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|introduction              = '''Six''' is the sixth track on [[Madhouse]]'s first album [[Album: 8|8]], and, one week before the album's release, [[Single: 6|6]] was released as the album's first and only single. '''Six''' was written and produced by [[Prince]] (credited only to [[Madhouse]]), with saxophone and musical input by [[Eric Leeds]].
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|introduction              = '''Six''' is the sixth track on [[Madhouse]]’s first album [[Album: 8|8]], and, one week before the album’s release, [[Single: 6|6]] was released as the album’s first and only single. '''Six''' was written and produced by [[Prince]] (credited only to [[Madhouse]]), with saxophone and musical input by [[Eric Leeds]]. No musician is credited on the record.
  
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Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September 1986]] at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (the day after [[Three]], [[Four]] and [[Five]], the same day as [[Seven]], and the day before [[Eight]]); it is likely that the title was assigned only after the final sequence had been arranged for the album.
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota; It was the seventh [[Madhouse]] track from the batch and was therefor initially titled '''Seven''' but this was changed to '''Six''' after the album was sequenced and it was decided '''Six and [[Seven]] should switch places.
  
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Other than the similarity in numbering and in music style, [[Six]] is not related musically to the single b-side [[Six And 1/2|Six And ½]].
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Other than the similarity in numbering and in music style, [[Six]] is not related musically to the single b-side [[Six And 1/2|Six And ½]], that was originally titled '''nine'' and was only re-title '''Six And ½''', after it was chosen as the b-side for [[Single: 6|6]]
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September 1986]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking, horn overdubs, mix
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 1|1 November 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = 12" edits, mix
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 9|9 November 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = 7" mix
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 12|12 December 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = 7" edits (possibly sans [[Prince]])
 
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}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - baritone saxophone
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - baritone saxophone (uncredited)
 
*[[Prince]] - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
 
*[[Prince]] - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
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<small>
 
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*[[Dr. Fink]] - credited for keyboards, but does not appear
 
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*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - credited for bass guitar, but does not appear
 
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*John Lewis - credited for drums, but does not appear</small>
 
 
|released versions        =
 
|released versions        =
 
{{Songchart|
 
{{Songchart|
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''Six (Edit)'''
 
|1= '''Six (Edit)'''
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|2= 3:37
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|2= 3:23
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|3= [[Single: 6|6]] single
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|3= [[Single: 6|6]] single<br>
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[https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/3331137-Various-Get-Jazzed Get Jazzed] Promotional LP
 
|4= Edit
 
|4= Edit
 
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''6 (End Of The World Mix)'''
 
|1= '''6 (End Of The World Mix)'''
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|2= 5:45
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|2= 6:20
 
|3= [[Single: 6|6]] single
 
|3= [[Single: 6|6]] single
 
|4= Extended version
 
|4= Extended version
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|1= '''Six'''
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|3= Unreleased promotional video
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|4= Promo video
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|5= See [[Video: Six|Six]] video for details
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|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
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|first live appearance    = [[21_March 1987|21 March 1987, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <small>(interpolation in [[It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]])</small>; [[08_May 1987|08 May 1987, Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden]] <small>(first full [[Madhouse]] performance, during opening act)</small>
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|first live appearance    = [[21_March 1987|21 March 1987, First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <small>(interpolation in [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]])</small>; [[08_May 1987|08 May 1987, Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden]] <small>(first full [[Madhouse]] performance, during opening act)</small>
 
* [[22 January 1998|22 January 1998: The New Arena in Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA ]] <small>(interpolation in [[I Would Die 4 U]])</small>
 
* [[22 January 1998|22 January 1998: The New Arena in Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA ]] <small>(interpolation in [[I Would Die 4 U]])</small>
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|performed regularly on    = [[Sign O' The Times Tour]] <small>(during [[Madhouse]] opening act)</small>
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|performed regularly on    = [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] <small>(during [[Madhouse]] opening act)</small>
 
* [[Love 4 One Another Charities Tour]] <small>(interpolation during [[Get Yo Groove On]])</small>
 
* [[Love 4 One Another Charities Tour]] <small>(interpolation during [[Get Yo Groove On]])</small>
 
* [[Jam Of The Year World Tour]] <small>(interpolation during [[I Would Die 4 U]])</small>
 
* [[Jam Of The Year World Tour]] <small>(interpolation during [[I Would Die 4 U]])</small>
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All_Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All_Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All_Concerts#1997|1997]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All_Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All_Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All_Concerts#1997|1997]]
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|trivia                    = While the track's title is [[Six]] (written), the single's title is [[Single: 6|6]] (numeric).
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|trivia                    = While the track’s title is [[Six]] (written), the single’s title is [[Single: 6|6]] (numeric).
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*In 1987, [[Prince]] would often introduce interpolations of this song with a short rap stating "I've got a brand new dance", which would later end up on [[Cross The Line]].
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*In 1987, [[Prince]] would often introduce interpolations of this song with a short rap stating "I’ve got a brand new dance", which would later end up on [[Cross The Line]].
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* The ''"Bizarre!"'' sample used in the 6 (The End Of The World Mix) version is originally from ''Our Bizarre Relationship'' by Frank Zappa (from ''Uncle Meat'', 1969). It was one of the preset samples in the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer and [[Prince]] took it from there. It was utilized in quite a few songs recorded between 1985 and 1987: [[All My Dreams]], [[Bob George]], [[Christopher Tracy's Parade]], [[Lovesexy]], and [[Madhouse]] songs [[Nine]] and [[Six|6 (The End Of The World Mix)]] all contain this sample.
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* The ''"Bizarre!"'' sample used in the 6 (The End Of The World Mix) version is originally from ''Our Bizarre Relationship'' by Frank Zappa (from ''Uncle Meat'', 1969). It was one of the preset samples in the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer and [[Prince]] took it from there. It was utilized in quite a few songs recorded between 1985 and 1987: [[All My Dreams]], [[Bob George]], [[Christopher Tracy’s Parade]], [[Lovesexy]], and [[Madhouse]] songs [[Nine]] and [[Six|6 (The End Of The World Mix)]] all contain this sample.
 
|see also                  = [[Album: 8|8]]
 
|see also                  = [[Album: 8|8]]
 
*[[Single: 6|6]] single
 
*[[Single: 6|6]] single
 
*[[Madhouse]]
 
*[[Madhouse]]
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Madhouse)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Madhouse)]][[Category:Instrumental Songs]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 08:06, 13 August 2023

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Six
6 single.jpg
single art for 6 		8 album.jpg
from the album 8
Song details
Performer: Madhouse
First Released: 14 January 1987 - 6 single
Album(s): 8
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Madhouse)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Madhouse)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Six is the sixth track on Madhouse’s first album 8, and, one week before the album’s release, 6 was released as the album’s first and only single. Six was written and produced by Prince (credited only to Madhouse), with saxophone and musical input by Eric Leeds. No musician is credited on the record.

Basic tracking took place on 30 September 1986 at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota; It was the seventh Madhouse track from the batch and was therefor initially titled Seven but this was changed to Six after the album was sequenced and it was decided Six and Seven should switch places.

Other than the similarity in numbering and in music style, Six is not related musically to the single b-side Six And ½, that was originally titled nine and was only re-title Six And ½', after it was chosen as the b-side for 6


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
30 September 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking, horn overdubs, mix
1 November 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		12" edits, mix
9 November 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		7" mix
12 December 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		7" edits (possibly sans Prince)
Recording Personnel
  • Eric Leeds - baritone saxophone (uncredited)
  • Prince - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Six 4:28 8 Studio
Six (Edit) 3:23 6 single

Get Jazzed Promotional LP

Edit
6 (End Of The World Mix) 6:20 6 single Extended version
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Six Unreleased promotional video Promo video See Six video for details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Get Yo Groove On/Six ?:?? Live performance TV broadcast Live 12 November 1996, Emancipation Freedom Concert, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA; in medley with Get Yo Groove On


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • While the track’s title is Six (written), the single’s title is 6 (numeric).
  • In 1987, Prince would often introduce interpolations of this song with a short rap stating "I’ve got a brand new dance", which would later end up on Cross The Line.
  • The "Bizarre!" sample used in the 6 (The End Of The World Mix) version is originally from Our Bizarre Relationship by Frank Zappa (from Uncle Meat, 1969). It was one of the preset samples in the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer and Prince took it from there. It was utilized in quite a few songs recorded between 1985 and 1987: All My Dreams, Bob George, Christopher Tracy’s Parade, Lovesexy, and Madhouse songs Nine and 6 (The End Of The World Mix) all contain this sample.
References
Sister Fate   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Sixteen
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