Prince’s mysterious instrumental jazz-funk fusion project, presented as a fictional band to explore his jazz roots away from the spotlight of his pop-funk persona.nfluenced the Lovesexy era and resulted in a unique Paisley Park release. OVERVIEW Madhouse was a side project created by Prince in 1986–1987 as an outlet for his jazz influences. The group was marketed as a mysterious Atlanta-based jazz outfit led by saxophonist Eric Leeds, with a completely fabricated backstory in

"(The Perfect) 10" was released as the first single from 16, the second album by Madhouse. Issued seven weeks ahead of the album, the release was made available only in the United States and the United Kingdom. The title track appeared on the album as "Ten", following the established Madhouse convention of using written numbers as titles. For the single release, however, the title was presented as "(The Perfect) 10", making it one of the few deviations from the naming style u

Prince’s first instrumental album released under any name — a dark, hypnotic jazz-funk masterpiece recorded in just four days. RELEASE DETAILS Artist: Madhouse Label: Paisley Park / Warner Bros. Records Date: January 21, 1987 Catalogue: PAIS 1 (US), 925 545-1 (Europe) Format: LP / Cassette / CD Country: United States / Europe THE STORY 8 is the debut album by Madhouse, a fictional side project led by Eric Leeds. Entirely instrumental, the album features all eight tracks writt