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The tracks containing [[Prince]] input were recorded between December 1985 and September 1986. [[Love On A Blue Train]] was recorded in November 1985, [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, with [[Boy's Club]] following in March 1986, and [[Pride And The Passion]] following in May. [[One Day (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)]] and [[Koo Koo]] were recorded in September 1986, at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. | The tracks containing [[Prince]] input were recorded between December 1985 and September 1986. [[Love On A Blue Train]] was recorded in November 1985, [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, with [[Boy's Club]] following in March 1986, and [[Pride And The Passion]] following in May. [[One Day (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)]] and [[Koo Koo]] were recorded in September 1986, at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. | ||
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− | The album produced three singles | + | The album produced three singles: [[Single: Love On A Blue Train| Love On A Blue Train]], ''Hold Me'' and [[Single: Koo Koo|Koo Koo]]. |
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+ | [[Single: Love On A Blue Train| Love On A Blue Train]] was released in Japan only in 1986, initially to tie-in to an EP release, [[Single: Love On A Blue Train|The Glamorous Club EP]]. The first worldwide single release was ''Hold Me'' (which preceded the album). This song was previously available as the B-side of the Japanese release of the [[Single: Holly Rock|Holly Rock]] single in 1986 under a different title (''Touch Me'', which was also used when the song was released as the A-side in some countries). ''Hold Me'', which was backed with the non-album track ''The World Is High'' with no input by [[Prince]] reached number 3 on the Billboard Black Chart, number 22 in the Billboard Hot dance/Disco - Club Play chart, and number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The third and last single, [[Single: Koo Koo|Koo Koo]] (backed with the non-album track ''Paradise Gardens'' with no input by [[Prince]]) reached number 35 in the US Billboard Black Chart, but failed to enter the Billboard Pop Chart. | ||
[[Sheila E.]] did not tour to promote the album, instead playing drums on [[Prince]]'s [[Sign O' The Times Tour]], which began shortly after the album's release, and, other than a video for [[Video: Koo Koo|Koo Koo]], she did not promote the album much. | [[Sheila E.]] did not tour to promote the album, instead playing drums on [[Prince]]'s [[Sign O' The Times Tour]], which began shortly after the album's release, and, other than a video for [[Video: Koo Koo|Koo Koo]], she did not promote the album much. | ||
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|album promotion = [[Sheila E.]] performed as the drummer on [[Prince]]'s [[Sign O' The Times Tour]] soon after the album's release. | |album promotion = [[Sheila E.]] performed as the drummer on [[Prince]]'s [[Sign O' The Times Tour]] soon after the album's release. | ||
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = When the single ''Hold Me'' (written by Constance Guzman, [[Eddie Mininfield]] and [[Sheila E.]] and produced by [[Sheila E.]] and [[David Z.]]) reached its peak position on the Billboard Black Chart on 28 March 1987, two other singles released by [[Paisley Park Records]] were on the top ten of that same chart : [[Single: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] by [[Prince]] (number 9) and [[Single: 6|6]] by [[Madhouse]] (number 5). Three others songs written and produced by former [[Prince]] associates were also highly charted at the same time: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_Watley Jody Watley]’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_for_a_New_Love Looking For A New Love] ([[Andre Cymone]] co-wrote the track with Jody Watley and produced it with [[David Z.]]) topped the Billboard Black Chart, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Wait_Awhile Let’s Wait Awhile] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Jackson Janet Jackson] and ''Keep Your Eye On Me'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Alpert Herb Alpert], both co-written and produced by former [[The Time]] members [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis]] were at the 7th and 8th spot respectively. |
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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) |
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