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Basic tracking for this song took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 8|8 October 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California during post-production work for the album [[Album: 8|8]]. At this point the track was given the title '''Nine''', logically following the last recorded [[Madhouse]] track [[Eight]]. However when the track was chosen to serve as b-side for the single [[Single: 6|6]], this song was dubbed '''Six And ½'''. | Basic tracking for this song took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 8|8 October 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California during post-production work for the album [[Album: 8|8]]. At this point the track was given the title '''Nine''', logically following the last recorded [[Madhouse]] track [[Eight]]. However when the track was chosen to serve as b-side for the single [[Single: 6|6]], this song was dubbed '''Six And ½'''. | ||
− | With the title ''Nine'' now vacant again, [[Prince]] (possibly with [[Eric Leeds]]) at that point recorded another song titled [[Nine-1|Nine]], which remains unreleased, and is different from the released song [[Nine]], which wasn’t recorded until the | + | With the title ''Nine'' now vacant again, [[Prince]] (possibly with [[Eric Leeds]]) at that point recorded another song titled [[Nine-1|Nine]], which remains unreleased, and is different from the released song [[Nine]], which wasn’t recorded until the spring of 1987, before [[Prince]] and [[Eric Leeds]] embarked on recording songs for the second [[Madhouse]] album [[Album: 16|16]] in July and August 1987. |
'''Six And ½''' is notable for being the only [[Madhouse]] track to include trumpet from [[Atlanta Bliss]], and the only [[Madhouse]] track to be written entirely by [[Eric Leeds]]. | '''Six And ½''' is notable for being the only [[Madhouse]] track to include trumpet from [[Atlanta Bliss]], and the only [[Madhouse]] track to be written entirely by [[Eric Leeds]]. | ||
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|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)]]'' | ||
* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | * ''[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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