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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: 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) Performed regularly on tour: Hit N Run Tour (as interpolation during The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker) A Celebration (as interpolation during The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker) Performed occasionally in shows: 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. 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 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. 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 Four 2:24 8 13 single Studio Four 6:11 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Live 20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, The Netherlands Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 3:53 NPG Music Club Edition # 4 .mov download Live 4 May 2001 (mat.), The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, NBC Studio 3, Burbank, CA, USA; includes Four (uncredited)

Additional Information See also Trivia 8 album Madhouse References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)

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