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Charts, Certifications & Awards
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Charts
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America
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Country: Chart
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Entry Date
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Peak Position
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Weeks in Chart
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USA: Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart
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21 Feb. 1987
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107
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11
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USA: Billboard Top Black Albums Chart
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28 Feb. 1987
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25
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12
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Certifications
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This album has not received any certifications in the USA
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Awards
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This album has not received any awards in the USA
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Singles released
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See also
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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.
Sessions and compiling
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 (28 September - 1 October 1986) at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, Minnesota. No musician is credited on this record.
Promotion
The album produced one single, 6.
8 reached only number 107 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart, and number 25 on the Billboard Top Black Albums Chart.
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Personnel
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Musicians
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- Eric Leeds – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute (uncredited)
- Prince – all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
- Unidentified vocalists - telephone conversation on Five
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Production
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- Prince - producer (credited as Madhouse)
- Susan Rogers - engineer
- Bernie Grundman - mastering
- Maneca Lightner - "Madhouse cover girl"
- Laura LiPuma - art direction / design
- Richard Litt - photography
- Rosha - hair, make-up
- Lisa Elliott - wardrobe styling
- Glen Parsons - logo design
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Thanks
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Releases
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LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
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Additional Information
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Promotion (at time of release)
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Trivia
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References
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Year 1987
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21 Feb
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28 Feb
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7 Mar
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14 Mar
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21 Mar
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28 Mar
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4 Apr
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11 Apr
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18 Apr
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25 Apr
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2 May
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9 May
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11 May
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USA Billboard Top Pop Albums (200 pos)
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169 |
142 |
130 |
110 |
107 |
107 |
126 |
126 |
144 |
169 |
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USA Billboard Top Black Albums (75 pos)
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46 |
40 |
30 |
30 |
26 |
25 |
36 |
35 |
42 |
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