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Rootie Kazootie

	Song details
from the album The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)
	Performer:	Madhouse
	First Released:	8 July 1995 - The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) (promotional release) 13 April 2019 - The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) (commercial release)
	Album(s):	The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)
	Writer(s):	Prince (as ), Eric Leeds, Michael Bland, Sonny Thompson and Levi Seacer, Jr.
	Producer(s):	Prince (as ) (assumed)
	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

Rootie Kazootie is the second track on the aborted third Madhouse album, 24. The track was named after the principal character on the 1950s children’s television show The Rootie Kazootie Club. Basic tracking took place on 7 July 1993 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during a five-hour session that also produced Carnac (later renamed 17), Edward (later renamed Asswoop or Asswhuppin’ In A Trunk), (Got 2) Give It Up, Parlor Games and a mostly-instrumental version of Space, all of which were intended for a third Madhouse album, 24). The album remains unreleased but Rootie Kazootie was featured on the The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) promo tape in 1995, which got an official release for Record store Day in 2019

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
7 July 1993	Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA	Tracking
Recording Personnel
Prince (as ) - keyboards Michael B. - drums Sonny T. - bass guitar Levi Seacer, Jr. - guitar Eric Leeds - saxophone

Versions

Released Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Rootie Kazootie (Edit)	2:38	The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)	Studio	Edited version

Unreleased Versions

Title	Version	Additional Info
Rootie Kazootie	Studio	Full version

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	24 unreleased album Madhouse

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

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