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{{For|the song of the same name|Forever Your Girl (song)}}
{{For|the song of the same name|Forever Your Girl (song)}}
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Forever Your Girl
| name = Forever Your Girl
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Paula Abdul]]
| artist = [[Paula Abdul]]
| Cover = Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul.PNG
| cover = Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul.PNG
| Border = yes
| border = yes
| Released = June 13, 1988
| alt =
| Recorded = October 1987 – April 1988
| released = June 21, 1988
| Genre = {{flatlist|
| recorded =
| venue =
*[[Dance-pop]]
| studio = *Creation Audio, [[Minneapolis]]
*[[new jack swing]]
*Studio Masters, [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<!--STOP CHANGING THE GENRES.!-->
*Silverlake Studios, Los Angeles, California
*Kren Studio, Los Angeles, California
*JHL Sound, [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades]], California
*Studio 55, Los Angeles, California
*Cochrane Studios, [[Studio City, Los Angeles|Studio City]], California
*[[Fantasy Studios]], [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], California
*House of Music, [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]], [[New Jersey]]
| genre =
* [[Dance-pop]]<ref name="Breihan 2021">{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Paula Abdul's "Rush Rush|website= [[Stereogum]] |date= December 3, 2021 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2169133/the-number-ones-paula-abduls-rush-rush/columns/the-number-ones/|accessdate= December 22, 2023}}</ref>
* [[new jack swing]]
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="Deggans">{{cite book|last=Deggans|first=Eric|chapter=Paula Abdul|editor-last1=Graff|editor-first1=Gary|editor-last2=du Lac|editor-first2=Josh|editor-last3=McFarlin|editor-first3=Jim|date=January 1, 1998|title=MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide|publisher=[[Visible Ink Press]]|location=Detroit|pages=2}}</ref>
| length = 44:35
| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| producer = {{flatlist|
* [[Ta Mara and the Seen|Oliver Leiber]]
* [[Glen Ballard]]
* [[Elliot Wolff]]
* [[L.A. Reid]]
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]
* [[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]]
* [[Kool & the Gang|Curtis Williams]]
}}
}}
| prev_title =
| Length = 44:35
| prev_year =
| Label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| next_title = [[Shut Up and Dance: Mixes]]
| Producer = {{flatlist|
| next_year = 1990
*[[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]
| misc = {{Singles
*[[Glen Ballard]]
| name = Forever Your Girl
*[[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]]
| type = Studio
*Oliver Leiber
| single1 = [[Knocked Out]]
*[[L.A. Reid]]
| single1date = May 4, 1988
*Curtis Williams
| single2 = [[(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me|The Way That You Love Me]]
*[[Elliot Wolff]]
| single2date = August 2, 1988
| single3 = [[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]]
| single3date = November 22, 1988
| single4 = [[Forever Your Girl (song)|Forever Your Girl]]
| single4date = February 20, 1989
| single5 = [[Cold Hearted (Paula Abdul song)|Cold Hearted]]
| single5date = June 15, 1989
| single6 = [[Opposites Attract]]
| single6date = November 17, 1989
}}
}}
| Last album =
| This album = '''''Forever Your Girl'''''<br /> (1988)
| Next album = ''[[Shut Up and Dance: Mixes]]''<br /> (1990)
| Misc = {{Singles
|Name = Forever Your Girl
|Type = Studio
|single 1 = [[Knocked Out]]
|single 1 date = May 4, 1988
|single 2 = [[(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me]]
|single 2 date = August 2, 1988
|single 3 = [[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]]
|single 3 date = November 22, 1988
|single 4 = [[Forever Your Girl (song)|Forever Your Girl]]
|single 4 date = February 20, 1989
|single 5 = [[Cold Hearted]]
|single 5 date = June 15, 1989
|single 6 = [[Opposites Attract]]
|single 6 date = November 28, 1989
}}
}}
'''''Forever Your Girl''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American singer [[Paula Abdul]]. It was released on June 21, 1988, through [[Virgin Records]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GG_BG4O68BgC&q=forever+your+girl+paula+abdul+june+21+1988 | title=Britannica Book of the Year | date=1991 | publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated | isbn=978-0-85229-546-5 }}</ref> The album was Abdul's breakthrough into the music industry after being a [[Choreography|choreographer]] for high-profile clients including [[Kate Bush]], [[The California Raisins]], [[George Michael]], [[ZZ Top]], [[Duran Duran]] and most notably [[Janet Jackson]]. At the time of the album's release it was the most successful debut album of all time and was the first time an artist scored four US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number-one singles from a debut album. It is currently certified 7× platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].

== Background ==
In 1987, Abdul, who had built up her professional reputation as a choreographer for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] and high-profile artists including [[George Michael]], [[ZZ Top]], [[Duran Duran]] and most notably [[Janet Jackson]], recorded a demo using her savings.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|title=Paula Abdul Biography|url=http://www.metacritic.com/person/paula-abdul?filter-options=tv|website=metacritic.com|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> Soon thereafter, she was signed to [[Virgin Records]] by [[Jeff Ayeroff]], who had worked in marketing at [[A&M Records]] with Janet Jackson. Although she was a skilled dancer and choreographer, Abdul's vocal abilities were unimpressive, and with Ayeroff's support, she underwent training until her singing range was rated [[mezzo-soprano]].<ref name="BuzzFeed">{{cite news |last1=Dominguez |first1=Pier |title=How "Forever Your Girl" Made Paula Abdul The Original Britney |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/pdominguez/paula-abdul-forever-your-girl-pop-princess |access-date=June 20, 2018 |publisher=[[BuzzFeed]] |date=June 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dance.lovetoknow.com/Dancer_Paula_Abdul|title=Dancer Paula Abdul|publisher=LoveToKnow Corp|work=LoveToKnow|first=Rachel|last=Hanson|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref> Ayeroff recalled signing Abdul to a recording contract years later, stating: "She said, 'I can sing, you know. I want to do an album.' Paula's in our industry. Here's someone with a personality and she's gorgeous, and she can dance. If she can sing, she could be a star. So she went into the studio and cut a demo record and she could sing."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Carla |title=Paula Abdul, Soaring Straight Up |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1990/03/25/paula-abdul-soaring-straight-up/b11d0418-7754-4e56-84fb-000f5a215bff/ |access-date=June 21, 2018 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 25, 1990}}</ref> The album was made on a budget of $72,000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/paula-abdul-talks-forever-your-girl-las-vegas-residency-1251502/amp/ | title=Paula Abdul Talks "Very Personal" Las Vegas Residency and Paving the Way for Today's Pop Stars | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=31 October 2019 }}</ref>

==Release and reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r131740|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
| rev2score = C<ref name="Christgau">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=A&bk=80|chapter=A|access-date=August 16, 2020|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s]]|publisher=[[Pantheon Books]]|year=1990|isbn=0-679-73015-X|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2007 |publisher=Omnibus Press |location=United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84609-856-7 |pages=32 |edition=5th Concise}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]''
| rev4score = C<ref name="LAD">{{cite news |last1=Britt |first1=Bruce |title=Sound Check |work=Los Angeles Daily News |date=July 29, 1988 |page=L40}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Martin|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/46198425975/in/album-72157678711745258/|title=Albums|magazine=[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]|date=April 26, 1989|page=43|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan |author2=Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City, New York | page = [https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/2 2] | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac| url-access = registration | quote = rolling stone paula abdul album guide. }}</ref>
}}
}}
On October 7, 1989, 64 weeks after its July 23, 1988 debut on the chart, ''Forever Your Girl'' hit number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album sales chart, the longest an album has been on the market before hitting number one.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/info/paula_abdul |title=Paula Abdul - Biography, Photos, News, Videos, Movie Reviews |magazine=Contactmusic.com |access-date=2012-02-16}}</ref> The album was eventually [[RIAA certification|certified]] seven times [[Platinum album|Platinum]] in the US by the RIAA and has sold over 12 million copies worldwide.<ref name="PA-People">{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFrxeHQEUz0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/WFrxeHQEUz0 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Paula Abdul, Driven|work=VH1|access-date=22 November 2017|publisher=VH1|quote="Forever Your Girl went on to sell 18 million records."}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It also includes four number one [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles: "[[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]]", "[[Forever Your Girl (song)|Forever Your Girl]]", "[[Cold Hearted (Paula Abdul song)|Cold Hearted]]", and "[[Opposites Attract]]",<ref name=PA-People /> which places ''Forever Your Girl'' in a tie (with several other artists) for second [[List of Hot 100 (U.S.) chart achievements and trivia#Most number one songs from a single album|most number-one songs from a single album]], and ties it for the most number ones in a debut album. She was the first female artist to have four number one singles from a debut album. "The Way That You Love Me" reached number three, and "Knocked Out" reached number 41.


The album also reached number four 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 [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|R&B tracks chart]].
'''''Forever Your Girl''''' is the debut studio album by American singer [[Paula Abdul]], released in June 13, 1988 by [[Virgin Records]].


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.
Selling over 12 million copies worldwide, the album includes four number-one [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles: "[[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]]", "[[Forever Your Girl (song)|Forever Your Girl]]", "[[Cold Hearted]]" and "[[Opposites Attract]]",<ref name=PA-People /> making Abdul the first female artist to have four number-one singles from a debut album.


By 1998, ''Billboard'' magazine reported that ''Forever Your Girl'' was the most successful album released by the Virgin Records label, with all five of its top 20 hits also appearing on the same chart ranking Virgin's singles.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DQoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=forever+your+girl+paula+abdul+1988&pg=PA42|title=Billboard|date=1998-09-05|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref>
==Background==
Abdul co-wrote one song on the album, "One or the Other".


The ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]'' called the album "a fine starmaker vehicle", stating that Abdul "applies a come-hither whisper to a likable batch of melodies... What's frustrating is that Abdul's voice is buried beneath bustling arrangements on tunes like 'Opposites Attract' and 'Knocked Out'."<ref name=LAD/>
==Release and reception==
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r131740|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2score = C<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=4282 |title=Forever Your Girl |publisher=[[Robert Christgau]] |accessdate= }}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan | authorlink = |author2=Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City, New York | page = 2 | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=rolling+stone+paula+abdul+album+guide&source=bl&ots=BiNkqi3PV-&sig=bh9EF0x4WMkzy216cVhNpIL4Gtk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1XpTUf9H5uTgA5jlgdAC&sqi=2&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=rolling%20stone%20paula%20abdul%20album%20guide&f=false}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}
===Chart performance===
Released in June 13, 1988, 64 weeks later, it hit number-one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], the longest an album has been on the market before hitting number-one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/info/paula_abdul |title=Paula Abdul - Biography, Photos, News, Videos, Movie Reviews |publisher=Contactmusic.com |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref> The album was eventually [[RIAA certification|certified]] seven times [[Platinum album|Platinum]] in the US.<ref name=PA-People>{{cite news|url= http://www.people.com/people/paula_abdul |title= Paula Abdul| work= [[People (magazine)|People]].com| publisher= Time Inc. | accessdate= 5 June 2015| quote= her debut album, ''Forever Your Girl'', which sold 12 million copies and generated four No. 1 singles}}</ref> After a slow start, the album's third single "Straight Up" helped the album breakout in the spring of 1989 after its initial summer 1988 release. ''Forever Your Girl'' hit number-one for the first time in October 7, 1989. After the release of the final single "Opposites Attract", the album shot to number-one again in 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paula-abdul.net/html/forever_your_girl.html |title=Forever Your Girl |publisher=Paula-Abdul.net |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref>


== Accolades ==
The album also reached number four on the US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]], while "Straight Up," "Opposites Attract," "Knocked Out" and "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" all reached the top-ten of the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Organization
!Country
!Accolade
!Year
!Result
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[1989 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]]
| rowspan="17" |United States
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]] [[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|(Straight Up)]]
| rowspan="6" |1989
| rowspan="4" {{Won}}
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video|Best Dance Video]] (Straight Up)
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography in a Video]] (Straight Up)
|-
|Best Editing (Straight Up)
|-
|Best New Artist in a Video (Straight Up)
| rowspan="2" {{Nominated}}
|-
|Breakthrough Video (Straight Up)
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[American Music Award]]s
|[[Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist]]
| rowspan="4" |1990
| rowspan="2" {{Won}}
|-
|[[American Music Awards|Favorite Dance Artist]]
|-
|[[Favorite Pop/Rock Album|Favorite Pop Rock Album]]
| rowspan="4" {{Nominated}}
|-
|[[American Music Awards|Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist]]
|-
|Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
|1991
|-
|[[1990 Billboard Music Awards|Billboard Music Awards]]
|#1 World Album
|1990
|-
|rowspan="1" |[[1990 Soul Train Music Awards|Soul Train Awards]]
|Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year [[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|(Straight Up)]]
|1990
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan="2" |[[People's Choice Awards]]
|Favorite Female Artist
|rowspan="2"|1990
|rowspan="1"{{Won}}
|-
|Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer
|rowspan="1"{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1990 Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
|[[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Vocal Performance, Female]] [[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|(Straight Up)]]
|1990
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video (Short Form)]] [[Opposites Attract]]
|1991
|rowspan="1"{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Juno Award#1990s|Juno Awards]]
|rowspan="2"|Canada
|International Single of the Year (Straight Up)
|1990
|rowspan="2"{{Nominated}}
|-
|International Album of the Year
|1990
|-
|[[1990 Brit Awards|Brit Award]]
|United Kingdom
|International Breakthrough Act
|1990
|{{Nominated}}
|}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| total_length = 44:22
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = [[(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me|The Way That You Love Me]]
| title1 = [[(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me|The Way That You Love Me]]
| writer1 = Oliver Leiber
| writer1 = [[Oliver Leiber]]
| extra1 = Leiber
| extra1 = Leiber
| length1 = 5:22
| length1 = 5:22
| title2 = [[Knocked Out]]
| title2 = [[Knocked Out]]
| writer2 = Antonio Reid, Kenneth Edmonds, [[Daryl Simmons]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]|[[Daryl Simmons]]|[[L.A. Reid]]}}
| extra2 = [[L.A. Reid]], [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]
| extra2 = {{hlist|Reid|Babyface}}
| length2 = 3:52
| length2 = 3:52
| title3 = [[Opposites Attract]]
| title3 = [[Opposites Attract]]
| note3 = with [[The Wild Pair]]
| writer3 = Leiber
| writer3 = Leiber
| extra3 = Leiber
| extra3 = Leiber
| length3 = 4:24
| length3 = 4:24
| title4 = State of Attraction
| title4 = State of Attraction
| writer4 = [[Glen Ballard]], [[Siedah Garrett]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|[[Glen Ballard]]|[[Siedah Garrett]]}}
| extra4 = Ballard
| extra4 = Ballard
| length4 = 4:07
| length4 = 4:07
| title5 = I Need You
| title5 = I Need You
| writer5 = [[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]], [[Margie Cox|Ta Mara]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|[[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]]|[[Margie Cox|Ta Mara]]}}
| extra5 = Johnson
| extra5 = Johnson
| length5 = 5:01
| length5 = 5:01
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| length7 = 4:11
| length7 = 4:11
| title8 = Next to You
| title8 = Next to You
| writer8 = Curtis Williams, Kendall Stubbs, Sandra Williams
| writer8 = {{hlist|Curtis Williams|Kendall Stubbs|Sandra Williams}}
| extra8 = C. Williams
| extra8 = C. Williams
| length8 = 4:26
| length8 = 4:26
| title9 = [[Cold Hearted]]
| title9 = [[Cold Hearted (Paula Abdul song)|Cold Hearted]]
| writer9 = Wolff
| writer9 = Wolff
| extra9 = Wolff
| extra9 = Wolff
| length9 = 3:51
| length9 = 3:51
| title10 = One or the Other
| title10 = One or the Other
| writer10 = Paula Abdul, C. Williams, Duncan Pain
| writer10 = {{hlist|Paula Abdul|C. Williams|Duncan Pain}}
| extra10 = C. Williams
| extra10 = C. Williams
| length10 = 4:10
| length10 = 4:10
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Credits and personnel==
Adapted from AllMusic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/forever-your-girl-mw0000652277/credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=27 November 2016}}</ref>
Adapted from AllMusic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/forever-your-girl-mw0000652277/credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref>
{{div col}}
{{div col}}
* Paula Abdul – [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]], backing vocals
* Paula Abdul – [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]]
* Marvin Gunn and Bruce DeShazer AKA Tony Christin – backing vocals
* Peter Arata – mixing assistant
* Peter Arata – mixing assistant
* Babyface – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Record producer|producer]], backing vocals
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Record producer|producer]], backing vocals
* Glen Ballard – [[Drum kit|drums]], producer, [[Programming (music)|programming]]
* [[Glen Ballard]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], producer, [[Programming (music)|programming]]
* Russ Bracher – engineer
* Russ Bracher – engineer
* [[Pattie Brooks]] – backing vocals
* [[Pattie Brooks]] – backing vocals
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* Dave Cochran – [[guitar]], backing vocals
* Dave Cochran – [[guitar]], backing vocals
* Keith "KC" Cohen – mixing, producer
* Keith "KC" Cohen – mixing, producer
* Delisa Davis – backing vocals
* [[Shalamar|Delisa Davis]] – backing vocals
* Tami Day – backing vocals
* Tami Day – backing vocals
* Jimmy Demers – backing vocals
* Jimmy Demers – backing vocals
* Eddie M. – [[saxophone]]
* Eddie M. – [[saxophone]] on "I Need You"
* Al Fleming – assistant engineer
* Al Fleming – assistant engineer
* Basil Fung – guitar
* Basil Fung – guitar
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* Danny Grigsby – assistant engineer
* Danny Grigsby – assistant engineer
* Evelyn Halus – backing vocals
* Evelyn Halus – backing vocals
* Dann Huff – guitar
* [[Dann Huff]] – guitar
* Tim Jaquette – engineer, mixing
* Tim Jaquette – engineer, mixing
* Jesse Johnson – drums, keyboards, producer
* Jesse Johnson – drums, keyboards, producer
* Cliff Jones – assistant engineer, engineer
* Cliff Jones – assistant engineer, engineer
* Kayo – synthesizer, synthesizer bass
* [[The Deele|Kayo]] – synthesizer, synthesizer bass
* Oliver Leiber – arranger, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, producer, programming
* [[Ta Mara and the Seen|Oliver Leiber]] – arranger, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, producer, programming
* [[Jeff Lorber]] – drum programming, engineer, guest artist, keyboards, producer
* [[Jeff Lorber]] – drum programming, engineer, guest artist, keyboards, producer
* Yvette Marine – backing vocals
* [[Mary Jane Girls|Yvette Marine]] – backing vocals
* Pat McDougal – assistant engineer
* Pat McDougal – assistant engineer
* Lucia Newell – backing vocals
* Lucia Newell – backing vocals
* Ricky P. – keyboards
* Ricky P. – keyboards
* [[Perri &quot;Pebbles&quot; Reid|Pebbles]] – guest artist, backing vocals
* [[Pebbles (musician)|Pebbles]] – guest artist, backing vocals
* L.A. Reid – drums, guest artist, percussion programming, producer
* [[L.A. Reid]] – drums, guest artist, percussion programming, producer
* Angel Rogers – backing vocals
* Angel Rogers – backing vocals
* Josh Schneider – assistant engineer
* Josh Schneider – assistant engineer
* Daryl Simmons – backing vocals
* Daryl Simmons – backing vocals
* Bob Somma – guitar
* Bob Somma – guitar
* St. Paul – arranger, bass, keyboards, Organ, [[vocoder]]
* [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul]] – arranger, bass, keyboards, Organ, [[vocoder]]
* Kendal Stubbs – engineer
* Kendall Stubbs – engineer
* Randy Weber – programming, synthesizer
* Randy Weber – programming, synthesizer
* Steve Weise – engineer
* Steve Weise – engineer
* Troy Williams – alto saxophone on "Forever Your Girl"
* The Wild Pair – vocals, backing vocals
* Wild Pair – vocals, backing vocals
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}


==Charts==
== Charts ==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Forever Your Girl'' by Paula Abdul
|-
!Chart (1988–90)
!Chart (1988–1990)
!Peak<br>position
!Peak<br>position
|-
|-
{{albumchart|Australia|1|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 27, 2016}}
{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2016}}
|-
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===Year-end charts===
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!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Top Albums/CDs (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6625&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6625.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6625|title=Top 100 Albums of 1989|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref>
|6
|-
!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1989&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1989|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>
|72
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>
|3
|-
!scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>
|24
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|-
!Chart (1990–99)
!Chart (1990)
!Position
!Position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1990/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1990|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>
| US ''Billboard'' 200
|20
| style="text-align:center;"|53<ref name="1990sbb">{{Cite book | first= Geoff |last= Mayfield | url = https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false | title = 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 | publisher = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' | date = December 25, 1999 | accessdate = October 15, 2010}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Canada Top Albums/CDs (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9145&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9145.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9145|title=Top 100 Albums of 1990|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref>
|9
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!scope="row"|European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-12-22.pdf|title=1990 REVIEW: Music & Media Year -End Awards . European Top 100 Albums 1990|magazine=Music & Media|date=22 December 1990|first=Machgiel|last=Bakker|access-date=20 May 2021|pages=29, 38|volume=7|issue=51}}</ref>
|92
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>
|6
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!scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>
|79
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!Chart (1990–1999)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="1990sbb">{{Cite book | first= Geoff |last= Mayfield | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4 | title = 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 | publisher = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date = December 25, 1999 | access-date = October 15, 2010}}</ref>
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|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200 (Women)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums By Women|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums-by-women|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
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==See also==
*[[List of best-selling albums by women]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929144507/http://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=3918&model.vnuAlbumId=167280 Paula Abdul Billboard peaks]

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Forever Your Girl
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 1988
Studio
Genre
Length44:35
LabelVirgin
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 17, 1989

Forever Your Girl is the debut studio album by American singer Paula Abdul. It was released on June 21, 1988, through Virgin Records.[3] The album was Abdul's breakthrough into the music industry after being a choreographer for high-profile clients including Kate Bush, The California Raisins, George Michael, ZZ Top, Duran Duran and most notably Janet Jackson. At the time of the album's release it was the most successful debut album of all time and was the first time an artist scored four US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from a debut album. It is currently certified 7× platinum by the RIAA.

Background

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In 1987, Abdul, who had built up her professional reputation as a choreographer for the Los Angeles Lakers and high-profile artists including George Michael, ZZ Top, Duran Duran and most notably Janet Jackson, recorded a demo using her savings.[4] Soon thereafter, she was signed to Virgin Records by Jeff Ayeroff, who had worked in marketing at A&M Records with Janet Jackson. Although she was a skilled dancer and choreographer, Abdul's vocal abilities were unimpressive, and with Ayeroff's support, she underwent training until her singing range was rated mezzo-soprano.[5][6] Ayeroff recalled signing Abdul to a recording contract years later, stating: "She said, 'I can sing, you know. I want to do an album.' Paula's in our industry. Here's someone with a personality and she's gorgeous, and she can dance. If she can sing, she could be a star. So she went into the studio and cut a demo record and she could sing."[7] The album was made on a budget of $72,000.[8]

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Christgau's Record GuideC[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[11]
Los Angeles Daily NewsC[12]
Number One[13]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[14]

On October 7, 1989, 64 weeks after its July 23, 1988 debut on the chart, Forever Your Girl hit number one on the Billboard 200 album sales chart, the longest an album has been on the market before hitting number one.[15] The album was eventually certified seven times Platinum in the US by the RIAA and has sold over 12 million copies worldwide.[16] It also includes four number one Billboard Hot 100 singles: "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", and "Opposites Attract",[16] which places Forever Your Girl in a tie (with several other artists) for second most number-one songs from a single album, and ties it for the most number ones in a debut album. She was the first female artist to have four number one singles from a debut album. "The Way That You Love Me" reached number three, and "Knocked Out" reached number 41.

The album also reached number four 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.

By 1998, Billboard magazine reported that Forever Your Girl was the most successful album released by the Virgin Records label, with all five of its top 20 hits also appearing on the same chart ranking Virgin's singles.[17]

The Los Angeles Daily News called the album "a fine starmaker vehicle", stating that Abdul "applies a come-hither whisper to a likable batch of melodies... What's frustrating is that Abdul's voice is buried beneath bustling arrangements on tunes like 'Opposites Attract' and 'Knocked Out'."[12]

Accolades

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Organization Country Accolade Year Result
MTV Video Music Awards United States Best Female Video (Straight Up) 1989 Won
Best Dance Video (Straight Up)
Best Choreography in a Video (Straight Up)
Best Editing (Straight Up)
Best New Artist in a Video (Straight Up) Nominated
Breakthrough Video (Straight Up)
American Music Awards Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist 1990 Won
Favorite Dance Artist
Favorite Pop Rock Album Nominated
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist 1991
Billboard Music Awards #1 World Album 1990
Soul Train Awards Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year (Straight Up) 1990 Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite Female Artist 1990 Won
Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer Nominated
Grammy Awards Best Vocal Performance, Female (Straight Up) 1990 Nominated
Best Music Video (Short Form) Opposites Attract 1991 Won
Juno Awards Canada International Single of the Year (Straight Up) 1990 Nominated
International Album of the Year 1990
Brit Award United Kingdom International Breakthrough Act 1990 Nominated

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Way That You Love Me"Oliver LeiberLeiber5:22
2."Knocked Out"
  • Reid
  • Babyface
3:52
3."Opposites Attract"LeiberLeiber4:24
4."State of Attraction"Ballard4:07
5."I Need You"Johnson5:01
6."Forever Your Girl"LeiberLeiber4:58
7."Straight Up"Elliot WolffWolff4:11
8."Next to You"
  • Curtis Williams
  • Kendall Stubbs
  • Sandra Williams
C. Williams4:26
9."Cold Hearted"WolffWolff3:51
10."One or the Other"
  • Paula Abdul
  • C. Williams
  • Duncan Pain
C. Williams4:10
Total length:44:22

Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic.[18]

  • Paula Abdul – lead vocals
  • Marvin Gunn and Bruce DeShazer AKA Tony Christin – backing vocals
  • Peter Arata – mixing assistant
  • Babyfacekeyboards, producer, backing vocals
  • Glen Ballarddrums, 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
  • Delisa Davis – backing vocals
  • Tami Day – backing vocals
  • Jimmy Demers – backing vocals
  • Eddie M. – saxophone on "I Need You"
  • 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
  • Kendall Stubbs – engineer
  • Randy Weber – programming, synthesizer
  • Steve Weise – engineer
  • Troy Williams – alto saxophone on "Forever Your Girl"
  • Wild Pair – vocals, backing vocals

Charts

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All-end chart performance for Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul
Chart Position
US Billboard 200 (Women)[42] 10

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[43] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[44] 7× Platinum 700,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[45] Gold 10,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[46] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[47] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[48] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[49] 7× Platinum 7,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (December 3, 2021). "The Number Ones: Paula Abdul's "Rush Rush". Stereogum. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Deggans, Eric (January 1, 1998). "Paula Abdul". In Graff, Gary; du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim (eds.). MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 2.
  3. ^ Britannica Book of the Year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated. 1991. ISBN 978-0-85229-546-5.
  4. ^ "Paula Abdul Biography". metacritic.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. ^ Dominguez, Pier (June 13, 2018). "How "Forever Your Girl" Made Paula Abdul The Original Britney". BuzzFeed. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  6. ^ Hanson, Rachel. "Dancer Paula Abdul". LoveToKnow. LoveToKnow Corp. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  7. ^ Hall, Carla (March 25, 1990). "Paula Abdul, Soaring Straight Up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  8. ^ "Paula Abdul Talks "Very Personal" Las Vegas Residency and Paving the Way for Today's Pop Stars". The Hollywood Reporter. 31 October 2019.
  9. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r131740
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  11. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  12. ^ a b Britt, Bruce (July 29, 1988). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L40.
  13. ^ Martin, David (April 26, 1989). "Albums". Number One. p. 43. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  14. ^ 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. rolling stone paula abdul album guide.
  15. ^ "Paula Abdul - Biography, Photos, News, Videos, Movie Reviews". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  16. ^ a b "Paula Abdul, Driven". VH1. VH1. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 22 November 2017. Forever Your Girl went on to sell 18 million records.
  17. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1998-09-05.
  18. ^ "Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  20. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9072". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  21. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  22. ^ "Lescharts.com – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  23. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  24. ^ "Spellbound – Oricon", Oricon (in Japanese), archived from the original on May 5, 2019, retrieved February 21, 2009
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  26. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
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  29. ^ "Paula Abdul | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  30. ^ "Paula Abdul Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  31. ^ "Paula Abdul Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  32. ^ "Top 100 Albums of 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  33. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1989". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  34. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  35. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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