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Romance 1600 is the second album by the singer-drummer-percussionist Sheila E. Prince contributed some backing vocals, guitar and bass guitar, and co-wrote/co-produced "A Love Bizarre", a 12-minute epic that became a major hit in its edited radio-friendly form.^{[citation needed]}

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Romance 1600
Studio album by Sheila E.
Released	August 26, 1985[citation needed]
Recorded	1984–1985
Genre	Funk, pop, R&B
Length	38:59
Label	Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 25317
Producer	Sheila E. Prince
Sheila E. chronology
The Glamorous Life (1984) Romance 1600 (1985) Sheila E. (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B[2]

During her break, she had received a lot of media exposure, including appearing in the film Krush Groove, in which she performed "A Love Bizarre" and "Holly Rock". She had also performed for a wide audience as an act on Prince and The Revolution's Purple Rain Tour.

The video for the album's lead single, "Sister Fate", introduced a new image of the performer: a somewhat female-Prince influenced protégée. "Sister Fate"'s B-side had the cryptic protest song "Save the People". The album itself had many tracks that were personal and which help to support the embodiment of the thematic faux-French Renaissance episodic adventure that the lead single's video and the album art intended to set up for the listening audience. ^{[citation needed]}

Although the album received mixed reviews, "A Love Bizarre" was the album's most successful single. On January 28, 1986, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA.[3]

Track listing

Personnel

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• Sheila E. – lead vocals, percussion, drums, strings, bass guitar, keyboards, arranger, producer, writer
• Juan Escovedo – percussion (tracks 3 and 8)
• Eddie M. – background vocals (tracks 3 and 4); saxophone (tracks 1–4; 6–8)
• Ken Grey – organ (track 1)
• Stef Burns (Stephan Birnbaum) (It) – guitar (tracks 2 and 8), background vocals (tracks 3 and 4)
• Karl Perazzo – bongos (track 6)
• Prince – guitar, bass guitar (tracks 3 and 4); background vocals (tracks 3 and 5)
• Micheal Weaver – background vocals (track 4)
• Susie Davis – background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 6)
• Benny Rietveld – background vocals (track 6)

Charts

References

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