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|song name                = Nine
 
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|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
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|single image              = [[File:16 album.jpg|100px|link=Album: 16]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 16|16]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Madhouse]]
 
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 18|18 November 1987]] - [[Album: 16|16]] album
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: 16|16]]
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|previous song            = [[Nightingale]]
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Madhouse]])
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|next song                = [[Nine]]
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Madhouse]])
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|introduction              = '''Nine''' is an unreleased instrumental recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 8|8 October 1986]] (the day after disbanding [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]] and recording [[Telepathy]], the same day as recording [[Six And 1/2|Six And ½]], three days before [[Violet Blue]]) at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. It is likely the track was intended for [[Madhouse]]’s first album (before the album was named [[Album: 8|8]]), but was not used.
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|previous song            = [[Nine-1|Nine]]
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|next song                = [[Nine Lives]]
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|introduction              = '''Nine''' is the first track on [[Madhouse]]’s second and final album [[Album: 16|16]]. The Track was written and performed by [[Prince]] (credited as [[Madhouse]]), with saxophone by [[Eric Leeds]].
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While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracks were recorded in March 1987 at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. With the exception of [[Sixteen]], the rest of the album was recorded in late July and early August 1987.
  
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Although sharing a name and both being attributed to [[Madhouse]], the track is different to the track [[Nine]], released on [[Madhouse]]’s second album [[Album: 16|16]].
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The track contains interpolations of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemia_Allen Euphemia Allen]’s 1877 piano composition [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopsticks_(music) Chopsticks] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rodgers Richard Rodgers]’ and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Hammerstein_II Oscar Hammerstein II]’s 1959 composition [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music_(song) The Sound Of Music] (originally from the stage musical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music The Sound Of Music]), as well as opening with Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, FILMUSIC (patch 69) pre-set synth, previously used on [[U Got The Look]], [[Make Your Mama Happy]], [[Eight]] and [[The Cocoa Boys]].
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Confusingly, the track [[Six And 1/2|Six And ½]], recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 8|8 October 1986]], was originally recorded as ''Nine'', logically following the last recorded [[Madhouse]] track [[Eight]]. When that was chosen to serve as b-side for the single [[Single: 6|6]] it was dubbed [[Six And 1/2|Six And ½]]. [[Prince]] (possibly with [[Eric Leeds]]) at that point recorded another song titled [[Nine-1|Nine]], but that remains unreleased and is different from this song from March 1987.
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To stay with the numeric logicality this first song for the follow-up [[Madhouse]] album again was titled '''Nine''' as no song with a title as such was yet released.
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 8|8 October 1986]]
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|date                      = March 1987
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
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*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted
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*[[Eric Leeds]] – baritone saxophone
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone (assumed, possibly flute)
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*[[Prince]] – all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)<small>
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*[[Dr. Fink]] - credited for keyboards, but does not appear
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*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - credited for bass guitar, but does not appear
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*John Lewis - credited for drums, but does not appear</small>
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|1= '''Nine'''
 
|1= '''Nine'''
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|2= Studio
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|2= 2:06
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|3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 8|8 October 1986]]
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|3= [[Album: 16|16]]
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|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]].
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|first live appearance    = [[14 May 1987|14 May 1987, Deutschlandhalle, (West) Berlin, (West) Germany]] <small>(during [[Madhouse]] opening act; including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A8re_Jacques Frère Jacques])</small>
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* [[15 June 1987-am|15 June 1987 (a.m.): New Morning, Paris, France]]
 
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|performed occasionally in = none
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(performed by [[Madhouse]])</small>
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|trivia                    = The ''"Bizarre!"'' sample used in this song is originally from ''Our Bizarre Relationship'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Frank Zappa]’s band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mothers_of_Invention The Mothers of Invention] (from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Meat Uncle Meat]'', 1969). It was one of the preset samples in the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer and [[Prince]] took it from there. It was utilized in quite a few songs recorded between 1985 and 1987: [[All My Dreams]], [[Bob George]], [[Christopher Tracy’s Parade]], [[Lovesexy]], and [[Madhouse]] songs [[Nine]] and [[Six|6 (The End Of The World Mix)]] all contain this sample.
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|see also                   = [[Album: 16|16]] album
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|see also                 = [[Unreleased Songs]]
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*[[Madhouse]]
 
*[[Madhouse]]
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1987]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Madhouse)]][[Category:Instrumental Songs]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 15 August 2023

Nine   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Nine Lives
Nine
16 album.jpg
from the album 16
Song details
Performer: Madhouse
First Released: 18 November 1987 - 16 album
Album(s): 16
Writer(s): Prince (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:

Nine is the first track on Madhouse’s second and final album 16. The Track was written and performed by Prince (credited as Madhouse), with saxophone by Eric Leeds. While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracks were recorded in March 1987 at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. With the exception of Sixteen, the rest of the album was recorded in late July and early August 1987.

The track contains interpolations of Euphemia Allen’s 1877 piano composition Chopsticks and Richard Rodgers’ and Oscar Hammerstein II’s 1959 composition The Sound Of Music (originally from the stage musical The Sound Of Music), as well as opening with Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, FILMUSIC (patch 69) pre-set synth, previously used on U Got The Look, Make Your Mama Happy, Eight and The Cocoa Boys.

Confusingly, the track Six And ½, recorded on 8 October 1986, was originally recorded as Nine, logically following the last recorded Madhouse track Eight. When that was chosen to serve as b-side for the single 6 it was dubbed Six And ½. Prince (possibly with Eric Leeds) at that point recorded another song titled Nine, but that remains unreleased and is different from this song from March 1987. To stay with the numeric logicality this first song for the follow-up Madhouse album again was titled Nine as no song with a title as such was yet released.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
March 1987 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Eric Leeds – baritone 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

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Nine 2:06 16 Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Nine   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Nine Lives
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