On this day in music history: June 4, 1984 - “The Glamorous Life”, the debut album by Sheila E. is released. Produced by Sheila and The Starr Company (aka Prince), it is recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, CA in Early 1984. The first album by the Oakland, CA born and raised singer/percussionist will come about after Prince (who has known Escovedo since 1978) asks if she’s interested in making an album. She will agree, first collaborating on the song “Erotic City” with the artist (released as the B-side of “Let’s Go Crazy”) before work on her album begins. The song “The Glamorous Life” (written by Prince, but credited to Sheila E.) was originally intended for Apollonia 6, but is given to Sheila instead. The album will spin off two singles including the title track (#7 Pop, #9 R&B) and “The Belle Of St. Mark” (#34 Pop, #68 R&B). “The Glamorous Life” will peak at #7 on the Billboard R&B album chart, #28 on the Top 200 and is certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
Born on this day: December 12, 1957 - Drummer and Percussionist Sheila E. (born Sheila Escovedo in Oakland, CA). Happy 55th Birthday, Sheila!!
On this day in music history: June 4, 1984 - “The Glamorous Life”, the debut album by Sheila E. is released. Produced by Sheila and The Starr Company (aka Prince), it is recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, CA in Early 1984. The first album by the Oakland, CA born and raised singer/percussionist will come about after Prince (who has known Escovedo since 1978) asks if she’s interested in making an album. She will agree, first collaborating on the song “Erotic City” with the artist (released as the B-side of “Let’s Go Crazy”) before work on her album begins. The song “The Glamorous Life” (written by Prince, but credited to Sheila E.) was originally intended for Apollonia 6, but is given to Sheila instead. The album will spin off two singles including the title track (#7 Pop, #9 R&B) and “The Belle Of St. Mark” (#34 Pop, #68 R&B). “The Glamorous Life” will peak at #7 on the Billboard R&B album chart, #28 on the Top 200 and is certified Gold by the RIAA.
Born on this day: December 12, 1957 - Drummer and Percussionist Sheila E. (born Sheila Escovedo in Oakland, CA). Happy 54th Birthday, Sheila!!
On this day in music history: November 4, 1984 - Prince & The Revolution kick off the “Purple Rain Tour” at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI. The first of seven sold out nights at the venue, the tour is a massive success and will play 33 cities, perform 87 shows to an audience of over 1.7 million people. Sheila E. and Apollonia 6 will also perform on the tour in support of The Revolution. The Syracuse, NY show on March 30, 1985 will be released on home video as “Prince & The Revolution Live!” later in the year.
