Head over Heels is the third studio album by American singer Paula Abdul released on June 13, 1995 by Virgin Records .
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| Studio Album Paul Abdul | |||||||
| Date of issue | June 6, 1995 | ||||||
| Recorded by | 1994-1995 | ||||||
| Genres | Pop , dance music , R&B | ||||||
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| A country |  USA | ||||||
| Language of songs | English | ||||||
| Label | Virgin records | ||||||
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Head over Heels came out after a four-year hiatus. Paula Abdul these years battled with bulimia. The album was considered the return of Abdul. But this will be the last album that Paula will release before her second break in music. “Head over Heels” demonstrated the new direction and style of Abdul's music, but the reviews were mixed. Many reviewers claimed that he was distracted from the roots of Abdul pop. Some said the album was Abdul's most creative and exciting work to date.
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| Allmusic |   [one] |
| Entertainment weekly | C + [2] |
| Rolling stone | [3] |
Content
Commercial Information
On a commercial side, Head Over Heels performed worse than Paula Abdul 's previous sales and chart positions. On the American Billboard 200 chart , the album reached only 18th place, soon flying out of the chart. But this album managed to become her best-selling album outside the United States . After the relative failure of the album, Abdul left the music scene.
The first single from Head Over Heels - "My Love is for Real" reached only 28th place on the Billboard Hot 100 . It was the first single Abdul, which did not hit the top 20 of the American chart. However, the song topped the dance chart . The second single, “Crazy Cool”, most likely due to a poor advertising campaign and an unsuccessful video clip, reached only line 58. The third single in support of the album "Is Never Never Gonna Give You Up" could not hit the chart. It was also planned to release the song “If I Were Your Girl” as the fourth single, but plans were canceled after small sales of the album and the failure of “Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up”.
List of Songs
| No. | Title | Producer (s) | Duration | ||||||
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| one. | "Crazy Cool" | Lord • Smith | 4:42 | ||||||
| 2. | “My Love Is for Real” (with Ofra Haza ) | Lawrence | 5:20 | ||||||
| 3. | “Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up” (with Color Me Badd) | Wolff | 3:53 | ||||||
| four. | Love Don't Come Easy | Hersh • Levy • Boldt • Cha'n André • Da 'Count • Monsanty | 4:07 | ||||||
| five. | "If I Were Your Girl" | Lawrence | 3:55 | ||||||
| 6. | Sexy Thoughts | Hersh • Levy • Boldt | 4:09 | ||||||
| 7. | "The Choice Is Yours" | Hennings • Dallas Austin | 4:48 | ||||||
| eight. | "Ho-Down" | Wolff • Hersh • Levy • Boldt | 4:23 | ||||||
| 9. | "Under the Influence" | Leiber | 4:29 | ||||||
| ten. | "I Never Knew It" | Simmons | 4:26 | ||||||
| eleven. | "Get Your Groove On" | Hersh • Levy • Boldt | 4:02 | ||||||
| 12. | "Missing You" | Lawrence | 3:52 | ||||||
| 13. | “It's All About Feeling Good” | Hersh • Levy • Boldt | 3:46 | ||||||
| 14. | "Cry for Me" | Miner | 3:38 | ||||||
| 64:28 | |||||||||
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| 15. | "Crazy Love" | Leiber | 4:31 | ||||||
| sixteen. | "Highschool Crush" | Lind | 4:36 | ||||||
| 73:35 | |||||||||
Record Members
AllMusic [4]
- Paula Abdul - all Vocals
- Bryan Abrams, Cha'n Andre, Robb Boldt, Robbie J. Brown, Mark Calderon, Cindy & Janie Cruse, Valerie & Worthy Davis, Bruce DeShazer, Ofra Haza , Marva King, Tanya Smith, Sandra St. Victor, Kevin Thornton, Sam Watters, Monalisa Young - Backing Vocals
- Dallas Austin - Multi-Instruments
- Charlie Barnett - Percussion
- Rocky Bryant - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drums, Percussion
- Keith Carlock - Drums, Percussion
- Vince Denham - Tenor Sax
- Walt Fowler, Ralph Rickert, Dan Savant - Trumpet
- Ronnie Garrett, Tracy Wormworth - Bass
- Grant Geissman - Banjo
- Lili Haydn - Violin
- Howard Hersh, Peter Lord Moreland, John Andrew Shreiner, V. Jeffrey Smith - Keyboards
- Eric Jorgenson - Trombone
- Shaun LaBelle - Electric Bass Guitar, Synthesizer (s)
- John Leftwich - Horns
- Oliver Leiber - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Guitars, Electric Sitar, Drums, Percussion
- Iki Levy - Percussion
- Keith Lewis - Percussion & Various Programming
- Karl Messerschmidt - Tuba
- Tim Miner - Electric Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Michael Patterson - Synthesizers
- Paul Peterson - Electric Piano
- Harihar Rao - Sitar, Tamboura
- John Shanks, Andy Timmons, Bill Wiseman - Guitars
- Rick Sheppard - Synthesizers, Samples
- Daryl Simmons - Keyboards, Programming, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
- Ralph Stacey - Electric & Bass Guitars
- Gerri Sutyak - Cello
- Albert Wing - Tenor & Alto Sax, Clarinet
Notes
- ↑ [ Head Over Heels (album) (English) on the AllMusic website Allmusic review]
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Personnel list at allmusic