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.
Initial tracking took place on 27 December, 1983 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (the day before In A Spanish Villa and Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar), and the song was originally 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 first few days of April, 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.
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Released Versions
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Video Versions
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Length
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Released
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The Glamorous Life
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3:41
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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See The Glamorous Life video for more details
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The Glamorous Life
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3:41
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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Slightly alternate version; see The Glamorous Life video for more details
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The Glamorous Life
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11:24
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Sheila E.: Live Romance 1600 VHS/laserdisc
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Live
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8 March, 1986, Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA
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Vanguard Jam
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12:18
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NPG Music Club WMV download
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Awards Show performance video
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19 March, 2005, 36th NAACP Image Awards, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 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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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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I Feel For You
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T.B.C.
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Delayed performance TV broadcast
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Live
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2 March, 2004, The Ellen Degeneres Show, NBC Studios, Burbank, CA; includes clips of A Love Bizarre and The Glamorous Life
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I Feel For You
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T.B.C.
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Delayed awards show performance TV broadcast
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Live
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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
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The Glamorous Life / A Love Bizarre
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T.B.C.
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Delayed awards show performance TV broadcast
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Live
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1 June, 2007, 9th annual ALMA Awards, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA, USA; includes instrumental coda of A Love Bizarre
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The Glamorous Life (instrumental)
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3:00
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3rdEyeTV Show # 1 live video stream
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Rehearsal
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19 June, 2013, Paisley Park (Soundstage), Chanhassen, MN, USA; NPG only, without Prince
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The Glamorous Life
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1:30
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3rdEyeGirl's YouTube account
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Live
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31 August, 2013, World Trade Center - Piscadera Bay (Sam Cooke), Willemstad, Curaçao
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Unreleased Versions
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The Glamorous Life
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Original 1983 version with Prince vocals
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