okay okay i know that"girlsongs" is a dead giveaway that Prince had his hand in wrting something...but the "sheila e" LP, the one that has KooKoo and Hold Me, is a very good album (i just bought it again on vinyl for $1 in mint condition), and it doesn't sound very dated at all...is Prince also "pretty man music"? there's a cut on here attributed to that writer, and not taking anything from sheila as a song writer, but this sounds like a straight up Prince jam that sounds a lot like a bunch of other Prince cuts

"Wednesday Like A River" was always my favorite from that album. Oh, and to answer your question, I don't know.

One Day (I’m Gonna Make You Mine)
Koo Koo
Pride And The Passion
Boy’s Club
Love On A Blue Train


Prince also wrote a song called "Hold Me" but it's different than the one on this album.

8up said:

always been my favorite as well with "Hold Me" as a close second

And I love Faded Photographs.

Tony Toni Tone also played on this album.

The 12" single of Koo Koo is hot too, with the full verion of Paradise Garden.

1. One Day (I'm Gonna Make You Mine) - Prince / Sheila E.
2. Wednesday Like A River - Sheila E. / Constance Guzman / Levi Seacer Jr.
3. Hold Me - Sheila E. / Constance Guzman / Eddie M.
4. Faded Photographs - Sheila E. / Constance Guzman / Samuel Domingo / Boni Boyer
5. Koo Koo - Prince / Sheila E.
6. Pride And The Passion - Prince / Sheila E.
7. Boys's Club - Prince / Sheila E.
8. Soul Salsa - Sheila E. / Levi Seacer Jr. / Norbert Stachel
9. Hon E Man - Sheila E. / Constance Guzman / Levi Seacer Jr.
10. Love On A Blue Train - Prince / Sheila E.

Such a great record.

The non-Prince stuff on the LP really shines for me. I enjoy the Prince material, because it's all good stuff, but there's no escaping Prince was low on ideas for this album, all the songs are in a similar upbeat funk-pop vein, and Pride & The Passion and Boy's Club border dangerously on filler (remember I love the whole LP, so please no whiners at that remark).

The trio of Wednesday Like A River / Hold Me / Faded Photographs is sublime - 3 shoulda-been-singles right there in a row ( Hold Me was ) - Brilliant track order


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The liner notes are the first occasion that I remember seeing "I" written as "Eye".

8up said:

Same here,I really love the whole album,been
searching 4 it on CD 4 years but I don't think it is available on CD??

NouveauDance said:

So true. A classic segment. Its just a shame "The World is High" didn't get on there! That was ahead of its time!

Paisley4u said:

Yes, it's available on CD, but it's not in print, or as easy to get as the first two albums.

Try eBay or other 2nd hand websites, you should be able to find one for a decent enough price, I think mine cost about £30 ($55), that was a good few years back, but I've seen 'em go for cheaper.

I got mine on CD years ago, but only 2 or 3 years ago my friend got one on Ebay for $20. I see them a lot.

I wonder how much of the "prince/sheila" songs Sheila actually wrote, and what their process was.

Lol, I saw it in my Local recordshop for 8.95 euro, I passed on it. reading this I might have 2 pick it up.

musicman said:

this is my favorite song on the album They missed a golden opportunity to release it as a single.In 1987,this would have been a massive pop hit.

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musicman said:

I agree.

How many times have we all said that about stuff released on Paisley Park.