How Long Did It Take?

  This is a question I'm frequently asked.A 7-minute song can take at the shortest 7 hours to record, or 7 days! An album of 7 songs which is 49 minutes long can take 7 months.  The idea that something takes 7 minutes to make from start to finish with an asking price of $700,000 has to be stunt. But that's not to say it's not interesting, clever or cunning. But how many times can you do that?  I