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Six And ½ is the b-side of Madhouse’s single 6, the first and only single from their first album 8. Six And ½ was written by Eric Leeds (credited to Madhouse) and produced by Prince (also credited to Madhouse).
Basic tracking for this song took place on 8 October 1986 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California during post-production work for the album 8. At this point the track was given the title Nine, logically following the last recorded Madhouse track Eight. However when this track was chosen to serve as b-side for the single 6 it 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, but that remains unreleased and is different from Nine was now vacant, a subsequently recorded Madhouse song re-used that title and was later released on Madhouse’s second album 16)
The track 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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