Sheila E. (album)

Sheila E
Studio album by Sheila E.
Released	July 1987
Recorded	1986-1987 Sunset Sound, Paisley Park Studios, Capitol Studios, Fantasy Studios, Cheshire Sound
Genre	Funk, pop, R&B
Length	39:35
Label	Paisley Park, Warner Bros. 25498
Producer	Sheila E. and David Z
Sheila E. chronology
Romance 1600 (1985) Sheila E (1987) Sex Cymbal (1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B+)[2]

Sheila E. is the third solo album by Sheila E., released on Paisley Park Records in July 1987.

Two singles were released from the album in the U.S., "Hold Me" and "Koo Koo". "Love on a Blue Train" was the first single released in Japan. The album is notable for its Latin influence and prominent presence in this hybrid of jazz, rock, funk and salsa. The video for "Koo Koo" shows Sheila dancing with Cat Glover.

The album has the earliest recorded appearance of members from the group Tony! Toni! Toné!, who Sheila E. attempted to bring to Paisley Park. Almost a decade later, in 1996, she appeared on their final album, House of Music.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Prince and Sheila E., except where noted. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"One Day (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)"	4:47
2.	"Wednesday Like a River" (Sheila E., Constance Guzman and Levi Seacer, Jr.)	3:25
3.	"Hold Me" (Sheila E., Constance Guzman and Eddie Mininfield)	5:04
4.	"Faded Photographs" (Sheila E., Constance Guzman, Samuel Domingo and Boni Boyer)	4:11
5.	"Koo Koo"	3:24

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Pride and the Passion"	4:05
7.	"Boy's Club"	3:56
8.	"Soul Salsa" (Sheila E., Norbert Stachel and Levi Seacer, Jr.)	3:08
9.	"Hon E Man" (Sheila E., Constance Guzman and Levi Seacer, Jr.)	3:22
10.	"Love on a Blue Train"	5:33

Personnel

• Sheila E. – bass guitar, congas
• Levi Seacer, Jr. – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, background vocals
• Juan Escovedo – percussion
• Boni Boyer – keyboards, background vocals
• Timothy Riley – drums
• Norbert Satchel – saxophone, flute
• Carl Wheeler – keyboards, background vocals
• Rafael Wiggins, Jr. – bass guitar, background vocals
• Peter Michael Escovedo – percussion
• Eric Leeds – saxophone
• Matt Blistan (aka Atlanta Bliss) – trumpet
• Eddie Minnifield – background vocals
• Carlos Rios – guitar
• Howard Kenney – background vocals
• Steph Birnbaum – guitar
• Coke Johnson, David Leonard, Peggy McCreary Leonard – recording engineers
• Jeff DeMorris, Mike Kloster, Steve Himmelfarb, Leslie Ann Jones, Chuck Webb, Thom Kidd, Tom Wright – second engineers
• Mary Ann Dibs – art direction and design
• Jeff Katz – photography
• Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering

Chart positions

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	56
U.S. Billboard R&B Albums	24

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Robert Christgau review