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|introduction              = '''Eleven''' is the third track on [[Madhouse]]'s second and final album [[Album: 16|16]]. The track was written and performed by [[Prince]], [[Eric Leeds]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Sheila E.]] (credited as [[Madhouse]]).
 
|introduction              = '''Eleven''' is the third track on [[Madhouse]]'s second and final album [[Album: 16|16]]. The track was written and performed by [[Prince]], [[Eric Leeds]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Sheila E.]] (credited as [[Madhouse]]).
  
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Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_30|30 July 1987]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (the day after [[The Sex Of It]], during the same one-day session that produced [[Fifteen]], [[Ten]], [[Ten And ½]], and three instrumentals later named [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]] and [[Andorra]], and the day before [[Twelve]] and another instrumental later named [[Kenya]]); it is likely that the title was assigned only after the final sequence had been arranged for the album. The track opens with a sampled line of dialogue by Salvatore Corsitto as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Bonasera Amerigo Bonasera] from the 1972 movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather The Godfather]'' (a movie also sampled on [[Thirteen]] and [[Sixteen]]). The song also contains a repeated (Fairlight) sample of [[Susannah Melvoin]] saying the phrase "baby doll house", first used in the track [[Baby Doll House]].
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_30|30 July 1987]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after [[The Sex Of It]], during the same one-day session that produced [[Fifteen]], [[Ten]], [[Ten And ½]], and three instrumentals later named [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]] and [[Andorra]], and the day before [[Twelve]] and another instrumental later named [[Kenya]]); it is likely that the title was assigned only after the final sequence had been arranged for the album. The track opens with a sampled line of dialogue by Salvatore Corsitto as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Bonasera Amerigo Bonasera] from the 1972 movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather The Godfather]'' (a movie also sampled on [[Thirteen]] and [[Sixteen]]). The song also contains a repeated (Fairlight) sample of [[Susannah Melvoin]] saying the phrase "baby doll house", first used in the track [[Baby Doll House]].
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_30|30 July 1987]]  
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_30|30 July 1987]]  
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
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|recording personnel      =  
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*[[Sheila E.]] - drums
 
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums
 
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar
 
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar
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*Salvatore Corsitto - spoken dialogue sample (as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Bonasera Amerigo Bonasera], from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather The Godfather]'', 1972)
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*Salvatore Corsitto - spoken dialogue sample (as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Bonasera Amerigo Bonasera], from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather The Godfather]'' 1972)
 
*<small>[[Dr. Fink]] - credited for keyboards, but does not appear
 
*<small>[[Dr. Fink]] - credited for keyboards, but does not appear
 
*John Lewis - credited for drums, but does not appear</small>
 
*John Lewis - credited for drums, but does not appear</small>
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|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
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|first live appearance    = [[05_December 1987|5 December 1987, Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <small> (only known performance) </small>
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|first live appearance    = [[05_December 1987|5 December 1987, Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <small> (only known performance) </small>
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1995|1995]] <small>(interpolation in [[Funky Design]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2003|2003]] <small>(possibly performed as part of [[East]])</small>
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1995|1995]] <small>(interpolation in [[Funky Design]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2003|2003]] <small>(possibly performed as part of [[East]])</small>

Revision as of 09:36, 26 November 2017

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Eleven
16 album.jpg
from the album 16
Song details
Performer: Madhouse
First Released: 18 November 1987 - 16 album
Album(s): 16
Writer(s): Prince, Eric Leeds, Levi Seacer, Jr. and Sheila E. (credited to Madhouse)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Madhouse)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Eleven is the third track on Madhouse's second and final album 16. The track was written and performed by Prince, Eric Leeds, Levi Seacer, Jr. and Sheila E. (credited as Madhouse).

Basic tracking took place on 30 July 1987, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after The Sex Of It, during the same one-day session that produced Fifteen, Ten, Ten And ½, and three instrumentals later named Night Owl, Overnight, Every Night and Andorra, and the day before Twelve and another instrumental later named Kenya); it is likely that the title was assigned only after the final sequence had been arranged for the album. The track opens with a sampled line of dialogue by Salvatore Corsitto as Amerigo Bonasera from the 1972 movie The Godfather (a movie also sampled on Thirteen and Sixteen). The song also contains a repeated (Fairlight) sample of Susannah Melvoin saying the phrase "baby doll house", first used in the track Baby Doll House.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
30 July 1987 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Basic tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Eleven 6:14 16 Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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