Paula Abdul discography | |
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Studio albums | 3 |
EPs | 1 |
Compilation albums | 5 |
Singles | 16 |
Video albums | 8 |
Music videos | 20 |
Remix albums | 1 |
Other appearances | 7 |
The discography of American singer and dancer Paula Abdul consists of three studio albums, one remix album, five compilation albums, eight video albums, sixteen singles, and seven other appearances. Having found success as a choreographer for artists such as Janet Jackson, Abdul launched her own music career with the release of her debut studio album Forever Your Girl (1988). The album topped the Billboard 200 chart, and to date holds the record for the longest climb to number one for an album. The project spawned a number of successful singles, and is one of only nine albums to have four singles top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It went on to earn a seven-times platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Abdul released the Shut Up and Dance: Mixes (1990) remix album to a positive commercial reaction, earning a platinum certification from the RIAA. She continued to find success with the release of Spellbound (1991), her second studio album. It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, climbing to the top soon after it was released. The album's first two singles both topped the Hot 100 chart with the first, "Rush Rush" becoming first number-one single in six years to spend more than four weeks on top. Third single "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" reached the top ten. Despite the album's achievements, it failed to match the success of its predecessor. Following a musical hiatus while dealing with personal issues, Abdul returned with the release of Head over Heels (1995), her third and final studio effort. The album and coinciding singles were deemed commercial failures, and were met with a mixed reaction from critics. Following the release of the album, Abdul entered a second musical hiatus.
Abdul released the single "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" (2008) with Randy Jackson, her first single in twelve years. She later released "I'm Just Here for the Music" (2009) the following year. Throughout her career, she has sold over 50 million records worldwide. [1] Billboard listed her as the 92nd Greatest Artist of all Time. [2] She is recognized as the reigning "Dance-pop Princess" by the media [3] while others says she is the original "Pop Princess" of her generation. [4] [5] [6] According to RIAA, She has sold 11.5 million certified albums in the United States. [7]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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US [8] | AUS [9] | CAN [10] | FRA [11] | GER [12] | JPN [13] | NLD [14] | NZ [15] | SWE [16] | UK [17] | ||||
Forever Your Girl | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 95 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 3 | |||
Spellbound |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 4 | ||
Head over Heels |
| 18 | 27 | 21 | — | — | 32 | 74 | — | — | 61 |
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The Greatest |
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Greatest Hits |
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Greatest Hits: Straight Up! |
| 86 | |||||||||||
10 Great Songs |
| 46 | |||||||||||
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US [8] | AUS [9] | CAN [10] | FRA [11] | GER [12] | NLD [14] | NZ [15] | SWE [16] | UK [17] | |||
Shut Up and Dance: Mixes |
| 7 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 24 | 40 | |
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Straight Up [a] | ||
Captivated: The Video Collection '92 |
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Get Up and Dance! | ||
Under My Spell: Live |
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Cardio Dance |
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Zoe's Dance Moves |
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Video Hits |
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Cardio Cheer | ||
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The Singles |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [43] | AUS [44] | CAN [45] | FRA [46] | GER [12] | IRL [47] | NLD [48] | NZ [49] | SWE [50] | UK [17] | |||||
"Knocked Out" | 1988 | 41 | 82 | 27 | 45 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 21 | Forever Your Girl | ||
"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" | 3 | 76 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 74 |
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"Straight Up" | 1 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||
"Forever Your Girl" | 1989 | 1 | 51 | 1 | — | 17 | 21 | 13 | 11 | — | 24 |
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"Cold Hearted" | 1 | 68 | 2 | 33 | 38 | — | 63 | 25 | — | 46 | ||||
"Opposites Attract" (with the Wild Pair) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||||
"Rush Rush" | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Spellbound | ||
"The Promise of a New Day" | 1 | 31 | 2 | — | 86 | — | 39 | 26 | 37 | 52 | ||||
"Blowing Kisses in the Wind" | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Vibeology" | 16 | 63 | 19 | — | — | 29 | 20 | 50 | — | 19 | ||||
"Will You Marry Me?" | 1992 | 19 | 54 | 6 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | 73 | |||
"My Love Is for Real" | 1995 | 28 | 7 | 20 | — | 87 | — | — | 20 | — | 28 | Head over Heels | ||
"Crazy Cool" | 58 | 76 | 49 | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" | 1996 | — [b] | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" (with Randy Jackson) | 2008 | 62 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1 | ||
"I'm Just Here for the Music" | 2009 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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"Dream Medley" [52] | 2012 | Non-album single |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Check Yourself" [53] | 2014 | Non-album single |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Anytime at All" | 1991 | Confessions [54] |
"Bend Time Back Around" | 1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210: The Soundtrack . [55] |
"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" | 1993 | For Our Children: The Concert [56] |
"So Free" [57] | 2012 | Non-album single |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Knocked Out" (2 versions) | 1988 | Daniel Kleinman (original version) [34] |
Candace Reckinger and Michael Patterson (remix) | ||
"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" (2 versions) | David Fincher [34] | |
"Straight Up" | 1989 | |
"Forever Your Girl" | ||
"Cold Hearted" | ||
"Opposites Attract" | Candace Reckinger and Michael Patterson | |
"1990 Medley Mix" | 1990 | — |
"Skat Strut" (by MC Skat Kat) | 1991 | |
"Rush Rush" | Stefan Würnitzer | |
"The Promise of a New Day" | Big TV! | |
"Blowing Kisses in the Wind" | ||
"Vibeology" (2 versions) | 1992 | Stephen Wurnitzer [58] |
"Will You Marry Me?" | Big TV! [59] | |
"My Love Is for Real" | 1995 | Michael Haussman |
"Crazy Cool" | Matthew Rolston | |
"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" | 1996 | |
"Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" | 2008 | Paula Abdul [60] |
Spellbound is the second studio album by American singer Paula Abdul, released on May 14, 1991 via Virgin Records and Captive Records. Production was handled by Peter Lord, Paisley Park, V. Jeffrey Smith, Don Was, and Jorge Corante.
Forever Your Girl is the debut studio album by American singer Paula Abdul. It was released on June 21, 1988, through Virgin Records. 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.
"Together Again" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope (1997). It was written and produced by Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with additional writing by Jackson's then-husband René Elizondo Jr. It was released as the second single from the album in December 1997 by Virgin Records. Originally written as a ballad, the track was rearranged as an uptempo dance song. Jackson was inspired to write the song by her own private discovery of losing a friend to AIDS, as well as by a piece of fan mail she received from a young boy in England who had lost his father.
"Straight Up" is a song by American recording artist Paula Abdul from her debut studio album, Forever Your Girl (1988). The song is a mid-tempo dance-pop song with influence from new jack swing. Written and produced entirely by Elliot Wolff, the song was released as the album's third single on November 22, 1988, by Virgin Records.
"Forever Your Girl" is a song by American singer Paula Abdul from her debut studio album, Forever Your Girl (1988). The song was written and produced by Oliver Leiber, with additional production by Keith "K.C." Cohen. Virgin Records released it as the album's fourth single on February 20, 1989.
"Opposites Attract" is a song by American singer Paula Abdul from her debut album, Forever Your Girl (1988). It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber. Vocals on the song, in addition to Abdul, were provided by Bruce DeShazer and Marv Gunn, also known as the Wild Pair. "Opposites Attract" was the sixth and final single from the album in November 1989 and achieved success in many countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia, where it was a number-one hit. Lyrically, the song is about a couple who love each other despite being different in almost every way possible.
"American Woman" is a song by Canadian rock band the Guess Who, released January 1970, from the album of the same name. It was later released in March 1970 as a single backed with "No Sugar Tonight", and it reached number one for three weeks commencing May 9 on both the United States' Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian RPM magazine singles chart. Billboard magazine placed the single at number three on the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 list, and it was listed as number five for 1970 on the RPM Year-End Chart. On May 22, 1970, the single was certified as gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also reached the top ten in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria, and the top twenty in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
"Most Girls" is a song by American singer Pink, released as the second single from her debut album, Can't Take Me Home (2000). It was released on June 6, 2000, and, after spending 16 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaked at number four on November 25. The song also reached number one in Australia, where it was certified platinum, number two in Canada and New Zealand, and number five in the United Kingdom.
"Cold Hearted" is a song by American singer Paula Abdul, released in June 1989 as the fifth single from her debut album, Forever Your Girl (1988). It was written and co-produced by Elliot Wolff and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the album's third song to top the US chart.
"Knocked Out" is the debut single by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul, released in 1988 by Virgin Records from Abdul's first album, Forever Your Girl. The song was written by Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons, and produced by Babyface and Reid. Babyface and Simmons provide background vocals along with Pebbles and Yvette Marine. The single hit Billboard's Dance Single Sales chart on June 11, and entered the Hot 100 chart a week later.
"Rush Rush" is a song by American recording artist Paula Abdul, taken from her second studio album, Spellbound (1991). It was released on April 24, 1991, by Virgin Records as the lead single from the album. Written by Peter Lord and produced by Peter Lord and V. Jeffrey Smith, the song achieved success in the United States, where it topped the Billboard Hot 100, and became a worldwide hit.
"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" is a song recorded by American singer Paula Abdul for her debut album Forever Your Girl (1988). Written and produced solely by producer Oliver Leiber, the song was originally released in its remix form as the second single from the album on August 2, 1988, by Virgin to minor success in the States. Following the breakthrough success of her next three singles, the song was re-released on September 15, 1989, under its original version to commercial success, becoming Abdul's fourth consecutive top three entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and to date, tying with "Straight Up" as her longest charting performance on the chart. The song, however, did not replicate the same success in the UK where it managed to peak at number seventy-four on the UK Singles Chart, thus becoming her lowest charting single in the region to date.
"The Promise of a New Day" is a song by American singer and entertainer Paula Abdul, recorded for her second studio album Spellbound (1991) and services as the album's opening track. The track, written by Abdul, Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor, and V. Jeffrey Smith and produced by Lord and Smith, was released as the album's second official single on July 5, 1991 to radio in the United States. The song lyrically finds the singer singing optimistically about a relationship, with a vague sub-context of improvement of the world. It was also her first single released under her own label, Captive Records.
"Blowing Kisses in the Wind" is a song by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul, taken from her second studio album Spellbound (1991). Written by Peter Lord and produced by Lord and V. Jeffrey Smith, it was released as the album's third official single on October 17, 1991, exclusively to North America, Australia, and Japan, as the album's next single "Vibeology" would be released in Europe instead of this song. "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" utilizes the harpsichord. Sweet Pea Atkinson provided background vocals to the track.
"Vibeology" is a song from American singer Paula Abdul's second studio album, Spellbound (1991). The song was written by Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor, and V. Jeffrey Smith and produced by Lord and Smith. It was first released on October 21, 1991, in Japan, becoming the album's fourth official single. It was preceded with a November release in Australia and a January 6, 1992, release date in the United Kingdom. In a lawsuit, demo singer Yvette Marine would later claim she sang co-lead on this song with Abdul.
"Will You Marry Me?" is a song by American artist Paula Abdul, released as the fifth and final widely released single from her second studio album, Spellbound (1991). The song was written by Abdul, Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor and V. Jeffrey Smith and produced by Lord and Smith. Stevie Wonder notably appears as a special guest playing the harmonica.
"My Love Is for Real" is a song by American singer and songwriter Paula Abdul with backing vocals from Israeli singer Ofra Haza. It was released on May 30, 1995 by Virgin and Captive, as the first single from Abdul's third studio album, Head over Heels (1995). Intended as Abdul's comeback single, "My Love Is for Real" reached number one in Hungary and the top 20 in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, but it stalled outside the top 20 in the United States, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and failed to make a major impact in Europe. The song's music video was directed by Michael Haussman.
"Crazy Cool" is a song recorded by American singer Paula Abdul for her third studio album, Head over Heels (1995). It was written by Peter Lord, V. Jeffrey Smith and Sandra St. Victor, while produced by the former two, and was released as the album's second single on August 22, 1995, by Virgin Records.
"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul, released as the third and final single from her third studio album Head over Heels (1995). The track features background vocals from the vocal group Color Me Badd. It was written by Bryan Abrams, Elliot Wolff, Howie Tee, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, and Curtis "Fitz" Williams, with Wolff producing the track. It was released on January 9, 1996 by Virgin Records. Abdul has only performed the song once, performing it on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
American recording artist CeCe Peniston entered the music industry as a backup vocalist on the Overweight Pooch's album Female Preacher, released in July 1991 on A&M Records. Shortly before that, she was featured on the B-side to 12-inch single "I Can't Take the Power" by male rapper Marvelous JC. Besides her vocal performance on the Pooch's only charting track, "I Like It", she was given a credit for co-writing two compositions; "Kickin' Da Blues" and the titular "Female Preacher". Soon after, the singer pursued a solo career. By now, Peniston has released four studio albums including one as a member of The Sisters of Glory, two remix collections, one live album, four compilations and one live extended play (EP). Her singles discography features twenty-nine physical releases, twenty-one digital-only, seven promotional recordings and twenty-six other appearances; regardless of their format. She has also been included on one video album and has made fourteen music videos.
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