King of the World (album)

Infobox Album
Name = King of the World
Type = Album
Artist = Sheila and B. Devotion


Background = Orange
Released = 1980
Recorded = 1980
Genre = Disco / Funk / R&B / Jazz / Samba
Length = 34:31
Label = Mirage Records /
Carrere Records
Producer = Nile Rodgers,
Bernard Edwards
Reviews = |
Last album = "Sheila and B. Devotion"
(1979)
This album = "King of the World"
(1980)
Next album = "Little Darlin"'
(1981)

"King of the World" is a 1980 album by French singer Sheila, released under the name "Sheila and B. Devotion". The album which was both written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers of American R&B band Chic includes the hit single "Spacer" which reached #18 on the UK charts in late 1979 and was a Top 10 hit in most of Europe, selling 5 million copies worldwide, and was twenty years later to be sampled by Swedish band Alcazar for their 2000 hit "Crying At The Discotheque" (#13 UK).

"King of the World" was one of four albums to be written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers in 1980, the other three being Sister Sledge's "Love Somebody Today", Chic's fourth studio album "Real People" and Diana Ross' multiplatinum selling "diana".

"King of the World" has been re-released on compact disc by both East-West Music and Rhino Records. A 2006 deluxe edition issued by Warner Music France includes bonus tracks which are remixes dating from 1992.

A 18 CD box-set of all Sheila's recordings was released in 2006 and a new remix of "Spacer" was included. The "Freak Out - Respect to CHIC" remix is nearly 13" long using the 1980 instrumental and vocal tracks.
Sheila re-recorded "Spacer" only once in 1998 and six remixes were released.

The original CHIC american tapes have been recently digitally remastered and will be released on CD in October 2008 by Warner Music France. It should also include out-takes from the recording sessions, 2 versions of "Spacer", one with alternate vocal and one with a "rough mix". An interview of Sheila and Nile Rodgers is also expected in this deluxe edition.

Track listing

"All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers."
Side A:
#"Spacer" - 6:15 audio|Sheila and B. Devotion - Spacer.ogg|Listen
#"Mayday" - 3:44
#"Charge Plates And Credit Cards" - 4:26
#"Misery" - 3:02 Side B:

#"King Of The World" - 4:37
#"Cover Girls" - 3:17
#"Your Love Is Good" - 4:38 audio|Sheila and B. Devotion - Your Love Is Good.ogg|Listen
#"Don't Go" - 4:32 audio|Sheila and B. Devotion - Don't Go.ogg|Listen

Bonus tracks French deluxe edition:
#"Your Love Is Good" (Original US 12" Promo) - 4:50
#"Spacer" (Lost In Space Mix) - 6:45
#"Spacer" (Lost In Space Dub Mix) - 6:09
#"Spacer" (Down To Earth Mix) - 7:29
#"Spacer" (Remix Radio Edit) - 4:07
#"Spacer" (DMC Remix) - 7:49

Personnel

* Sheila - lead vocals
* Alfa Anderson - backing vocals
* Fonzi Thornton - backing vocals
* Luci Martin - backing vocals
* Michelle Cobbs - backing vocals
* Bernard Edwards - bass guitar
* Tony Thompson - drums
* Nile Rodgers - guitar
* Andy Schwartz - keyboards, Fender Rhodes
* Raymond Jones - keyboards, Fender Rhodes
* Sammy Figueroa - percussion
* Cheryl Hong (The Chic Strings) - strings
* Karen Milne (The Chic Strings) - strings
* Marianne Carroll (The Chic Strings) - strings
* Gene Orloff - concert master

Production

* All songs produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards for the CHIC Organization Ltd.
* Bob Clearmountain - sound engineer
* Bill Scheniman - engineer
* Larry Alexander - engineer
* Joe Gastwirt - mastering
* Recorded & mixed at Power Station Studio, New York