Over My Heart
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| Over My Heart | ||
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| Studio album by Laura Branigan | ||
| Released | 1993 | |
| Genre | Pop / Rock | |
| Length | 55:20 | |
| Label | Atlantic | |
| Producer(s) | Laura Branigan, Billy Branigan, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald, Phil Ramone |
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| Laura Branigan chronology | ||
| Laura Branigan (1990) |
Over My Heart (1993) |
The Best of Branigan (1995) |
Over My Heart is the seventh album by singer Laura Branigan, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music).
Over My Heart was Branigan's most personal and eclectic album and saw her again try a hand at producing, alongside the legendary Phil Ramone. While a lead single, the Gloria Estefan-penned "Love Your Girl," aimed for the clubs that made her famous, the album was a boon for ballad lovers, including the exquisitely understated opener "How Can I Help You To Say Goodbye;" the Spanish-language "Mujer Contra Mujer;" "Mangwane (The Wedding Song)," sung in Sotho, a South African dialect, and recorded there with the Mmabana Children's Choir; and several of her own compositions, including the touching "Didn't We Almost Win It All" and the steely "Over You." The album's mature personal themes of transcendence over the loss of a loved one, the nature of commitment, and coming to terms with life after a significant relationship was a sadly ironic presaging of the turn of events her own life would take in subsequent years.
[edit] Track listing
- "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" (Collins, Taylor-Good) – 4:29
- "The Sweet Hello, the Sad Goodbye" (Gessle, Gessle) – 5:07
- "Over My Heart" (Martin, Pessis) – 4:24
- "It's Been Hard Enough Getting Over You" (Bolton, James) – 3:41
- "Is There Anybody Here but Me?" (Pessis, Wells) – 4:51
- "Love Your Girl" (Casas, Estefan, Ostwald) – 4:34
- "Didn't We Almost Win It All" (BecVar, Branigan) – 5:09
- "Only Time Will Tell" (Pessis, Wells) – 4:25
- "I'll Wait for You" (Branigan, Wells) – 4:40
- "Mujer Contra Mujer" – 5:07
- "Over You" (Branigan, Branigan) – 5:20
- "Mangwane (The Wedding Song)" (Traditional) – 4:02
[edit] Personnel
- Laura Branigan - vocals, background vocals
- Beatrice Akuoko - children's chorus
- Dela Amuzu - children's chorus
- Gloria Ayee - children's chorus
- Manuela Ayee - children's chorus
- Jacob Bantsejang - vocals
- Tony Beard - drums
- Brian BecVar - keyboards
- Billy Branigan - bass, guitar, background vocals
- John-Carol Bukenya - children's chorus
- Jorge Casas - bass
- John-Benjamin Bukrnya - choir
- Ann Davis - children's chorus
- Rena Davis - children's chorus
- Jill Dell'Abate - background vocals
- Rory Dodd - background vocals
- Joy Francis - background vocals
- Slaveca Gavrilovic - children's chorus
- Dave Greenfield - alto saxophone
- Jeff Greenfield - alto saxophone
- Steve Greenfield - alto saxophone
- Jeff Jacobs - keyboards
- Bashiri Johnson - percussion
- Karen Kamon - background vocals
- Gladys Kgadiete - vocals
- Khumo Khaole - children's chorus
- Curtis King - background vocals
- Christina Luboyera - Choir
- Malebogo Felicity Mabille - children's chorus
- Charles Mangold - background vocals
- Neo Carol Matte - choir
- John McCurry - electric guitar
- Refilwe Roselinda Moiloa - children's chorus
- Bruce Molema - children's chorus
- Bushy Monakwane - bass, vocals
- Valetnine Kgothatso Motlhabi - choir
- Grace Msumbu - vocals
- Clay Ostwald - keyboards
- Charlton Pettus - guitar
- Mpho Pharasi - children's chorus
- Mokgoberg Refilwe Phirwa - children's chorus
- Lenny Pickett - tenor saxophone
- Eric Rehl - keyboards
- Thenjiwe Roda - children's chorus
- Golda Schultz - children's chorus
- Peter "Ski" Schwartz - keyboards
- Barbara Sentongo - children's chorus
- Sphumele Sibeko - children's chorus
- David Spinozza - guitar
- Khanyisa Thakula - children's chorus
- Patricia Tong - vocals
- Ingrid Tubo - vocals
- Kevin Wells - drums
[edit] Production
- Producers: Laura Branigan, Billy Branigan, Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald, Phil Ramone
- Engineers: Charles Dye, Danny Grigsby, Lolly Grodner, Richard Mitchell, Clay Ostwald
- Assistant engineer: Louis Alfred III, Jim Caruana, Sean Chambers, Tom Fritze, Alister Glyn, Andy Grassi, Ron London, Jennifer Monnar, Michael Thompson
- Mixing: Danny Grigsby, Lolly Grodner, Jay Healy, Andy Smith
- Mixing Assistant: Andy Smith
- Mastering: Greg Calbi
- Programming: Jorge Casas, Ray McDonald, Clay Ostwald
- Project coordinator: Jill Dell'Abate
- Sampling: Ray McDonald, Roy McDonald
- Arranger: Laura Branigan, Billy Branigan, Jorge Casas, Jeff Jacobs, Clay Ostwald, Phil Ramone, Eric Rehl, Peter "Ski" Schwartz
- Computers: Roy McDonald
