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from the album 16 single art for 10 Song details Performer: Madhouse First Released: 28 September 1987 - 10 single Album(s): 16 Writer(s): Prince, Eric Leeds, Levi Seacer, Jr. and Sheila E. (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. Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

Ten is the second track on Madhouse’s second and final album 16, and, seven weeks before the album’s release, 10 (written numerically) was released as the album’s first single. The track was written and performed by Prince, Eric Leeds, Levi Seacer, Jr. and Sheila E. (credited as Madhouse). Basic tracking took place on 30 July 1987, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the day after The Sex Of It, during the same one-day session that produced Eleven, Fifteen, Ten And ½, and three instrumentals later named Night Owl, Overnight, Every Night and Andorra, and the day before Twelve and another instrumental later named Kenya); it is likely that the title was assigned only after the final sequence had been arranged for the album. Other than the similarity in numbering and in music style, Ten is not related musically to the single b-side Ten And ½. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 30 July 1987 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Recording Personnel Eric Leeds - baritone saxophone Prince - all other instruments, except where noted (uncredited) Sheila E. - drums Levi Seacer, Jr. - bass guitar Dr. Fink - credited for keyboards, but does not appear John Lewis - credited for drums, but does not appear Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Ten 5:04 16 Studio (The Perfect) 10 3:51 10 single Edit a.k.a. (The Perfect) 10 (7" Version) 10 (The Perfect Mix) 7:13 10 single Remix Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info 10 4:10 Promotional release only Promo video See 10 video for more details

Additional Information See also Trivia 16 album 10 single 10 video Madhouse It is notable that while the track’s title is Ten (written), the single’s title is 10 (numeric). The track features the infamous Fairlight ORCH5 sample, taken from the 1965 Josef Krips and Philharmonia Orchestra rendition of Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite/ Song of the Nightingale: IV - ‘Infernal Dance of All the Subjects of Kastchei’, also used in Sign O’ The Times, It, Le Grind, 2 Nigs United 4 West Compton, Koo Koo and If I Could Get Your Attention. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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