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| Released | July 28, 1987 | |||
| Studio | 39th St. Music Studio, Z Studios, Quad Studios | |||
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| Length | 42:19 | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
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Brenda K. Starr is the eponymous second album and major label debut by Brenda K. Starr.
Released in 1987. It produced the singles "Breakfast In Bed", "I Still Believe", and "What You See Is What You Get". The album was reissued as a Japanese import title with bonus tracks on February 24, 1999 in the United States.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Breakfast in Bed" | Lunt, Stead | 4:30 |
| 2. | "You Should Be Loving Me" | Faragher, Lotti Golden | 5:13 |
| 3. | "What You See Is What You Get" | Lunt, Stead | 5:18 |
| 4. | "I Still Believe" | Antonina Armato, Giuseppe Cantarelli | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Giving You All My Love" | Roman, Starr | 5:28 |
| 6. | "Over and Over" | Klein, Sendars | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Straight from the Heart" | Faragher, Lotti Golden | 4:57 |
| 8. | "Drive Another Girl Home" | Knight, Sigerson | 4:30 |
| 9. | "All Tied Up" | Halperi, Strauss | 4:39 |
Credits for Brenda K. Starr adapted from Allmusic [5]
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| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200 [6] | 58 |
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| 1988 | "I Still Believe" | 13 | ||
| "What You See Is What You Get" | 24 | |||
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