Sheena Easton (November 7, 1988) – The Lover In Me Album: Worldwide
DETAIL / INFORMATION
DETAIL | INFORMATION |
Artist | Sheena Easton |
Album | The Lover In Me |
Release Date | November 7, 1988 |
Expanded Edition | October 31, 2006 |
Label | MCA Records |
Original Length | 49:43 |
Expanded Edition Length | 74:19 |
Studios | Sunset Sound, Hollywood / Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen |
Prince-Related Tracks | 101 / Cool Love |
Prince Credit | Joey Coco |
Prince-Related Single | 101 / 101 (Instrumental) |
INTRODUCTION
Released on November 7, 1988, The Lover In Me was Sheena Easton's ninth full-length studio album and marked another important point in her continuing creative association with Prince. Although Prince did not produce the album as a whole, two of its tracks, 101 and Cool Love, came directly from him and were credited compositionally to his Joey Coco pseudonym.
Easton had originally asked Prince to produce the complete project. Unable to commit the necessary time, Prince instead contributed the two songs. Both featured Prince handling all instruments, with Easton providing the lead vocals. A third composition, Jaguar, was also considered for the project before Prince retained it and subsequently gave it to Mavis Staples.
FRONT COVER | BACK COVER |
[ORIGINAL ALBUM FRONT COVER] LP - UK - MCG 6036  | [ORIGINAL ALBUM BACK COVER] LP - UK - MCG 6036  |
ALBUM DETAILS
BACKGROUND / RECORDING
BACKGROUND | RECORDING |
Easton initially approached Prince about producing the complete album. Prince declined because he did not have sufficient time to undertake the entire project, but supplied 101 and Cool Love instead. | 101 was recorded in early January 1987, with Prince performing all instruments and Easton providing the vocals. Susan Rogers engineered the recording, assisted by Coke Johnson. |
A third Prince composition, Jaguar, was also recorded with the album in mind during mid-January 1987. Prince ultimately retained the song and later passed it to Mavis Staples for Time Waits For No One, released in 1989. | Cool Love followed in May 1988. Prince again supplied all instruments, with Easton on vocals. Eddie Miller engineered the recording, while David Leonard provided additional production and mixing at The Grey Room in Los Angeles. |
THE PRINCE CONNECTION / JOEY COCO
101 | COOL LOVE |
101 dates from early January 1987. Written and produced by Prince under the name Joey Coco, the recording features Prince on all instruments and Easton on lead vocals. | Cool Love was recorded in May 1988 and likewise written and produced by Prince under his Joey Coco pseudonym. Prince again supplied the instrumentation, with Easton handling the vocal. |
Susan Rogers engineered 101, with Coke Johnson serving as second engineer. The song subsequently became the Prince-related single from the album, backed with an instrumental version. | Eddie Miller engineered Cool Love. David Leonard contributed additional production and mixing, Csaba Petocz later remixed the track, and Randy Peterson provided vocal arrangement. |
PERSONNEL / PRODUCTION
PRINCE-RELATED PERSONNEL | PRINCE-RELATED PRODUCTION |
Sheena Easton – lead vocals Prince / Joey Coco – all instruments | Prince – producer Susan Rogers – engineer, 101 Coke Johnson – second engineer, 101 Eddie Miller – engineer, Cool Love David Leonard – additional production and mix, Cool Love Dan Marnien – assistant engineer Csaba Petocz – remix, Cool Love Randy Peterson – vocal arrangement, Cool Love |
PRINCE-RELATED TRACK DETAILS
TRACK | INFORMATION |
101 | 4:06 |
Cool Love | 4:03 |
Writer | Prince as Joey Coco |
Producer | Prince |
Instrumentation | Prince |
Lead Vocals | Sheena Easton |
ORIGINAL ALBUM FORMATS
The original ten-track album was available on CD and LP/MC formats.
ORIGINAL LP
FRONT SLEEVE | BACK SLEEVE |
[ORIGINAL LP FRONT] LP - Japan - 23P1-2392  | [ORIGINAL LP BACK] LP - Japan - 23P1-2392  |
SIDE A LABEL | SIDE B LABEL |
[ORIGINAL LP SIDE A LABEL] LP - UK - MCG 6036  | [ORIGINAL LP SIDE B LABEL] LP - UK - MCG 6036  |
ORIGINAL CASSETTE
CASSETTE / FRONT | CASSETTE / REVERSE |
[ORIGINAL CASSETTE FRONT] Columbia House pressing K7 - Canada - MCAC-422249 CRC  | [ORIGINAL CASSETTE REVERSE] Columbia House pressing K7 - Canada - MCAC-422249 CRC  |
ORIGINAL CD
CD FRONT / BOOKLET | CD BACK / DISC |
[IMAGE – ORIGINAL CD FRONT / BOOKLET] CD album - Germany - 256 008-2 DMCG 6036  | [IMAGE – ORIGINAL CD BACK / DISC] CD album - Germany - 256 008-2 DMCG 6036  |
2006 EXPANDED EDITION
The album was remastered and reissued on October 31, 2006. The Expanded Edition increased the programme from ten to fourteen tracks and extended the overall running time from 49:43 to 74:19.
Of particular Prince interest, the expanded edition added the 7:58 101 (The Remix) alongside the original album recording.
EXPANDED EDITION FRONT | EXPANDED EDITION BACK / DISC |
[2006 EXPANDED EDITION INSERT]  | [2006 EXPANDED EDITION BACK / DISC]  |
CHART PERFORMANCE
AMERICA | EUROPE |
USA – Billboard Top Pop Albums No. 44 / 26 weeks USA – Billboard R&B LPs No. 29 / 25 weeks | Netherlands – Album Top 100 No. 9 / 27 weeks UK – Gallup Album Chart No. 30 / 7 weeks Germany – Offizielle Top 100 No. 48 / 6 weeks Switzerland – Album-Hitparade No. 19 / 5 weeks |
CERTIFICATIONS / AWARDS
CERTIFICATIONS | AWARDS |
USA – RIAA Gold April 20, 1989 500,000 | No US awards supplied. |
SINGLES / PROMOTION
SINGLES FROM THE ALBUM | PRINCE-RELATED RELEASE |
The Lover In Me Days Like This 101 No Deposit, No Return Follow My Rainbow – Germany only | Of the album's singles, 101 carries the Prince contribution highlighted in this Chronicle. It was issued with 101 (Instrumental) on the reverse. |
The singles campaign supported the album across several territories. | The Lover In Me ultimately reached No. 44 on the US album chart and No. 29 on the US R&B album chart. |
PRESS & PROMOTION
PRESS / PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL | PRESS / ARCHIVE MATERIAL |
[IMAGE – THE LOVER IN ME ADVERT / PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL] | [IMAGE – NEWSPAPER / MAGAZINE / REVIEW / ARCHIVE MATERIAL] |
These positions can be used for contemporary album advertising, reviews, interviews, trade advertisements or other original campaign material as it becomes available.
NOTES
NOTES | NOTES |
• Released November 7, 1988. • Ninth Sheena Easton studio album. • Original running time: 49:43. • Released through MCA Records. • Prince contributed 101 and Cool Love. • Both were credited to Joey Coco. | • Prince played all instruments on the two contributed tracks. • Easton provided the lead vocals. • Jaguar was considered but retained by Prince. • Jaguar later went to Mavis Staples. • Expanded Edition released October 31, 2006. • The Expanded Edition runs 74:19. |
COMPLETE ORIGINAL TRACKLIST
CD
TRACKS 1–5 | TRACKS 6–10 |
1. No Deposit, No Return 2. The Lover In Me 3. Follow My Rainbow 4. Without You 5. If It's Meant To Last | 6. Days Like This 7. One Love 8. 101 – 4:06 9. Cool Love – 4:03 10. Fire And Rain |
LP / CASSETTE
SIDE ONE | SIDE TWO |
1. No Deposit, No Return 2. The Lover In Me 3. Follow My Rainbow 4. Without You 5. If It's Meant To Last | 1. Days Like This 2. One Love 3. 101 – 4:06 4. Cool Love – 4:03 5. Fire And Rain |
101 and Cool Love were written by Prince under the name Joey Coco.
2006 EXPANDED EDITION TRACKLIST
TRACKS 1–7 | TRACKS 8–14 |
1. No Deposit, No Return 2. The Lover In Me 3. Follow My Rainbow 4. Without You 5. If It's Meant To Last 6. Days Like This 7. One Love | 8. 101 – 4:06 9. Cool Love – 4:03 10. Fire And Rain 11. The Lover In Me (Extended Dub Version) 12. Days Like This (7" Version) 13. 101 (The Remix) – 7:58 14. No Deposit, No Return (Radio Edit) |
101, Cool Love and 101 (The Remix) represent the Prince-related material within the appropriate album configurations.
SOURCES Discogs, 45 World, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts, Prince Vault, Sleeveographia2.
All magazine scans, photographs, and original text excerpts referenced in this entry remain the property of their respective copyright holders. This Chronicle entry is a transformative, non-commercial archival summary created for historical documentation and educational reference. No ownership of the original material is claimed or implied.
Comments