# Sister Fate > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sister_Fate > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sister_Fate.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Fate > Source revision: 1350009790 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{more citations needed|date=June 2023}}{{Infobox song | name = Sister Fate | cover = sister fate.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [Sheila E.](/source/Sheila_E.) | album = [Romance 1600](/source/Romance_1600) | B-side = Save the People | released = July 26, 1985{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/FMQB-Album/1985/FMQB-1985-07-05.pdf|title=FMQB|page=27}} | recorded = January 9, 1985 (tracking)
January 15, 1985 (overdubs){{cite web |title=Sister Fate |url=https://princevault.com/index.php?title=Sister_Fate |website=Princevault.com}} | studio = Cheshire Sound Studios, [Atlanta, GA](/source/Atlanta%2C_GA) (tracking)
(mobile studio outside) [The Summit](/source/Lakewood_Church_Central_Campus), [Houston, TX](/source/Houston%2C_TX) (overdubs) | genre = [R&B](/source/Rhythm_and_blues), [funk](/source/funk) | length = 3:50 (album version)
3:39 (single version)
5:45 (extended 12" version) | label = [Paisley Park](/source/Paisley_Park_Records), [Warner Bros.](/source/Warner_Bros._Records) | writer = [Sheila E.](/source/Sheila_E.) ([Prince](/source/Prince_(musician))) | producer = [Prince](/source/Prince_(musician)), [Sheila E.](/source/Sheila_E.) | prev_title = Noon Rendezvous | prev_year = 1985 | next_title = Bedtime Story | next_year = 1985 }} "'''Sister Fate'''" is a song by [Sheila E.](/source/Sheila_E.) from the album ''[Romance 1600](/source/Romance_1600)''. It was released as the first single from the album in 1985. The album version of the song features an organ and percussion intro and has a running time of 3:50; the single version omits the intro and has a running time of 3:39. ==Music video== The video introduced a new image for Sheila E., dressed in a brocaded "cloud jacket" that harkened back to Prince's "cloud suit" from his contemporaneously (1985) released video "Raspberry Beret". At the timestamp of 3:06 within the video, an image of Prince from "Raspberry Beret" is superimposed for one second over a newspaper graphic with the headline "WHO IS SHEILA E.'S MYSTERY LOVE?" ==Chart performance== The song stalled on the charts; it went no higher than number 36 on the R&B charts, and did not chart on the Hot 100. It peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Because of the underperformance of "Sister Fate", the third single, "[A Love Bizarre](/source/A_Love_Bizarre)" (which featured [Prince](/source/Prince_(musician))) was rush-released. ==Formats and track listings== '''US 7"''' # "Sister Fate" (edit) – 3:39 # "Sister Fate" (instrumental) – 3:39 '''US 12"''' # "Sister Fate" (extended) – 5:45 # "Save the People" – 8:28 ==Personnel== Credits from Duane Tudahl and Benoît Clerc{{cite book|last=Tudahl |first=Duane |date=2021 |title=Prince and the Parade and Sign O' The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781538144527}}{{cite book|last=Clerc |first=Benoît |date=October 2022 |title=Prince: All the Songs |publisher=Octopus |isbn=9781784728816}} *[Sheila E.](/source/Sheila_E.) – lead and backing vocals, drums, [Simmons SDSV](/source/Simmons_SDSV), congas, cowbells, timbales, shaker, cymbal *[Prince](/source/Prince_(musician)) – [Yamaha DX7](/source/Yamaha_DX7), [Hammond organ](/source/Hammond_organ), piano, bass guitar, [Linn LM-1](/source/Linn_LM-1), handclaps *Ken Grey – Yamaha DX7 (album intro) *Steph Birnbaum – electric guitars *Benny Rietveld – bass guitar (album intro) *[Eddie M](/source/Eddie_M). – saxophone ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Chart performance for "Sister Fate" !scope="col"|Chart (1986) !scope="col"|Peak
position |- !scope="row"|Australia ([Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report)){{cite book |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |last=Kent |first=David |publisher=Australian Chart Book |location=[St Ives](/source/St_Ives%2C_New_South_Wales), N.S.W. |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}} |align="center"|81 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles](/source/Bubbling_Under_Hot_100_Singles) |align="center"|8 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Songs){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sheila-e/chart-history/bsi/|title=Sheila E. Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=April 25, 2021}} |align="center"|36 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sheila-e/chart-history/dsa/|title=Sheila E. Chart History: Dance Singles Sales|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=April 25, 2021}} |align="center"|26 |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Sheila E.}} Category:1985 singles Category:1985 songs Category:Sheila E. songs Category:Songs written by Prince (musician) Category:Paisley Park Records singles Category:Song recordings produced by Prince (musician) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sister Fate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Fate) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Fate?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.