1984 Sheena Easton – Strut (US:#7)
“Strut” is a song recorded by Sheena Easton for her album A Private Heaven (1984). It was released by EMI America in August 1984 as the album’s lead single and peaked that November at #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (its Cash Box peak was #4). “Strut” was composed by singer/songwriter Charlie Dore (who had had a moderate solo hit of her own in the U.S. with “Pilot of the Airwaves” several years prior) and her longtime songwriting partner, Julian Littman.
Easton had been sent the demo for the song by Christopher Neil who had been Easton’s first producer. Like its parent album overall, the “Strut” single and accompanying video signaled Easton’s shift towards a more sexually suggestive image.
The song appears to be about the singer being upset with a man for wanting her to be like a previous lover, and about the sexism of men in general for wanting or expecting women to behave in a certain fashion (“Strut, pout/Put it out/That’s what you want from women”).
“Strut” was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the 27th Grammy Awards.
In the UK – where “Strut” was released in November 1984 – the track became the first US Top 40 single by Easton to completely miss the Top 100 of the UK charts.
“Strut” was one of two songs performed by Easton at the opening ceremonies of Expo 86 in Vancouver 2 May 1986 (her second song was “For Your Eyes Only”).
Album
A Private Heaven, released in 1984, was the seventh album release by Scottish singer Sheena Easton. Released by EMI America, the album featured two US Top 10 hit singles: the sassy lead single “Strut” and the controversial “Sugar Walls.” A third single, “Swear”, reached #80. The album itself reached US #15 and sold over one […]
Musicians
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Produced By
Greg Mathieson
Songwriters
Charlie Dore
Julian Littman
Charts
US:#7
UK:# –