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Paula Abdul
Head Over Heels

Album CA 1995 on Virgin label
Electronic and Hip-Hop/Rap (RnB/Swing, Synth-pop, Disco)

Track 1 © 1995 EMI April Music, Inc. / Leosun Music / Arvermal Music / Maanami Music (ASCAP). Produced for The Neptune Factor, Inc. Mixed at Conway Recording Studios. Track 2 © 1995 BMG Songs, Inc. / Rhettrhyme Music. All rights administered by BMG Songs, Inc. / P.J.A. Music (ASCAP). Mixed at Oakshire Recorders, Los Angeles. Track 3 © 1995 EMI Virgin Music, Inc. / Elliot Wolff Music / Color Me Badd And Me Good Music (ASCAP) / Irvin Music, Inc. / Howie Tee Music (BMI). Mixed at Conway Studio. Track 4 © 1995 RK Boldt Music / Emerald Empire Music (BMI) / Sony Tunes, Inc. / H-Bomb-H, Inc. / Iki Levy Music / P.J.A. Music / Plastik Surgeons Music (ASCAP). All rights on behalf of Sony Tunes, Inc. and H-Bomb-H, Inc. administered by Sony Music Publishing, Nashville, TN. Mixed at Larrabee Studios. Track 5 © 1995 BMG Songs, Inc. / Rhettrhyme Music (ASCAP) / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / Girl Next Door Music (BMI). Mixed at Oakshire Recorders, Los Angeles, CA. Track 6 © 1995 RK Boldt Music (BMI) / Sony Tunes, Inc. / H-Bomb-H, Inc. / Iki Levy Music (ASCAP). All rights on behalf of Sony Tunes, Inc. and H-Bomb-H, Inc. administered by Sony Music Publishing, Nashville, TN. Mixed at Encore Studios. Track 7 © 1995 EMI April Music, Inc. / Beane Tribe Music / Hard Hands Music (ASCAP). Mixed at DARP Studios. Track 8 © 1995 EMI Virgin Music, Inc. / Elliot Wolff Music / Sony Tunes, Inc. / H-Bomb-H, Inc. / Plastik Surgeons Music / P.J.A. Music (ASCAP) / R.K. Boldt Music / Mills Music, Inc. All rights on behalf of Sony Tunes, Inc, and H-Bomb-H Inc. administered by Sony Music Publishing, Nashville, TN. Mixed at Larrabee. Contains samples from "Ain't Got A Gal In Town", published by Mills Music, Inc. (BMI) / Jay Russell Robinson, Inc. admin. by Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. (ASCAP). Performed by Cab Calloway. Used courtesy of MCA Records Inc. Track 9 © 1995 EMI Virgin Music, Inc. / Oliver Lieber Music (ASCAP) / Worth It To U Songs (BMI). Produced and arranged for The Noise Club, Inc. Mixed at The Enterprise. Track 10 © 1995 Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. / Boobie-Loo Music (BMI). Produced for Silent Partner Productions. Mixed at Larrabee. Track 11 © 1995 RK Boldt Music (BMI) / Sony Tunes, Inc. / H-Bomb-H, Inc. / Iki Levy Music (ASCAP). All rights on behalf of Sony Tunes, Inc. and H-Bomb-H, Inc. administered by Sony Music Publishing, Nashville, TN. Mixed at Larrabee Studios. Track 12 © 1995 EMI April Music, Inc. / Slap Me One Music (BMI). Mixed at Conway Studio. Track 13 © 1995 RK Boldt Music (BMI) / Sony Tunes, Inc. / H-Bomb-H, Inc. / Iki Levy Music / P.J.A. Music (ASCAP). All rights on behalf of Sony Tunes, Inc. and H-Bomb-H, Inc. administered by Sony Music Publishing, Nashville, TN. Mixed at Larrabee. Track 14 © 1995 Love Jones Publishing (BMI). Produced for Artisan Productions. Mixed at Conway Studios. Recording Studios: Capitol Studios, Record One, Larrabee Studios, Conway, Oakshire, River Sound NY, Neptune Factor Studios, A-Pawling Studios NY, Jasmine Sound, The Record Plant LA, Knightlight Studios Dallas TX, Dallas Sound Lab, Ocean Way, Westlake Studios, DARP Studios, Bosstown Studios, The Enterprise, Palette Studios, Sony Studios NY, Ollywood, A&M Studios, Rumbo Recorders, Howie & Iki's Place and Encore. Ofra Haza appears courtesy of BMG / Ariola Munchen GmbH. Sam Watters, Kevin Thornton, Bryan Abrahms and Mark Calderon from Color Me Badd appear courtesy of Giant Records. Virgin is a registered trade mark of Virgin Enterprises Ltd. Made in Canada. Distributed by EMI Music Canada. ℗&© 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.

     
Musicians
PortraitPaula Abdul voc, bvoc, *1962 US
album by, lead vocals, written by, arranged by, additional vocal arrangement
PortraitTracy Wormworth b,
bass
PortraitRocky Bryant dr, US
drums
PortraitJohn Andrew Schreiner key,
keyboards, vintage keys
PortraitPeter Lord key, bvoc,
producer, keyboards, written by
PortraitV. Jeffrey Smith g, voc,
producer, keyboards, written by
PortraitOliver Leiber g, voc, US
talkbox, guitar, wah wah guitar, producer, arranged by, drums, percussion, guitar, sitar, electric sitar, programmed by, keyboards, written by
PortraitOfra Haza voc, bvoc, 1957-2000 IL
featuring, vocals, additional featured vocals
PortraitRhett Lawrence syn, ep, US
producer, arranged by, synthesizer, drums, programmed by, written by, producer, arranged by, instruments, all
PortraitHarihar Rao sit, 1927-2013 IN
sitar, tambourine
PortraitChris Kohler ,
technician, computer tech
PortraitElliot Wolff , US
producer, arranged by, tracking by, tracks by, written by, arranged by, vocal arrangement
PortraitCha'n André ,
arranged by, vocal arrangement, written by, arranged by, vocal arrangements, arranged by, additional vocal arrangement
PortraitRobb Boldt ,
arranged by, vocal arrangement, written by, arranged by, vocal arrangements, producer, arranged by, programmed by, written by, arranged by, additional vocal arrangement, producer, arranged by, written by
PortraitBill Wiseman ,
guitar
PortraitHowie Hersh ,
keyboards, programmed by, written by, producer, arranged by, programmed by, written by, trumpet, keyboards, bass, producer, arranged by, written by
PortraitIki Levy dr, perc, US
percussion, programmed by, written by, drums, percussion, producer, arranged by, programmed by, written by, programmed by, additional, producer, arranged by, written by
PortraitEric Monsanty ,
programmed by, written by
PortraitBlake Leyh ,
effects, sound effects
PortraitArnold Hennings b, US
producer, instruments, written by
PortraitDallas Austin key, bvoc, *1970 US
producer, instruments
PortraitRick Sheppard ,
sampler, sampling
PortraitDa' Count ,
arranged by, additional vocal arrangement, written by
PortraitJohn Leftwich b, US
arranged by, horn arrangement
PortraitFred Owens ,
programmed by, additional
PortraitEric Jorgensen tb, US
trombone
PortraitJ. Russel Robinson p, 1892-1963 US
written by, sample
PortraitJesse Greer ,
written by, sample
PortraitPaul Peterson key, bvoc, *1964 US
arranged by, additional arrangement, electric piano, wurlitzer
PortraitJohn Shanks bvoc, g, key, *1964 US
guitar, additional
PortraitMelvin "Wah Wah" Watson g, syn, voc, *1950 US
guitar, wah wah guitar
PortraitKeith Lewis g, key, US
programmed by, additional keyboard and percussion programming
PortraitShaun LaBelle g, key, dr, b, US
synth, synth bass fills
PortraitRalph Stacey ,
bass, guitar
PortraitRonnie Garrett eb, b,
bass
PortraitMichael Patterson , US
sounds, drum programming, additional
PortraitDaryl Simmons , *1957 US
producer, drum programming, written by, programmed by, keyboards
PortraitHouston Singletary ,
vocoder
PortraitLili Haydn vn, *1975 CA
arranged by, string arrangement
PortraitGerri Sutyak vc, US
cello
PortraitLarry Dalton p,
conductor, strings, arranged by, strings
PortraitKeith Carlock dr, US
drums
PortraitAndy Timmons g, bvoc, *1963 US
guitar
PortraitCharles Barnett p, perc, US
percussion
PortraitTim Miner bvoc, key,
producer, keyboards, bass, written by
PortraitDallas Symphony Orchestra , US
strings
Producers
Len Peltier art direction
Steve Gerdes design
Gemma Corfield executive-producer
Atlas/Third Rail Management management
Bob Cavallo management
Scott Welch management
Dan Hersch mastered by
Alan Silfen photography by
Walter Chin photography by
Paula Abdul backing vocals
Sandra St. Victor backing vocals
Peter Moshay engineer
Thom Russo engineer, edited by, pro tools editing
V. Jeffrey Smith engineer
Mick Guzauski mixed by
Marnie Riley mixed by, assistant
Jon Lind producer, additional
Marva King backing vocals
Valerie Davis backing vocals
Laura Grover coordinator, production coordinator
Cal Harris Jr. engineer
Michael Becker engineer
Rhett Lawrence engineer
Bryan Abrams backing vocals
Color Me Badd backing vocals
Kevin Thornton backing vocals
Mark Calderon backing vocals
Robbie Brown backing vocals
Sam Watters backing vocals
Heidi Wanser backing vocals
Mona Lisa Young backing vocals
Robb Boldt backing vocals, producer
Cha'n André producer, backing vocals
Da' Count producer
Eric Monsanty producer
Howie Hersh producer
Iki Levy producer, edited by, pro tools editing
Scott Blockland engineer
Keith Cohen mixed by
Debra Killings backing vocals
Leslie Brathwaite engineer
Michael Patterson engineer, sound designer, midi & sound design
Brian Frye engineer, assistant
Brian Smith engineer, assistant
Hans Gutknecht engineer, assistant
Kenton Kelsey engineer, assistant
Kevin Parker engineer, assistant
Alvin Speights mixed by
Dallas Austin mixed by
Rick Sheppard sound designer, midi & sound design
Charlie Paakkari edited by, pro tools editing
Elliot Wolff producer
Bruce Deshazer backing vocals
Marvin Gunn backing vocals
The Wild Pair backing vocals
Worthy Davis backing vocals
Bobby Summerfield engineer, mixed by
Keith Lewis engineer
Matt Patatucko mixed by, assistant
Daryl Simmons backing vocals
Tanya Smith backing vocals
Ivy Skoff coordinator, production coordinator
Thom Kidd engineer
Fred Kelly engineer, assistant
Kevin Lively engineer, assistant
Ren Klyce drum programming, additional
"Jazzy Jeff" Griffin engineer, assistant
Cindy Cruse backing vocals
Janice Archer Cruse backing vocals
John Cruse backing vocals
Tim Miner backing vocals
Frank Salazar engineer
Jona Lake engineer
Mike Vasquez engineer
Tim Kimsey engineer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Crazy CoolPaula AbdulPeter Lord, Sandra St. Victor, V. Jeffrey Smith
2My Love Is For RealPaula AbdulPaula Abdul, Rhett Lawrence
3Ain't Never Gonna Give You UpPaula AbdulBryan Abrams, Elliot Wolff, Howie Tee, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters
4Love Don't Come EasyPaula AbdulCha'n André, Da' Count, Eric Monsanty, Howie Hersh, Iki Levy, Paula Abdul, Robb Boldt
5If I Were Your GirlPaula AbdulCrystal Bernard, Rhett Lawrence
6Sexy ThoughtsPaula AbdulHowie Hersh, Iki Levy, Robb Boldt
7The Choice Is YoursPaula AbdulArnold Hennings, Debra Killings
8Ho-DownPaula AbdulCab Calloway, Clarence Gaskill, Da' Count, Elliot Wolff, Howie Hersh, Irving Mills, Jesse Greer, Paula Abdul, Robb Boldt, J. Russel Robinson, Jesse Greer
9Under The InfluencePaula AbdulOliver Leiber, Worthy Davis
10I Never Knew ItPaula AbdulDaryl Simmons
11Get Your Groove OnPaula AbdulHowie Hersh, Iki Levy, Robb Boldt
12Missing YouPaula AbdulBernadette Cooper
13It's All About Feeling GoodPaula AbdulHowie Hersh, Iki Levy, Paula Abdul, Robb Boldt
14Cry For MePaula AbdulTim Miner
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