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Sheila E.
real name Sheila Cecilia Escovedo
Oakland, United States · b. 1957-12-12
Sheila E. is credited on 261 albums across 1,282 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
261
Albums
1,282
Pressings
5
Decades active
1,184
In collections
Biography
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American singer, songwriter, actress, percussionist, and drummer. Born: 12 December 1957 in Oakland, California, USA. Daughter of Pete Escovedo, sister of Juan Escovedo and Peter Michael Escovedo, niece of Thomas Escovedo aka Coke Escovedo, Alejandro Escovedo, Mario Escovedo and Javier Escovedo (all brothers of her father).
Please only use this artist name if credited as such on the release. If credited as Sheila Escovedo (or variation of) then use: Sheila Escovedo.
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Credited work
261 albums · 1,282 pressings · active 1984–2026
- Performance · 2,563
- Other credits · 355
- Production · 249
- Engineering · 15
Studios: Paisley Park Studios · Sunset Sound · Capitol Studios · Mobile Audio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Purple Rain
1984

Sign "O" The Times
1987

Around The World In A Day
1985

Parade
1986

Renaissance
2022

Dancing On The Ceiling
1986

Lovesexy
1988

We Are The World
1985

The Hits 2
1993

The Hits 1
1993

Originals
2019

Let's Go Crazy
1984

Welcome 2 America
2021

Graffiti Bridge
1990

We Are The World
1985

...Hits
1998

The Black Album
1987

In The Glamorous Life
1984

#1's
1998

Musicology
2004

The Hits / The B-Sides
1993

Live
1985

Back On The Block
1989

Pop Life
1985
Frequent collaborators
- Prince
- Various
- Prince And The Revolution
- Pete Escovedo
- Namie Amuro
- Gloria Estefan
- Celine Dion
- Mavis Staples
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