Forever Your Girl (album)

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## General information

### Producer(s)

Oliver Leiber
Glen Ballard
Elliot Wolff
L.A. Reid
Babyface
Jesse Johnson
Curtis Williams

## Singles from *Forever Your Girl*

1. "Knocked Out"
Released: May 4, 1988
2. "The Way That You Love Me"
Released: August 2, 1988
3. "Straight Up"
Released: November 22, 1988
4. "Forever Your Girl"
Released: February 20, 1989
5. "Cold Hearted"
Released: June 15, 1989
6. "Opposites Attract"
Released: November 28, 1989

***Forever Your Girl*** is the debut studio album by American singer Paula Abdul. It was released on June 21, 1988, through Virgin. The album was Abdul's breakthrough into the music industry after being a choreographer for high-profile artists including 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.

The album peaked at number one on the *Billboard* 200 Albums chart 64 weeks after its July 23, 1988 debut on the chart. It became the longest an album has been on the market before hitting number one.

## Background

In 1987, Abdul, once a choreographer for Los Angeles Lakers and high-profile artists including George Michael, ZZ Top, Duran Duran and most notably Janet Jackson, used her savings to make a singing demo. Soon thereafter, she was signed to Virgin Records by Jeff Ayeroff, who had worked in marketing at A&M Records with Janet Jackson. Although she was a skilled dancer and choreographer, Abdul was a relatively untrained singer, and worked with various coaches and record producers to develop her vocal ability, with her vocal range defined as mezzo-soprano. Ayeroff recalled signing Abdul to a recording contract years later, stating: "She said, 'I can sing, you know. I want to do an album.' Paula's in our industry. Here's someone with a personality and she's gorgeous, and she can dance. If she can sing, she could be a star. So she went into the studio and cut a demo record and she could sing." The album was made on a budget of $72,000.

## Singles

"Knocked Out" was released as the lead single from the album, and Abdul's debut single on May 4, 1988.

"The Way That You Love Me" was released in its remix form (titled "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me") as the second single on August 2, 1988. The song was later re-released under it's original version on September 15, 1989.

"Straight Up" was released as the third single from the album on November 22, 1988. The song brought Abdul widespread public attention, and has remained as her biggest international hit song to date.

"Forever Your Girl" was released as the fourth single from the album on February 20, 1989.

"Cold Hearted" was released as the fifth single from the album on June 15, 1989.

"Opposites Attract" was released as the sixth and final single from the album on November 28, 1989.

"Knocked Out""(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me""Straight Up""Forever Your Girl""Cold Hearted""Opposites Attract"

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