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− | |references =[[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & JooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown: 2004) ISBN 91-631-5482-X | + | |references =[[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004) |
| * [http://www.discogs.com/Sheila-E-Sheila-E/master/22658 Discogs] | | * [http://www.discogs.com/Sheila-E-Sheila-E/master/22658 Discogs] |
| * <b>Charts</b>: [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Sheila+E.&titel=Sheila+E.&cat=a Hitparade.ch], [http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Sheila+E.&titel=Sheila+E.&cat=a DutchCharts.nl], [http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sheila+E.&titel=Sheila+E.&cat=a SwedishCharts.se] | | * <b>Charts</b>: [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Sheila+E.&titel=Sheila+E.&cat=a Hitparade.ch], [http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Sheila+E.&titel=Sheila+E.&cat=a DutchCharts.nl], [http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sheila+E.&titel=Sheila+E.&cat=a SwedishCharts.se] |
| |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category: Paisley Park Records releases]] | | |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category: Paisley Park Records releases]] |
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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.
Recording process
The tracks containing Prince input were recorded between December 1985 and September 1986. Love On A Blue Train was recorded in November 1985, at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA, 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, MN, USA.
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 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), followed by Koo Koo.
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.
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- Sheila E. - all lead vocals, percussion
- Prince - all instruments, except where noted (uncredited)
- Eric Leeds - saxophone on One Day (I'm Gonna Make You Mine), Pride And The Passion and Love On A Blue Train
- Atlanta Bliss - trumpet on One Day (I'm Gonna Make You Mine), Pride And The Passion and Love On A Blue Train
- Juan Escovedo - percussion on One Day (I'm Gonna Make You Mine); percussion on Love On A Blue Train (credited, but involvement is unlikely)
- Peter Michael Escovedo - percussion and vocals on Boy's Club
- Norbert Stachel - saxophone on Koo Koo (credited, but involvement is unlikely), Pride And The Passion and Love On A Blue Train
- Levi Seacer, Jr. - bass guitar, organ, guitar, vocals (credited, but involvement is likely limited to backing vocals)
- Raphael Wiggins - bass guitar and vocals on Koo Koo and Love On A Blue Train (credited, but involvement is likely limited to backing vocals)
- Boni Boyer - keyboards and vocals on One Day (I'm Gonna Make You Mine), Koo Koo and Love On A Blue Train (credited, but involvement is likely limited to backing vocals)
- Carl Wheeler - keyboards and vocals on Koo Koo and Love On A Blue Train (credited, but involvement is likely limited to backing vocals)
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