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Abdul co-wrote one song on the album, "One or the Other".
Abdul co-wrote one song on the album, "One or the Other".


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For the song of the same name, see Forever Your Girl (song).
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Forever Your Girl is the debut studio album by American singer Paula Abdul, released in June 13, 1988 by Virgin Records.

Selling over 12 million copies worldwide, the album includes four number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles: "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted" and "Opposites Attract",[1] making Abdul the first female artist to have four number-one singles from a debut album.

Background

Abdul co-wrote one song on the album, "One or the Other".

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Robert ChristgauC[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Chart performance

Released in June 13, 1988, 64 weeks later, it hit number-one on the US Billboard 200, the longest an album has been on the market before hitting number-one.[4] The album was eventually certified seven times Platinum in the US.[1] 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.[5]

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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Way That You Love Me"Oliver LeiberLeiber5:22
2."Knocked Out"Antonio Reid, Kenneth Edmonds, Daryl SimmonsL.A. Reid, Babyface3:52
3."Opposites Attract" (with The Wild Pair)LeiberLeiber4:24
4."State of Attraction"Glen Ballard, Siedah GarrettBallard4:07
5."I Need You"Jesse Johnson, Ta MaraJohnson5:01
6."Forever Your Girl"LeiberLeiber4:58
7."Straight Up"Elliot WolffWolff4:11
8."Next to You"Curtis Williams, Kendall Stubbs, Sandra WilliamsC. Williams4:26
9."Cold Hearted"WolffWolff3:51
10."One or the Other"Paula Abdul, C. Williams, Duncan PainC. Williams4:10

Credits and 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
  • Delisa 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
  • The Wild Pair – vocals, backing vocals

Charts

Certifications

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. ^ a b "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
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Forever Your Girl". Robert Christgau.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Paula Abdul - Biography, Photos, News, Videos, Movie Reviews". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  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[dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  12. ^ "Charts.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)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  17. ^ "Paula Abdul Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. 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. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  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.[dead link‍]
  23. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  24. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Forever Your Girl')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  25. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
  26. ^ "American album certifications – Paul Abdul – Forever Your Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
October 7–13, 1989
February 3 - April 6, 1990 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
May 13–19, 1990 		Succeeded by
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