On This Day in Billboard Dance History: Sheila E. Led ‘The Glamorous Life’

Although she’d been playing music all her life — first with her father the percussionist Pete Escovedo and then as part of The George Duke Band and then alongside Prince as a member of his ensemble — Sheila E.’s career changed dramatically in June of 1984 when she released her debut solo album, The Glamorous Life.
The album’s brassy, sassy title track was a global smash, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October of 1984. 35 years ago today, on August 2