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The band released four albums between 1981 and 1990, with Prince writing and performing most of the instrumentation and backing vocals (sometimes credited under the pseudonyms "Jamie Starr" or "The Starr Company"), with lead vocals by Morris Day.
- Jamie Starr Or The Starr Company
- Joey Coco
- Alexander Nevermind
- Christopher
The Time
As Jamie Starr, Prince created a side project, the Morris Day-fronted band, the Time. Between 1981 and 1990, the band released four albums which were mostly written and produced by Prince, but credited under his alter-ego, Jamie Starr.
Sheila E
Sheila E’s “The Glamorous Life” was written by Prince, but produced by The Starr Company, a moniker he used interchangeably with Jamie Starr.
Vanity 6
Prince’s protégée all-girl trio, Vanity 6, had a hit song with the 1982 released, “Nasty Girl.” It was another track written by the artist, but produced by The Starr Company.
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers’ 1986 song, “You’re My Love,” was credited to a songwriter named Joey Coco. This Coco was, in fact, Prince.
Sheena Easton
Coco also showed up on several Sheena Easton tracks in the 1980s, most notable on her 1988 album, The Lover in Me. While Prince is listed as a producer on the release, Coco is solely credited for penning the songs “101” and “Cool Love.”
Sheena Easton
Alexander Nevermind makes a one-time appearance as the writer of another of Easton’s hits, “Sugar Walls.”
The Bangles
Simply the name Christopher was another of Prince’s pseudonyms. Christopher was credited for writing the Bangles’ massive 1986 hit, “Manic Monday.” It was a nod to the fictional character, Christopher Tracy, whom Prince had portrayed in the film, Under the Cherry Moon, released that same year. Photo: Primary Wave
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Jun 25, 2021 · You’ve talked about this over the years, but why did you want to invent the character Jamie Starr, who was credited as the man behind the first album? Prince wanted us to have our own identity...
Apr 28, 1983 · Is he the Jamie Starr who produced albums by the Time and Vanity 6? Is he a shy little Prince or a despotic king? “Prince controls the whole scene in Minneapolis,” says a local musician who ...
- Debby Miller
Jamie Starr. Pseudonym for Prince 's earlier production work as Engineer on his own records and for other artists such as Apollonia 6, Sheila E., The Time and Vanity 6 primarily the years preceding "Purple Rain". Sometimes credited as "The Starr Co." or The Starr ★ Company.
- Prince Rogers Nelson
Under the Starr name, he most notably produced hits such as Vanity 6’s “Nasty Girl”, Apollonia 6’s “Sex Shooter”, Sheila E.’s “The Glamorous Life”, and the first two albums by ...
Sep 21, 2018 · He does his best husky-voiced James Brown impression (which he called his “Jamie Starr” voice, a reference to the producer alter ego he used when working with his Purple Rain rivals the...
