is it true, that the guys from "mazerati" are involved in Romance 1600?

DonSpectrofuzz said:

Not that i know of.
"Romance 1600" is mainly Sheila on vocals & percussions, Eddie M. on horns (apart from a whole horn section on "Yellow"), & Prince on all other instruments, + a few background vocals by Sheila's musicians. The only exception is "Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer", which has been composed & recorded by Sheila & her band with no involvement by Prince.
It's possible, though, that some of the instrumental credits on the album might b true: as 4 the Time or V6/A6 albums, Prince might have asked a few times 2 some of Sheila's musicians 2 play a line or a solo here & there, but that's impossible 2 know 4 sure, & it would remain small contributions...
I don't think that neither Brownmark or Mazarati were involved at any level on this project...

so what do you know about "the glamorous life" music-video. in the CD-booklet they say: "..the LP features the smash hit in the title track,which was also the subject of one of the most provocative videos of the year (1984)." does anyone know the video, and is it really provocative?
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DonSpectrofuzz said:

never seen it, sorry...

Sheila E. (her self-titled third album) is definitely her best project. If you have to choose between the two you listed, I'd go with Romance 1600 -- to me, it's the better CD overall.

You can't really go wrong with either one, though...

shaomi said:

I think the label was just trying to be "provacative" itself. It's a great video and I can still remember the first time I saw it and it got me real curious as to who that gorgeous woman was singing and playing a type of drums I'd never seen (later I learned about timbales!).... and I soon got the album and it becamem one of my favorites of all time!

I think you can watch the video here:
http://music.uk.launch.ya...--Sheila-E

Both are incredible, must have purple albums. Prince's songwriting and production on both records is stellar and Sheila's drums/percusssion are top class. Her voice is definitely good enough to carry both records and I consider each of them a Sheila/Prince classic. I love "Glamorous Life" and "Love Bizarre" and alround adore this period of Prince's output.

todd305 said:

this album kills both 'TGL' and 'Romance 1600'!

Both are good, but I prefer "Glamureus life".

I'd choose TGL over 1600. "TGL," "The Belle of St. Mark," "Oliver's House," "Noon Rendezvous" and "Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar" are gems. 1600 was cool with "Toy box" "A Love Bizarre" and "Bedtime Story."

Yes, because of this song: "The Belle of St. Mark" it brought me so much good things back in my memorie.
I got both CD's from a fam and didn't knew that that singer singing that song is Sheyla E. and that she had to do with Prince! I know that only since 1 month far! Mad what!?