Six And 1/2

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{{song-2| |song name = Six And ½ |single image = 6 single.jpg
single art for 6 |performer = Madhouse |first released = 14 January 1987 - 6 single |album(s) = None |writer(s) = Eric Leeds (credited to Madhouse) |producer(s) = Prince (credited to Madhouse) |previous song = Sing A Simple Song |next song = So What The Fuss |introduction = 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 the 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 the released song Nine, which wasn't recorded until the summer of 1987, when Prince and Eric Leeds] embarked on recording songs for the second Madhouse album [[Album: 16|16].

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. |recording info = |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|8 October 1986 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Tracking, horn overdubs, mix |recording personnel =

|released versions =

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Six And ½ 2:36 6 single Edit

|video versions = |broadcasts, streaming = |unreleased versions = |sampled in = |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince or Madhouse |performed regularly on = none |performed occasionally in = none

|trivia = |see also = 6 single

|references = The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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