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|introduction              = '''Three''' is the third track on [[Madhouse]]'s first album [[Album: 8|8]]. '''Three''' was written and produced by [[Prince]] (credited only to [[Madhouse]]), with saxophone and musical input by [[Eric Leeds]].
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|introduction              = '''Three''' is the third track on [[Madhouse]]’s first album [[Album: 8|8]]. '''Three''' was written and produced by [[Prince]] (credited only to [[Madhouse]]), with saxophone and musical input by [[Eric Leeds]]. No musician is credited on the record.
  
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 29|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 [[Four]] 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.
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 29|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 [[Four]], [[Five]] and [[When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes]], 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.
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 29|29 September 1986]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 29|29 September 1986]]
 
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking, horn overdubs, mix
 
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|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Eric Leeds]] - tenor saxophone
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - tenor saxophone (uncredited)
 
*[[Prince]] - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
 
*[[Prince]] - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
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*[[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</small>
 
 
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|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS
 
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= Played as uncredited segue between [[Strange Relationship]] and [[Let's Go Crazy]]; [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]]
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|5= Played as uncredited segue between [[Strange Relationship]] and [[Let’s Go Crazy]]; [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]]
 
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|first live appearance    = [[08 May 1987|8 May 1987, Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden]] <small>(during [[Madhouse]] opening act, assumed, based on later sets)</small>
 
|first live appearance    = [[08 May 1987|8 May 1987, Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden]] <small>(during [[Madhouse]] opening act, assumed, based on later sets)</small>
 
* [[12 February 1989|12 February 1989: Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]] <small>(coda to [[When 2 R In Love]])</small>
 
* [[12 February 1989|12 February 1989: Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]] <small>(coda to [[When 2 R In Love]])</small>
|performed regularly on    =[[Sign O' The Times Tour]] <small>(during [[Madhouse]] opening act)</small>
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|performed regularly on    =[[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] <small>(during [[Madhouse]] opening act)</small>
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(performed by [[Madhouse]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1988|1988]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(performed by [[Madhouse]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1988|1988]]
 
|trivia                    =  
 
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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)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Madhouse)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[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 17:45, 4 October 2022

This Is Your Life   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Three Shots
Three

8 album.jpg
from the album 8
Song details
Performer: Madhouse
First Released: 21 January 1987 - 8 album
Album(s): 8
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Madhouse)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Madhouse)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Three is the third track on Madhouse’s first album 8. Three was written and produced by Prince (credited only to Madhouse), with saxophone and musical input by Eric Leeds. No musician is credited on the record.

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 Four, Five and When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes, 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.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
29 September 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking, horn overdubs, mix
Recording Personnel
  • Eric Leeds - tenor saxophone (uncredited)
  • Prince - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Three 3:16 8 Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Three ?:?? Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Live Played as uncredited segue between Strange Relationship and Let’s Go Crazy; 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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