The Glamorous Life

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The Glamorous Life

from the album The Glamorous Life from the album Originals single art for The Glamorous Life Song details Performer: Sheila E.; Prince First Released: 2 May 1984 - The Glamorous Life single 7 June 2019 - Originals album (Prince version) Album(s): The Glamorous Life Originals Writer(s): Prince (credited to Sheila E.) Producer(s): Prince (credited to Sheila E. and The Starr Company) Live Appearances First and last 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.) 26 February 2016 (a.m.): Burswood, WA, Australia (during sampler set) Performed regularly on tour: World Tour 2003 (instrumental clip only, as intro to I Feel For You) Musicology Live 2004ever (instrumental clip only, as intro to I Feel For You) Prince Live 2010 Welcome 2 America Tour Performed occasionally in shows: 1988 (clip as part of 80’s 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

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. In 2019, Prince’s own version was released as the tenth track on the posthumous album Originals. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 27 December 1983 Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA Basic tracking, Saxophone overdubs 28 December 1983 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Vocal overdubs (Prince & Jill Jones 6 January 1984 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Cello overdub (David Coleman) 8 February 1984- 9 February 1984 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Drum overdub (Sheila E.), mix & edit 29 or 30 March 1984 (estimate) Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Sheila E. percussion & vocals Recording Personnel Sheila E. version Sheila E. - vocals, percussion Prince - backing vocals and all instruments, except where noted (uncredited on Sheila E. version) Jill Jones - backing vox Larry Williams - saxophone David Coleman - cello Prince version (on Originals) Prince - all instruments, except where noted Larry Williams - saxophone Terry Christian – engineer Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info The Glamorous Life 8:58 The Glamorous Life Studio The Glamorous Life (Edit) 3:41 The Glamorous Life single Strange Tales From The Rain promo Edit The Glamorous Life (Part II) 3:12 The Glamorous Life single Edit Edit continuing from where The Glamorous Life (Edit) ended The Glamorous Life (Club Edit) 6:33 The Glamorous Life single The Glamorous Club Dance EP The Glamorous Life reissue Edit The Glamorous Life 4:12 Originals Prince vocal version released in 2019 Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info The Glamorous Life 3:41 Promotional release only Promo video See The Glamorous Life video for more details The Glamorous Life 3:41 Promotional release only Promo video Slightly alternate version; see The Glamorous Life video for more details The Glamorous Life 11:24 Sheila E.: Live Romance 1600 VHS/laserdisc Live 8 March 1986, Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA Vanguard Jam 12:18 NPG Music Club WMV download Awards Show performance video 19 March 2005, 36th NAACP Image Awards, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California; part of medley containing D.M.S.R. / We’re A Winner / I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) / Satisfied / I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself) / Housequake / The Jam / The Bird / The Glamorous Life / Santana Medley Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info I Feel For You T.B.C. Delayed performance TV broadcast Live 2 March 2004, The Ellen Degeneres Show, NBC Studios, Burbank, CA; includes clips of A Love Bizarre and The Glamorous Life I Feel For You T.B.C. Delayed awards show performance TV broadcast Live 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 The Glamorous Life / A Love Bizarre T.B.C. Delayed awards show performance TV broadcast Live 1 June 2007, 9th annual ALMA Awards, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA, USA; includes instrumental coda of A Love Bizarre The Glamorous Life (instrumental) 3:00 3rdEyeTV Show # 1 live video stream Rehearsal 19 June 2013, Paisley Park (Soundstage), Chanhassen, Minnesota; NPG only, without Prince The Glamorous Life 1:30 3rdEyeGirl’s YouTube account Live 31 August 2013, World Trade Center - Piscadera Bay (Sam Cooke), Willemstad, Curaçao Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info The Glamorous Life Studio Full version of original 1983 recording with Prince vocals

Additional Information See also Trivia The Glamorous Life album The Glamorous Life single The Glamorous Life video Sheila E. 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). In 1991, Sheila E. re-recorded a ’salsa' version of The Glamorous Life without Prince for a planned fifth album for Warner Bros. (following Sex Cymbal, her fourth solo album and the first album after she left Prince’s camp) called 'Fe'. This version, titled La Vida Glamarosa, and the album remain unreleased. In 2013, Sheila E. re-recorded the song with new vocals and some additional instrumentation for a single release on Goldenlane Records. This version, titled The Glamorous Life (Re-Recorded) did not contain new input by Prince and is therefore not listed above. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)

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