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Spellbound (Paula Abdul album)

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Released
  
May 14, 1991

Label
  
Virgin Captive

Release date
  
14 May 1991

Length
  
49:03

Artist
  
Paula Abdul

Genre
  
Pop

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Recorded
  
September 1990—March 1991

Studio
  
Greene Street Recording (N.Y.C., New York) Z Recording Studio (Brooklyn, New York) Hollywood Sound Recording Studio Institute of Social Disruption Studio Masters Sunset Sound Studios (each Los Angeles, California) Mad Hatter Studios (Silver Lake, California) Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California) Paisley Park Studios (Chanhassen, Minnesota)

Producer
  
Peter Lord Paisley Park V. Jeffrey Smith Don Was Jorge Corante

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Nominations
  
American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Album

Similar
  
Paula Abdul albums, Pop music albums

Spellbound is the second studio album released by Paula Abdul in May 1991. The album was an international success and spawned major radio hits with the singles "Rush Rush", "The Promise of a New Day", "Blowing Kisses in the Wind", "Vibeology" and "Will You Marry Me?". The album went triple platinum in the United States and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Its worldwide sales stand at 7 million.

Contents

Some tracks are mixed using QSound.

Track listing

Notes
  • ^a denotes a song mixed using QSound.

    • Production

  • Produced by Peter Lord, Paisley Park, V. Jeffrey Smith, Jorge Corante and Don Was
  • Engineers: Wolfgang Aichholz, Ed Cherney, Don Feinerg, Arne Frager, Rod Hull, Michael Koppelman, Greg Laney, Dave Pensado

    • Personnel

  • Lead vocals & Synclavier II: Paula Abdul
  • Backing vocals: Sweet Pea Atkinson, Sir Harry Bowens, Sally Dworsky, Colin England, The Family Stand, Peter Lord, Arnold McCuller, Sandra St. Victor
  • Guitars: Mike Campbell, Mark Goldenberg, Randy Jacobs, Clifford Moonie Pusey, V. Jeffrey Smith
  • Keyboards: Jorge Corante, Tom Hammer, Peter Lord, Ivan Neville, V. Jeffrey Smith
  • Organ: Jamie Muhoberac
  • Bass: Tim Drummond
  • Drums: Curt Bisquera, Rocky Bryant
  • Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
  • Trumpet: Greg Adams
  • Tenor sax: Steve Grove
  • Baritone sax: Stephen Kupka
  • Harmonica: Stevie Wonder
  • Violin: Stuart Canin
  • Lighting Director: Billy Heaslip
  • Photography: Robert Lobetta

    • Songs

    1The Promise of a New Day4:33
    2Rock House4:11
    3Rush Rush4:54

    References

    Spellbound (Paula Abdul album) Wikipedia
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