| Sister Fate | |
| Cover: | sister fate.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sheila E. |
| Album: | Romance 1600 |
| B-Side: | Save the People |
| Released: | July 1985[1] |
| Genre: | R&B, funk |
| Length: | 3:50 (album version) 3:39 (single version) 5:45 (extended 12" version) |
| Label: | Paisley Park, Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | Prince, Sheila E. |
| Prev Title: | The Belle of St. Mark |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | A Love Bizarre |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
"Sister Fate" is a song by Sheila E. from the album Romance 1600. It was released as the first single from the album in 1985. The album version of the song features an organ and percussion intro and has a running time of 3:50; the single version omits the intro and has a running time of 3:39.
The video introduced a new image for Sheila E., dressed in a brocaded "cloud jacket" that harkened back to Prince's "cloud suit" from his contemporaneously (1985) released video "Raspberry Beret". At the timestamp of 3:06 within the video, an image of Prince from "Raspberry Beret" is superimposed for one second over a newspaper graphic with the headline "WHO IS SHEILA E.'S MYSTERY LOVE?"
The song stalled on the charts; it went no higher than number 36 on the R&B charts, and did not chart on the Hot 100. It peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Because of the underperformance of "Sister Fate", the second single, "A Love Bizarre" (which featured Prince) was rush-released.
US 7"
US 12"
Credits from Duane Tudahl and Benoît Clerc[2] [3]
| Peak position | ||
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 81 | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 8 | |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[5] | 36 | |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[6] | 26 |