Spellbound (Paula Abdul album)

Spellbound
Studio album by Paula Abdul
Released	May 14, 1991
Recorded	September 1990—March 1991 at: Greene Street Recording (N.Y.C., New York) Z Recording Studio (Brooklyn, New York) Hollywood Sound Recording Studio Institute of Social Disruption Studio Masters Sunset Sound Studios (each Los Angeles, California) Mad Hatter Studios (Silver Lake, California) Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California) Paisley Park Studios (Chanhassen, Minnesota)
Genre	Pop dance-pop new jack swing
Length	49:03
Label	Virgin Captive
Producer	Peter Lord Paisley Park V. Jeffrey Smith Don Was Jorge Corante
Paula Abdul chronology
Shut Up and Dance: Mixes (1990) Spellbound (1991) Head Over Heels (1995)
Singles from Spellbound
"Rush Rush" Released: May 2, 1991 "The Promise of a New Day" Released: July 20, 1991 "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" Released: October 17, 1991 "Vibeology" Released: January 16, 1992 "Will You Marry Me?" Released: March 19, 1992

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Slant	[7]

Spellbound is the second studio album released by Paula Abdul in May 1991. The album was an international success and spawned major radio hits with the singles "Rush Rush", "The Promise of a New Day", "Blowing Kisses in the Wind", "Vibeology" and "Will You Marry Me?". The album went triple platinum in the United States and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Its worldwide sales stand at 7 million.

Some tracks are mixed using QSound.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Promise of a New Day^a"	Abdul • Peter Lord • Sandra St. Victor • V. Jeffrey Smith	Lord • Smith	4:32
2.	"Rock House^a"	Abdul • Lord • St. Victor • Smith	Lord • Smith	4:11
3.	"Rush Rush"	Lord	Lord • Smith	4:52
4.	"Spellbound^a"	Abdul • Lord • St. Victor • Smith	Lord • Smith	4:48
5.	"Vibeology"	Lord • St. Victor • Smith	Lord • Smith	5:16
6.	"U^a"	Prince	Paisley Park	4:05
7.	"My Foolish Heart"	Lord • Smith	Lord • Smith	4:10
8.	"Blowing Kisses in the Wind^a"	Lord	Lord • Smith	4:41
9.	"To You^a"	Jorge Corante • Colin England	England • Corante	3:31
10.	"Alright Tonight^a"	John Hiatt	Don Was	4:28
11.	"Will You Marry Me?"	Abdul • Lord • St. Victor • Smith	Lord • Smith	4:24

Asian, European, Japanese and South American edition (bonus track)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
6.	"Will You Marry Me?"	Abdul • Lord • St. Victor • Smith	Lord • Smith	4:24
7.	"U^a"	Prince	Paisley Park	4:05
8.	"My Foolish Heart"	Lord • Smith	Lord • Smith	4:10
9.	"Blowing Kisses in the Wind^a"	Lord	Lord • Smith	4:41
10.	"To You^a"	Jorge Corante • Colin England	England • Corante	3:31
11.	"Alright Tonight^a"	John Hiatt	Don Was	4:28
12.	"Good Night, My Love (Pleasant Dreams)" (Bonus track)	George Motora • John Marascalco	Was	3:14

Notes

• ^{^a} denotes a song mixed using QSound.

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Albums Chart)[8]	3
Canadian Albums Chart	6
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[9]	12
New Zealand Albums Chart	14
Norwegian Albums Chart	17
German Albums Chart	17
Swedish Albums Chart	6
Swiss Albums Chart	25
UK Albums Chart	4
US Billboard 200	1

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales/Shipments
Australia	Gold[10]	35,000+
Canada	3× Platinum	300,000+
United Kingdom	Gold	100,000+
United States	3× Platinum	3,000,000+

Production

• Produced by Peter Lord, Paisley Park, V. Jeffrey Smith, Jorge Corante and Don Was
• Engineers: Wolfgang Aichholz, Ed Cherney, Don Feinerg, Arne Frager, Rod Hull, Michael Koppelman, Greg Laney, Dave Pensado

Personnel

• Lead vocals & Synclavier II: Paula Abdul
• Backing vocals: Sweet Pea Atkinson, Sir Harry Bowens, Sally Dworsky, Colin England, The Family Stand, Peter Lord, Arnold McCuller, Sandra St. Victor
• Guitars: Mike Campbell, Mark Goldenberg, Randy Jacobs, Clifford Moonie Pusey, V. Jeffrey Smith
• Keyboards: Jorge Corante, Tom Hammer, Peter Lord, Ivan Neville, V. Jeffrey Smith
• Organ: Jamie Muhoberac
• Bass: Tim Drummond
• Drums: Curt Bisquera, Rocky Bryant
• Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
• Trumpet: Greg Adams
• Tenor sax: Steve Grove
• Baritone sax: Stephen Kupka
• Harmonica: Stevie Wonder
• Violin: Stuart Canin
• Lighting Director: Billy Heaslip
• Photography: Robert Lobetta

References

1. Bryan Buss. "Spellbound - Paula Abdul". Allmusic. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
2. Jan DeKnock (1991-05-23). "Paula Abdul Spellbound (Virgin)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
3. David Browne (1991-05-17). "Spellbound". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
4. Dennis Hunt (1991-05-12). "Abdul Accents Vocals on 'Spellbound'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
5. Christgau, Robert. "Spellbound". Robert Christgau.
6. Berger, Arion (1991-06-27). "Spellbound : Paula Abdul : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
7. Henderson, Eric (2004-07-17). "Paula Abdul Spellbound". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
8. "australian-charts.com > Paula Abdul 'Spellbound' (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.