Sheena Easton Born Sheena Shirley Orr 27 April 1959 Is A Two-Time Grammy Award Winning Pop Singer And Actress Originally From Bellshill Scotland. Sheena Became Famous For Being The Subject Of The UK TV Programme "The Big Time" A Late 70s Reality TV Series Which Recorded Her Attempts To Gain A Record Contract. She Suceeded Spectacularly By Having Two Singles In The U.K. Top 10 At The Same Time In 1980. She Eventually Signed With EMI Records.
Easton Rose To Fame In The Early 1980s With The Pop Hits "9 To 5" Known As "Morning Train" In The United States "For Your Eyes Only" "Strut" "Sugar Walls" "U Got The Look" With Prince And "The Lover In Me". She Went On To Become Successful In The United States And Japan Working With Prominent Vocalists And Producers Such As Prince Christopher Neil Kenny Rogers David Foster Luis Miguel L.A. Reid And Babyface Patrice Rushen And Nile Rodgers.
In The United States Easton Is A Two-Time Grammy Award Winner With 4 Additional Grammy Nominations An Oscar Nomination Sold 7 Gold Albums And 1 Platinum And Has Sold Over 4 Million Albums In The US Alone And Over 20 Million Records Worldwide. She Has Recorded 16 Studio Albums Released 45 Singles And Has 15 Top 40 Hits On The US Billboard Hot 100 And 25 Top 40 Hits In Territories Around The World . Sheena Easton Is The Only Artist In The History Of The US Billboard Charts To Have Top 5 Hit On Each Of The Billboards Key Charts Consecutively Adult Contemporary Dance Pop Country And R&B. In The UK Easton Has 3 Top 40 Albums And 8 Top 40 Singles To Date. Easton's 1980 Debut Singles "Modern Girl" And " 9 To 5 " Entered Into The UK Top Ten Making Her The First UK Female Artist To Appear Twice In The Same Top Ten.
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In The Entire James Bond Series Sheena Is The Only Artist Seen Performing A Song In The Title Sequence In "For Your Eyes Only".
She Guest Starred On "Miami Vice" In 1987 Portraying Caitlin Davies Sonny Crockett's Wife personal Addition.
Sheena Was Given A Special Award From "Billboard" Magazine As Being The First Artist To Crack The Top 5 On Five Key Singles Charts Hot 100 Adult Contemporary R&B Dance And Country. personal Addition. . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Morning Train (Nine to Five)
"9 To 5" Or "Morning Train" Is A Popular Song Written By British Songwriter Florrie Palmer And Recorded By Sheena Easton In 1980 Becoming Her Biggest Hit. It Peaked At Number Three In The United Kingdom In August 1980 And Was Certified Gold. In February 1981 It Was Released In The United States And Canada Under The Title "Morning Train Nine To Five " To Avoid Confusion With Dolly Parton's Recent Hit "9 To 5". It Reached Number One In Both Countries Becoming Easton's Only Chart-Topper In Those Nations. Early In 1981 EMI Records Decided To Launch Easton In The US And Released "9 To 5" As Her Debut Single. The Title Of The Song Was Changed To "Morning Train Nine To Five " To Avoid Confusion With The Dolly Parton Song Of The Same Name Which Charted Nearly Simultaneously With Easton's Record. Easton's Song Went To #1 On Both The U.S. Pop And Adult Contemporary Charts It Remained At The Top For Two Weeks On Billboard's Pop Chart. On Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts It Came In As The Twelfth-Biggest Pop And Thirteenth-Biggest AC Hit Of The Year 1981. It Also Topped The RPM Magazine Pop And AC Charts In Canada Reigning Over The Former For Two Weeks In May 1981 While Also Reaching The Summit In New Zealand Before Being Replaced By Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart". The Song Is About A Woman Who Waits At Home All Day For Her Man To Come Home From Work.