Difference between revisions of "Album: The Glamorous Life"
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|album name = The Glamorous Life | |album name = The Glamorous Life | ||
|album image = [[File:Theglamorouslife album.jpg|200px]] | |album image = [[File:Theglamorouslife album.jpg|200px]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 4|4 June 1984]] |
|length = 32:50 - original release<br>39:23 - re-issue | |length = 32:50 - original release<br>39:23 - re-issue | ||
|label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | ||
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<b>First steps</b> | <b>First steps</b> | ||
− | [[Prince]] urged [[Sheila E.]] to record a solo album starting in February | + | [[Prince]] urged [[Sheila E.]] to record a solo album starting in February 1984, when she came to visit him at [[Sunset Sound]] during initial sessions for 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]], 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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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]], Hollywood, CA, USA. [[The Glamorous Life]] and [[Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar]] were recorded in late December | + | All songs on the album were recorded at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA. [[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]] were recorded in early January 1984. [[Noon Rendezvous]] was recorded in mid-February 1984. |
− | [[Sheila E.]]'s vocals and percussion for all tracks were recorded in the first few days of April | + | [[Sheila E.]]'s vocals and percussion for all tracks were recorded in the first few days of April 1984. [[The Glamorous Life]], [[Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar]], [[The Belle Of St. Mark]], [[Shortberry Strawcake]] and [[Oliver's House]] were initially intended for [[Apollonia 6]] until [[Prince]] began to work with [[Sheila E.]] in February 1984, at which time he set the songs aside for her. |
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