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|label                  = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
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|studios                = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios Townhouse Studios], London, England; [[Medley Studios]], Copenhagen, Denmark
|studios                = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios Townhouse Studios], London, England; [http://www.medleystudios.dk/ Medley Studios], Copenhagen, Denmark
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|introduction          = '''Times Squared''' is the first solo studio album by [[Eric Leeds]], and was released in February 1991 (on the same day as [[Album: Contribution|Contribution]] by Mica Paris, also featuring musical input by [[Prince]]). Nine of the eleven tracks were written or co-written by [[Prince]] and contain him playing most instruments, with [[Eric Leeds]] playing saxophone and minimal contributions from other musicians. In addition, [[Prince]] appears on [[Kenya]], one of the two remaining tracks, as a musician.
|introduction          = '''Times Squared''' is the first solo studio album by [[Eric Leeds]], and was released in February 1991 (on the same day as [[Album: Contribution|Contribution]] by Mica Paris, also featuring musical input by [[Prince]]). Nine of the eleven tracks were written or co-written by [[Prince]] and contain him playing most instruments, with [[Eric Leeds]] playing saxophone and minimal contributions from other musicians. In addition, [[Prince]] appears on [[Kenya]], one of the two remaining tracks, as a musician.




'''Recording progress'''
<b>Sessions and compiling</b>


'''Times Squared''' evolved from the planned third [[Madhouse]] album, '''26''', compiled in September 1989 from instrumental tracks recorded between 1985-1988. [[Little Rock]] was recorded in late May 1985 at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. [[Easy Does It]] was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 22|22 July 1986]] at [[Prince]]'s  [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]] and [[Kenya]] were recorded in July 1987 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, MN, USA.  
'''Times Squared''' evolved from the planned third [[Madhouse]] album, '''26''', compiled in September 1989 from instrumental tracks recorded between 1985-1988. [[Little Rock]] was recorded in late May 1985 at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. [[Easy Does It]] was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 22|22 July 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, Minnesota. [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]] and [[Kenya]] were recorded in July 1987 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (while recording tracks for [[Madhouse]]’s [[Album: 16|16]] album).  


[[Once Upon A Time]] was recorded in December 1987 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, MN, USA. [[Times Squared]] and [[Cape Horn]] were recorded in June 1988 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, MN, USA. [[The Dopamine Rush]] was part of the unreleased [[The Dopamine Rush|21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)]], recorded from July-December 1988, at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios Townhouse Studios], London, England, [[Medley Studios]], Copenhagen, Denmark and [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA.  
[[Once Upon A Time]] was recorded in December 1987 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. [[Times Squared]] and [[Cape Horn]] were recorded in June 1988 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. [[The Dopamine Rush]] was part of the unreleased [[The Dopamine Rush|21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)]], recorded from July-December 1988, at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios Townhouse Studios], London, England, [http://www.medleystudios.dk Medley Studios], Copenhagen, Denmark and [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota.
In July 1989, [[Prince]] gave numerous tracks from the vault that he felt might be worth examining for use on the album and suggested to [[Eric Leeds|Leeds]] to work with [[Atlanta Bliss]] and [[Candy Dulfer]] on the tracks: [[XYZ]], [[Evolsidog]], [[My Summertime Thang]], [[Pickle]], [[You’re All I Want]], [[U Should Be Mine]], [[Wet Dream Cousin]], [[Vibrator]], [[The Max-2|The Max]], [[A Couple Miles]] and [[Feline]]. Except for [[You’re All I Want|U’re All I Want]], it is not believed that [[Eric Leeds|Leeds]] worked on the tracks, however.
 
In keeping with previous [[Madhouse]] releases tracks were given tentative numerical titles of [[Andorra|17]] to [[Once Upon A Time|26]]. When [[Prince]] suggested the album should be released as a solo album by [[Eric Leeds]], Leeds came up with titles for each track (and recorded a new track, ''Lines'', in Spring 1990, which became the new opening track). ''Lines'' did not contain any input by [[Prince]], and so is not linked below, but interpolations from the track have been played live during shows (see [[Lines]] for details). [[Overnight, Every Night]] was included on the CD version of the album only.  


In keeping with previous [[Madhouse]] releases tracks were given tentative numerical titles of [[Andorra|17]] to [[Once Upon A Time|26]]. When [[Prince]] suggested the album should be released as a solo album by [[Eric Leeds]], Leeds came up with titles for each track (and recorded a new track, ''Lines'', in Spring 1990, which became the new opening track). ''Lines'' did not contain any input by [[Prince]], and so is not linked below, but interpolations from the track have been played live during shows (see [[Lines]] for details).




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# <b>[[Andorra]]</b> (3:31) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Andorra]]</b> (3:31) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Night Owl]]</b> (4:00) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Night Owl]]</b> (4:00) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Overnight, Every Night]]</b> (4:10) <sup>1</sup>  
# <b>[[Cape Horn]]</b> (4:10) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Little Rock]]</b> (3:41) <sup>3</sup>
# <b>[[Easy Does It]]</b> (2:22) <sup>3</sup>
Side 2:
# <b>[[The Dopamine Rush]]</b> (7:36) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Kenya]]</b> (2:40) <sup>4</sup>
# <b>[[Times Squared]]</b> (5:44) <sup>3</sup>
# <b>[[Once Upon A Time]]</b> (7:19) <sup>3</sup>
 
 
<big><div style="color:#ab3e00">Cassette</div></big><br>
 
Side 1:
# <b>Lines</b> (6:30)
# <b>[[Andorra]]</b> (3:31) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Night Owl]]</b> (4:00) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Cape Horn]]</b> (4:10) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Cape Horn]]</b> (4:10) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Little Rock]]</b> (3:41) <sup>3</sup>
# <b>[[Little Rock]]</b> (3:41) <sup>3</sup>
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<sup>4</sup> Written by [[Eric Leeds]]
<sup>4</sup> Written by [[Eric Leeds]]
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|musicians              = [[Eric Leeds]] – flute on [[Night Owl]], [[Cape Horn]], [[The Dopamine Rush]], [[Times Squared]] and [[Once Upon A Time]], saxophone on [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Cape Horn]], [[Little Rock]], [[Easy Does It]], [[Kenya]] and [[Once Upon A Time]], keyboards on [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]], [[Little Rock]], [[Easy Does It]] and [[Times Squared]]
|musicians              = [[Eric Leeds]] – flute on [[Night Owl]], [[Cape Horn]], [[The Dopamine Rush]], [[Times Squared]] and [[Once Upon A Time]], saxophone on [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Cape Horn]], [[Little Rock]], [[Easy Does It]], [[Kenya]],[[The Dopamine Rush]], [[Times Squared]] and [[Once Upon A Time]], keyboards on [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]], [[Little Rock]], [[Easy Does It]] and [[Times Squared]]
*[[Prince]] – all other instruments, except where noted, drums on [[Cape Horn]] and [[Kenya]], drum programming on [[Little Rock]], [[The Dopamine Rush]] and [[Times Squared]], bass guitar on [[Cape Horn]], [[Little Rock]], [[The Dopamine Rush]] and [[Times Squared]], guitar on [[Little Rock]], [[Easy Does It]] and [[The Dopamine Rush]], keyboards on [[Cape Horn]], [[Little Rock]], [[Kenya]] and [[Times Squared]]
*[[Prince]] – all other instruments, except where noted, drums on [[Cape Horn]] and [[Kenya]], drum programming on [[Little Rock]], [[The Dopamine Rush]] and [[Times Squared]], bass guitar on [[Cape Horn]], [[Little Rock]], [[The Dopamine Rush]] and [[Times Squared]], guitar on [[Little Rock]], [[Easy Does It]] and [[The Dopamine Rush]], keyboards on [[Cape Horn]], [[Little Rock]], [[Kenya]] and [[Times Squared]]
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar on [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]], [[Cape Horn]] and [[Once Upon A Time]]
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar on [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]], [[Cape Horn]] and [[Once Upon A Time]]
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums on [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]] and [[Cape Horn]]
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums on [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]] and [[Cape Horn]]
*Larry Fratangelo - percussion on [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Cape Horn]], [[Little Rock]], [[Easy Does It]], [[Kenya]] and [[Once Upon A Time]]
*[[Larry Fratangelo]] - percussion on [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Cape Horn]], [[Little Rock]], [[Easy Does It]], [[Kenya]] and [[Once Upon A Time]]
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet on [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]], [[Easy Does It]] and [[Once Upon A Time]]
*[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet on [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]], [[Easy Does It]] and [[Once Upon A Time]]
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - piano on [[Andorra]] and [[Once Upon A Time]]
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - piano on [[Andorra]] and [[Once Upon A Time]]
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*[[Timothy Penn]] - engineer
*[[Timothy Penn]] - engineer
*[[Tom Garneau]] - engineer
*[[Tom Garneau]] - engineer
*[https://olipoulsen.com/ Oli Poulsen] - engineer (uncredited - [http://www.medleystudios.dk/ Medley Studios])
|thanks                =  
|thanks                =  
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|item2  = [[Album: 24 (1989)|24]]<br>(Unreleased 1989 album)
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|album promotion        =  
|album promotion        =  
|trivia                =  
|trivia                = This album is one of the numerous attempts to record and/or release a third [[Madhouse]] album between 1988 and 1995 (see the trivia section of the [[Album: 24 (1994)|24]] page).
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* 1989 [[Madhouse]] '''26''' configuration:<br>
* 1989 [[Madhouse]] '''26''' configuration:<br>
# <b>[[Andorra|17]]</b> (later renamed [[Andorra]])
# <b>[[Andorra|17]]</b> (later renamed [[Andorra]])
# <b>[[Night Owl|18]]</b> (later renamed [[Night Owl]])
# <b>[[Night Owl|18]]</b> (later renamed [[Night Owl]])
# <b>[[Overnight, Every Night|19]]</b> (later renamed [[Overnight, Every Night]])
# <b>[[Overnight, Every Night|19]]</b> (later renamed [[Overnight, Every Night]])
# <b>[[Cape Horn|20]]</b> (later renamed [[Cape Horn]])
# <b>[[Cape Horn|20]]</b> (later renamed [[Cape Horn]])
# <b>[[Little Rock|21]]</b> (later renamed [[Little Rock]])
# <b>[[Little Rock|21]]</b> (later renamed [[Little Rock]])
# <b>[[Easy Does It|22]]</b> (later renamed [[Easy Does It]])
# <b>[[Easy Does It|22]]</b> (later renamed [[Easy Does It]])
# <b>[[The Dopamine Rush|23]]</b> (later renamed [[The Dopamine Rush]])
# <b>[[The Dopamine Rush|23]]</b> (later renamed [[The Dopamine Rush]])
# <b>[[Kenya|24]]</b> (later renamed [[Kenya]])
# <b>[[Kenya|24]]</b> (later renamed [[Kenya]])
# <b>[[Times Squared|25]]</b> (later renamed [[Times Squared]])
# <b>[[Times Squared|25]]</b> (later renamed [[Times Squared]])

Latest revision as of 12:21, 16 June 2025

1990: Contribution ◄ All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums ► 1991: Here It Is
Times Squared
Times Squared (Front Cover)

Album details

Released: 19 February 1991
Length: 51:43
Label(s): Paisley Park Records / Warner Bros.
Studio(s): Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Townhouse Studios, London, England; Medley Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
This album has not charted in the USA
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

The Dopamine Rush (promo only)
b/w The Dopamine Rush
Little Rock (promo only)
b/w None

See also

16
(Album) 		24
(Unreleased 1989 album)

Alternate Album Configuration

  1. 17 (later renamed Andorra)
  2. 18 (later renamed Night Owl)
  3. 19 (later renamed Overnight, Every Night)
  4. 20 (later renamed Cape Horn)
  5. 21 (later renamed Little Rock)
  6. 22 (later renamed Easy Does It)
  7. 23 (later renamed The Dopamine Rush)
  8. 24 (later renamed Kenya)
  9. 25 (later renamed Times Squared)
  10. 26 (later renamed Once Upon A Time)
Times Squared is the first solo studio album by Eric Leeds, and was released in February 1991 (on the same day as Contribution by Mica Paris, also featuring musical input by Prince). Nine of the eleven tracks were written or co-written by Prince and contain him playing most instruments, with Eric Leeds playing saxophone and minimal contributions from other musicians. In addition, Prince appears on Kenya, one of the two remaining tracks, as a musician.


Sessions and compiling

Times Squared evolved from the planned third Madhouse album, 26, compiled in September 1989 from instrumental tracks recorded between 1985-1988. Little Rock was recorded in late May 1985 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. Easy Does It was recorded on 22 July 1986 at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, Minnesota. Andorra, Night Owl, Overnight, Every Night and Kenya were recorded in July 1987 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (while recording tracks for Madhouse’s 16 album).

Once Upon A Time was recorded in December 1987 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Times Squared and Cape Horn were recorded in June 1988 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The Dopamine Rush was part of the unreleased 21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite), recorded from July-December 1988, at Townhouse Studios, London, England, Medley Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark and Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota. In July 1989, Prince gave numerous tracks from the vault that he felt might be worth examining for use on the album and suggested to Leeds to work with Atlanta Bliss and Candy Dulfer on the tracks: XYZ, Evolsidog, My Summertime Thang, Pickle, You’re All I Want, U Should Be Mine, Wet Dream Cousin, Vibrator, The Max, A Couple Miles and Feline. Except for U’re All I Want, it is not believed that Leeds worked on the tracks, however.

In keeping with previous Madhouse releases tracks were given tentative numerical titles of 17 to 26. When Prince suggested the album should be released as a solo album by Eric Leeds, Leeds came up with titles for each track (and recorded a new track, Lines, in Spring 1990, which became the new opening track). Lines did not contain any input by Prince, and so is not linked below, but interpolations from the track have been played live during shows (see Lines for details). Overnight, Every Night was included on the CD version of the album only.


Promotion

The album produced two promotional singles, The Dopamine Rush and Little Rock, but the album failed to enter the charts.



Track listing
CD LP
  1. Lines (6:30)
  2. Andorra (3:31) 1
  3. Night Owl (4:00) 1
  4. Overnight, Every Night (4:10) 1
  5. Cape Horn (4:10) 2
  6. Little Rock (3:41) 3
  7. Easy Does It (2:22) 3
  8. The Dopamine Rush (7:36) 2
  9. Kenya (2:40) 4
  10. Times Squared (5:44) 3
  11. Once Upon A Time (7:19) 3

Side 1:

  1. Lines (6:30)
  2. Andorra (3:31) 1
  3. Night Owl (4:00) 1
  4. Cape Horn (4:10) 2
  5. Little Rock (3:41) 3
  6. Easy Does It (2:22) 3

Side 2:

  1. The Dopamine Rush (7:36) 2
  2. Kenya (2:40) 4
  3. Times Squared (5:44) 3
  4. Once Upon A Time (7:19) 3


Cassette

Side 1:

  1. Lines (6:30)
  2. Andorra (3:31) 1
  3. Night Owl (4:00) 1
  4. Cape Horn (4:10) 2
  5. Little Rock (3:41) 3
  6. Easy Does It (2:22) 3

Side 2:

  1. The Dopamine Rush (7:36) 2
  2. Kenya (2:40) 4
  3. Times Squared (5:44) 3
  4. Once Upon A Time (7:19) 3


1 Written by Prince, Eric Leeds, Levi Seacer, Jr. and Sheila E.
2 Written by Prince
3 Written by Prince and Eric Leeds
4 Written by Eric Leeds



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
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Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
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Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
  • This album is one of the numerous attempts to record and/or release a third Madhouse album between 1988 and 1995 (see the trivia section of the 24 page).
References
1990
Contribution 		All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1991
Here It Is
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