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Thirteen

from the album 16 single art for 13 Song details Performer: Madhouse First Released: 18 November 1987 - 16 album Album(s): 16 Writer(s): Prince (credited to Madhouse) Producer(s): Prince (credited to Madhouse) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince or Madhouse Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

Thirteen is the fifth track on Madhouse’s second and final album 16, and, four months after the album’s release, 13 was released as the album’s second and final single. Thirteen was written and produced by Prince (credited only to Madhouse), with saxophone and musical input by Eric Leeds. While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in the last day of July or the first few days of August 1987 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota; it is likely that the title was assigned only after the final sequence had been arranged for the album. The album version opens with a sampled line of dialogue by James Caan as Santino 'Sonny' Corleone from the 1972 movie The Godfather (a movie also sampled on Eleven and Sixteen). The chanted opening to the extended The Paisley Park Remix is the second use of vocals (other than sampled) to be used on a Madhouse track (the first being Five). Other than the similarity in numbering and in music style, Thirteen is not related musically to the single b-side Thirteen And ¼. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info End of July or early August 1987 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Recording Personnel Eric Leeds - baritone saxophone Prince - vocals and all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited) James Caan - spoken dialogue sample (as Santino 'Sonny' Corleone, from The Godfather, 1972) Dr. Fink - credited for keyboards, but does not appear Levi Seacer, Jr. - credited for bass guitar, but does not appear John Lewis - credited for drums, but does not appear Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Thirteen 4:46 16 13 single (as 13) Studio 13 (Edit) 2:57 13 single Edit 13 (The Paisley Park Mix) 7:49 13 single Extended version Remix by Susan Rogers Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info 13 2:55 Promotional release only Promo video See 13 video for more details Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Thirteen And ¼ 5:47 13 single Studio Contains sampled vocals and horn lines from 13 (The Paisley Park Mix)

Additional Information See also Trivia 16 album 13 single 13 video Madhouse It is notable that while the track’s title is Thirteen (written), the single’s title is 13 (numeric). The sampled gunshot sounds in the song are standard samples from the Fairlight CMI synthesizer. They are the same as used in Bob George and in the opening sequence of an unreleased version Play In The Sunshine. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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