The Glamorous Life is the sixth and final track on Sheila E.'s first album The Glamorous Life, and, four weeks before the album's release, The Glamorous Life was released as the album's first single; it was, therefore, the first song to be credited to Sheila E.. The Glamorous Life was written by Prince, but credited to Sheila E..
In 1986, the Club Edit was included as the second track on The Glamorous Club Dance EP, a Japan-only EP of extended versions of Sheila E.'s singles.
On 19 June 2013, an instrumental rehearsal of The Glamorous Life was streamed live on 3rdEyeGirl LiveStream TV for 3 minutes.
Basic tracking took place on 27 December 1983 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (the day before Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar), and the song was originally tentatively intended for Apollonia 6 until Prince began to work with Sheila E. in February 1984, at which time he set the song aside for her.
Sheila E.'s vocals were recorded in the last days of March 1984, also at Sunset Sound. The Glamorous Life is notable for featuring the first use of saxophone on a Prince-related track, played by Larry Williams.
The track also features the first released appearance of David Coleman (Lisa Coleman's brother) on a Prince-related track, playing cello.
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Recording Sessions
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27 December 1983
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Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Basic tracking, Saxophone overdubs
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28 December 1983
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Vocal overdubs (Prince & Jill Jones
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6 January 1984
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Cello overdub (David Coleman)
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8 February 1984- 9 February 1984
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Drum overdub (Sheila E.), mix & edit
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29 or 30 March 1984 (estimate)
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Sheila E. percussion & vocals
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I Feel For You
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T.B.C.
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Delayed performance TV broadcast
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Live
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2 March 2004, The Ellen Degeneres Show, NBC Studios, Burbank, CA; includes clips of A Love Bizarre and The Glamorous Life
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I Feel For You
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T.B.C.
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Delayed awards show performance TV broadcast
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Live
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15 March 2004 19th Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY; includes clips of A Love Bizarre and The Glamorous Life
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The Glamorous Life / A Love Bizarre
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T.B.C.
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Delayed awards show performance TV broadcast
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Live
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1 June 2007, 9th annual ALMA Awards, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA, USA; includes instrumental coda of A Love Bizarre
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The Glamorous Life (instrumental)
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3:00
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3rdEyeTV Show # 1 live video stream
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Rehearsal
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19 June 2013, Paisley Park (Soundstage), Chanhassen, Minnesota; NPG only, without Prince
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The Glamorous Life
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1:30
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3rdEyeGirl's YouTube account
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Live
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31 August 2013, World Trade Center - Piscadera Bay (Sam Cooke), Willemstad, Curaçao
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The Glamorous Life
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Original 1983 version with Prince vocals, different from release on Originals
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|first live appearance = 5 February 1989: Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan (lyrics by Sheila E. during Dance On) ; 31 March 2007 (a.m.): 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA (first full version during Prince show, vocals by Sheila E.)
|performed regularly on = World Tour 2003 (instrumental clip only, as intro to I Feel For You)
|performed occasionally in = 1988 (clip as part of "80s Medley"), 1989 (lyrics by Sheila E. during Dance On), 1992 (clip during Push), 1997 (interpolation during The Most Beautiful Girl In The World), 1998 (interpolation during The Most Beautiful Girl In The World), 2005 (clip during Vanguard Jam medley), 2007 (Sheila E. vocals), 2008 (Sheila E. vocals), 2009 (Sheila E. vocals), 2010 (Sheila E. vocals), 2010 (Sheila E. vocals), 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (interpolation during All The Critics Love U In New York
|trivia = The Glamorous Life was nominated at the 27th annual Grammy Awards (1985) in the category 'Best pop female vocalist' (which was won by What's Love Got To Do With It by Tina Turner).
|see also = The Glamorous Life album
|references = The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)
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