Forever Your Girl
For the song of the same name, see Forever Your Girl (song).
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| Studio album by Paula Abdul | ||||
| Released | June 13, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | October 1987 - April 1988 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, R&B, new jack swing | |||
| Length | 44:35 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Oliver Leiber, Glen Ballard, Elliot Wolff, L.A. Reid & Babyface, Jesse Johnson, Curtis Williams, Troy Williams | |||
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| Allmusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau | C[1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
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Forever Your Girl is the 1988 debut album by American singer Paula Abdul.
History and reception
Released on June 13, 1988, 64 weeks later it hit number one on the Billboard 200 album sales chart, the longest an album has been on the market before hitting number one.[3] The album was eventually certified seven times Platinum in the US and sold 12 million copies worldwide.[4] It also included four number one Billboard Hot 100 singles: "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", and "Opposites Attract",[4] which ties Forever Your Girl for second most #1 songs from a single album, and ties it for the most number ones in a debut album. "The Way That You Love Me" reached #3, and "Knocked Out" reached #41.
The album also reached #4 on the R&B album chart, while "Straight Up," "Opposites Attract," "Knocked Out," and "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" all reached the top 10 of the R&B tracks chart.
After a slow start, the album's third single "Straight Up" helped the album breakout in spring/summer 1989 after its initial summer 1988 release. Forever Your Girl hit number one for the first time on October 7, 1989. After the release of the single "Opposites Attract", the album shot to number one again on February 3, 1990 and stayed there for nine consecutive weeks. At one point, Forever Your Girl reportedly sold 191,000 copies in a single day.[5]
Abdul co-wrote one song on the album, "One or the Other".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Way That You Love Me" | Oliver Leiber | Leiber | 5:22 |
| 2. | "Knocked Out" | Babyface • Daryl Simmons • L.A. Reid | Reid • Babyface | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Opposites Attract" (with The Wild Pair) | Leiber | Leiber | 4:24 |
| 4. | "State of Attraction" | Glen Ballard • Siedah Garrett | Ballard | 4:07 |
| 5. | "I Need You" | Jesse Johnson • Ta Mara | Johnson | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Forever Your Girl" | Leiber | Leiber | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Straight Up" | Elliot Wolff | Wolff | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Next to You" | Curtis Williams • Kendall Stubbs • Sandra Williams | C. Williams | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Cold Hearted" | Wolff | Wolff | 3:51 |
| 10. | "One or the Other" | Paula Abdul • C. Williams • Duncan Pain | C. Williams | 4:10 |
Production and personnel (by track)
- Tracks 1, 3 & 6 Arranged & Produced By Oliver Leiber (for The Noise Club). Engineered By Steve Wiese, Pete Martinson, Russell Bracher, Jeff Lorber & Cliff Jones. Mixed By Keith "KC" Cohen. Oliver Leiber: Guitars, Keyboards, Drum Programming; Ricky P. & Jeff Lorber: Additional Keyboards; St. Paul: Vocoder, Bass & Keyboards; Terry Smith: Additional Drums; Troy Williams: Trumpets
- Track 2 Arranged & Produced By LA Reid & Babyface (for LaFace Productions, Inc). Engineered & Mixed By Jon Gass. Babyface: Keyboards, Vocal Backing; Kayo: Synthesized Bass; LA Reid: Drum & Percussion Programming; Pebbles, Yvette Marine, Daryl Simmons: Vocal Backing
- Track 4 Arranged & Produced By Glen Ballard (for Aerowave Inc). Engineered & Mixed By Francis Buckley; assisted by Al Fleming & Theodore Blaisdell. Glen Ballard & Chuck Wild: Drums, Keyboards, Programming; Basil Fung: Guitars
- Track 5 Arranged & Produced By Jesse Johnson (for JWJ Productions), with co-production by Dave Cochrane. Engineered By Wally Buck, with assistance by Cliff Jones & Pat McDougall. Mixed By Keith Cohen. Bobby Gonzales & Dave Cochrane: Guitars; Eddie M.: Saxophone; Jesse Johnson: Drums & Keyboards
- Tracks 7 & 9 Arranged & Produced By Elliot Wolff, with co-production by Keith Cohen. Engineered & Mixed By Keith "KC" Cohen (assistant recording engineers: Josh Schneider & Annette Cisneros; assistant mix engineer: Peter Arata). Elliot Wolff: Keyboards & Synthesizers, Synth & Drum Programming; Dann Huff: Guitars
- Tracks 8 & 10 Arranged & Produced By Curtis Williams (for Willpower Productions). Engineered By Kendall Stubbs & Tim Jaquette, with assistance by Mike Wisenger & Danny Grigsby. Mixed By Tim Jaquette, Curtis Williams (both track 8) and Keith Cohen (track 10). Curtis Williams & Randy Weber: Synthesizer Programming; Bob Somma: Guitars
Charts and certifications
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End of decade charts
Certifications
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References
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Forever Your Girl". Robert Christgau.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 2. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ "Paula Abdul - Biography, Photos, News, Videos, Movie Reviews". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- 1 2 "Paula Abdul". People.com (Time Inc.). Retrieved 5 June 2015.
her debut album, Forever Your Girl, which sold 12 million copies and generated four No. 1 singles
- ↑ "Forever Your Girl". Paula-Abdul.net. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com > Paula Abdul 'Forever Your Girl' (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ Oricon Albums Chart
- ↑ Mayfield, Geoff (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ↑ "Gold Disc Award Criteria (1990)". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Hong Kong Group) Limited. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". RIAA.org. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
External links
| Preceded by Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli ...But Seriously by Phil Collins |
Billboard 200 number-one album October 7–13, 1989 February 3 - April 6, 1990 |
Succeeded by Dr. Feelgood by Mötley Crüe Nick of Time by Bonnie Raitt |
| Preceded by Soul Provider by Michael Bolton |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album May 13–19, 1990 |
Succeeded by I'm Breathless (Music from and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy) by Madonna |
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