On another thread,there is a great discussion going on about what happened to the Lovesexy Band when that tour/era was over.I knew that Sheila E. had been working with Prince on her fourth album throughout 1988,but she apparently didn't like the direction of the project and soon left Paisley Park Records.I found some info on that abandoned album (from Wikipedia).It seems like the project was completed and ready to go...what do you think?

Sheila E.: Untitled 1989 album

An album was recorded by Sheila E., between early 1987 and late 1988, and planned for release in 1989. The album was abandoned when Sheila E. left Paisley Park Records in early 1989, and most of the album's tracks remain unreleased. The only track from the album to have been released is "Scarlet Pussy" (credited to Camille), which was included as the b-side of "I Wish U Heaven". The album included a cover of Donny Hathaway's "The Ghetto".Two other tracks were resurrected for later projects, however. In mid-September, 1993, "Latino Barbie Doll" was tried out for Mayte during initial sessions for her solo debut album, and was included on an initial configuration of the album, titled "Latino Barbie Doll", before being removed from later configurations as the album developed into Child of the Sun. During the A Celebration week in June, 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II; "3 Nigs Watchin' a Kung Fu Movie" was included on the list and was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned.

Track listing

Side one

• "3 Nigs Watchin' a Kung Fu Movie"
• "It's a Hard Life" (Includes no Prince input)
• "Chicken Legs" (Includes no Prince input)
• "Knucklehead"
• "Latino Barbie Doll"

Side two

• "Soul Company"
• "Day After Day" (Includes no Prince input)
• "Girl Power"
• "The Ghetto"
• "Scarlet Pussy"

would Sheila really open up an album with a song called "2 Nigs Watchin' A Kung Fu Movie"??

What a waste.

Does anybody have the rest of this interview? I've only ever seen this first page.

And according to it, there was a time when Sheila was VERY excited about this album. But I guess she changed her mind subsequently.

This will likely surface someday.

SoulAlive said:

would Sheila really open up an album with a song called "2 Nigs Watchin' A Kung Fu Movie"??

It was allegedly a kind of sequel track to '2 Nigs United 4 West Compton'.

Efan said:

Does anybody have the rest of this interview? I've only ever seen this first page.

And according to it, there was a time when Sheila was VERY excited about this album. But I guess she changed her mind subsequently.

I remember this!! It's from a 1988 Black Beat magazine interview.Sheila was the cover story and she spoke excitedly about the next album.I assume she was referring to the Prince-produced album that was never released.Wish I still I had this issue.

SoulAlive said:

Efan said:

Does anybody have the rest of this interview? I've only ever seen this first page.

And according to it, there was a time when Sheila was VERY excited about this album. But I guess she changed her mind subsequently.

I remember this!! It's from a 1988 Black Beat magazine interview.Sheila was the cover story and she spoke excitedly about the next album.I assume she was referring to the Prince-produced album that was never released.Wish I still I had this issue.

I believe I have this in my scrapbook in it's entireity. Have to check when I get home.

SuperFurryAnimal said:

This will likely surface someday.

What makes you think so?

SoulAlive said:

On another thread,there is a great discussion going on about what happened to the Lovesexy Band when that tour/era was over.I knew that Sheila E. had been working with Prince on her fourth album throughout 1988,but she apparently didn't like the direction of the project and soon left Paisley Park Records.I found some info on that abandoned album (from Wikipedia).It seems like the project was completed and ready to go...what do you think?

Sheila E.: Untitled 1989 album

An album was recorded by Sheila E., between early 1987 and late 1988, and planned for release in 1989. The album was abandoned when Sheila E. left Paisley Park Records in early 1989, and most of the album's tracks remain unreleased. The only track from the album to have been released is "Scarlet Pussy" (credited to Camille), which was included as the b-side of "I Wish U Heaven". The album included a cover of Donny Hathaway's "The Ghetto".Two other tracks were resurrected for later projects, however. In mid-September, 1993, "Latino Barbie Doll" was tried out for Mayte during initial sessions for her solo debut album, and was included on an initial configuration of the album, titled "Latino Barbie Doll", before being removed from later configurations as the album developed into Child of the Sun. During the A Celebration week in June, 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II; "3 Nigs Watchin' a Kung Fu Movie" was included on the list and was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned.

Track listing

Side one

• "3 Nigs Watchin' a Kung Fu Movie"
• "It's a Hard Life" (Includes no Prince input)
• "Chicken Legs" (Includes no Prince input)
• "Knucklehead"
• "Latino Barbie Doll"

Side two

• "Soul Company"
• "Day After Day" (Includes no Prince input)
• "Girl Power"
• "The Ghetto"
• "Scarlet Pussy"

I was saying on another thread that the lack of Sheila E outtakes and bootleg tracks always amazed me. I figured when people were grabbing stuff and filling their knapsacks she'd be high on the list of things to get. 'Girl Power' is her only circulating boot after almost 30 years.

^^I agree,it's surprising that alot of her outtakes haven't leaked.I'd love to hear those tracks from the cancelled 1988/89 album.

SoulAlive said:

^^I agree,it's surprising that alot of her outtakes haven't leaked.I'd love to hear those tracks from the cancelled 1988/89 album.

Considering how awful "Girl Power" is, I'm not surprised her outtakes were picked over.

Spinlight said:

Considering how awful "Girl Power" is, I'm not surprised her outtakes were picked over.

'latino barbie doll' isn't what you'd call a very good song either.

however, 'scarlet pussy' surely is a great one.

i'd still like to hear this album, or have a copy, as a curiosa.

but i'd be more interested in jill's second album.

IstenSzek said:

Spinlight said:

Considering how awful "Girl Power" is, I'm not surprised her outtakes were picked over.

'latino barbie doll' isn't what you'd call a very good song either.

however, 'scarlet pussy' surely is a great one.

i'd still like to hear this album, or have a copy, as a curiosa.

but i'd be more interested in jill's second album.

In comparison Jill has more outtakes(with her vocals) circulating from her aborted disc than most proteges have period. Hell she even got a video out there for 'Boom Boom'.

Spinlight said:

Considering how awful "Girl Power" is, I'm not surprised her outtakes were picked over.

I just find it odd that of all the alleged versions of 'Latino Barbie Doll' that may have been recorded that someone opted to snag Mayte's version over Sheila's. Even Apollonia's version would've had more nostalgic value.

HonestMan13 said:

IstenSzek said:

'latino barbie doll' isn't what you'd call a very good song either.

however, 'scarlet pussy' surely is a great one.

i'd still like to hear this album, or have a copy, as a curiosa.

but i'd be more interested in jill's second album.

In comparison Jill has more outtakes(with her vocals) circulating from her aborted disc than most proteges have period. Hell she even got a video out there for 'Boom Boom'.

and last year or early this year we also got "4 lust"

HonestMan13 said:

Spinlight said:

Considering how awful "Girl Power" is, I'm not surprised her outtakes were picked over.

I just find it odd that of all the alleged versions of 'Latino Barbie Doll' that may have been recorded that someone opted to snag Mayte's version over Sheila's. Even Apollonia's version would've had more nostalgic value.

LOL this is very true

Spinlight said:

Considering how awful "Girl Power" is, I'm not surprised her outtakes were picked over.

I regrettably have to agree. Love Shiela, but Girl Power is trash and Latino Barbie Doll is a total toss off track if there ever was one.

Prince spreading himself very thin and already past the zenith of his powers at this point, so I attribute this to him rather than her.

it's interesting that,around the same time,Jill Jones was also having problems with the material that Prince was producing for her second album.She and Prince weren't seeing eye-to-eye on the direction that he wanted to take her in.Her planned second album (for Paisley Park Records) remains unreleased.

NouveauDance said:

Spinlight said:

Considering how awful "Girl Power" is, I'm not surprised her outtakes were picked over.

I regrettably have to agree. Love Shiela, but Girl Power is trash and Latino Barbie Doll is a total toss off track if there ever was one.

Prince spreading himself very thin and already past the zenith of his powers at this point, so I attribute this to him rather than her.

I agree,"Girl Power" isn't very good.

I think my drummer got somethin' to say!

Lay it on me now in a milky way!

Are you all seriously pretending this song isn't a guilty pleasure? Because it is, and you know you totally love it.

Powerful girls, wave yo hands!

Efan said:

Does anybody have the rest of this interview? I've only ever seen this first page.

And according to it, there was a time when Sheila was VERY excited about this album. But I guess she changed her mind subsequently.

I used to have this hanging on my bedroom wall.

Adisa said:

Efan said:

Does anybody have the rest of this interview? I've only ever seen this first page.

And according to it, there was a time when Sheila was VERY excited about this album. But I guess she changed her mind subsequently.

I used to have this hanging on my bedroom wall.

Is it wrong that I want to follow that chain around her waist?

Efan said:

I think my drummer got somethin' to say!

Lay it on me now in a milky way!

Are you all seriously pretending this song isn't a guilty pleasure? Because it is, and you know you totally love it.

Powerful girls, wave yo hands!

That song is disappointing,especially compared to the strong tracks that appeared on the previous album.

SoulAlive said:

On another thread,there is a great discussion going on about what happened to the Lovesexy Band when that tour/era was over.I knew that Sheila E. had been working with Prince on her fourth album throughout 1988,but she apparently didn't like the direction of the project and soon left Paisley Park Records.I found some info on that abandoned album (from Wikipedia).It seems like the project was completed and ready to go...what do you think?

Sheila E.: Untitled 1989 album

An album was recorded by Sheila E., between early 1987 and late 1988, and planned for release in 1989. The album was abandoned when Sheila E. left Paisley Park Records in early 1989, and most of the album's tracks remain unreleased. The only track from the album to have been released is "Scarlet Pussy" (credited to Camille), which was included as the b-side of "I Wish U Heaven". The album included a cover of Donny Hathaway's "The Ghetto".Two other tracks were resurrected for later projects, however. In mid-September, 1993, "Latino Barbie Doll" was tried out for Mayte during initial sessions for her solo debut album, and was included on an initial configuration of the album, titled "Latino Barbie Doll", before being removed from later configurations as the album developed into Child of the Sun. During the A Celebration week in June, 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II; "3 Nigs Watchin' a Kung Fu Movie" was included on the list and was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned.

Track listing

Side one

• "3 Nigs Watchin' a Kung Fu Movie"
• "It's a Hard Life" (Includes no Prince input)
• "Chicken Legs" (Includes no Prince input)
• "Knucklehead"
• "Latino Barbie Doll"

Side two

• "Soul Company"
• "Day After Day" (Includes no Prince input)
• "Girl Power"
• "The Ghetto"
• "Scarlet Pussy"

If this setlist is the final setlist, I can see why Sheila got into a disagreement with Prince

This is an example of the start of Prince albums having no real direction or vision

I remember when Donnie Simpson played the just released track "Scarlet Pussy" On BeT's "Video Soul" while interviewing Sheila. She could barely keep seated in her seat of the excitement of hearing it. I swear she had an orgasm....

OldFriends4Sale said:

SoulAlive said:

On another thread,there is a great discussion going on about what happened to the Lovesexy Band when that tour/era was over.I knew that Sheila E. had been working with Prince on her fourth album throughout 1988,but she apparently didn't like the direction of the project and soon left Paisley Park Records.I found some info on that abandoned album (from Wikipedia).It seems like the project was completed and ready to go...what do you think?

Sheila E.: Untitled 1989 album

An album was recorded by Sheila E., between early 1987 and late 1988, and planned for release in 1989. The album was abandoned when Sheila E. left Paisley Park Records in early 1989, and most of the album's tracks remain unreleased. The only track from the album to have been released is "Scarlet Pussy" (credited to Camille), which was included as the b-side of "I Wish U Heaven". The album included a cover of Donny Hathaway's "The Ghetto".Two other tracks were resurrected for later projects, however. In mid-September, 1993, "Latino Barbie Doll" was tried out for Mayte during initial sessions for her solo debut album, and was included on an initial configuration of the album, titled "Latino Barbie Doll", before being removed from later configurations as the album developed into Child of the Sun. During the A Celebration week in June, 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II; "3 Nigs Watchin' a Kung Fu Movie" was included on the list and was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned.

Track listing

Side one

• "3 Nigs Watchin' a Kung Fu Movie"
• "It's a Hard Life" (Includes no Prince input)
• "Chicken Legs" (Includes no Prince input)
• "Knucklehead"
• "Latino Barbie Doll"

Side two

• "Soul Company"
• "Day After Day" (Includes no Prince input)
• "Girl Power"
• "The Ghetto"
• "Scarlet Pussy"

If this setlist is the final setlist, I can see why Sheila got into a disagreement with Prince

This is an example of the start of Prince albums having no real direction or vision

it's impossible to judge an album by the song titles,but that tracklist doesn't look too appealing.Plus,the two songs that we have heard ("Girl Power" and "Scarlet Pussy") are mediocre,at best.