Forever Your Girl
Studio album by Paula Abdul
Released	June 13, 1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Pop/R&B/Dance
Length	44:35
Label	Virgin
Producer(s)	L.A. Reid Jesse Johnson Glen Ballard Reviews = *All Music Guide
Paula Abdul chronology
none	Forever Your Girl (1988)	Shut Up and Dance (1990)

Forever Your Girl is the debut album from singer Paula Abdul. It was released on June 13, 1988 and took 62 weeks from its release to hit #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart, the longest an album has been on the market before hitting #1. The album became multi-platinum in the spring and summer of 1989 and was eventually certified 7 times Platinum in the US (12 million worldwide). It also included four #1 Hot 100 singles - "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", and "Opposites Attract." This ties for second most #1 songs from a single album. "The Way That You Love Me" reached #3 and "Knocked Out" reached #41. Image File history File links ForeverYourGirl. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Dance music is a style of popular music commonly played in dance music nightclubs, radio stations and shows and raves. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Antonio L.A. Reid is the co-founder of LaFace Records. ... Jesse Johnson may refer to: Jesse Johnson, a guitarist with The Time and proponent of the Minneapolis sound. ... Glen Ballard (born 1953 in Natchez, Mississippi, USA) is a veteran songwriter/record producer, best known as the producer of Alanis Morissettes Jagged Little Pill. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Shut Up and Dance was Paula Abduls second album release in 1990. ... A debut album is the first released record album by an artist or a band. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles shipped to retail and other ancillary markets. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles shipped to retail and other ancillary markets. ... The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ... Straight Up is a 1989 hit single for Paula Abdul, which reached #1 in the Billboard Hot 100 and brought her widespread public attention. ... Forever Your Girl is a 1989 hit song for Paula Abdul, taken from her album of the same name Forever Your Girl. ... Opposites Attract is a 1990 hit single for Paula Abdul, taken from her album Forever Your Girl. ... This list highlights significant milestones, achievements and trivia based upon Billboard magazines Hot 100 chart. ...

The album also reached #10 on the R&B album chart, while "Straight Up," "Opposites Attract," "Knocked Out," and "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" all reached the top 10 of the R&B tracks chart. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ...

After a slow start, the album's third single "Straight Up" helped the album breakout in spring/summer 1989 after its initial summer 1988 release. Forever Your Girl hit number one for the first time in October 7. After the release of the single "Opposites Attract", it shot to number one spot again in February 3, 1990 and stayed there for nine consecutive weeks. At one point, Forever Your Girl sold reportedly 191,000 copies in a single day. Opposites Attract is a 1990 hit single for Paula Abdul, taken from her album Forever Your Girl. ...

Track listing

1. "(It's Just) the Way That You Love Me" – 5:22 (#3 US)
2. "Knocked Out" – 3:52 (#41 US)
3. "Opposites Attract" – 4:24 (with The Wild Pair) (#1 US)
4. "State of Attraction" – 4:07
5. "I Need You" – 5:01
6. "Forever Your Girl" – 4:58 (#1 US)
7. "Straight Up" – 4:11 (#1 US)
8. "Next To You" – 4:26
9. "Cold Hearted" – 3:51 (#1 US)
10. "One or the Other" – 4:10

(Its Just) The Way That You Love Me is Paula Abduls second single, from the album Forever Your Girl. ... Knocked Out was Paula Abduls first single, and from the album Forever Your Girl in 1989. ... Opposites Attract is a 1990 hit single for Paula Abdul, taken from her album Forever Your Girl. ... The Wild Pair was primarily known for their 1990 hit duet with Paula Abdul Opposites Attract. Opposites Attract was an international smash hit. ... Forever Your Girl is a 1989 hit song for Paula Abdul, taken from her album of the same name Forever Your Girl. ... Straight Up is a 1989 hit single for Paula Abdul, which reached #1 in the Billboard Hot 100 and brought her widespread public attention. ... Cold Hearted was a single from Paula Abduls album Forever Your Girl. ...

External links

• Paula Abdul Billboard peaks