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AllMusic | [4] |
Robert Christgau | B[5] |
Romance 1600 is the second album by the singer-drummer-percussionist Sheila E. Prince contributed some backing vocals, guitar, and bass guitar, and co-wrote/co-produced "A Love Bizarre", a 12-minute epic that became a major hit in its edited radio-friendly form.[citation needed]
During her break, she received a lot of media exposure, including appearing in the film Krush Groove, in which she performed "A Love Bizarre" and "Holly Rock". She had also performed for a wide audience as an act on Prince and The Revolution's Purple Rain Tour.
The video for the album's lead single, "Sister Fate", introduced a new image of the performer: a somewhat female-Prince influenced protégée. "Sister Fate"'s B-side had the cryptic protest song "Save the People". The album itself had many tracks that were personal and which help to support the embodiment of the thematic faux-French Renaissance episodic adventure that the lead single's video and the album art intended to set up for the listening audience. [citation needed]
Although the album received mixed reviews, "A Love Bizarre" was the album's most successful single. On January 28, 1986, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA.[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Prince, except where noted[2][3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sister Fate" | 3:50 | |
2. | "Dear Michaelangelo" | 4:38 | |
3. | "A Love Bizarre" | Prince, Sheila E. | 12:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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4. | "Toy Box" | 5:32 | |
5. | "Yellow" | 2:11 | |
6. | "Romance 1600" | 3:56 | |
7. | "Merci for the Speed of a Mad Clown in Summer" | Sheila E. | 2:47 |
8. | "Bedtime Story" | 3:45 |
Personnel
- Sheila E. – lead and backing vocals, percussion (all but 4), drums (1, 5, 7), Simmons SDS-V (1), strings, arranger, producer, writer
- Juan Escovedo – percussion (3)
- Eddie M. – backing vocals (3, 4); saxophone (all but 5)
- Ken Grey – Yamaha DX7 (1)
- Stef Burns (Stephan Birnbaum) (It) – electric guitar (1), 12-string acoustic guitar (8), backing vocals (3, 4)
- Prince – lead (3, 5) and backing vocals (1-3), electric guitar (2-4), Yamaha DX7 (all but 7), Oberheim OB-SX (2), Hammond organ (1, 4, 7), piano (1, 8), keyboards (3, 6), bass guitar (1, 3-5, 8), Linn LM-1 (1, 2, 5, 6), LinnDrum (3, 4), percussion (4), drums (8)
- Micheal Weaver – backing vocals (4)
- Susie Davis – backing vocals (2, 3, 6)
- Jerome Benton – backing vocals (3)
- Benny Rietveld – backing vocals (6), bass guitar (1, 7)
- John Liotine – trumpet (5)
- Steve Madaio – trumpet (5)
- Ron Jannelli – trumpet (5), trombone (5)
- Dick Hyde – trombone (5)
- Robert Martin – saxophone (5)
- Tim Misica – saxophone (5)
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
- ^ "RIAA".
- ^ a b Tudahl, Duane (2021). Prince and the Parade and Sign O' The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538144527.
- ^ a b Clerc, Benoît (October 2022). Prince: All the Songs. Octopus. ISBN 9781784728816.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sheila E. – In Romance 1600" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sheila E. – In Romance 1600" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Sheila E. – In Romance 1600". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Sheila E Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Sheila E Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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