ufoclub said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Prince made Sheena in2 a sex symbol just like he did Sheila E...It was the same scenario. Yes they both had good careers before him. But Prince took both of them to the next level. Because of that their careers flourished in2 the stratosphere.

Actually I think she bigger and more mainstream before Prince. She had "Morning Train" her #1 single and the theme to a James Bond movie "For Your Eyes Only" which she even performed at the Academy Awards (and was nominated for). That was all before working with Prince. She had that duet with Kenny Rogers that hit too before Prince too.

Exactly, people have been cherry-picking the info and leaving alot out to make a point. Dont get me wrong Prince gave her "sugar walls" and that got her to number 9 and top 5 RB, but the image change had NOTHING TO DO with Prince, people have left out STRUT which was the first single from the "A private heaven" album, that was the dramatic shift for her, and if you search her performances for that song in the time period you see her totally change her look and sound for that whole record pretty much, though it had a ballad or two, it brought in horns and drums and rythym that she had not used prior. To follow up the album Sheena did "DO YOU" with Nile Rodgers which got to gold status but was a huge drop for her, mainly she was getting the backlash of SUGAR WALLS and taking shots from the PMRC and tipper gore for it. YES "U got the look" restored her to the charts but she was hardly a factor in that song, and if we mention "Arms of Orion" which was a minor hit of #35 then we have to mention her ballad "almost over You" from 1983 which got to number 25 and number 2 on the AC charts, and also mention that prince penned ETERNITY for her, and that song didnt chart anywhere and because of that her 1989 got shelved and she got dropped. Then her return came with "Lover in Me" which was number 2 on the charts her biggest hit since "Morning Train" the track 101 was a big dance hit (number 2) but missed the RB and Hot 100 charts totally.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

It was because of Prince's mega hit top ten single "U got the Look" that was burning up the airwaves. That got the new sex symbol Sheena all that attention on that show & all that exposure on "Miami Vice".

So a top ten song is a mega hit . She had way bigger hits before she did anything with Prince.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

R U obsessed with trying to debate everything I say in each thread? Geez!

Are you obsessed with continuing to be wrong when contradictory facts are pointed out to you on each thread?

Serious said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

It was because of Prince's mega hit top ten single "U got the Look" that was burning up the airwaves. That got the new sex symbol Sheena all that attention on that show & all that exposure on "Miami Vice".

So a top ten song is a mega hit . She had way bigger hits before she did anything with Prince.

Sheena was transforming her own image with the times, and she deserves credit for it, Prince can be given credit for getting her on the RB charts and exposing her there, but songs like "Telefone" and "Strut" had this woman topping the dance charts, she was topping the pop charts and she topped the country charts all before Prince crossed over with "Little Red Corvette". I look at Sheena prior to doing the "a private heaven" album much like what Mariah did up till she did "Butterfly" she was very "tame" you know what she was going to deliver, a kick ass ballad or a catchy pop song, and her image was very very conservative, then STRUT popped up and all you have to do is watch that Solid Gold appearance with her micro mini and that was that!

errant said:

Sheena was transforming her own image with the times, and she deserves credit for it, Prince can be given credit for getting her on the RB charts and exposing her there, but songs like "Telefone" and "Strut" had this woman topping the dance charts, she was topping the pop charts and she topped the country charts all before Prince crossed over with "Little Red Corvette". I look at Sheena prior to doing the "a private heaven" album much like what Mariah did up till she did "Butterfly" she was very "tame" you know what she was going to deliver, a kick ass ballad or a catchy pop song, and her image was very very conservative, then STRUT popped up and all you have to do is watch that Solid Gold appearance with her micro mini and that was that!

One could call her the queen of crossover since she was able to get major top 10 ten hits on the pop, country, r&b and dance charts all in the same decade. How many of her peers can claim that distinction?

[Edited 5/21/12 5:08am]

errant said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

R U obsessed with trying to debate everything I say in each thread? Geez!

Are you obsessed with continuing to be wrong when contradictory facts are pointed out to you on each thread?

LoVe Sheena before Prince and after. Saw her live once. She had the chops too. I wonder how she looks nowadays? I even bought her Greatest Hits(Bought the Import has more songs).

JoeBala said:

I wonder how she looks nowadays?

What They Look Like Now: Sheena Easton [Photos]

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Scottish singer Sheena Easton turns 53 this year. What does she look like today, and what is she up to?

Sheena continues to do an occasional show: This year she’s performed two shows in Japan, one at the Hard Rock in Albuquerque, and will play a Vegas Casino in April.

Here she is performing a little over a year ago in South Korea:

And here she is in 2010 at a Kenny Rogers 50th Anniversary show:

Sheena is the mother of two kids, Jake and Skylar. She lives with them in Nevada.

Wonder does she still perform her mega hit single "Sugar Walls".....

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Wonder does she still perform her mega hit single "Sugar Walls".....

Again?