Sue Ann Carwell - 7 Days 7 Nights (1992)

Sue Ann Carwell’s voice has captured and enthralled audiences and seasoned performers since she started winning local talent shows in Minneapolis at the age of 15. As an experienced artist, writer, producer and vocal arranger with over 30 years in the business, Ms. Carwell has arranged and sung with such icons as James Brown, Patti LaBelle, Rod Stewart,and Prince, just to name a few

In 1981 Carwell auditioned for The Time, at that time being formed by Prince. It was composed of 4 members from an earlier funk group called Flyte Tyme, but the lead singer had not been chosen. As an aside, Alexander O'Neal nearly became The Time's lead singer, but dropped out due to payment negotiations; Morris day was chosen.

She then embarked on a solo career, with albums such as Sue Ann released in 1981 and Blue Velvet in 1988 (produced by The Time alimni Jesse Johnson and reknowned musician Robert Brookins), then released a third album, Painkiller, under her full name in 1992. Her songs on her first two albums reflected the Minneapolis Funk and R&B Sound of the 80s, whereas Painkiller
She's also established a career as a background singer, for various artists from the 1980s through today in the 2000s. Recently she has been on tour with Rufus and Sly Stone as a featured performer, and her current band contains members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She's also featured on the new blues album of her longtime friend Zac Harmon with a duet called The Price Of Loving You and all throughout Jesse’s new album Verbal Penetration
Carwell is currently signed to Verve records and working on a new album.

Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl

Vanity 6 was a female vocal trio (Denise Matthews, better known as Vanity, Brenda Bennett &
Susan Moonsie) assembled by Prince in the early 1980s. They released one eponymous album, which blended the sounds of pop, new wave, R&B, and funk. Nasty Girl appeared on the trio's only album Vanity 6 and was released as a single in 1982. The backing music was performed by The Time.

The Time - Jerk Out

The Time is a funk group formed in 1981. They are close Prince associates and arguably the most successful artists who have worked with him. Consisting of Morris Day, Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson ,Monte Moir, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jesse Johnson, Ricky "Freeze" Smith and Torrell "Tori" Ruffin.
The band was assembled under a clause in Prince's contract with Warner Bros. that allowed him to recruit and produce other artists for the label. Inspired by the 1980 film The Idolmaker, Prince decided to put together a pop-funk group that would serve as an outlet for material in the vein of his own early albums, while he explored other genres and styles in his own career.

Jerk Out is from the 1990 album Pandmonium.

Sheila E. - The Belle of St. Mark

Sheila Escovedo known by her stage name Sheila E., is an American drummer and percussionist, perhaps best known for her work with Prince.
Though taken under Prince's wing, she proved to be a successful artist in her own right. In 1984 she scored hits with The Glamorous Life, and The Belle Of St. Mark. She opened for The Purple One on the Purple Rain tour.

From the 1984 album, The Glamorous Life.