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Head over Heels (1995)

Where the lyrics of Head over Heels take you, and where it was really made.

Head over Heels was less successful than Abdul's earlier albums, peaking at number 18 on the Billboard 200 despite three singles.

Key places

Recorded at Conway Studios (1995)

Recording site Conway Recording Studios — Album credits list Conway Studios as a place where the album was recorded. The studio is in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Capitol Studios (1995)

Recording site Capitol Studios — Album credits list Capitol Studios as a place where the album was recorded. The studio is in Hollywood. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Jasmine Sound (1995)

Recording site Jasmine Sound — Album credits list Jasmine Sound as a recording place. The point sits at the San Clemente city centre, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Record Plant (1995)

Recording site Record Plant (Los Angeles) — Album credits list Record Plant in Los Angeles as a place where the album was recorded. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Knightlight Studios (1995)

Recording site Luminous Sound — Album credits list Knightlight Studios as a recording place. The point sits at the Dallas city centre, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Westlake Studios (1995)

Recording site Westlake Recording Studios — Album credits list Westlake Studios in Los Angeles as a place where the album was recorded. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Rumbo Recorders (1995)

Recording site Rumbo Recorders — Album credits list Rumbo Recorders as a place where the album was recorded. The studio is in Canoga Park, Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Neptune Factor Studios (1995)

Recording site Record One — Album credits list Neptune Factor Studios as a recording place. The point sits at the Sherman Oaks city centre, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Head over Heels: third studio album by American singer Paula Abdul
• Released 13 June 1995 under Virgin Records and Captive Records
• Three singles: "My Love Is for Real", "Crazy Cool" and "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up"
• Primarily a pop album with elements of hip-hop, Motown soul, rap, latin pop, psychedelic soul, soul-pop, Cuban music and Middle Eastern music
• Release credits list studios in Los Angeles, New York, Dallas and Atlanta among the recording and mixing rooms

Background

• In 1994 Abdul took a break from her music career to focus on her personal life
• Her marriage to Emilio Estevez ended with divorce filings, and she sought treatment for bulimia
• The album is described as her most honest and personal project
• Abdul said she put everything she had been afraid to face into her music
• She worked with an array of different producers on this album
• Abdul said she had worked with seven producers on her first album

Recording

• Abdul said she was more involved in the production end of her songs on this album
• She said her producers were open to her input and very honest with her
• Credits name Capitol Studios, Conway Studios, Record Plant, Westlake Studios and other rooms as recording places

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Began as a Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader and became head choreographer of the Laker Girls.
• Discovered by the Jacksons; choreographed Janet Jackson's music videos and later the Jacksons' Victory tour.
• Signed to Virgin Records and released Forever Your Girl (1988), which set a record with four Hot 100 number-one singles from a debut album.
• Released Spellbound (1991) and Head over Heels (1995).
• Served as a judge on American Idol from 2002 to 2009 and later appeared on several other television shows.
• Returned to live performance in 2016 and held a Las Vegas residency in 2019–20.

Recognition

• Won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video for "Opposites Attract" in 1991.
• Received 17 MTV Video Music Award nominations and won five.
• Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Head over Heels was less successful than Abdul's earlier albums
• Peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart
• "My Love Is for Real" was the only Top 40 single from the album, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100
• "My Love Is for Real" topped the US Dance Club Songs chart, her only song to do so
• "Crazy Cool" peaked at number 58 on the Hot 100
• "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" failed to chart and peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100

Records

• US Billboard 200: peak number 18
• Certified gold in the United States by the RIAA
• Sold more than 500,000 copies in the United States
• Single chart peaks: 28 (Hot 100, "My Love Is for Real"), 58 (Hot 100, "Crazy Cool"), 12 (Bubbling Under Hot 100, "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up")

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "My Love Is for Real" topped the US Dance Club Songs chart, the only song by Abdul to do so.
• "Ho-Down" samples "Ain't Got a Gal in Town" by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra.
• "Spinning Around" was co-written by Abdul in 1997 and was meant to be her comeback single, but the plan never materialized and the song was later given to Kylie Minogue.
• The album was Abdul's third and last studio album, released after a break in her career tied to her personal life.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

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