Forever Your Girl

Infobox Album
Name = Forever Your Girl
Type = Album
Artist = Paula Abdul


Released = June 13, 1988
Recorded = 1987-1988
Genre = Pop, Dance, R&B, New Jack Swing
Length = 44:35
Label = Virgin
Producer = Oliver Leiber, Glen Ballard, Elliot Wolff, L.A. Reid & Babyface, Jesse Johnson
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2f17gjvr86ib link]
*Review-Christgau|C|album=4282
Last album =
This album = "Forever Your Girl"
(1988)
Next album = "Shut Up and Dance
(1990)

"Forever Your Girl" is the debut album from singer Paula Abdul. It was released on June 13, 1988 and took 62 weeks from its release to hit number one on the Billboard 200 album sales chart, the longest an album has been on the market before hitting number one. The album was eventually certified seven times Platinum in the US and sold almost 12 million worldwide. [People. [http://www.people.com/people/paula_abdul Forever Your Girl sold 12 million] ] It also included four number one Hot 100 singles - "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", and "Opposites Attract." This ties for second most #1 songs from a single 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", it shot to number one spot again in February 3, 1990 and stayed there for nine consecutive weeks. At one point, "Forever Your Girl" sold reportedly 191,000 copies in a single day.

Critical Acceptance

The album was critically accepted well. It gained some favorable reviews and was praised for its groovey dance tracks. Even though some critics felt that Abdul's voice was relatively weak, most agreed that the album was well-made and with a unique sound. Paula Abdul wrote one song on the CD "One or the Other".

Track listing

# "(It's Just) the Way That You Love Me" (Oliver Leiber) – 5:22 (#3 US)
# "Knocked Out" (Babyface; Daryl Simmons; L.A. Reid) – 3:52 (#41 US)
# "Opposites Attract" (Oliver Leiber) – 4:24 (with The Wild Pair, credited as MC Skat Kat in the video) (#1 US)
# "State of Attraction" (Glen Ballard; Siedah Garrett) – 4:07
# "I Need You" (Jesse Johnson; Ta Mara) – 5:01
# "Forever Your Girl" (Oliver Leiber) – 4:58 (#1 US)
# "Straight Up" (Elliot Wolff) – 4:11 (#1 US)
# "Next To You" (Curtis "Fitz" Williams; K. Stubbs; S. Williams) – 4:26
# "Cold Hearted" (Elliot Wolff) – 3:51 (#1 US)
# "One or the Other" (Paula Abdul; Curtis "Fitz" Williams; Duncan Pain) – 4:10

Certifications, peaks & sales

References

External links

* [http://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=3918&model.vnuAlbumId=167280 Paula Abdul Billboard peaks]

succession box
before = "Girl You Know It's True" by Milli Vanilli
title = "Billboard" 200 number-one album
years = October 7 - October 13 1989
February 3 - April 6 1990
after = "Dr. Feelgood" by Mötley Crüesuccession box
before = "Soul Provider" by Michael Bolton
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = May 13 - May 19 1990
after = "I'm Breathless (Music from and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy)"
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