Tell It to My Heart (album)

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Tell It to My Heart
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 19 1988
Recorded1987
Studio
Genre
Length38:48
Label Arista
Producer Ric Wake (For Bleux Productions)
Taylor Dayne chronology
Tell It to My Heart
(1988)
Can't Fight Fate
(1989)
Alternative cover
Taylor dayne tell it to my heart.jpg
1988 US reissue cover
Tell It to My Heart track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tell It to My Heart"
3:41
2."In the Darkness"3:17
3."Don't Rush Me"
3:48
4."I'll Always Love You"Jimmy George4:31
5."Prove Your Love"
  • Swirsky
  • Arnie Roman
3:26
6."Do You Want It Right Now"
4:03
7."Carry Your Heart" Shelly Peiken 4:22
8."Want Ads"
3:00
9."Where Does that Boy Hang Out" David Lasley 4:23
10."Upon the Journey's End" (duet with Billy T. Scott)Joe Sciarrone4:05
Total length:38:48

2015 remastered edition

  1. "Tell It to My Heart" – 3:41
  2. "In the Darkness" – 3:17
  3. "Don't Rush Me" – 3:48
  4. "I'll Always Love You" – 4:31
  5. "Prove Your Love" – 3:26
  6. "Do You Want It Right Now" – 4:03
  7. "Carry Your Heart" – 4:22
  8. "Want Ads" – 3:00
  9. "Where Does That Boy Hang Out" – 4:23
  10. "Upon the Journey's End" (Duet with Billy T. Scott) – 4:05

Disc one – 2015 bonus tracks

  1. "Willpower" (from the 1988 Summer Olympics album, One Moment in Time ) – 3:50
  2. "Prove Your Love" (Hot Single Mix) – 3:25
  3. "I'll Always Love You" (Single Mix) – 4:19
  4. "Don't Rush Me" (Hot Single Mix) – 3:51
  5. "Tell It to My Heart" (Percapella Mix) – 3:22
  6. "Prove Your Love" (Edited Remix) – 5:10
  7. "I'll Always Love You" (Extended Version) – 6:13
  8. "Don't Rush Me" (Rushapella) – 3:39
  9. "Tell It to My Heart" (Instrumental) – 3:41
  10. "Don't Rush Me" (Bonus Beats) – 3:39

Disc two – 2015 bonus tracks

  1. "Tell It to My Heart" (Club Mix) – 6:48
  2. "Prove Your Love" (Extended Remix) – 7:28
  3. "Don't Rush Me" (Extended Version) – 7:19
  4. "Tell It to My Heart" (House of Hearts Mix) – 8:58
  5. "Prove Your Love" (House Mix) – 7:28
  6. "Don't Rush Me" (Continental Clubhouse Mix) – 8:42
  7. "Tell It to My Heart" (Dub Mix) – 5:48
  8. "Prove Your Love" (Prove Your Dub/Beats) – 8:39
  9. "Don't Rush Me" (Dub Version) – 6:08
  10. "Tell It to My Heart" (Dub of Hearts Mix) – 6:51
  11. "Don't Rush Me" (Continental Dubhouse Mix) – 5:38

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Tell It to My Heart
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Gold50,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [26] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [27] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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