The Belle of St. Mark

"The Belle of St. Mark"
U.S. 7" single
Single by Sheila E.
from the album The Glamorous Life
B-side"Too Sexy"
ReleasedOctober 1984
RecordedMarch 1984
GenreDance-pop
Length5:12 (album version)
3:38 (7" single)
7:43 (12" single)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Sheila E.,
Prince (as The Starr ★ Company)
Sheila E. singles chronology
"The Glamorous Life"
(1984)
"The Belle of St. Mark"
(1984)
"Oliver's House"
(1985)

"The Belle of St. Mark" is a song recorded by singer/percussionist Sheila E. The song was released in October 1984 in the United States and in the Netherlands,[3] and in February 1985 in other markets. It peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1984, and No. 68 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Charts in January 1985. It reached the top 10 in the Netherlands and New Zealand as well as the top 20 in Australia, the UK and Ireland, and was an NME "Single of the Week".[4]

  1. ^ ACE Database (ASCAP), Work ID: 320305111
  2. ^ Tudahl, Duane (2018). Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538116432.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dutch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Parsons, Tony (1985) "Single of the Week", NME, February 2, 1985, p. 14