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{{song-2|
|song name                = Eight
|song name                = Eight
|single image              = [[File:8 album.jpg|100px|link=Album: 8]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 8|8]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:8 album.jpg|100px|link= Album: 8]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 8|8]]</small>
|performer                = [[Madhouse]]
|performer                = [[Madhouse]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 21|21 January 1987]] - [[Album: 8|8]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 21|21 January 1987]] - [[Album: 8|8]] album
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|previous song            = [[The Egyptian Intro]]
|previous song            = [[The Egyptian Intro]]
|next song                = [[Electric Chair]]
|next song                = [[Electric Chair]]
|introduction              = '''Eight''' is the eighth and final track on [[Madhouse]]’s first album [[Album: 8|8]]. '''Eight''' was written and produced by [[Prince]] (credited only to [[Madhouse]]), with flute, saxophone and other musical input by [[Eric Leeds]].
|introduction              = '''Eight''' is the eighth and final track on [[Madhouse]]’s first album [[Album: 8|8]]. '''Eight''' was written and produced by [[Prince]] (credited only to [[Madhouse]]), with flute, saxophone and other musical input by [[Eric Leeds]]. No musician is credited on the record.


Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 1|1 October 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after [[Six]] and [[Seven]], four days before [[Rescue Me]]); it is likely that the title was assigned only after the final sequence had been arranged for the album.
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 1|1 October 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after [[Six]] and [[Seven]], four days before [[Rescue Me]]); 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/October 1|1 October 1986]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 1|1 October 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Tracking
|additional info          = Tracking, horn overdubs
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|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Eric Leeds]] - flute, tenor saxophone
*[[Eric Leeds]] - flute, tenor saxophone (uncredited)
*[[Prince]] - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
*[[Prince]] - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
<small>
*[[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>
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
{{Songchart|
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|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    = [[U Got The Look]], [[The Cocoa Boys]] and [[Nine]] use the same Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, FILMUSIC (patch 69) pre-set synth patch.
|trivia                    = [[U Got The Look]], [[The Cocoa Boys]] , [[Make Your Mama Happy]] and [[Nine]] use the same Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, FILMUSIC (patch 69) pre-set synth patch.
|see also                  = [[Album: 8|8]]
|see also                  = [[Album: 8|8]]
*[[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]]
* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
|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 12:48, 10 October 2024

The Egyptian Intro   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Electric Chair
Eight

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:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

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

Basic tracking took place on 1 October 1986 at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after Six and Seven, four days before Rescue Me); 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
1 October 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking, horn overdubs
Recording Personnel
  • Eric Leeds - flute, tenor saxophone (uncredited)
  • Prince - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Eight 10:06 8 Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
The Egyptian Intro   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Electric Chair
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