Paintings in My Mind

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Paintings in My Mind
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Released1990
Recorded1989–1990
Genre
Length40:41
Label
Producer
Tommy Page chronology
Republic of Idols
(1989)
Paintings in My Mind
(1990)
From the Heart
(1991)
Singles from Paintings in My Mind
  1. "I'll Be Your Everything"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Turn on the Radio"
    Released: 1990
  3. "When I Dream of You"
    Released: 1990
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Paintings in My Mind is the second full-length studio release (third, if the Republic of Idols EP is counted) by American singer-songwriter Tommy Page. Released by Sire Records and Warner Bros. Records in 1990, it features 10 tracks, all of which Page either wrote by himself or co-wrote. The single "I'll Be Your Everything" was co-written by Page, Jordan Knight, and Danny Wood; it became a smash hit in 1990, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Another New Kids on the Block alumnus, Donnie Wahlberg, contributed to the writing of the song "Turn on the Radio" (the second single). The album also features a duet with singer Sa-Fire on the song "Don't Give Up on Love."

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tommy Page, except where noted

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'll Be Your Everything"4:08
2."I Break Down" 3:46
3."Turn on the Radio"
  • Page
  • Knight
  • Wahlberg
  • Wahlberg
  • Knight
  • Jonzun
4:03
4."Don't Give Up on Love" (Duet with Sa-Fire) Fred Zarr 3:54
5."When I Dream of You"  Arif Mardin 4:07
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Till the End of Time"
  • Page
  • Brown
Zarr5:09
2."Just Before (I Was Gonna Say I Love You)" Zarr3:44
3."Don't Walk Away"
  • Page
  • Brown
Mark Kamins 3:34
4."You're the Best Thing (That Ever Happened to Me)" Page4:05
5."Paintings in My Mind" Jeremy Lubbock4:05

Personnel

Reception

In his AllMusic review, Peter Fawthrop called the album a fresh, innocent album full of youthful longing and said that it was top fare for the teen pop crowd. [2]

Release history

CountryDateLabel
Canada1990 Sire/Warner Bros. Records
Japan
Germany
United States
Greece

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