Sheena Easton

Sheena Easton (2009)

Sheena Easton (* 27. April 1959 in Bellshill , Scotland as Sheena Shirley Orr ) is a British singer and actress . She is a two-time Grammy Award winner. Her best-known recordings include Morning Train (9 to 5) , number one in the US charts in 1981 , and For Your Eyes Only from the James Bond film of the same name .

Life

Sheena Easton graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. She made her breakthrough in England with The Big Time (Esther Rantzen) produced by the BBC . There are three recordings of her audition at EMI Records on an HMV Easy Sampler ( I've Got the Music in Me , Feelings and You Light Up My Life ). Her first single, Modern Girl , became a moderate hit. The single 9 to 5 was a huge hit in 1980 and stayed at number 1 on the US charts for two weeks . 1981 Easton contributed with For Your Eyes Only, the theme song to the James Bond film In Deadly Mission (original title: For Your Eyes Only ).

Easton's musical highlights were the albums A Private Heaven (1984) and The Lover in Me (1988), for which Prince composed some songs. She also sang some songs with him in a duet, e.g. B. U Got the Look (1987) and The Arms of Orion (1989). Together they composed for the 1989 album Be Yourself by Patti LaBelle titled Love '89 . In 1981 and 1984 Easton was awarded a Grammy each . In 2004 she was honored in the "Las Vegas Casino Legends Hall of Fame".

Musically it has been quieter around the singer since 2000 ( Fabulous ). However, she occasionally appears at gay pride events and music festivals. In Germany, she is best known for her guest role in Miami Vice alongside Don Johnson . In 2008 she made her first appearance outside the United States.

In 1979 she married Sandi Easton. The marriage lasted only eight months, but Orr kept the name Sheena Easton. She has been a US citizen since 1992 . Easton adopted a boy (Jake) in 1994 and a girl (Skylar) in 1996. Her marriages to Rob Light (1984), Tim Delarm (1996) and John Minoli (2003) also broke up after just a few months. Sheena Easton is hugely successful as a collector's doll maker and businesswoman, and is widely recognized as one of the richest women from Scotland.

Since March 2017 she can be seen as Dorothy Brock in London's West End in the musical 42nd Street .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1981	Take my time	-	-	-	UK17th gold (19 weeks)UK	-
	Sheena Easton	-	-	-	-	US24 gold (38 weeks)US	Version of Take My Time shortened to 10 tracks
1982	You could have been with me	DE52 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK33 gold (6 weeks)UK	US47 gold (53 weeks)US
	Madness, Money and Music	-	-	-	UK44 (4 weeks) UK	US85 (12 weeks) US
1983	Best Kept Secret	-	-	-	UK99 (1 week) UK	US33 (38 weeks) US
1984	A private heaven	-	-	-	-	US15th platinum (35 weeks)US
1985	Do you	-	-	-	-	US40 gold (19 weeks)US
1988	The Lover in Me	DE48 (6 weeks) DE	-	CH19 (5 weeks) CH	UK30 (7 weeks) UK	US44 gold (26 weeks)US
1991	What Comes Naturally	-	-	-	-	US90 (7 weeks) US

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More albums

1984: Todo me recuerda a ti 1987: No Sound but a Heart 1992: Modern Girl (Live in San Diego, 1982) 1993: No Strings

1995: My Cherie 1997: Freedom 1999: Home 2000: Fabulous

Compilations

1984: Duets ( Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes , Sheena Easton and Dottie West ) 1987: Sheena! 1989: The Best of Sheena Easton (alternate title: The Collection ) 1989: For Your Eyes Only (The Best of Sheena Easton) 1991: Three Times a Lady - Ladies of Rock (with Suzi Quatro and Bonnie Tyler , 5 tracks each) 1993: The World of Sheena Easton: The Singles Collection 1995: Greatest Hits: 10 Best Series 1996: The Gold Collection 1996: The Best Of 1997: Body & Soul

1998: 20 Great Love Songs 1999: Premium Gold Collection 2000: The Divine 2002: Classic Masters 2002: The Sheena Easton Collection 2005: Golden Star 2008: The Best of Sheena Easton 2012: The Collection (2 CDs) 2013: A Private Heaven + Do You (2 CDs) 2013: You Could Have Been with Me + Madness, Money and Music (2 CDs) 2014: Original Album Series (box with 5 CDs)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1980	Modern Girl Take My Time	-	-	-	UK8 (15 weeks) UK	US18th silver (18 weeks)US
	9 to 5 (Morning Train) Take My Time	-	-	CH3 (8 weeks) CH	UK3 gold (15 weeks)UK	US1 gold (21 weeks)US
	One Man Woman Take My Time	-	-	-	UK14 (6 weeks) UK	-
1981	Take My Time Take My Time	DE64 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK44 (5 weeks) UK	-
	When He Shines Take My Time	-	-	-	UK12 (8 weeks) UK	-
	For Your Eyes Only For Your Eyes Only (Soundtrack)	DE5 (25 weeks) DE	AT3 (12 weeks) AT	CH1 (12 weeks) CH	UK8 (13 weeks) UK	US4 (25 weeks) US	Theme song from the film James Bond 007: A Deadly Mission
	Just Another Broken Heart You Could Have Been with Me	-	AT17 (4 weeks) AT	-	UK33 (8 weeks) UK	-
	You Could Have Been with Me You Could Have Been with Me	-	-	-	UK54 (3 weeks) UK	US15 (18 weeks) US
1982	A Little Tenderness You Could Have Been with Me	DE58 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
	Machinery Madness, Money and Music	-	AT18 (2 weeks) AT	-	UK38 (5 weeks) UK	US57 (7 weeks) US
	I Wouldn't Beg for Water Madness, Money and Music	-	-	-	-	US64 (7 weeks) US
1983	We've Got Tonight We've Got Tonight	DE56 (6 weeks) DE	AT11 (2 weeks) AT	-	UK28 (7 weeks) UK	US6 (18 weeks) US	with Kenny Rogers
	Telephones (Long Distance Love Affair) Best Kept Secret	-	-	-	UK84 (2 weeks) UK	US9 (22 weeks) US
	Almost Over You Best Kept Secret	-	-	-	UK89 (2 weeks) UK	US25 (20 weeks) US
1984	Devil in a Fast Car Best Kept Secret	-	-	-	-	US79 (3 weeks) US
	Strut A Private Heaven	DE21 (12 weeks) DE	-	-	-	US7 (25 weeks) US
	Sugar Walls A Private Heaven	DE57 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	UK95 (1 week) UK	US9 (17 weeks) US	written by Prince under the pseudonym Alexander Nevermind
1985	Swear A Private Heaven	-	-	-	-	US80 (6 weeks) US
	Do It for Love Do You	-	-	-	-	US29 (14 weeks) US
1986	Jimmy Mack Do You	-	-	-	-	US65 (6 weeks) US
	So Far so Good About Last Night ... (Soundtrack)	-	-	-	-	US43 (12 weeks) US	from the soundtrack of the film Again like last night
1987	U Got the Look Sign "☮" the Times	DE61 (5 weeks) DE	AT23 (2 weeks) AT	-	UK11 (9 weeks) UK	US2 (25 weeks) US	Duet with Prince
1988	The Lover in Me The Lover in Me	DE26 (10 weeks) DE	-	CH25 (6 weeks) CH	UK15 (8 weeks) UK	US2 (25 weeks) US
1989	Days Like This The Lover in Me	-	-	-	UK43 (3 weeks) UK	-
	101 The Lover in Me	-	-	-	UK54 (2 weeks) UK	-	Written by Prince under the pseudonym Joey Coco
	The Arms of Orion Batman (Album) (Soundtrack)	-	-	-	UK27 (7 weeks) UK	US36 (14 weeks) US	Duet with Prince, from the soundtrack of the movie Batman
1991	What Comes Naturally What Comes Naturally	-	-	-	-	US19 (15 weeks) US
2000	Giving Up Giving In Fabulous	-	-	-	UK54 (2 weeks) UK	-

More singles

1982: Are You Man Enough 1982: Ice Out in the Rain 1984: Back in the City 1984: La noche y tu (with Dyango) 1984: Me gustas tal como eres (with Luis Miguel ) 1984: Todo me recuerda a ti 1984: Hungry Eyes 1986: Magic of Love 1986: It's Christmas All over the World 1987: Eternity 1989: Follow My Rainbow 1989: No Deposit, No Return 1991: You Can Swing It 1991: To Anyone 1992: Forever Friends

1992: A Dream Worth Keeping 1993: The Miracle of Love 1993: The Nearness of You 1995: My Cherie 1995: Too Much in Love 1995: Flower in the Rain 1997: Love Me with Freedom 1997: When You Speak My Name 1997: Modern Girl '97 1998: The Place Where We Belong (with Jeffrey Osborne ) 1999: Carry a Dream 1999: My Treasure Is You 2000: Can't Take My Eyes off You 2001: Love Is in Control

Participation in soundtracks

• For Your Eyes Only [title song / For Your Eyes Only], 1981
• Santa Claus [Song / It's Christmas All over the World], 1985
• About Last Night ... [Songs: So Far so Good / Natural Love], 1986
• Miami Vice III [Song / Follow My Rainbow], 1988
• Batman [Song: The Arms of Orion (Duet with Prince )], 1989
• FernGully - Christa and Zak's Adventure in the Rainforest [Song / A Dream Worth Keeping], 1992
• Indecent Proposal [Song / The Nearness of You], 1993
• Body Bags [Music Score by John Carpenter & Jim Lang], 1993
• Shiloh [Song / Are There Angels?], 1996
• All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 [Songs: Count Me Out / I Will Always Be with You (duet with Jesse Corti) / It's Too Heavenly Here (duet with Jesse Corti)], 1996
• Barney's Great Adventure [Songs: Goodnight / I Love You (duet with Take 6 & Jeffrey Osborne)], 1998
• Marco [Song / Carry a Dream], 1999
• Lost Odyssey [Songs: What You Are / Eclipse of Time], 2007
• Disney's Phineas and Ferb: Across the 1st and 2nd Dimensions [Songs: When Will He Call Me? / Happy Evil Love Song (duet with Danny Jacob)], 2011

Filmography

Films (selection)

• 1981: James Bond 007 For Your Eyes Only - Himself [With Roger Moore]
• 1993: David Copperfield [duet with Julian Lennon / Is There Anyone?] - Agnes
• 1993: An Indecent Proposal - Yourself [With Robert Redford, Demi Moore]
• 1993: Hubi, the penguin [duet with Barry Manilow / Now and Forever]
• 1993: Body Bags (John Carpenter presents Body Bags) - Megan [With Stacy Keach]
• 1994: Tek War - Warriors of the Future (TekWar) - Warbride [With William Shatner]
• 1995: Real Ghosts - Janet
• 1995–1996: Gargoyles - On the Wings of Justice - Various
• 1996: Road Rovers - The Groomer
• 1996: Charlie - A Heavenly Hero - Sasha La Fleur [With Ernest Borgnine]
• 1997: Duckman - Private Dick / Family Man - Betty
• 1998: Charlie: A Heavenly Christmas Story - Sasha La Fleur [With Ernest Borgnine]
• 1999: The Wild Thornberrys Expedition - Mother Kangaroo
• 2004: Scooby Doo and the Loch Ness Monster - Professor Fiona Pembrooke
• 2005: Young Blades - Queen Anne

Musicals / TV Specials (selection)

• 1982: Live at the Palace (concert in Hollywood) - yourself
• 1982: Sheena Easton (UK TV Special) - herself
• 1983: Act 1 (US TV Special) - Himself [With Kenny Rogers, Al Jarreau, Johnny Carson]
• 1991: The Man from La Mancha - Aldonza / Dulcinea [With Raoul Julia]
• 1996: Swing Alive! At the Hollywood Palladium - yourself
• 1996: Grease - Betty Rizzo
• 1998: The Wizard of OZ (Radio Musical) - Dorothy
• 2000: At the Copa - Ruby Bombay [With David Cassidy]
• 2005: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Narrator

Guest roles (selection)

• 1987–1988: Miami Vice (TV series, five episodes) - Caitlin Davies-Crockett
• 1987: Prince - Sign O 'the Times (concert film; duet with Prince in the song U Got the Look )
• 1988: The Garry Shandling Show - yourself
• 1989: Just Say Julie - yourself
• 1993: Highlander (TV series, episode) - Annie Devlin
• 1993: Jack's Place (TV series, one episode) [Songs: Someone to Watch over Me / I Will Always Love You] - Gwen
• 1993: The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. ( The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. , TV series, one episode) - Crystal Hawks
• 1996: Outer Limits ( The Outer Limits , TV series, an episode: Falling Star) [Songs: Dance Away the Blues / Flower in the Rain] - Melissa McCammon
• 1999: Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV series, episode) - Vicky

Awards

grammy

• 1981 : as "Best New Artist"
• 1984 : for Me gustas tal como eres - together with Luis Miguel as "Best Mexican-American / Tejano Music Performance"

MTV Video Music Awards

• 1988 : Prince (feat. Sheena Easton) - U Got the Look Best Male Video , Best Stage Performance in a Video

Web links

Commons : Sheena Easton  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Official website (English)
• Sheena Easton Biography on Sheenaeaston.com ( Memento June 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
• Sheena Easton at Allmusic (English)
• Sheena Easton at Discogs (English)
• Sheena Easton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• English language site with lots of information
• Discography at 45cat.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.42ndstreetmusical.co.uk/cast/
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US1 US2 U Got the Look The Arms of Orion
3. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7
4. ↑ ^{a b} Gold / Platinum databases: UK US