Welcome to The Madhouse Collection @ Soul Legends featuring some of the rarest Prince-related music recorded during the 1985-1993 period. Expanding on the 2 instrumentals from 'The Family' (1985), Prince needed an outlet for most of the jazz-funk music that he had composed. The eventual 'Madhouse' projects featured Prince, Sheila E., Eric
Leeds (previously a member of 'The Family'), and Levi Seacer, Jr. In 1993, the lineup was changed & musicians from The New Power Generation (Sonny T. & Michael B.) were also featured. This new lineup became known as 'The New Power Madhouse' in some circles.
Most (if not all!) of the songs were written & produced by Prince under the name 'Madhouse', or co-written with
bandmember Eric Leeds (saxophone & flute). Madhouse or 'New Directions In Garage Music', continues to be in high demand almost 20 years after the initial release in 1987, but the CDs/albums are also out of print. [NOTE - Most of the Madhouse-related albums/CDs are expensive collector's items, and are still available on sites like Ebay.com.]
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'The Family' (1985, Paisley Park/ WEA)
The Family was formed right after The Time broke up in 1984, and featured Eric Leeds, Susannah Melvoin, Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson, St.Paul, and Prince (uncredited)....TRACKLISTING...
1. High Fashion,
2. Mutiny,
3. Screams of Passion,
4 .Yes (Instrumental) ,
5. River Run Dry,
6. Nothing Compares 2 U,
7. Susannah's Pajamas (Instrumental),
8. Desire, and BONUS TRACK 9. Screams Of Passion (Extended Mix)...All tracks were written & produced by Prince! 'The Family' was yet another musical outlet for Prince, and it was also the eventual precursor to the jazzy Madhouse projects (1987 - 1993). This CD has been out of print for years, but expensive Import Copies appear on Ebay from time to time!
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