The Glamorous Life (album)

1984 studio album by Sheila E

The Glamorous Life

Studio album by

Sheila E.

Released

June 4, 1984^[1]

Recorded

December 1983 – April 1984^[2]^[3]

Studio

Sunset Sound (Los Angeles)

Genre

Funk, pop, soul, rock

Length

33:09 (LP)
39:42 (CD)

Label

Warner Bros.

Producer

Prince (as The Starr ★ Company) but credited to Sheila E., The Starr ★ Company

Sheila E. chronology

The Glamorous Life
(1984)

Romance 1600
(1985)

Singles from The Glamorous Life

"The Glamorous Life"
Released: May 2, 1984
"The Belle of St. Mark"
Released: October 12, 1984

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Robert Christgau	B+^[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[6]

The Glamorous Life (full title Sheila E. in The Glamorous Life) is the first album by the singer/drummer/percussionist Sheila E., released on June 4, 1984. The title track, "The Glamorous Life", entered the US top ten, and her second single, "The Belle of St. Mark" charted in the US, UK, Ireland, Netherlands and New Zealand.^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Prince, except where noted^[2]^[3]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Belle of St. Mark"	Prince, Jesse Johnson, Sheila E.	5:08
2.	"Shortberry Strawcake"		4:44
3.	"Noon Rendezvous"	Prince, Sheila E.	3:50

Side two
No.	Title	Length
4.	"Oliver's House"	6:20
5.	"Next Time Wipe the Lipstick Off Your Collar"	3:50
6.	"The Glamorous Life"	9:00

CD only
No.	Title	Length
7.	"The Glamorous Life" (club edit)	6:33

Personnel

Sheila E. – lead and backing vocals, percussion, director
David Coleman – cello (4, 6)
Nick DeCaro – accordion (5)
Jill Jones aka J.J. – backing vocals (1, 4, 6)
Brenda Bennett – backing vocals (5)
Novi Novog – violin (5)
Larry Williams – saxophone (6)
Prince (uncredited) - backing vocals, Oberheim OB-8, Yamaha DX7, piano, guitars, bass guitar, Linn LM-1

Production

Produced by The Starr Company but credited to Sheila E. and The Starr Company
Terry Christian, Peggy Mac – mixing
Bernie Grundman – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for *The Glamorous Life*
Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[8]	66
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10]	43
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	46
US Billboard 200^[12]	28
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	7

References

^ "RIAA".
^ ^a ^b Tudahl, Duane (2018). Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538116432.
^ ^a ^b Clerc, Benoît (October 2022). Prince: All the Songs. Octopus. ISBN 9781784728816.
^ AllMusic review
^ Robert Christgau review
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 630.
^ "Sheila E international charts".
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 270. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sheila E. – The Glamorous Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Charts.nz – Sheila E. – The Glamorous Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Sheila E. – The Glamorous Life". 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.