Difference between revisions of "Four"

• 21 May 1987: Park Café, Munich, (West) Germany (as interpolation during The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker)
  
• 14 April 2016 (Show 2): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA (as interpolation during The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker)

• Hit N Run Tour (as interpolation during The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker)
• A Celebration (as interpolation during The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker)

• 1987 (as interpolation during The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker), 1988 (as interpolation during The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker), 2000 (as interpolation during The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker), 2001 (as interpolation during The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker), 2015 (as interpolation during The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker), 2016 (solo piano, as interpolation during The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker))

Four is the fourth track on Madhouse's first album 8. In 1988, it was included as the b-side of 13, the second and final single from Madhouse's second and final album 16. Four was written and produced by Prince (credited only to Madhouse), with saxophone and musical input by Eric Leeds.

Basic tracking took place on 29 September 1986 at Prince's Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after Baby Doll House, One and Two, the same day as Three and Five, the day before Six and Seven), although it is credited as being recorded at "Madhouse Studios", Pittsburgh, PA, USA (a fictional studio). It is likely that the title was assigned only after the final sequence had been arranged for the album. The track was often performed as an instrumental portion of the song The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker in live shows.

• Eric Leeds - tenor saxophone
• Prince - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)

• Dr. Fink - credited for keyboards, but does not appear
• Levi Seacer, Jr. - credited for bass guitar, but does not appear
• John Lewis - credited for drums, but does not appear

• 8 album
• Madhouse

• The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)