Forever Your Girl

For the song of the same name, see Forever Your Girl (song).
Forever Your Girl
Studio album by Paula Abdul
Released June 13, 1988
Recorded October 1987 - April 1988
Genre
Length 44:35
Label Virgin
Producer
Paula Abdul chronology
Forever Your Girl
(1988)		 Shut Up and Dance: Mixes
(1990)
Singles from Forever Your Girl
  1. "Knocked Out"
    Released: May 4, 1988
  2. "The Way That You Love Me"
    Released: August 2, 1988
  3. "Straight Up"
    Released: November 22, 1988
  4. "Forever Your Girl"
    Released: February 20, 1989
  5. "Cold Hearted"
    Released: June 15, 1989
  6. "Opposites Attract"
    Released: November 28, 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Robert ChristgauC[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Forever Your Girl is the 1988 debut album by American singer Paula Abdul.

Release 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. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "The Way That You Love Me"  Oliver LeiberLeiber 5:22
2. "Knocked Out"  Babyface • Daryl Simmons • L.A. ReidReid • Babyface 3:52
3. "Opposites Attract" (with The Wild Pair)LeiberLeiber 4:24
4. "State of Attraction"  Glen Ballard • Siedah GarrettBallard 4:07
5. "I Need You"  Jesse Johnson • Ta MaraJohnson 5:01
6. "Forever Your Girl"  LeiberLeiber 4:58
7. "Straight Up"  Elliot WolffWolff 4:11
8. "Next to You"  Curtis Williams • Kendall Stubbs • Sandra WilliamsC. Williams 4:26
9. "Cold Hearted"  WolffWolff 3:51
10. "One or the Other"  Paula Abdul • C. Williams • Duncan PainC. Williams 4:10

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[6]

  • Paula Abdul – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Peter Arata – mixing assistant
  • Babyface – keyboards, producer, backing vocals
  • Glen Ballard – drums, producer, programming
  • Russ Bracher – engineer
  • Pattie Brooks – backing vocals
  • Wally Buck – engineer
  • Francis Buckley – engineer, mixing
  • Annette Cisneros – assistant engineer
  • Dave Cochran – guitar, backing vocals
  • Keith "KC" Cohen – mixing, producer
  • Delissa Davis – backing vocals
  • Tami Day – backing vocals
  • Jimmy Demers – backing vocals
  • Eddie M. – saxophone
  • Al Fleming – assistant engineer
  • Basil Fung – guitar
  • Jon Gass – engineer, mixing
  • Bobby Gonzales – guitar
  • Danny Grigsby – assistant engineer
  • Evelyn Halus – backing vocals
  • Dann Huff – guitar
  • Tim Jaquette – engineer, mixing
  • Jesse Johnson – drums, keyboards, producer
  • Cliff Jones – assistant engineer, engineer
  • Kayo – synthesizer, synthesizer bass
  • Oliver Leiber – arranger, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, producer, programming
  • Jeff Lorber – drum programming, engineer, guest artist, keyboards, producer
  • Yvette Marine – backing vocals
  • Pat McDougal – assistant engineer
  • Lucia Newell – backing vocals
  • Ricky P. – keyboards
  • Pebbles – guest artist, backing vocals
  • L.A. Reid – drums, guest artist, percussion programming, producer
  • Angel Rogers – backing vocals
  • Josh Schneider – assistant engineer
  • Daryl Simmons – backing vocals
  • Bob Somma – guitar
  • St. Paul – arranger, bass, keyboards, Organ, vocoder
  • Kendal Stubbs – engineer
  • Randy Weber – programming, synthesizer
  • Steve Weise – engineer
  • Wild Pair – vocals, backing vocals

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 1
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] 45
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 94
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 3
US Billboard 200[16] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 10

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard 200 53[18]

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[20] 7× Platinum 700,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[21] Gold 10,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] Platinum 15,000^
Sweden (GLF)[23] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] 7× Platinum 7,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Forever Your Girl". Robert Christgau.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Paula Abdul - Biography, Photos, News, Videos, Movie Reviews". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  4. 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
  5. ↑ "Forever Your Girl". Paula-Abdul.net. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  6. ↑ "Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9072." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Spellbound – Oricon", Oricon (in Japanese), retrieved February 21, 2009
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Paula Abdul | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Paula Abdul. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Paula Abdul. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  20. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Paul Abdul – Forever Your Girl". Music Canada. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  21. ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1990". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  22. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  24. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Paula Abdul; 'Forever Your Girl')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  25. ↑ "British album certifications – Paul Abdul – Forever Your Girl". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 2, 2016. Enter Forever Your Girl in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  26. ↑ "American album certifications – Paul Abdul – Forever Your Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 2, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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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