 1998
Funkspectations
FunkspectationsPrince · 1998
Millennium Grooves
Millennium GroovesPrince · 1998
Jordan Knight
Jordan KnightJordan Knight · 1999
Party o’ the Times: A Tribute to Prince
Party o’ the Times: A Tribute to PrinceVarious Artists · 1999
The Christ
The ChristPrince · 1999
The Spanish Circus
The Spanish CircusPrince · 1999
Hypno Paradise
Hypno ParadisePrince · 1999
Z98
Z98Prince & The New Power Generation · 1999
Funkball
FunkballPrince & New Power Generation · 1999
Viva Las Vegas 1999
Viva Las Vegas 1999Prince · 1999
Peach and Black
Peach and BlackPrince · 1999
Bootlegged: A Live Compilation
Bootlegged: A Live CompilationJazzberry Ram · 2000
Disco 2000
Disco 2000Prince · 2000
The Work, Volume 2
The Work, Volume 2Prince · 2001
Hit ’n’ Run
Hit ’n’ RunPrince · 2001
Columbus High
Columbus HighPrince · 2001
Sign “☮︎” the Times Rehearsal Sessions 1.0
Sign “☮︎” the Times Rehearsal Sessions 1.0Prince · 2002
Sign “☮︎” the Times Rehearsal Sessions 2.0
Sign “☮︎” the Times Rehearsal Sessions 2.0Prince · 2002
One Nite Alone: The Soundchecks
One Nite Alone: The SoundchecksPrince · 2002
Revelations 2.1: The Final Chapter
Revelations 2.1: The Final ChapterPrince · 2003
Sign o’ the Times Live!
Sign o’ the Times Live!Prince · 2004
Punk Chartbusters, Vol. 5
Punk Chartbusters, Vol. 5Various Artists · 2004
The Work, Volume 8
The Work, Volume 8Prince · 2004
2005-06-12: Which Stage, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN, USA
2005-06-12: Which Stage, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN, USAMy Morning Jacket · 2005
2005-06-12: Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, TN, USA
2005-06-12: Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, TN, USAMy Morning Jacket · 2005
SOTT Rehearsals, Vol. 1
SOTT Rehearsals, Vol. 1Prince · 2006
SOTT Rehearsals, Vol. 2
SOTT Rehearsals, Vol. 2Prince · 2006
Electro Goth Tribute to Prince
Electro Goth Tribute to PrinceVarious Artists · 2006
Eels With Strings: Live at Town Hall
Eels With Strings: Live at Town HallEELS · 2006
Work It, Volume 3
Work It, Volume 3Prince · 2006
Ultimate
UltimatePrince · 2006
Triple J: Like a Version, Volume 2
Triple J: Like a Version, Volume 2Various Artists · 2006
Sound & Vision 6
Sound & Vision 6Prince · 2007
30 Years of Unreleased Funk, Vol. 2
30 Years of Unreleased Funk, Vol. 2Prince · 2007
Useless Trinkets: B‐Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased: 1996–2006
Useless Trinkets: B‐Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased: 1996–2006EELS · 2008
Shockadelica: 50th Anniversary Tribute to the Artist Known as Prince
Shockadelica: 50th Anniversary Tribute to the Artist Known as PrinceVarious Artists · 2008
The Dreaming EP
The Dreaming EPThe Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra · 2009
All Day, All Night, All Week!
All Day, All Night, All Week!Prince · 2009
Oakland 2001
Oakland 2001Prince · 2009
Vienna Ball
Vienna BallPrince · 2010
Acoustic Love Affair
Acoustic Love AffairPrince · 2012

Source: MusicBrainz work b8306827-efe7-4575-8cc5-9bafa20cec98 (CC0).