Difference between revisions of "Album: 8"
Bhanlarouge (Talk | contribs) |
|||
Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
|next album link = [[Album: Sheila E.|Sheila E.]] | |next album link = [[Album: Sheila E.|Sheila E.]] | ||
<!-------ALBUM TEXT -------> | <!-------ALBUM TEXT -------> | ||
− | |introduction = '''8''' is the first studio album by [[Madhouse]], and was released in January, 1987. All eight tracks were written or co-written by [[Prince]], and all contain him playing most instruments, with [[Eric Leeds]] playing saxophone and flute. All tracks are given written numerical names, from [[One]] to [[Eight]], while the album is named numerically. The album is the first instrumental album released by [[Prince]] under any name. | + | |introduction = '''8''' is the first studio album by [[Madhouse]], and was released in January, 1987. |
+ | |||
+ | All eight tracks were written or co-written by [[Prince]], and all contain him playing most instruments, with [[Eric Leeds]] playing saxophone and flute. All tracks are given written numerical names, from [[One]] to [[Eight]], while the album is named numerically. The album is the first instrumental album released by [[Prince]] under any name. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <b>Recording process</b> | ||
The album's credits state that the album was recorded at "Madhouse Studios", Pittsburgh, PA, USA (to go along with the pretense that this was a project [[Eric Leeds]] recorded with his previous band), but in fact the whole album was recorded over the course of four days ([[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_28|28 September]] - [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_1|1 October, 1986]]) at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. | The album's credits state that the album was recorded at "Madhouse Studios", Pittsburgh, PA, USA (to go along with the pretense that this was a project [[Eric Leeds]] recorded with his previous band), but in fact the whole album was recorded over the course of four days ([[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_28|28 September]] - [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_1|1 October, 1986]]) at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <b>Promotion</b> | ||
The album produced one single, [[Single: 6|6]]; it album reached only number 107 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart, and number 25 on the Billboard Top Black Albums Chart. | The album produced one single, [[Single: 6|6]]; it album reached only number 107 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart, and number 25 on the Billboard Top Black Albums Chart. |
Revision as of 20:44, 29 September 2015
1986: They Don't Make Them Like They Used To ◄ | All Prince Albums | All Related Artists Albums | ► 1987: Sheila E. |
8 |
|
|
|
Additional Information
|
1986 They Don't Make Them Like They Used To |
All Albums | All Related Artists Albums | 1987 Sheila E. |