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|performer = [[Sheila E.]] | |performer = [[Sheila E.]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 26|26 August 1985]] - [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 26|26 August 1985]] - [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]] album | ||
− | |album(s) = [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]]<br> |
+ | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_2003 Tour 2003]<br> | ||
+ | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr_%26_His_All_Starr_Band_Live_2006 Live 2006] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Sheila E.]] and [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Sheila E.]] and [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Sheila E.]] and [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Sheila E.]] and [[Prince]] | ||
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|introduction = '''A Love Bizarre''' is the third track on [[Sheila E.]]’s second album [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]], and, three months after the album’s release, [[Single: A Love Bizarre|A Love Bizarre]] was released as the album’s second single. While [[Prince]] was heavily involved in the album, this is is the only track to be credited as "produced, written and arranged by [[Sheila E.]] and [[Prince]]" - in fact, while [[Sheila E.]] sings on the track and plays percussion, all other vocals and instruments (other than saxophone by [[Eddie M.]]) are played by [[Prince]]. In 2001, a 1986 live version by [[Prince and the Revolution]] from the [[Parade Tour]] was included (along with other live tracks from the same show) in the [[NPG Ahdio Show 4]] download from the [[NPG Music Club]]. | |introduction = '''A Love Bizarre''' is the third track on [[Sheila E.]]’s second album [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]], and, three months after the album’s release, [[Single: A Love Bizarre|A Love Bizarre]] was released as the album’s second single. While [[Prince]] was heavily involved in the album, this is is the only track to be credited as "produced, written and arranged by [[Sheila E.]] and [[Prince]]" - in fact, while [[Sheila E.]] sings on the track and plays percussion, all other vocals and instruments (other than saxophone by [[Eddie M.]]) are played by [[Prince]]. In 2001, a 1986 live version by [[Prince and the Revolution]] from the [[Parade Tour]] was included (along with other live tracks from the same show) in the [[NPG Ahdio Show 4]] download from the [[NPG Music Club]]. | ||
− | Basic tracks were recorded by [[Prince]] and [[Sheila E.]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 18|18 January 1985]] at the Cheshire Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on a day off of the [[Purple Rain Tour]] between shows in Houston, Texas and Birmingham, Alabama. While [[Prince]] was heavily involved in the whole album, he only received credit for '''A Love Bizarre''' – in fact, while [[Sheila E.]] sings on the track and plays percussion (recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 20|20 January 1985]]), all other instruments (other than saxophone by [[Eddie M.]]) are played by [[Prince]]. [[Sheila E.]] band members [[Susie Davis]], [[Stephan Birnbaum]] | + | Basic tracks were recorded by [[Prince]] and [[Sheila E.]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 18|18 January 1985]] at the Cheshire Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on a day off of the [[Purple Rain Tour]] between shows in Houston, Texas and Birmingham, Alabama. While [[Prince]] was heavily involved in the whole album, he only received credit for '''A Love Bizarre''' – in fact, while [[Sheila E.]] sings on the track and plays percussion (recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 20|20 January 1985]]), all other instruments (other than saxophone by [[Eddie M.]]) are played by [[Prince]]. [[Sheila E.]] band members [[Susie Davis]], [[Stephan Birnbaum]] as well as [[Jerome Benton]] were in the studio too, and provided background vocals for the track. The full-length track, at 12:18, was edited into sections for its single release, with the b-side, '''A Love Bizarre (Part II)''', simply an additional edited portion of the full-length track. |
Like [[Pop Life|Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix)]] (remixed by [[Sheila E.]], '''A Love Bizarre''' contains an interpolation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A8re_Jacques Frère Jacques]. | Like [[Pop Life|Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix)]] (remixed by [[Sheila E.]], '''A Love Bizarre''' contains an interpolation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A8re_Jacques Frère Jacques]. | ||
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+ | As a member of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr Ringo Starr]’s supergroup [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr_%26_His_All-Starr_Band All-Starr Band] between 2001 and 2006, [[Sheila E.]] sang '''A Love Bizarre''' during the band’s concerts and tours. Two different live versions of the song performed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr_%26_His_All-Starr_Band Ringo & His All-Starr Band] with [[Sheila E.]] on lead vocals (in 2003 and 2006) were released on the band’s live albums and DVD’s. | ||
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|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[31 August 1986|31 August 1986, Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, West Germany]]; performed by [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |5= [[31 August 1986|31 August 1986, Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, West Germany]]; performed by [[Prince and the Revolution]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''A Love Bizarre''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:05 | ||
+ | |3= Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_2003 Tour 2003] live album | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= Live version by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr_%26_His_All-Starr_Band Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band] with [[Sheila E.]] on drums and lead vocals recorded on 24 July 2003 at Casino Rama, Orillia, ON, Canada | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''A Love Bizarre''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:24 | ||
+ | |3= Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr_%26_His_All_Starr_Band_Live_2006 Live 2006] live album | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= Live version by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr_%26_His_All-Starr_Band Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band] with [[Sheila E.]] on drums and lead vocals recorded on 16 July 2006 at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT, USA | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]]; not listed on packaging | |5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]]; not listed on packaging | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''A Love Bizarre''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:05 | ||
+ | |3= Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_2003 Tour 2003] DVD | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= Live version by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr_%26_His_All-Starr_Band Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band] with [[Sheila E.]] on drums and lead vocals, recorded on 24 July 2003 at Casino Rama, Orillia, ON, Canada | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''A Love Bizarre''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:24 | ||
+ | |3= Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr_%26_His_All_Starr_Band_Live_2006 Live 2006] DVD | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= Live version by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr_%26_His_All-Starr_Band Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band] with [[Sheila E.]] on drums and lead vocals, recorded on 16 July 2006 at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT, USA | ||
}} | }} | ||
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