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Credits on the album state that the album was "directed by [[Sheila E.]] and [[The Starr Company]]", but in fact all six tracks were produced, written, and arranged by [[Prince]] (with input and help from [[Sheila E.]]). | Credits on the album state that the album was "directed by [[Sheila E.]] and [[The Starr Company]]", but in fact all six tracks were produced, written, and arranged by [[Prince]] (with input and help from [[Sheila E.]]). | ||
+ | [[Prince]] urged [[Sheila E.]] to record a solo album starting in February 1984, when she came to visit him at [[Sunset Sound]] during sessions that yielded songs that ended up on the [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] album, following a friendship which had begun almost six years earlier. | ||
− | + | She wasn't very comfortable singing lead vocals, although she had sung background vocals for other artists; [[Prince]] and [[Sheila E.]] began by recording [[Erotic City]] (in late March 1984), which was used as the b-side of [[Single: Let's Go Crazy|Let's Go Crazy]], before he had her record vocals over some tracks he had originally tentatively intended for [[Apollonia 6]]. | |
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− | She wasn't very comfortable singing lead vocals, although she had sung background vocals for other artists; [[Prince]] and [[Sheila E.]] began by recording [[Erotic City]], which was used as the b-side of [[Single: Let's Go Crazy|Let's Go Crazy]], before he had her record vocals over some tracks he had originally intended for [[Apollonia 6]]. | + | |
[[Prince]] suggested she shorten her stage name from [[Sheila E.|Sheila Escovedo]] to [[Sheila E.]], and took the finished tapes to his management company, who introduced [[Sheila E.]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | [[Prince]] suggested she shorten her stage name from [[Sheila E.|Sheila Escovedo]] to [[Sheila E.]], and took the finished tapes to his management company, who introduced [[Sheila E.]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | ||
− | <b> | + | <b>Sessions and compiling</b> |
The time between vocal recordings to the release of the album was swift; less than two months in total. | The time between vocal recordings to the release of the album was swift; less than two months in total. | ||
− | All songs on the album were recorded at [[Sunset Sound]] | + | All songs on the album were recorded at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. [[The Glamorous Life]] and [[Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar]] were recorded in late December 1983, [[The Belle Of St. Mark]], [[Oliver's House]] and [[Shortberry Strawcake]] in early January 1984 and [[Noon Rendezvous]] in mid-February 1984. [[Sheila E.]]'s vocals (and percussion) for all tracks were recorded in the first few days of April 1984. |
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− | [[Sheila E.]]'s vocals and percussion for all tracks were recorded in the first few days of April 1984 | + | |
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|references = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown: 2004) | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown: 2004) | ||
− | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/ | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' |
* [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS RIAA] | * [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS RIAA] | ||
|categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]] | |categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]] | ||
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