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+ | |album name = Times Squared | ||
+ | |album image = [[File:Timessquared album.jpg|200px|Times Squared (Front Cover)]] | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19 February 1991]] | ||
+ | |length = 51:43 | ||
+ | |label = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | ||
+ | |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 | ||
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|previous year = 1990 | |previous year = 1990 | ||
|next year = 1991 | |next year = 1991 | ||
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|previous album link = [[Album: I Am|I Am]] | |previous album link = [[Album: I Am|I Am]] | ||
|next album link = [[Album: Contribution|Contribution]] | |next album link = [[Album: Contribution|Contribution]] | ||
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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. | |
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− | '''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. | + | |
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− | ''' | + | '''Recording progress''' |
− | [[Once Upon A Time]] was recorded in December 1987 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] | + | '''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. |
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+ | [[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. | ||
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). | 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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+ | '''Promotion''' | ||
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+ | The album produced two promotional singles, [[Single: The Dopamine Rush|The Dopamine Rush]] and [[Single: Little Rock|Little Rock]], but the album failed to enter the charts. | ||
+ | <!-------TRACK LIST -------> | ||
+ | |tracklisting = | ||
+ | # <b>Lines</b> (6:30) | ||
+ | # <b>[[Andorra]]</b> (3:31) <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> | ||
+ | # <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> | ||
+ | <!-------LP FORMATS -------> | ||
+ | |other format = LP | ||
+ | |content = | ||
Side 1: | Side 1: | ||
# <b>Lines</b> (6:30) | # <b>Lines</b> (6:30) | ||
− | # <b>[[Andorra]]</b> (3:31) | + | # <b>[[Andorra]]</b> (3:31) <sup>1</sup> |
− | # <b>[[Night Owl]]</b> (4:00) | + | # <b>[[Night Owl]]</b> (4:00) <sup>1</sup> |
− | # <b>[[Overnight, Every Night]]</b> (4:10) | + | # <b>[[Overnight, Every Night]]</b> (4:10) <sup>1</sup> |
− | # <b>[[Cape Horn]]</b> (4:10) | + | # <b>[[Cape Horn]]</b> (4:10) <sup>2</sup> |
− | # <b>[[Little Rock]]</b> (3:41) | + | # <b>[[Little Rock]]</b> (3:41) <sup>3</sup> |
− | # <b>[[Easy Does It]]</b> (2:22) | + | # <b>[[Easy Does It]]</b> (2:22) <sup>3</sup> |
Side 2: | Side 2: | ||
− | # <b>[[The Dopamine Rush]]</b> (7:36) | + | # <b>[[The Dopamine Rush]]</b> (7:36) <sup>2</sup> |
− | # <b>[[Kenya]]</b> (2:40) | + | # <b>[[Kenya]]</b> (2:40) <sup>4</sup> |
− | # <b>[[Times Squared]]</b> (5:44) | + | # <b>[[Times Squared]]</b> (5:44) <sup>3</sup> |
− | # <b>[[Once Upon A Time]]</b> (7:19) | + | # <b>[[Once Upon A Time]]</b> (7:19) <sup>3</sup> |
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− | + | <sup>1</sup> Written by [[Prince]], [[Eric Leeds]], [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and [[Sheila E.]]<br> | |
− | + | <sup>2</sup> Written by [[Prince]]<br> | |
− | + | <sup>3</sup> Written by [[Prince]] and [[Eric Leeds]]<br> | |
+ | <sup>4</sup> Written by [[Eric Leeds]] | ||
+ | <!-------PERSONNEL -------> | ||
+ | |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]] | ||
*[[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]] | ||
*[[Clare Fischer]] - string arrangement on [[The Dopamine Rush]] | *[[Clare Fischer]] - string arrangement on [[The Dopamine Rush]] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilda_May Mathilda May] - vocals on [[The Dopamine Rush]] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilda_May Mathilda May] - vocals on [[The Dopamine Rush]] | ||
− | + | |production = [[Eric Leeds]] - producer and arranger on [[Andorra]], [[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]], [[Cape Horn]], [[Little Rock]], [[Easy Does It]], [[Kenya]] and [[Once Upon A Time]], engineer on [[Overnight, Every Night]], [[Little Rock]] and [[Easy Does It]] | |
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*[[Prince]] - producer and arranger on [[The Dopamine Rush]] and [[Times Squared]] | *[[Prince]] - producer and arranger on [[The Dopamine Rush]] and [[Times Squared]] | ||
*[[Alan Leeds]] - executive producer | *[[Alan Leeds]] - executive producer | ||
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*[[Timothy Penn]] - engineer | *[[Timothy Penn]] - engineer | ||
*[[Tom Garneau]] - engineer | *[[Tom Garneau]] - engineer | ||
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− | + | <!-------SINGLES -------> | |
− | + | |singles = | |
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− | + | |Single = [[Single: The Dopamine Rush|The Dopamine Rush]] <small>(promo only)</small> | |
− | < | + | |B-side = [[The Dopamine Rush]] |
− | == | + | |Image = Thedopaminerush single.jpg |
− | + | |Link = Single: The Dopamine Rush | |
− | + | }} | |
− | {{ | + | {{AlbumSinglesLine| |
− | | + | |Single = [[Single: Little Rock|Little Rock]] <small>(promo only)</small> |
− | + | |B-side = None | |
− | == | + | |Image = Littlerock single.jpg |
− | === | + | |Link = Single: Little Rock |
− | + | }} | |
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+ | }} | ||
+ | |charts = | ||
+ | {{Charts| | ||
+ | |charts = {{noCharts|format=album|Country= the USA}} | ||
+ | |certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= the USA}} | ||
+ | |awards = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |releases = {{:Releases: Empty}} | ||
+ | |album promotion = | ||
+ | |trivia = | ||
+ | |alternative = | ||
+ | {{Alternative| | ||
+ | |format = Album | ||
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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]]) | ||
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# <b>[[Times Squared|25]]</b> (later renamed [[Times Squared]]) | # <b>[[Times Squared|25]]</b> (later renamed [[Times Squared]]) | ||
# <b>[[Once Upon A Time|26]]</b> (later renamed [[Once Upon A Time]]) | # <b>[[Once Upon A Time|26]]</b> (later renamed [[Once Upon A Time]]) | ||
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− | [[Category:1991]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]] | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1991]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]] | ||
+ | }} |
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