Sheila E. (album)

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.

Personnel

 * Sheila E. – vocals, percussion
 * Levi Seacer, Jr. – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, background vocals
 * Juan Escovedo – percussion
 * Boni Boyer – keyboards, background vocals
 * Timothy Riley – drums
 * Norbert Stachel – soprano, alto, tenor, & baritone saxophones, flute, clarinet
 * 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