Romance 1600

Romance 1600 is the second album from singer-drummer-percussionist Sheila E. Prince contributed some backing vocals, guitar, and bass, and co-wrote/co-produced "A Love Bizarre," a 12-minute epic that became a major hit in its edited radio-friendly form.

During her hiatus, she had garnered a lot of exposure via the media, including appearing in the movie Krush Groove, in which she performed "A Love Bizarre" and "Holly Rock". She had also performed for a wide audience as an act on Prince and The Revolution's Purple Rain Tour.

The video for "Sister Fate" (the album's lead single) introduced a new image of the performer: a somewhat female-Prince influenced protégée. "Sister Fate"'s B-side featured the cryptic protest song "Save the Children". However, the album itself featured many tracks that were personal and help to support the embodiment of the thematic faux-French Renaissance episodic adventure that the lead single's video and the album art intended to set up for the listening audience.