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Sheila E.
Artist Icon Romance 1600 (1985)
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"Romance 1600" ist das zweite Studioalbum der Perkussionistin, Schlagzeugerin und Sängerin Sheila E. Das von Prince komponierte, arrangierte, miteingespielte und produzierte Album erschien am 26. August 1985 bei dem Label Paisley Park Records / Warner Bros. Records und enthält acht Songs, darunter die drei Singles "Sister Fate", "Bedtime Story" und "A Love Bizarre". Die Laufzeit des Albums beträgt 36 Minuten und 13 Sekunden.
Die Albumaufnahmen fanden zwischen Dezember 1984 und Februar 1985 in Atlanta und Hollywood statt. "Romance 1600" erreichte in den amerikanischen Billboard Charts Platz 50 und erlangte Gold-Status. In Deutschland erreichte das Album Platz 36 der hiesigen Album-Charts.
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In 1985, a 25-year-old Sheila Escovedo, aka Sheila E., followed up her debut solo album, The Glamorous Life, with the equally Prince-influenced Romance 1600. The album cover found Escovedo and her band members sporting the attire of 17th century Europe, and the musicians were given such names as Dame Kelly, Benentino the Wizard, the Earl of Grey, and Sir Stephan. But once you get past the aristocratic imagery, Romance 1600 isn't much different from The Glamorous Life. Although Escovedo did most of the writing and producing herself, Prince's influence is strong throughout the album -- "Bedtime Story," "Sister Fate," and other selections all have that distinctive Minneapolis vibe. The only track that Prince co-wrote and co-produced with Escovedo is the funk gem "A Love Bizarre," which became a major hit and finds the two of them performing a vocal duet. As a vocalist, Escovedo never had Prince's range, but like Madonna and Janet Jackson, she demonstrates that singing can be meaningful even if the artist doesn't have the world's biggest voice. Although The Glamorous Life remains Escovedo's most essential album of the 1980s, Romance 1600 is a respectable follow-up and is also highly recommended to fans of Minneapolis funk-rock.


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