Paula Abdul Greatest Hits [Disky]

• Artist: Paula Abdul
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• Release Date: November 26, 2002
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

The only Paula Abdul album most listeners will need, Greatest Hits gathers almost all the singles from her first three albums in one place. The 16 tracks here include an amazing run of eight consecutive Top Ten hits, six of which reached number one, over a span of approximately three years (before more soulful, urban sounds began to conquer Abdul's audience). In most cases, the versions included are the 7" single edits, which often differed from the album cuts and are hence quite nice to have collected. The only questionable choice is that the Top 20 single "Will You Marry Me?" was left off in favor of an unnecessary "Megamix Medley," but it's hard to imagine most fans finding this anything more than a minor flaw. The songs still sound as slick and hyper-produced as ever, but they're also catchy and well-constructed, and it's no surprise they were hits in their era (which, nostalgia buffs will find, they evoke very well). All in all, a nicely executed package. [This album was also released by Disky records in 2002 with a slightly different cover.] ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Straight Up [Single Version]	Elliot Wolff	Paula Abdul	(3:51)
Cold Hearted [7" Edit]	Elliot Wolff	Paula Abdul	(3:34)
Forever Your Girl [Single Version]	Oliver Leiber	Paula Abdul	(4:14)
The Way That You Love Me [Single Version]	Oliver Leiber	Paula Abdul	(4:00)
Knocked Out [Single Version]	L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	Paula Abdul	(3:31)
Opposites Attract [7" Edit]	Oliver Leiber	Paula Abdul, Wild Pair	(3:47)
Bend Time Back 'Round [Single Version]	Elliot Wolff	Paula Abdul	(3:55)
Rush Rush [7" Edit]	Peter Lord	Paula Abdul	(4:19)
The Promise of a New Day [7" Edit]	Paula Abdul, Peter Lord, V. Jeffrey Smith, Sandra St. Victor	Paula Abdul	(4:14)
Blowing Kisses in the Wind [Edit]	Peter Lord	Paula Abdul	(4:17)
Vibeology [Video Edit]	Peter Lord	Paula Abdul	(3:19)
My Love Is for Real [R&B Remix]	Paula Abdul, Rhett Lawrence	Ofra Haza, Paula Abdul	(4:03)
Crazy Fool [Single Version]	Peter Lord, V. Jeffrey Smith, Sandra St. Victor	Paula Abdul	(4:01)
If I Were Your Girl [Single Version]	Rhett Lawrence, Crystal Bernard	Paula Abdul	(3:53)
Megamix Medley		Paula Abdul	(9:24)
Crazy Love [Single Version]	Oliver Leiber	Paula Abdul	(4:32)

Credits

Paula Abdul (Main Performer), Babyface (Producer), Lafayette Carthon, Jr. (Remixing), Keith Cohen (Producer), Keith Cohen (Mixing), Gemma Corfield (Executive Producer), Rhett Lawrence (Arranger), Rhett Lawrence (Producer), Oliver Leiber (Arranger), Oliver Leiber (Producer), Jon Lind (Producer), Peter Lord (Arranger), Peter Lord (Producer), Peter Mokran (Remixing), V. Jeffrey Smith (Arranger), V. Jeffrey Smith (Producer), Elliot Wolff (Arranger), Elliot Wolff (Producer), Len Peltier (Art Direction), Serginho Silva (Producer), Serginho Silva (Megamix), Blake Little (Photography)