American singer-songwriter Sheila E. has released ten studio albums, two collaborative albums, one live albums, one live video album, one extended play, and twenty-six singles.
In 1977, Escovedo and her father Pete Escovedo released an album called Solo Two, credited to Pete and Sheila Escovedo. Their follow-up album Happy Together was released in 1978 on Fantasy Records. In 1984, Sheila released her first solo studio album The Glamorous Life on Warner Bros. Records. The album became certified gold by RIAA. Her follow-up album also earned a gold certification by the RIAA. She released two more albums on Warner Bros. Records: Sheila E. (1987) and Sex Cymbal (1991). She released two jazz albums Writes of Passage (2000) and Heaven (2001) on Concord Records.
In 2013, she released her seventh album Icon on her own independent record label Stilettoflats Music. She also released three more albums: Iconic: Message 2 America (2017), Hella Fonk E (2022), and Bailar (2024) on Stilettoflats Music.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSUSR&BAUSThe Glamorous Life Released: June 4, 1984 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 28 7 68 RIAA: GoldRomance 1600 Released: August 26, 1985 Label: Paisley Park, Warner Bros. Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 50 12 — RIAA: GoldSheila E. Released: February 24, 1987 Label: Paisley Park, Warner Bros. Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 56 24 88Sex Cymbal Released: April 10, 1991 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 146 56 117Writes of Passage Released: October 10, 2000 Label: Concord Format: CD, digital download — — —Heaven Released: August 28, 2001 Label: Concord Format: CD, digital download — — —Icon Released: November 8, 2013 Label: Stiletto Flats, Moosicus Format: CD, digital download — — —Iconic: Message 4 America Released: August 17, 2017 Label: Stiletto Flats Format: CD, digital download, streaming — — —Hella Fonk E Released: 2022 Label: Stiletto Flats Format: CD, digital download, vinyl, streaming — — —Bailar Released: April 5, 2024 Label: Stiletto Flats Format: CD, digital download, streaming — — —
Collaborative albums Title Album detailsSolo Two Released: 1977 With Pete Escovedo Label: Fantasy Formats: LPHappy Together Released: 1978 With Pete Escovedo Label: Fantasy Formats: LP
Live albums Title Album detailsLive Romance 1600 Released: June 16, 1986 Label: Warner Reprise Video Formats: VHS, LaserDiscHouse of Blues Released: 1998 Label: n/a Formats: CD
Singles + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US USR&B US Dance AUS AUT IRE NLD NZ SWI UK "The Glamorous Life"1984 7 9 1 11 — — 3 — — 96 The Glamorous Life "The Belle of St. Mark" 34 68 — 16 — 15 8 5 — 18 "Noon Rendezvous"1985 — — — — — — — — — — "Sister Fate" 102 36 81 — — — — — — — Romance 1600 "Bedtime Story" — — — — — — — — — — "A Love Bizarre" 11 2 1 — 14 — 9 — 16 76 "Holly Rock"1986 — — — — — — 8 — — — Krush Groove (soundtrack) "Love On a Blue Train" — — — — — — — — — — Sheila E. "Hold Me"1987 68 3 — — — — 54 — — — "Koo Koo" — 35 — — — — — — — — "Sex Cymbal"1991 — 32 — 88 — — — — — — Sex Cymbal "Droppin' Like Flies" — 77 23 113 — — — — — — "Cry Baby"1992 — — — — — — — — — — "Glorious Train"2009 — — — — — — — — — — "Mona Lisa"(featuring Lucia Parker and Gisa Vatcky)2013 — — — — — — — — — — Icon "Fiesta"(featuring B. Slade)2014 — — — — — — — — — — "Lovely Day" — — — — — — — — — — "Who I Am Now" — — — — — — — — — — "Girl Meets Boy" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — "Funky National Anthem: Message 2 America"2017 — — — — — — — — — — Iconic: Message 4 America "What the World Needs Now"2018 — — — — — — — — — — "Yes We Can"(featuring Angela Davis) — — — — — — — — — — "Everyday People" — — — — — — — — — — "No Line"(featuring Snoop Dogg) 2019 — — — — — — — — — —rowspan="2" "Lemon Cake"2020 — — — — — — — — — — "Bailar"2021 — — — — — — — — — — Bailar "Bemba Colorá"2024 — — — — — — — — — —
Notes a Credited to Sheila E. and the E-Train b Released first in 2022 on compact disc and vinyl. Later released in 2024 to digital music and streaming platforms. c Limited edition release
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