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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 association with Prince as she still works with him to this day. Sheila was already working in the music business when she met Prince. She began working with him during the Purple Rain recording sessions and in 1984 released her debut album ‘The Glamorous Life’. That album produced three singles led off by the title track which is the record that kicks off our week long look at 12” releases by Sheila. So, kick back, relax and enjoy the ride…
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot 100 | 6/16/84 | 86 | 7 | 26 |
| Hot Black Singles | 6/2/84 | 9 | 23 | |
| Hot Dance/Disco | 6/9/84 | 1 | 21 |
The Source:
Label: Warner Brothers Records
Catalog#: 0-20251
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
The Links:
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Enjoy and get it on!
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This is probably my favourite Prince protege single.
It was quite a slow burner in 1984 in the Hot 100, charting alongside Scandals’ The Warrior.
I think it also ended in the Top 3 for the Annual Club Play Charts…together with Prince and Pointer Sisters.
A timeless song. Still gets any club moving. I do prefer the longer version on the album, though.
hi. thanks for all the Prince stuff this month. especially the Sheila stuff. I’d like to request the maxi singles from the Sheila E album era — those are the hardest to find, thanks.
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