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|album name = Icon | |album name = Icon | ||
|album image = [[File:SheilaeIcon-artwork.png|200px]] | |album image = [[File:SheilaeIcon-artwork.png|200px]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 4|4 November 2013]] (France)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 8|8 November 2013]] (Europe) | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 4|4 November 2013]] (France)<br> |
+ | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 8|8 November 2013]] (Europe) | ||
|length = | |length = | ||
|label = [http://moosicus.com/ Moosicus GmbH], Stilettoflats Records | |label = [http://moosicus.com/ Moosicus GmbH], Stilettoflats Records | ||
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|previous album = Album: The Electric Lady | |previous album = Album: The Electric Lady | ||
|previous album link = [[Album: The Electric Lady|The Electric Lady]] | |previous album link = [[Album: The Electric Lady|The Electric Lady]] | ||
− | |next year = | + | |next year = 2013 |
− | |next image = | + | |next image = File:Purplesnow album.jpg |
− | |next album = Album: The | + | |next album = Album: Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound |
− | |next album link = [[Album: The | + | |next album link = [[Album: Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound|Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound]] |
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|introduction = '''Icon''' is the seventh studio album by [[Sheila E.]], her first on [http://moosicus.com/ Moosicus Records], released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 4|4 November 2013]] in France and in the rest of Europe on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 8|8 November 2013]]. The album includes twelve songs written by [[Sheila E.]], and one song co-written by [[Prince]]: [[Leader Of The Band]]. 3 bonus songs are available on the 2 LP vinyl version of the album. | |introduction = '''Icon''' is the seventh studio album by [[Sheila E.]], her first on [http://moosicus.com/ Moosicus Records], released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 4|4 November 2013]] in France and in the rest of Europe on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 8|8 November 2013]]. The album includes twelve songs written by [[Sheila E.]], and one song co-written by [[Prince]]: [[Leader Of The Band]]. 3 bonus songs are available on the 2 LP vinyl version of the album. | ||
− | The album | + | The album doesn’t include any contributions by [[Prince]] other than on [[Leader Of The Band]], which marks [[Prince]]’s first appearance on a [[Sheila E.]] album since 1987’s [[Album: Sheila E.|Sheila E.]]. |
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− | In late March 2014, just four months after the | + | '''Sessions and compiling''' |
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+ | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking is likely to have taken place from 2005 to late 2012 in Oakland and its surroundings. [[Leader Of The Band]] was first intended for an album [[Sheila E.]] was working on with her family ([https://peteescovedo.com/escovedo-family The E Family]). That album, ''Now & Forever'', was released in 2011 but [[Leader Of The Band]] was not included and was kept for [[Sheila E.]]’s solo album. | ||
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+ | '''Promotion''' | ||
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+ | '''Icon''' was preceded in 2010 by a limited edition EP [[Single:_From_E_2_U|From E 2 U]], which featured ''Mona Lisa'', ''Waters of Life'' and [[Leader Of The Band]]. [[Single: Leader Of The Band|Leader Of The Band]] was also available as a promotional single in October 2013, shortly before the album’s release. | ||
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+ | In late March 2014, just four months after the album’s release, it was re-released with an alternate cover and in a different track sequence, with three additional tracks. The re-release was initially a digital-only release, but a CD was subsequently released also. To coincide with the re-release, ''Mona Lisa'' was released as a single, followed by ''Mona Lisa (Mychael Gabriel Remix)''. | ||
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|tracklisting = <small>Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only:</small> | |tracklisting = <small>Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only:</small> | ||
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# <b>Mona Lisa</b> - ''featuring Lucia Parker and Gisa Vatcky'' | # <b>Mona Lisa</b> - ''featuring Lucia Parker and Gisa Vatcky'' | ||
# <b>Lovely Day</b> | # <b>Lovely Day</b> | ||
− | # <b> | + | # <b>I’ll Give You That</b> |
# <b>RockStar</b> - ''featuring Bobby G.'' | # <b>RockStar</b> - ''featuring Bobby G.'' | ||
# <b>Samba (Interlude)</b> | # <b>Samba (Interlude)</b> | ||
# <b>Nasty Thang</b> - ''featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte MC Lyte]'' | # <b>Nasty Thang</b> - ''featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte MC Lyte]'' | ||
− | # <b>[[Leader Of The Band]]</b> (4:35) | + | # <b>[[Leader Of The Band]]</b> (4:35) - ''featuring [[Prince]] and The E Family'' <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>Turn It Around (Interlude)</b> | # <b>Turn It Around (Interlude)</b> | ||
# <b>Girl Like Me</b> - ''featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ledisi Ledisi]'' | # <b>Girl Like Me</b> - ''featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ledisi Ledisi]'' | ||
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# <b>Fiesta</b> - ''featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.Slade B.Slade]'' | # <b>Fiesta</b> - ''featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.Slade B.Slade]'' | ||
# <b>Lovely Day</b> | # <b>Lovely Day</b> | ||
− | # <b> | + | # <b>I’ll Give You That</b> |
# <b>Who I Am Now</b> | # <b>Who I Am Now</b> | ||
− | # <b>[[Leader Of The Band]]</b> (4:35) | + | # <b>[[Leader Of The Band]]</b> (4:35) - ''featuring [[Prince]] and The E Family'' <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>RockStar</b> - ''featuring Bobby G.'' | # <b>RockStar</b> - ''featuring Bobby G.'' | ||
# <b>Nasty Thang</b> - ''featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte MC Lyte]'' | # <b>Nasty Thang</b> - ''featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte MC Lyte]'' | ||
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# <b>Mona Lisa</b> - ''featuring Lucia Parker and Gisa Vatcky'' | # <b>Mona Lisa</b> - ''featuring Lucia Parker and Gisa Vatcky'' | ||
# <b>Lovely Day</b> | # <b>Lovely Day</b> | ||
− | # <b> | + | # <b>I’ll Give You That</b> |
Side B: | Side B: | ||
# <b>RockStar</b> - ''featuring Bobby G.'' | # <b>RockStar</b> - ''featuring Bobby G.'' | ||
# <b>Samba (Interlude)</b> | # <b>Samba (Interlude)</b> | ||
# <b>Nasty Thang</b> - ''featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte MC Lyte]'' | # <b>Nasty Thang</b> - ''featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte MC Lyte]'' | ||
− | # <b>[[Leader Of The Band]]</b> (4:35) | + | # <b>[[Leader Of The Band]]</b> (4:35) - ''featuring [[Prince]] and The E Family'' <sup>1</sup> |
# <b>Turn It Around (Interlude)</b> | # <b>Turn It Around (Interlude)</b> | ||
Side C: | Side C: | ||
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|musicians = [[Sheila E.]] - lead and background vocals, drums, timbales, bongos, percussion | |musicians = [[Sheila E.]] - lead and background vocals, drums, timbales, bongos, percussion | ||
*[[Prince]] - background vocals, keyboards | *[[Prince]] - background vocals, keyboards | ||
− | * Cat Gray - background vocals, keyboards, bass, congas, percussion | + | *Cat Gray - background vocals, keyboards, bass, congas, percussion, mixing |
− | * Lynn Mabry - background vocals | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Mabry Lynn Mabry] - background vocals |
− | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Escovedo Pete Escovedo] - vocal intro, percussion |
− | *Juan Escovedo - percussion | + | *[[Juan Escovedo]] - percussion |
− | *[ | + | *[[Peter Michael Escovedo]] - percussion |
+ | *[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone | ||
+ | *Joel Behrman - trumpet | ||
|production = [[Sheila E.]] - production, arrangements | |production = [[Sheila E.]] - production, arrangements | ||
* Cat Gray - mixing, arrangements | * Cat Gray - mixing, arrangements | ||
|thanks = ''To my wonderful special guests: Ledesi, MC Lyte, Moms Escovedo, The E. Family: Pops, Juan, Peter Michael, [[Prince]], Cat Gray, Lynn Mabry, J.A.i "Tha Profit", Bobby G., Gisa Vatcky, Lucia Parker" | |thanks = ''To my wonderful special guests: Ledesi, MC Lyte, Moms Escovedo, The E. Family: Pops, Juan, Peter Michael, [[Prince]], Cat Gray, Lynn Mabry, J.A.i "Tha Profit", Bobby G., Gisa Vatcky, Lucia Parker" | ||
<!-------SINGLES -------> | <!-------SINGLES -------> | ||
− | |singles = | + | |singles = <small>Of the singles released from this album, only the one with a [[Prince]] contribution is listed below:</small> |
{{AlbumSingles| | {{AlbumSingles| | ||
|singles = | |singles = | ||
{{AlbumSinglesLine| | {{AlbumSinglesLine| | ||
− | |Single = [[Single:_Leader Of The Band|Leader Of The Band]] (promo only) | + | |Single = [[Single:_Leader Of The Band|Leader Of The Band]] <small>(promo only)</small> |
|B-side = None | |B-side = None | ||
|Image = Leaderoftheband single.jpg | |Image = Leaderoftheband single.jpg | ||
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}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
|item1 = [[Single:_From_E_2_U|From E 2 U]]<br>(EP) | |item1 = [[Single:_From_E_2_U|From E 2 U]]<br>(EP) | ||
|image1 = [[File:Frome2u single.jpg|60px|link=Single:_From_E_2_U]] | |image1 = [[File:Frome2u single.jpg|60px|link=Single:_From_E_2_U]] | ||
− | |item2 =[[Single:_Leader Of The Band|Leader Of The Band]]<br>( | + | |item2 =[[Single:_Leader Of The Band|Leader Of The Band]]<br>(Promo single) |
|image2 = [[File:Leaderoftheband single.jpg|60px|link=Single:_Leader Of The Band]] | |image2 = [[File:Leaderoftheband single.jpg|60px|link=Single:_Leader Of The Band]] | ||
}} | }} |
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