Spellbound (album)

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Spellbound
Studio album by Paula Abdul
Released	May 14, 1991
Recorded	September 1990-March 1991
Genre	Pop
Length	49 mins
Label	Virgin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment Weekly (C+) link Robert Christgau link Rolling Stone link Slant link
Paula Abdul chronology
Forever Your Girl (1988) Spellbound (1991) Head Over Heels (1995)

Spellbound is the name of the pop album released by Paula Abdul released 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?". Though it was not as successful as Abdul's previous studio album, Forever Your Girl, the album was very successful in the United States, achieving Triple Platinum sales there (and 8.5 million worldwide) and peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200. It became Abdul's second and last album to hit #1 on the chart.

Music videos were produced for each of the singles, and all received heavy airplay on MTV. "Rush, Rush", featuring Keanu Reeves — at that time a superstar — paid homage to the classic film Rebel Without A Cause. Choreography for the ballad "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" included mid-air ballet. "Will You Marry Me?" featured several images of Paula singing a marriage proposal.

A special limited edition version of the album was released in the USA. It came in an outer cardboard box and inside was a giant oversized gold colored plastic compact, emulative of the one Abdul is seen looking into in the album's artwork. Inside is a giant powder puff and an alternate version of the CD booklet shaped in a circle.

Some tracks are mixed using Q-Sound.

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Promise Of A New Day" (#1 U.S.)
2. "Rock House"
3. "Rush Rush" (#1 U.S.)
4. "Spellbound"
5. "Vibeology" (#16 U.S.)
6. "U"
7. "My Foolish Heart"
8. "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" (#6 U.S.)
9. "To You"
10. "Alright Tonight"
11. "Will You Marry Me?" (#19 U.S.)

"U" was written by: Prince

[edit] Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200	1

[edit] Personnel

• Paula Abdul -- lead singer, songwriter
• Prince -- songwriter on "U"
• Stevie Wonder -- harmonica player on "Will You Marry Me?"

Preceded by Time, Love & Tenderness by Michael Bolton

Billboard 200 number-one album June 8 - June 21, 1991

Succeeded by Efil4zaggin by N.W.A.

v • d • e Paula Abdul Studio albums Forever Your Girl (1988)  · Spellbound (1991)  · Head Over Heels (1995) TBA (2008) Other albums Shut Up and Dance (1990)  · Paula Abdul: Greatest Hits (2000)  · Greatest Hits: Straight Up! (2007) Singles "Knocked Out"  · "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me"  · "Straight Up"  · "Forever Your Girl"  · "Cold Hearted"  · "Opposites Attract" (with The Wild Pair)  · "Rush Rush"  · "Promise of a New Day"  · "Blowing Kisses in the Wind"  · "Vibeology"  · "Will You Marry Me?"  · "My Love Is for Real"  · "Crazy Cool"  · "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up"  · "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" (with Randy Jackson) Tours Under My Spell Tour Related topics American Idol  · The X Factor (UK)  · Hey Paula  · Emilio Estevez  ·

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