Prince - The Glamorous Life (Official Audio)

About ‘Originals’:

The Prince Estate, in partnership with Warner Records, present Originals, a 15-track album featuring 14 previously unreleased recordings that illuminate the vital, behind-the-scenes role Prince played in other artists' careers. The tracks were selected collaboratively by Troy Carter, on behalf of The Prince Estate, and JAY-Z.

On June 21st 2019, Warner Records released this extraordinary body of work, sourced directly from Prince's vast archive of Vault recordings, via all download and streaming partners and physically on CD, while 180 gram 2LP and limited edition Deluxe CD+2LP formats will follow on July 19th.

By the mid-1980s, Prince was dominating the charts even as a writer/producer with songs he'd composed and recorded for others. In addition to releasing nine of his most commercially successful full-length albums, he also wrote and recorded endless reels of material for proteges The Time, Vanity 6, Sheila E., Apollonia 6, Jill Jones, the Family, and Mazarati. Occasionally, Prince's original demo recordings would be used as master takes on their albums, with only minor alterations to the instrumentation and a replacement of the vocal tracks. Other times, artists would rely on his demos to guide them through their own recording process, with Prince's initial take informing their final version of his song. The aggregate effect was a complete saturation and transformation of the pop music landscape, with Prince both leading and subverting mainstream culture.

Several of the iconic songs found on Originals were considerable hits for the artists who recorded them. Sheila E.'s "The Glamorous Life" reached #1 on the dance charts in 1984, while the enormous success of "Manic Monday" propelled the single and its accompanying album, The Bangles' Different Light, to the #2 spot on the pop charts. The Time's Ice Cream Castle, featuring the top 20 "Jungle Love", spent a whopping 57 weeks on the Billboard 200. And in 1991, Martika enjoyed international success with "Love... Thy Will Be Done", a top 10 hit in France, Australia, the UK and the USA.

Originals pulls back the curtain to reveal the origins of these familiar songs, in addition to deeper album cuts such as Vanity 6's "Make-Up," Jill Jones's "Baby, You're a Trip," and Kenny Rogers' "You're My Love." The album also features Prince's majestic original 1984 version of "Nothing Compares 2 U," released in 2018 as a standalone single.

Tracklist:

Song Title / First Released by (Artist: Album - Year) / Year of Prince's Recording Included on Originals

1. Sex Shooter / Apollonia 6: Apollonia 6 - 1984 / 1983
2. Jungle Love / The Time: Ice Cream Castle - 1984 / 1983
3. Manic Monday / The Bangles: Different Light - 1985 / 1984
4. Noon Rendezvous / Sheila E.: The Glamorous Life - 1984 / 1984
5. Make-Up / Vanity 6: Vanity 6 - 1982 / 1981
6. 100 MPH / Mazarati: Mazarati - 1986 / 1984
7. You're My Love / Kenny Rogers: They Don't Make Them Like They Used To - 1986 / 1982
8. Holly Rock / Sheila E.: Krush Groove (OST) - 1985 / 1985
9. Baby, You're a Trip / Jill Jones: Jill Jones - 1987 / 1982
10. The Glamorous Life / Sheila E.: The Glamorous Life - 1984 / 1983
11. Gigolos Get Lonely Too / The Time: What Time Is It? - 1982 / 1982
12. Love... Thy Will Be Done / Martika: Martika's Kitchen - 1991 / 1991
13. Dear Michaelangelo / Sheila E.: Romance 1600 - 1985 / 1985
14. Wouldn't You Love to Love Me? / Taja Sevelle: Taja Sevelle - 1987 / 1981
15. Nothing Compares 2 U / The Family: The Family - 1985 / 1984

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[justapeacefulmanwhosbornin]

Prince’s “The Glamorous Life” version is now one of my 5 favorite Prince songs.
May the music legend rest in peace…

[alanfrance]

this man is one of the greatest musicians of all time

[jmckdekalb]

Prince really helped a lot of artists get their start.

[gsquared]

"Money only pays the rent." I Love You, Prince. Gorgeous Track

[newsduke]

Prince was a genius, and usually when he gave a song away his demo sounded just as good as the final version that was a hit for someone else. But in this case, I miss Sheila E.'s manic drumming.

[headiero]

Just fell in love with Prince again for the zillionith time.💜

[EVGriffinJr]

Prince was right to give this song to Sheila E. Sheila E., along with her percussion skills made that song legend! That said, it’s nice to hear the origins of the song!

[asiacarr]

A lot of people in their 20’s sleep on Prince. He is amazing and more people need to know that 👏 I’m so glad I know about him.

[dennybish]

Sheila’s cowbell and timbale added Latin fire 🔥

[Jeeyaz]

Miss you, Prince. Thanks for sharing your beautiful spirit with the world. 💜

[RobeenaShepherd]

Without love, it ain't much. A bit like music without Prince. 💜

[OrdinaryGK-SF]

Damn. To GIVE AWAY such a song! This could have been a huge hit for him, yet he gave it to Sheila E (who, arguably, took it further)! Still, the sheer CONFIDENCE he had to NOT keep this for himself, it's amazing! Thank you, Prince, for bringing this into the world!

[aavalestormiconicperformer]

Sheila's percussion really brought it to another level.

[ABCWithMissDNT]

Prince was one of the greats. He is greatly missed along with the King of Pop M:J

[kimgarcia]

"Without Love It Ain't Much." That is the truth. 🕊️💜

[nicolematheny]

How have we made it 7 painful years without him? Did he just get tired? The last few years looked so hard on him.

[BigDapPacino]

Prince was a one Man hit factory....he wrote songs for the Tevin Campbell, the Bangles, Patti La Belle, Mavis Staples, Chaka Kahn, and Sheena Easton too...Sheila E had already played for or recorded with George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Marvin Gaye, Carlos Santana, and of course, her Dad Pete Escovedo...among others...She added that Latin Jazz flava to the song....that really made it stand out...Apollonia or Vanity 6 ...did not have the success that Sheila E had on the charts or the live performance abilities that she had...the reason why Prince loved to have Her tour with Him!

[blvkfvng]

Prince was the last greatest musician and songwriter of our time I believe.

[C.Ellis_BMI]

He was one hell of a writer! Amazing 💿💿💿💿💿💿

[catboyzee]

The meat and bones are all here. He brought in Sheila and her percussion instruments, and the rest is history. Respect and RIP to the Purple One.