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.]
'Times Squared' (1991, Paisley Park)
The debut CD by Eric Leeds features many of the same musicians, and continues where Madhouse 24 left off in 1988...TRACKLISTING....
1. Lines,
2. Andorra,
3. Night Owl,
4. Overnight Every Night (BONUS TRACK),
5. Cape Horn,
6. Little Rock,
7. Easy Does It,
8. Dopamine Rush (originally part of 'The Dopamine Rush Suite' from the Madhouse 24 Sessions in 1988),
9. Kenya,
10. Times Squared, and
11. Once Upon A Time
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