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from the movie soundtrack Krush Groove from the album Originals single art for Holly Rock Song details Performer: Sheila E.; Prince First Released: 30 September 1985 - Krush Groove album 7 June 2019 - Originals album (Prince version) Album(s): Krush Groove Originals Writer(s): Prince (credited to Sheila E.) Producer(s): Prince (credited to Sheila E. on Krush Groove) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 7 June 1985: Prom Center, St. Paul, MN, USA 28 February 2009: The Conga Room (At The LA Live Nokia Center), Los Angeles, CA, USA (chant only in The Glamorous Life) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009

Holly Rock by Sheila E. is the sixth track (and only Prince-related track) on the movie soundtrack Krush Groove, the soundtrack album to the movie Krush Groove, and, nine months after the album’s release, Holly Rock was released as the album’s fifth single. Basic tracking took place on 24 April 1985 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (four days before All My Dreams and Kiss). Parts of the lyrics were revamped from the unreleased The Family song Feline. In 2019, Prince’s own version was released as the eighth track on the posthumous album Originals. An animated video cartoon was streamed although the song was not released as a single. Prince also uses the term "Holly Rock" in Dream Factory, which was recorded later in 1985. Hollyrock is the name used for Hollywood in the TV cartoon series The Flintstones, which may have inspired the track. Furthermore the lyrics mention Toy Box a song recorded for Sheila E. in January 1985, still unreleased at the time of recording. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 24 April 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA Tracking, overdubs, mix 25 April 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA Overdubs (including saxophone and additional vocals), mix, edit 4 December 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA edit Prince did not attend this session) Recording Personnel Sheila E. version Sheila E. - vocals, percussion Prince - background vocals and all instruments, except where noted (uncredited) Eddie Mininfield - saxophone (uncredited) Prince version (on Originals) Prince - vocals and all instruments, except where noted Sheila E. - percussion and background vocals Eddie Mininfield - saxophone Peggy McCreary - engineer Susan Rogers - engineer Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Holly Rock 4:56 Krush Groove Studio Holly Rock (Edit) 3:58 Holly Rock single Edit Holly Rock (Extended Version) 6:35 Holly Rock single Extended version Original full-length version Holly Rock 6:39 Originals Prince vocal version, 2019 remix Released in 2019 Holly Rock 3:56 Streaming & video Prince vocal version Edit of the above Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Holly Rock 4:04 Krush Groove VHS/DVD Performance from the Krush Groove movie; see Holly Rock video for details Holly Rock 4:30 Sheila E.: Live Romance 1600 VHS/laserdisc Live 8 March 1986, Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA; see Holly Rock video for details Hollyrock ?:?? "Summer Tour 2012 (Raw And Real / Live In Lugano Switzerland)" DVD Live 5 July 2012, Lugano, Switzerland Holly Rock 3:47 Streaming Prince version Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Holly Rock T.B.C. Live concert TV broadcast Live 7 June 1986, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Dead On It 4:37 “The Black Album” album Studio Samples a line from Holly Rock; see Dead On It for details Dream Factory 3:06 Crystal Ball album Studio Refers to "Holly Rock"; see Dream Factory for details

Additional Information See also Trivia Krush Groove album Holly Rock single Holly Rock video Holly Rock video (Prince version) Sheila E. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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