Did P have any involvement with this song? Thanks.

jillybean said:

According to the government copywright database... Sheila did it herself....a although it does sound like a Prince song.

But Per Nilson in the Vault says it's Prince penned but he gave credit to Sheila. So who knows??

http://www.loc.gov/cgi-bi...t/locis.pl
Registration Number:

PA-270-186

Title:

Holly rock / produced, written, and arranged by Sheila E.

Note:

Performed by Sheila E.

In:

Krush groove. mW B Records 1-25295, c1985. 1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in. side 2, band 1

Claimant:

Sister Fate Music

Created:

1985

Published:

30Sep85

Registered:

26Nov85

Author on © Application:

words and music: Sheila Escovedo, whose pseud. is Sheila E.

Previous Related Version:

Prev. reg. 1985, PAu 751-013.

Special Codes:

3/M/L

Cross Reference:

Sheila E.. , pseud. SEE Sheila Escovedo.

Is 'Sister Fate Music' a Prince copywrite name, much like White Fox or whatever he named the copywrite he used for JJ's '87 album? Did he write A Love Bizarre under Sister Fate Music, or was that Girlsongs? Thanks so much for this info - orgers (sans myself) are so knowledgeable!

...it might be a dance...it might be a song...
...it might have you rocking baby all night long...

jillybean said:

I'd be willing to bet that Prince wrote and produced this song for Sheila,reagrdless of what the credits say.

DavidEye said:

I'd bet my left eye that he wrote it.

Have you heard the two of them doing it live together, with Prince on bass? Pure hottness.

PurpleJedi said:

that picture should be illegal...

sosgemini said:

...I just think it's cool b/c Sheila looks cool (yeah, even in pink) while Whitney looks positively scary.

PurpleJedi said:

yeah, from the neck up Sheila looks cool..

Prince wrote it,played all the instruments on it except for percussion,which was played by sheila,and,sax,which was played by eddie m.
it was recorded in april 1985 during sessions for Parade.
sheila sang lead vocal.
(at very beginning of track you can hear Prince count-off the song behind the drumkit)

Prince recorded it at Sunset Sound on Wed. April 24, 1985. The basic tracks were laid down for this song as well some additional work on Wendy's Parade (later Christopher Tracy's Parade) and UTCM (both of which had been worked on earlier in the month). The following day, April 25th, was when the additional overdubs were put to tape for Holly Rock.

Sheila did not record this on her own. Her vocals were added afterwards.

madhouseman said:

Is this info from the vault?

GaryMF said:

Some of it is. Some of it is from my own research. I find this stuff interesting, but I don't know how many other Prince fans enjoy knowing when and where and even why songs were recorded. Thanx for the interest

madhouseman said:

What do you mean by "my own research"?

FunkMistress said:

I've written a bunch of articles for UPTOWN and other magazines so I've interviewed many of his bandmates, singers and others who have information about when and where things were recorded.

madhouseman said:

Cool! Sounds like a great experience.

So Stef Burnbaum isn't really playing rhythm guitar? on the extended version she calls him out on guitar.