Fish Fries is an unreleased instrumental jam 5-6 December, 1984 at Master Sound, Cleveland, OH, USA (along with Bedtime Story, Dear Michaelangelo, Small Grey Monkey and Toy Box), while in Cleveland for two dates on the Purple Rain Tour. It is likely that it was intended for Sheila E.'s second album Romance 1600, but it was not included on any known configuration, and the track remains unreleased.

Small Grey Monkey is an unreleased instrumental jam 5-6 December, 1984 at Master Sound, Cleveland, OH, USA (along with Bedtime Story, Dear Michaelangelo, Fish Fries and Toy Box), while in Cleveland for two dates on the Purple Rain Tour. It is likely that it was intended for Sheila E.'s second album Romance 1600, but it was not included on any known configuration, and the track remains unreleased.

KRUSH GROOVE, Run (Joseph Simmons) (back to camera), Blair Underwood, Sheila E, Kurtis Blow (back), Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) (side right), 1985

Movies: Krush Groove

Director: Michael Schultz

Cast: Sheila E., Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, Jason Mizell, Mark Morales, Damon Wimbley, Darren Robinson, Kurtis Blow, Blair Underwood, Ricky Bell, Bobby Brown, LisaGay Hamilton

Production Co: Crystalite Productions, Film Development Fund, Visual Eyes

Genres: Comedy | Drama | Music

Total: 7 Runtime: 97 min

Country: United States

Release Date: 1985

A Love Bizarre

B-side:A Love Bizarre (Part II) Save the People
Released December 26, 1985 (U.K.) February 8, 1986 (U.S.)

A B, A B C D

The moon up above, it shines down upon our skin
Whispering words that scream of outrageous sin
We all want the stuff that's found in our wildest dreams
It gets kinda rough in the back of our limousine

CHORUS:
That's what we are, we all want a love bizarre
That's what we are, we all want a love bizarre

A strawberry mind, a body that's built 4 2
A kiss on the spine, we do things we never do
Come swallow the pride and joy of the ivory tower
We'll dance on the roof, make love on a bed of flowers

CHORUS

The moon up above, it shines down upon our skin
(It shines down... on... our... skin)
Whispering words that scream of outrageous sin
(Whispering words that scream of... scream of sin)
We all want the stuff that's found in our wildest dreams
(We all want the stuff that's found in our wildest... wildest dreams, yeah)
It gets kinda rough in the back of our limousine

CHORUS

That's what we are, we all want a love bizarre
(A strawberry mind, a body that's built 4 2, me and U)
That's what we are, we all want a love bizarre
(A kiss on the spine, we do things we never do)

(Yeah)

CHORUS {x4}

What we are, what we are, a love bizarre {x2}
What we are (What we are), what we are (what we are)
A love bizarre (A love bizarre)

CHORUS {repeated ‘til end}

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Ah yeah! {x3}

© 1985 Controversy Music / Sister Fate Music - ASCAP

A Love Bizarre" is a song written by Prince for Sheila E.. The song is a duet between Sheila E. and Prince and it appears on Sheila E.'s 1985 album Romance 1600. It clocks in at 12:16, but the single version is 3:46 in duration.

The song was Sheila E.'s last major hit and her second biggest behind her debut single "The Glamorous Life". The song was performed in the film Krush Groove which Sheila E. also had a major supporting role in. The song was a major hit and reached #1 in Urban radio airplay & Dance/Club play, #2 on the U.S. R&B charts and #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 & Pop radio airplay. The German 12" single release is backed by the B-Side "Save The People" that also served as the B-Side for her previous single "Sister Fate"

Save the people
Type of Work:Musical work
Registration Number / Date:PA0000291926 / 1986-06-16

Date of Publication:July 24, 1985
Date of Creation:1985

Title:Save the people / produced, written, and arr. by Sheila E.

Description:on side 2 of 1 sound disc : 45 rpm ; 12 in.

Publisher Number:WB Records 0-20359
Copyright Claimant:Sheila Escovedo d.b.a. Sister Fate Music & Chocheat Music

Notes:(With Sister Fate).
Authorship on Application:music: Sheila Escovedo p.k.a. Sheila E., & Benjamin Rietveld.

A Love Bizarre is the third track on Sheila E.'s second album Romance 1600, and, three months after the album's release, A Love Bizarre was released as the album's second single. While Prince was heavily involved in the album, this is is the only track to be credited as "produced, written and arranged by Sheila E. and Prince" - in fact, while Sheila E. sings on the track and plays percussion, all other vocals and instruments (other than saxophone by Eddie M.) are played by Prince. In 2001, a 1986 live version by Prince and the Revolution from the Parade Tour was included (along with other live tracks from the same show) in the NPG Ahdio Show 4 download from the NPG Music Club.

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Basic tracks were recorded by Prince and Sheila E. in the first week of January, 1985 at the Cheshire Studio, Atlanta, GA, USA, while in town for five dates on the Purple Rain Tour. The full-length track, at 12:18, was edited into sections for its single release, with the b-side, A Love Bizarre (Part II), simply an additional edited portion of the full-length track.-PrinceVault

3^rd January 1985.

Prince and Sheila do more work on Romance 1600 at Cheshire Studio in Atlanta. They recorded Sister Fate and A Love Bizarre.

5^th February 1985.

Prince and Sheila continue work on Romance 1600 at Sunset Sound Studio in L.A, from 5^th-13^th February. They record Romance 1600 and Yellow and then set about putting the finishing touches to her album. The album was completed after the Purple Rain tour when Sheila recorded Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer. Prince was not involved in the recording of this song and Sheila used her own musicians.

26^th August 1985.

The second album by Sheila E entitled Romance 1600 is released on Paisley Park Records. The album continues the cinematic theme of the first album with the full title as Sheila E In Romance 1600. The songs are described as “scenes” and the musicians as “actors.” All the songs on the album are listed as being Sheila E compositions, except for A Love Bizarre which is credited to Prince and Sheila. However, Susan Rogers who engineered most of the album claims that Prince wrote all the songs, both music and lyrics, except for Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer, which Sheila recorded with her own band. On the album, Sheila plays percussion but Prince plays almost every other instrument.

Sister Fate was released as a single before the album but did not have much impact. The second single A Love Bizarre was released in September and became a hit, reaching number 11 on the pop chart. The third single Bedtime Story failed to chart. The album reached number 50 on the pop chart and eventually went gold.

Sheila E & Jesse Johnson

Kevin Fleming, Sheila E, Rick Nuhn, Lee Bailey, Jackie Thomas

12.31.1985
Walt Diseney World Resorts
New Years Eve 1986
Sheila E.

Sister Fate

B Side: Save the People

11.20.1985 @ the Wiltern Theater in LA
American Video Awards

with niece Nicole Ritchie

1. Holly Rock - Extended Version 6:35
2. Holly Rock - 7" Single Edit 3:58

Holly Rock was the fifth single to be released from Krush Groove, the soundtrack album to the movie Krush Groove, starring Sheila E. It was released nine months after the album's release, and marked the first single release by Sheila E. not to have been taken from any of her own albums. The b-side, Toy Box, was taken from her second album Romance 1600. The 12" version also included an extended version of Holly Rock. Prince wrote and largely performed both songs, although his input on both tracks was uncredited.
The single did not enter the charts.

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Pop Music Reviews : Sheila E. Rescued By A Charming Prince

Sheila E., who got her big break as the opening act for his highness Prince, inadvertently ended up in that role again Thursday night at the Universal Amphitheatre.

Though she was the headliner, her often sluggish and self-indulgent performance didn't really give the near-capacity crowd much to shout about.

While the singer-percussionist's two albums contain a fair share of party-inducing tunes, Ms. E. concentrated on her weakest material, from the neo-beatnik hipster groove of "Yellow" to a belabored acting out of "Toy Box" and "Bedtime Story" (complete with the star decked out in flannel jammies and cuddling a stuffed bunny).

It's not that the evening lacked variety. Sheila E. tried on more fur coats than Liberace and did a drum solo so long that it would have even tired Gene Krupa. It's just that it was all so flat.

The show really began around 11 p.m. when Prince came on stage for an unannounced appearance with his new, expanded Revolution band. He took command of Sheila's recent hit, "Love Bizarre," exciting the crowd with a series of electrifying dance steps and a warm manner--he shook hands with dozens of fans pressed against the stage.

By the midpoint in the nearly 30-minute encore, Sheila E.'s band had been relegated to the wings as Prince and crew skipped through his "America" and his latest James Brown-flavored single, "Kiss." Even the folks seen dozing off earlier perked up for the night's true star.

Local band the Untouchables opened the bill with a ska-oriented set that didn't really go anywhere until it lit into the anthem-like "Free Yourself," a tune with a lot of the energy (and sound) of "Land of 1,000 Dances."

love the album,but I always thought that "Toy Box" should have been the first single.It's a funky,outrageous track....a much more exciting song than "Sister Fate".

the song "Krush Groovin" features Sheila E. singing and rapping on it

Eddie M ~Sax (still performing with Sheila E to this day) ★

January 27. 1986
Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles
American Music Awards
Prince Presents awards to Huey Lewis & The News

SNIP - OF4S

Warfield Theatre, San Francisco : 8th March 1986 (w/ Sheila E)

The live concert from San Francisco showcases Sheila's skill as a performer, percussionist and singer. The show kicks into high gear showing Sheila rock the stage with "Sister Fate" and "Erotic City". Prince makes a cameo w/the Revolution at the end for a show-stopping performance with Sheila on 'A Love Bizzare). Sheila also jams to "Holly Rock" and "The Glamorous Life".

Intro
Sister Fate
Erotic City
Toy Box
S CAR Go
Holly Rock
Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer
The Glamorous Life
A Love Bizarre (Live video recording)
- ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT - HOLLY ROCK
KISS

March 6. 1986
Universal Amphitheater
Sheila E. Concert
A Love Bizarre

* Dream Factory & Holly Rock
America
Kiss
W/ Prince & the Revolution

Minutes from now, Sheila E. will begin pounding her magical drumsticks for 6200 howling fans inside the Universal Amphitheatre. Though showtime is imminent, the backstage greenroom at this Universal City concert hall remains packed elbow to elbow with assorted kings, queens and court jesters of the Los Angeles music kingdom. Rock& roll Annies, pressed between the walls and their escorts, nurse their complimentary drinks and grind out Gitanes at their painted competition’s feet. Funkified Barbie, Ken and Mr. T dolls fight for air space and each other, while a quickly panicking backstage guard shields the door with her body and announces, “No more, no room, no air, nobody else!”

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Though few working the greenroom seem to know it, Prince is standing in a hallway not five feet away. After Sheila’s final encore, he and the Revolution — now twelve members strong — are scheduled to sign in for a still undetermined number of songs. Prince, you remember, said last year that he might never again play live, that he was going to “look for the ladder.” There haven’t been many miracles in Los Angeles lately, and his surprise performance will be hailed by the committed as a return from the Other Side. For the rest of the audience, the evening promises to provide a damn nice show.

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Most of Hollywood still seems to be sipping lunch at Musso & Frank’s, but Wendy checks her watch and realizes it’s time for the sound check. The bill is paid, and everyone clambers back into Wendy’s rented BMW for the trip to the Universal Amphitheatre.

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Clean-cut, dressed in a resplendent black suit and a white ruffled shirt, Prince faces the band and orders up a tune. The Revolution begins hammering.

“Okay,” says Prince, “Sheila comes in here.” Cut. “Is Sheila here yet?” he asks. Momentarily, Sheila E. strides in, stage left, in sunglasses and a trench coat. She and Prince huddle for a second, then the meastro barks, "'Controversy'! Ready!" The band is pounding again. “Come on, stay in beat,” says Prince. “I’m listening.” Perfection is found in a few measures, and the band carries on with the song. Prince then announces, “End of ‘A Love Bizarre.’ Check it out.” He jumps offstage and runs up an aisle, both listening to the sound and practicing an audience run he will perform that night.

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“Can we lose that low range somehow?” he asks. “Let me hear the bass out.” Perfection again, then into the Revolution’s new single, “Kiss.” Prince pauses. “I think finger cymbals would be better. Now when we film videos tomorrow, we’re going to drag it out so everybody will get their chance to be in it.” With that, he heads offstage. Wendy unstraps herself from the guitar, Lisa unplugs from the keyboard, and they head back upstairs for dinner.

Like Tom Landry checking out field conditions ten minutes before the season’s opening game, a quietly wired Prince roams the grounds backstage. Walking down the corridor, he pays as little attention to the greenroom dollies as Landry does to the Dallas Cowboys’ cheerleaders.

Prince disappears through the wings and heads anonymously into the audience to watch Sheila pound out her tunes. The walls are shaking out there; the crowd is swaying, its eyes centered on Sheila and her neon drumsticks. No one pays heed to the clean-cut guy in the nice black suit who has melted into their midst. While Prince cases the joint trom the bleachers, the Revolution is upstairs getting made up in its two dressing rooms.

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Sheila is finishing up onstage now, whipping the crowd out of its seats as she beats a first encore. The entire Revolution meets for a moment, agrees on the key for the first song, “A Love Bizarre,” then hustles downstairs, just offstage. Huddled in the darkness like a high-school basketball team about to take the court, the musicians fidget and limber up.

One encore for Sheila. Another. One more. The curtain comes down again, and the crowd sees the shadow of scurrying feet. Something is happening. The curtain goes up, the Revolution is in place, and the disbelieving screams start. Prince smiles, Wendy smiles next to him, and in her apartment, Lisa cocks her head, finally relents and smiles, too. The first chord is an A, and the unceasing screams leave no doubt that the real king, his queens and the purple court have finally returned.

Marylou Badeaux(Warner Brothers Assistant 2 the Artists) & Sheila E