| Forever Your Girl | 
 enlarge | Artist: Paula Abdul
Label: Virgin Records Us
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  74 reviews
Sales Rank: 31932
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 86067
UPC: 077778606727
EAN: 0077778606727
ASIN: B000000WGF
Release Date: June 29, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | The Way That You Love Me - Paula Abdul, Leiber, Oliver | | • | Knocked Out - Paula Abdul, Reid, L.A. | | • | Opposites Attract - Paula Abdul, Leiber, Oliver | | • | State of Attraction - Paula Abdul, Ballard, Glen | | • | I Need You - Paula Abdul, Johnson, Jesse | | • | Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul, Leiber, Oliver | | • | Straight Up - Paula Abdul, Wolff, Elliot | | • | Next to You - Paula Abdul, Williams, Curtis [1 | | • | Cold Hearted - Paula Abdul, Wolff, Elliot | | • | One or the Other - Paula Abdul, Williams, Curtis [1 |
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 Simple and Fun! May 16, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
From 1986 to 1991, I listened to Top 40 radio CONSTANTLY. Paula Abdul's Forever Your Girl was one of the first CDs I ever purchased, and, listening to this album over a decade later, I am still surprised at how good it sounds. The music is slick dance-pop, but the grooves have a little bit of a funky R&B edge to them, which gives the music extra oomph. There is even a contribution by Babyface on the excellent single "Knocked Out", and this was back in 1988, long before Babyface was well-known in the pop community. Other standout hits from this album are "Straight Up", "Cold Hearted", "Opposites Attract", "The Way That You Love Me", and the title track. Quite a setlist of pop classics! Paula Abdul also had a certain amount of dignity that today's bubble gum pop queens do not. She appeared fully clothed in her videos, and her sound and style came across as cute and sexy without ever crossing the line to vulgarity. Today's dance-pop has a tendency to bombard the listener with bombast and over-production. However, on Paula's first album, she kept it pure, simple, and "Straight Up"! So, if you are looking for a fun, energetic pop CD that doesn't overdo anything, this album is the one! Great for its 80s nostalgia value, too!
Infinately better than todays music! June 23, 2005
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This looks like another album that is underrated because of the anti 80s bigotry...just because this album came out in the 80s, people automatically hate it. "Its cheesy" says one 80s hater. "It sounds so DATED" says another anti 80s person. What if this CD came out a year and a half later than it did? That would make it a 90s album. Would you still hate it then?
Its so unfair how everybody thinks music from the 80s is "cheesy" and a "guilty pleasure". The truth is, music from the 80s (and just about any other decade for that matter) far surpasses anything being made today. Artists like Paula Abdul made music for entertainment purposes only. It put a smile on your face and made you feel good.
Now compare Paula's music with the supposedly "real" music that came out a few years after this. In 1992, music like this disappeared forever! All traces of it were obliterated behind a faceless wall of droning, muddy, distorted guitar noise. Thats right, grunge. All those "woe-is-me, my-life-sucks-because-I-live-in-the-suburbs-and-I-hate-my-parents" mosher bands totally ruined music. How could anybody think Paula is "80s cheese" but think Nirvana were "real" and "honest"? How could they prefer teenage angst and negativity to positive music like Paula Abdul? It simply boggles my grunge hating mind.
I know "Forever Your Girl" might not be hip by today's standards, but be honest. What would you rather listen to? Paula Abdul singing "Forever Your Girl", or Kurt Cobain screaming about how much life sucks and how we should all die? No contest, I'd take "FYG" over the miserable, depressing,negative grunge any day.
 Straight Up Guilty Pleasure May 20, 2002
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Say what you will about Paula Abdul--she doesn't sing very well and her music is often derivative--but one thing is certain: she came out with some of the catchiest songs of the 1980s. This album has all the ingredients of a hit: sharp beats, slammin' grooves, and Abdul's whiny voice, which, in a strange way, sounds good. Standouts include "The Way That You Love Me," the Babyface-penned "Knocked Out," and the memorable "Cold Hearted." In the age of pale imitators like Britney Spears, we need an artist like Abdul more badly now than ever. She was never remembered as a "deep" artist like poseur Alanis Morrissette, but she delivered some well-crafted pop tunes in her day.
Great For What It Is... Dance Pop!!! March 2, 2001
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Paula Abdul was the Britney Spears of 1989 through 1992 (or maybe she's more like Christina Aguilera, seeing as how Paula mixed in a little R&B with her pop songs and followed the "hip" culture of the late 80's). Her music is nothing more than infectious, upbeat and unforgettable dance pop songs, and her debut album proves it. From the #1 smash hit "Straight Up", with its electric guitar and snappy vocals, to the more R&B-ish "Knocked Out", you'll find a lot of catchy pop on here. "Cold Hearted", another huge hit single, has an 80's hip-hop beat and edgy lyrics, all the while warning some girl about her no good man. "Forever Your Girl", the title track, has a very jazzy feel to it, with nicely played instruments and high pitched vocals. It's the most upbeat song on here. I also enjoyed "I Need You", because it doesn't sound like the Paula you expect (a little more mature) and "One Or The Other", because even though the song is sugary and corny, you won't get it out of your head. The songs I skip every time I listen to this album are "Next To You" and "State Of Attraction." These are a little too much for my tastes. One thing Paula Abdul was (and will always be) remembered for is her amazing, smooth, and entertaining dancing skills. And while this album won't make you think (no deep lyrics anywhere on here... Paula tries this on her second album), Forever Your Girl will definatley make you dance.
Paula, we still love you May 20, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Much ink has been spilled about how Paula Abdul had little talent and was mostly all style over substance. But let's be honest, this has been going on in the music business since it first began. Other artists over the years who had a limited range to their voice, yet had hit after hit on the charts include: Lesley Gore, Nancy Sinatra, Diana Ross, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Kylie Minogue, Shania Twain, Britney Spears, etc. For all of these singers listed and many, many others, their style was almost or more important than their songs.
Let's face it folks, for every Petula Clark singing "Downtown", there was a Janis Joplin singing "Piece of my Heart." For every Madonna singing "Vogue", there was a Tracy Chapman singing "Fast Car." For every Paula Abdul singing "Straight Up", there was a Tina Turner singing "The Best." The point is, that there is always going to be more serious artists who sing with their heart and soul and there are going to be artists who are fun and frothy.
If Paula Abdul's music can brighten one person's day, then she has done more for this world than many of the critics who want to tear her down.
I originally bought this CD when it first came out, and it still to this day brings back memories of my wild, fun, adventurous youth. I can remember dancing at the clubs to songs like "Knocked Out" and "The Way That You Love Me." I also liked album cuts such as "State of Attraction" and "One or the Other." Listening to this CD still brings a smile to my face, and really, in the end, isn't that all that matters?
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