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|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Sheila E.]] and [[The Starr Company]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Sheila E.]] and [[The Starr Company]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Glam Slam Boogie]] | |previous song = [[Glam Slam Boogie]] | ||
|next song = [[Glas | |next song = [[Glas O’ Cola]] | ||
|introduction = '''The Glamorous Life''' is the sixth and final track on [[Sheila E.]] | |introduction = '''The Glamorous Life''' is the sixth and final track on [[Sheila E.]]’s first album [[Album: The Glamorous Life|The Glamorous Life]], and, four weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: The Glamorous Life|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 [[Single: Love On A Blue Train|The Glamorous Club Dance EP]], a Japan-only EP of extended versions of [[Sheila E.]] | In 1986, the '''Club Edit''' was included as the second track on [[Single: Love On A Blue Train|The Glamorous Club Dance EP]], a Japan-only EP of extended versions of [[Sheila E.]]’s singles. | ||
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 19|19 June 2013]], an instrumental rehearsal of [[The Glamorous Life]] was streamed live on [http://new.livestream.com/3RDEYEGIRL/events/2174650 3rdEyeGirl LiveStream TV] for 3 minutes. | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 19|19 June 2013]], an instrumental rehearsal of [[The Glamorous Life]] was streamed live on [http://new.livestream.com/3RDEYEGIRL/events/2174650 3rdEyeGirl LiveStream TV] for 3 minutes. | ||
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_27|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. | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_27|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.]] | [[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]] | 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]] | In 2019, [[Prince]]’s own version was released as the tenth track on the posthumous album [[Album:_Originals|Originals]]. | ||
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|3= [[NPG Music Club]] WMV download | |3= [[NPG Music Club]] WMV download | ||
|4= Awards Show performance video | |4= Awards Show performance video | ||
|5= [[19 March 2005|19 March 2005, 36th NAACP Image Awards, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California]]; part of medley containing [[D.M.S.R.]] / [[ | |5= [[19 March 2005|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]] | ||
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|1= '''The Glamorous Life''' | |1= '''The Glamorous Life''' | ||
|2= 1:30 | |2= 1:30 | ||
|3= [http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdEyeGirl/videos | |3= [http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdEyeGirl/videos 3rdEyeGirl’s YouTube account] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[31_August 2013|31 August 2013, World Trade Center - Piscadera Bay (Sam Cooke), Willemstad, Curaçao]] | |5= [[31_August 2013|31 August 2013, World Trade Center - Piscadera Bay (Sam Cooke), Willemstad, Curaçao]] | ||
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* [[Welcome 2 America Tour]] | * [[Welcome 2 America Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(clip as part of "80s Medley")</small>, [[All_Concerts#1989|1989]] <small>(lyrics by [[Sheila E.]] during [[Dance On]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>(clip during [[Push]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(interpolation during [[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1998|1998]] <small>(interpolation during [[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2005|2005]] <small>(clip during '''Vanguard Jam''' medley)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]] <small>([[Sheila E.]] vocals)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]] <small>([[Sheila E.]] vocals)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]] <small>([[Sheila E.]] vocals)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]] <small>([[Sheila E.]] vocals)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]] <small>([[Sheila E.]] vocals)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(interpolation during [[All The Critics Love U In New York]]</small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(clip as part of "80s Medley")</small>, [[All_Concerts#1989|1989]] <small>(lyrics by [[Sheila E.]] during [[Dance On]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>(clip during [[Push]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(interpolation during [[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1998|1998]] <small>(interpolation during [[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#2005|2005]] <small>(clip during '''Vanguard Jam''' medley)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]] <small>([[Sheila E.]] vocals)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]] <small>([[Sheila E.]] vocals)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]] <small>([[Sheila E.]] vocals)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]] <small>([[Sheila E.]] vocals)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]] <small>([[Sheila E.]] vocals)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(interpolation during [[All The Critics Love U In New York]]</small> | ||
|trivia = The Glamorous Life was nominated at the 27th annual Grammy Awards (1985) in the category 'Best pop female vocalist' (which was won by | |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). | ||
* In 1991, [[Sheila E.]] re-recorded a | * In 1991, [[Sheila E.]] re-recorded a ’salsa' version of '''The Glamorous Life''' without [[Prince]] for a planned fifth album for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] (following [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Cymbal 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. | * 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. | ||
|see also = [[Album: The Glamorous Life|The Glamorous Life]] album<br> | |see also = [[Album: The Glamorous Life|The Glamorous Life]] album<br> | ||
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