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Rock, funk, pop, new wave, Minneapolis sound, R&B. Occupation (s) Vocalist, songwriter. Instrument (s) Vocals. Years active. 1984–present. Susannah Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) is an American vocalist and songwriter. Melvoin is best known for her association with Prince in the mid-1980s.
To the mix, Prince added Susannah Melvoin, the twin sister of Revolution guitarist Wendy Melvoin, [1] as a backing singer and keyboardist. The fifth member was Eric Leeds, the brother of Prince's tour manager Alan Leeds, who provided saxophone and flute. Also joining was bassist Allen Flowers.
"The Beautiful Ones" was originally said to be written for Susannah Melvoin (Revolution band member Wendy's twin sister) to woo her away from her then-boyfriend. The timeline fits, as Susannah was seeing someone else when she met Prince in May 1983.
Susannah Melvoin – backing vocals (1985–1986) Jerome Benton – dancer, vocals (1985–1986) Wally Safford – dancer, vocals (1985–1986) (continued to work with Prince during Sign o' the Times era) Greg Brooks – dancer, vocals (1985–1986) (continued to work with Prince during Sign o' the Times era) Honors and awards
Susannah Melvoin – lead and backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8) Prince – all instruments, except where noted; Eric Leeds – saxophone (tracks 1–2, 4, 6, 8) Clare Fischer – string orchestration; Wendy Melvoin – rhythm guitar (track 4) Charts
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Prince. " Starfish and Coffee " is a song performed by Prince, and written by him and Susannah Melvoin. It is the sixth track on his 1987 double album Sign o' the Times, [1] and was based on a true story about a girl named Cynthia Rose that went to the same school as Susannah and Wendy Melvoin.
It is believed that "If I Was Your Girlfriend" deals with the jealousy Prince felt at the close bond shared between then girlfriend/fiancée Susannah Melvoin with her twin sister Wendy. [2] Musically, the song features Prince's pitched-up , androgynous vocals over a sparse bass and drum machine pattern, punctuated by a keyboard line.
Wendy's twin sister, Susannah Melvoin (an extended Revolution member herself) co-wrote the track "Honeymoon Express". The album, released in the United States on August 24, 1987, peaked at No. 88 in the US and at No. 84 in the UK. The UK and European release features different cover artwork to the US release.
Their name comes from a song written by Prince and Susannah Melvoin on Prince's 1987 double album Sign o' the Times. History [ edit ] Ross Childress was the original lead guitarist for the rock band Collective Soul from 1994 to 2001.
Susannah Melvoin – backing vocals (2, 4, 6), vocals (15) Jill Jones – vocals (15) Gilbert Davison, Coke Johnson, Todd Herreman, Susan Rogers, Mike Slotts, Brad Marsh – party voices (3) Novi Novog – violin (16) Sheena Easton – contributing artist (10) Clare Fischer – string arrangements