The Brief: Two records have been posted at Fun With Vinyl that feature the highest charting single from Sheila E.’s ‘Romance 1600′ LP. The US 7″ commercial release of “A Love Bizarre” was posted in January of 2011 and a German 12″ in June 2011 entitled “Special Medley” included “A Love Bizarre Parts 1 and [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B, UK Pressing, Warner Brothers Records 
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The A Side: Another Lonely Christmas 4:20 The B Side: Sheila E. introducing The Belle Of St. Mark 0:10 Sheila’s Christmas Message 0:04 Apollonia’s Message To Japan 0:12 Apollonia introducing Sex Shooter 0:10 Apollonia introducing Blue Limousine 0:14 Apollonia introducing Happy Birthday Mr. Christian 0:15 Prince introducing Purple Rain 0:04 The Brief: OK, up front, this technically is not a [...]
Posted in Apollonia 6, FWV, Prince, Sheila E Tags: 1984, 7 Inch, b-side, Christmas, MPLS, Promo, R&B, Warner Brothers Records 20 Comments »
The A Side: Chaka Khan – (Krush Groove) Can’t Stop The Street 5:10 LL Cool J – I Can’t Live Without My Radio 4:25 Kurtis Blow – If I Ruled the World 6:19 Fat Boys – All You Can Eat 3:27 Debbie Harry – Feel the Spin 4:01 The B Side: Sheila E. – Holly [...]
Posted in Beastie Boys, Chaka Khan, Debbie Harry, Fat Boys, Force MDs, FWV, Gap Band, Krush Groove Soundtrack, Kurtis Blow, LL Cool J, Sheila E Tags: 1985, LP, Pop, R&B, Rap, Soundtrack, Warner Brothers Records 6 Comments »
The A Side: Koo Koo (Remix) 5:12 The B Side: Paradise Gardens (Extended Version) 6:20 The Brief: “Koo Koo” was the second and final US single release in support of 1987′s ‘Sheila E.‘ album. The 12″ contains a remix of “Koo Koo” and an extended version of the non-album b-side “Paradise Gardens”. The Billboard Charts: [...]
Posted in FWV, Sheila E Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, b-side, David Z, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B 6 Comments »
The A Side: Hold Me 5:04 The B Side: The World Is High 3:25 The Brief: The third long playing release from Sheila E. was the simply titled “Sheila E.” album of 1987. The first single from the record was “Hold Me” which went on to be Sheila’s last Top 5 R&B hit. On the [...]
The A Side: Special Medley of The Glamorous Life / Sister Fate / A Love Bizarre Part 1 7:08 The B Side: A Love Bizarre Parts 1 and 2 7:14 The Brief: Due to the lackluster performance of “Sister Fate” on the charts, a follow-up single “A Love Bizarre”, was quickly prepared and pushed out [...]
The A Side: Sister Fate (Extended Version) 5:45 The B Side: Save The People 8:28 The Brief: Sheila E. released “Romance 1600”, her second album, in 1985 on Paisley Park Records. Prince provided a large, mostly un-credited, portion of songwriting, playing and production on the album. The first single to ship to radio was “Sister [...]
The A Side: The Belle Of St. Mark (Dance Remix) 7:43 The B Side: Too Sexy 5:03 The Brief: After the Top 10 pop success of “The Glamorous Life”, Sheila E. released “The Belle of St. Mark” to radio as the follow up single. The song didn’t fare as well, though it did make the [...]
Posted in FWV, Sheila E Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, b-side, MPLS, R&B, Warner Brothers Records 5 Comments »
The A Side: The Glamorous Life (Club Edit) 6:33 The B Side: The Glamorous Life Part II 3:12 The Brief: OK all you Sheila-heads out there; this is the week you’ve been looking forward to… Sheila E. is arguably the most successful “protege” to come out of Prince’s camp and probably has the longest professional [...]
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The A Side: Koo Koo 3:24 The B Side: Paradise Gardens 3:59 The Brief: “Koo Koo” was the second and final US single release in support of the ‘Sheila E.’ album. The b-side is a non-album track entitled “Paradise Gardens”. The Billboard Charts: Chart Debuted Debut Pos. Peak Pos. Wks on Chart Hot Black Singles [...]
The A Side: Hold Me (Edit) 4:10 The B Side: The World Is High 3:25 The Brief: Sheila E.’s third album release was simply titled ‘Sheila E.’ It peaked at #56 on the Billboard 200 albums chart during a 12 week run. The first single in support of the LP was “Hold Me” backed [...]
The A Side: Holly Rock (Extended Version) 6:35 The B Side: Holly Rock (7″ Single Edit) The Brief: Sheila E. appeared in the 1985 movie Krush Groove and contributed the song “Holly Rock” to the soundtrack. Although it failed to make a dent on any of the charts, it became a staple of Sheila’s live [...]
The A Side: A Love Bizarre 3:46 The B Side: A Love Bizarre, Part II 3:50 The Brief: Due to the tepid chart success of “Sister Fate”, “A Love Bizarre” was quickly released as the second single in support of the ‘Sheila E. in Romance 1600’ LP. Billed as a duet with Prince, the song [...]
The A Side: Sister Fate 3:39 The B Side: Sister Fate (Instrumental) 3:39 The Brief: The first single from Sheila E.’s second album was “Sister Fate”. It didn’t crack the Hot 100 but, did reach #8 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart. The ‘Sheila E. in Romance 1600’ LP charted on the [...]
The A Side: Noon Rendezvous 3:32 The B Side: Oliver’s House 3:14 The Brief: The third and final single, “Noon Rendezvous”, from ‘Sheila E. in The Glamorous Life’ did not chart. ‘The Glamorous Life’ album spent 34 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart and peaked at the #28 position. The Source: Label: Warner [...]
The A Side: The Belle Of St. Mark 3:38 The B Side: Too Sexy 5:03 The Brief: Tonight’s post is Sheila’s second career single, “The Belle Of St. Mark”. This was the second single released in support of her debut LP ‘Sheila E. in The Glamorous Life’. On the flip side is the non-album [...]
The A Side: The Glamorous Life 3:41 The B Side: The Glamorous Life Part II 3:12 The Brief: OK, it’s been asked for a time or two and I have been promising to do it… Tonight’s post kicks off an 8-part series of Sheila E. singles. We begin with Sheila’s debut and most successful charting [...]