Little Rock
{{song|
|song name = Little Rock
|album image = 
from the album Times Squared
|single image = 
promosingle art for Little Rock
|performer = Madhouse; Eric Leeds
|first released = 19 February 1991 - Times Squared album
|album(s) = Times Squared
|writer(s) = Prince and Eric Leeds
|producer(s) = Prince and Eric Leeds (see below)
|previous song = Little Red Corvette
|next song = Live 4 Love
|introduction = Little Rock (initially recorded as Drawers and later, when considered for a third Madhouse album also know as 21) is the sixth track on Eric Leeds’ first album Times Squared, and, a few months after the album’s release, Little Rock was available as the album’s second promotional release in the USA.
Although production for the track is officially credited to Eric Leeds, the track was recorded with Prince before any solo project by Eric Leeds was in the works, and Prince acted as the producer in such sessions, so production credit is given to both artists in this entry.
Basic tracking took place on 28 May 1985 as Drawers at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California.
In August 1989, Prince asked Eric Leeds to compile tracks from the vault for a third Madhouse album. This track was one of ten selected, and in keeping with previous Madhouse releases tracks were given tentative numerical titles of 17 to 26 (the album would be titled 26) - this track was given the title of 21 as the fifth track on the album at the time.
When Prince suggested the album should be released as a solo album by Eric Leeds, Leeds came up with titles for each track, in Spring 1990; this track became known as Little Rock and the album became known as Times Squared. This title was given after Pharoah Sanders native town, Little Rock (Pharoah Sanders being one of [[Eric Leeds]’ favourite musician.
|recording info =
|- align="left"
|style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|28 May 1985
|style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA
|style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Tracking
|- align="left"
|style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|August - September 1989
|style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
|style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Percussion overdubs (and possible further work)
|recording personnel =
- Eric Leeds - Saxophone, keyboards
- Prince – drum programming, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
- Larry Fratangelo - percussion
|released versions =
| Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock | 3:41 | Times Squared Little Rock promo |
Studio | |
| Little Rock | 3:56 | Full House promotional CD |
Studio | Album version with voice over introduction by Talaya Trigueros |
|unreleased versions = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Unreleased Versions
|- | valign="top"|
| Title | Version | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|
| Drawers | Studio | a.k.a. 21; original pre-Madhouse version, before overdubs and re-recording |
|video versions = |broadcasts, streaming = |sampled in = |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince. |performed occasionally in = none |performed regularly on = none |trivia = Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. |see also = Times Squared album
- Little Rock promo single
- Little Rock video
- Eric Leeds
- Madhouse
|references = The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) |categories = }}
