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<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
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The tracks containing [[Prince]] input were recorded between December 1985 and September 1986. [[Love On A Blue Train]] was recorded in November 1985, [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, with [[Boy’s Club]] following in March 1986, and [[Pride And The Passion]] following in May. [[One Day (I’m Gonna Make You Mine)]] and [[Koo Koo]] were recorded in September 1986, at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, Minnesota.
The tracks containing [[Prince]] input were recorded between December 1985 and September 1986. [[Love On A Blue Train]] was recorded in December 1985, [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, with [[Boy’s Club]] following in March 1986, and [[Pride And The Passion]] following in May. [[One Day (I’m Gonna Make You Mine)]] and [[Koo Koo]] were recorded in September 1986, at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, Minnesota.


[[Prince]] also offered the song [[Love And Sex-1|Love And Sex]] for the album, but it was not included on the final release.
[[Prince]] also offered the song [[Love And Sex-1|Love And Sex]] for the album, but it was not included on the final release.
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|album promotion        = [[Sheila E.]] performed as the drummer on [[Prince]]’s [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] soon after the album’s release.
|album promotion        = [[Sheila E.]] performed as the drummer on [[Prince]]’s [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] soon after the album’s release.
|trivia                = When the single ''Hold Me'' (written by Constance Guzman, [[Eddie Mininfield]] and [[Sheila E.]] and produced by [[Sheila E.]] and [[David Z.]]) reached its peak position on the Billboard Black Chart on 28 March 1987, two other singles released by [[Paisley Park Records]] were on the top ten of that same chart : [[Single: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] by [[Prince]] (number 9) and [[Single: 6|6]] by [[Madhouse]] (number 5). Three others songs written and produced by former [[Prince]] associates were also highly charted at the same time: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_Watley Jody Watley]’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_for_a_New_Love Looking For A New Love] ([[Andre Cymone]] co-wrote the track with Jody Watley and produced it with [[David Z.]]) topped the Billboard Black Chart, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let’s_Wait_Awhile Let’s Wait Awhile] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Jackson Janet Jackson] and ''Keep Your Eye On Me'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Alpert Herb Alpert], both co-written and produced by former [[The Time]] members [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis]] were at the 7th and 8th spot respectively.
|trivia                = When the single ''Hold Me'' (written by Constance Guzman, [[Eddie Mininfield]] and [[Sheila E.]] and produced by [[Sheila E.]] and [[David Z.]]) reached its peak position on the Billboard Black Chart on 28 March 1987, two other singles released by [[Paisley Park Records]] were on the top ten of that same chart : [[Single: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] by [[Prince]] (number 9) and [[Single: 6|6]] by [[Madhouse]] (number 5). Three others songs written and produced by former [[Prince]] associates were also highly charted at the same time: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_Watley Jody Watley]’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_for_a_New_Love Looking For A New Love] ([[Andre Cymone]] co-wrote the track with Jody Watley and produced it with [[David Z.]]) topped the Billboard Black Chart, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let’s_Wait_Awhile Let’s Wait Awhile] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Jackson Janet Jackson] and ''Keep Your Eye On Me'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Alpert Herb Alpert], both co-written and produced by former [[The Time]] members [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis]] were at the 7th and 8th spot respectively.
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|references            =''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
|references            =''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  

Latest revision as of 13:11, 1 March 2025

1987: 8 ◄ All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums ► 1987: Telepathy
Sheila E
Sheila E. (Front Cover)

Album details

Released: 24 February 1987
Length: 40:55
Label(s): Paisley Park Records / Warner Bros.
Studio(s): Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard 200 21 Mar. 1987 56 12
USA: Billboard Top Black Albums 28 Mar. 1987 24 12
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
The Netherlands: Album Top 100 21 Mar. 1987 68 1
Sweden: Albums chart 11 Mar. 1987 24 2
Switzerland: Schweizer Hitparade 22 Mar. 1987 20 2
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

Of the 3 singles released, only the ones with a Prince contribution are listed below.

Love On A Blue Train (Japan only)
b/w Bedtime Story
Koo Koo
b/w Paradise Gardens

See also

Romance 1600
(Album) 		Sheila E. planned fourth album
(Unreleased album)
Sheila E is the third album by Sheila E., and her last until 2013’s Icon to feature Prince input.

Five of the ten tracks were co-written by Prince (although credited only to Sheila E.), and feature his input musically. The album was released worldwide in February 1987.


Sessions and compiling

The tracks containing Prince input were recorded between December 1985 and September 1986. Love On A Blue Train was recorded in December 1985, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California, with Boy’s Club following in March 1986, and Pride And The Passion following in May. One Day (I’m Gonna Make You Mine) and Koo Koo were recorded in September 1986, at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Prince also offered the song Love And Sex for the album, but it was not included on the final release.


Promotion

The album produced three singles: Love On A Blue Train, Hold Me and Koo Koo.

Love On A Blue Train was released in Japan only in 1986, initially to tie-in to an EP release, The Glamorous Club EP. The first worldwide single release was Hold Me (which preceded the album). This song was previously available as the B-side of the Japanese release of the Holly Rock single in 1986 under a different title (Touch Me, which was also used when the song was released as the A-side in some countries). Hold Me, which was backed with the non-album track The World Is High with no input by Prince reached number 3 on the Billboard Black Chart, number 22 in the Billboard Hot dance/Disco - Club Play chart, and number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The third and last single, Koo Koo (backed with the non-album track Paradise Gardens with no input by Prince) reached number 35 in the US Billboard Black Chart, but failed to enter the Billboard Pop Chart.

Sheila E. did not tour to promote the album, instead playing drums on Prince’s Sign O’ The Times Tour, which began shortly after the album’s release, and, other than a video for Koo Koo, she did not promote the album much.

Perhaps as a result, the album reached only number 56 on the US Billboard Top Pop Album Chart, and number 24 on the Billboard Top Black Albums Chart.



Track listing
CD LP/MC

The compact disc version was released at same time as the LP.
Details given for Prince-related tracks only:

  1. One Day (I’m Gonna Make You Mine) (4:47) 1
  2. Wednesday Like A River
  3. Hold Me
  4. Faded Photographs
  5. Koo Koo (3:24) 1
  6. Pride And The Passion (4:05) 1
  7. Boy’s Club (3:56) 1
  8. Soul Salsa
  9. Hon E Man
  10. Love On A Blue Train (5:33) 1

The vinyl long play format was released at same time as the CD.

  • Side 1:
  1. One Day (I’m Gonna Make You Mine) (4:47)1
  2. Wednesday Like A River
  3. Hold Me
  4. Faded Photographs
  5. Koo Koo (3:24) 1
  • Side 2:
  1. Pride And The Passion (4:05) 1
  2. Boy’s Club (3:56) 1
  3. Soul Salsa
  4. Hon E Man
  5. Love On A Blue Train (5:33) 1


1 Written by Prince and Sheila E.



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks
  • none.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
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Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
References
1987
8 		All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1987
Telepathy
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