Laura Branigan | ||||
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Released | March 21, 1990 | |||
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Length | 43:07 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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Laura Branigan chronology | ||||
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Singles from Laura Branigan | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B− [3] |
Laura Branigan is the sixth studio album by American singer Laura Branigan, released on March 21, 1990, by Atlantic Records. The album's lead single, " Moonlight on Water", reached number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100, [4] while the second single, " Never in a Million Years", peaked at number 22 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. [5] The third and final single, a cover version of Vicki Sue Robinson's 1976 song " Turn the Beat Around", failed to chart. The song " Unison" was recorded by Celine Dion the same year.
Billboard Magazine praised the album for its "jaunty, up-tempo dance tunes" but noted that "Branigan still excels at shimmering tear jerker ballads like 'Never in a Million Years' and 'No Promise, No Guarantee'." [6]
In their review of the album, Cashbox noted that "Branigan rolled out some heavyweight producers who are known for delivering the goods," and that "this is one of the most solid efforts she has produced, ranging from the ballads for which she's known to a more conscious effort to court the dance crowd." [7]
Allmusic were much more critical in their review, "short on ideas even with a three-year layoff (they couldn't even think of an album title!), the Laura Branigan brain trust put its faith in drum programs to carry a collection of mediocre originals, a lame cover of Vicki Sue Robinson's dance classic "Turn the Beat Around," and a Bryan Adams castoff. Branigan sang with her usual gusto, but even slick producers like Richard Perry and Peter Wolf couldn't animate the material." [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Moonlight on Water" |
| Richard Perry | 4:39 |
2. | " Bad Attitude" |
| Perry | 4:00 |
3. | " Never in a Million Years" |
| Peter Wolf | 4:08 |
4. | "Smoke Screen" |
|
| 4:06 |
5. | " Let Me In" |
|
| 5:18 |
6. | " Turn the Beat Around" |
|
| 4:22 |
7. | " Unison" |
| 4:40 | |
8. | "No Promise, No Guarantee" |
| Wolf | 5:00 |
9. | "Reverse Psychology" |
|
| 3:33 |
10. | "The Best Was Yet to Come" |
| 3:21 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Laura Branigan. [9]
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [10] | 143 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [11] | 86 |
US Billboard 200 [12] | 133 |
US Cash Box Top 200 Albums [13] | 137 |
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Laura Branigan | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 21, 1990 | |||
Studio |
| |||
Length | 43:07 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer |
| |||
Laura Branigan chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Laura Branigan | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B− [3] |
Laura Branigan is the sixth studio album by American singer Laura Branigan, released on March 21, 1990, by Atlantic Records. The album's lead single, " Moonlight on Water", reached number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100, [4] while the second single, " Never in a Million Years", peaked at number 22 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. [5] The third and final single, a cover version of Vicki Sue Robinson's 1976 song " Turn the Beat Around", failed to chart. The song " Unison" was recorded by Celine Dion the same year.
Billboard Magazine praised the album for its "jaunty, up-tempo dance tunes" but noted that "Branigan still excels at shimmering tear jerker ballads like 'Never in a Million Years' and 'No Promise, No Guarantee'." [6]
In their review of the album, Cashbox noted that "Branigan rolled out some heavyweight producers who are known for delivering the goods," and that "this is one of the most solid efforts she has produced, ranging from the ballads for which she's known to a more conscious effort to court the dance crowd." [7]
Allmusic were much more critical in their review, "short on ideas even with a three-year layoff (they couldn't even think of an album title!), the Laura Branigan brain trust put its faith in drum programs to carry a collection of mediocre originals, a lame cover of Vicki Sue Robinson's dance classic "Turn the Beat Around," and a Bryan Adams castoff. Branigan sang with her usual gusto, but even slick producers like Richard Perry and Peter Wolf couldn't animate the material." [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | " Moonlight on Water" |
| Richard Perry | 4:39 |
2. | " Bad Attitude" |
| Perry | 4:00 |
3. | " Never in a Million Years" |
| Peter Wolf | 4:08 |
4. | "Smoke Screen" |
|
| 4:06 |
5. | " Let Me In" |
|
| 5:18 |
6. | " Turn the Beat Around" |
|
| 4:22 |
7. | " Unison" |
| 4:40 | |
8. | "No Promise, No Guarantee" |
| Wolf | 5:00 |
9. | "Reverse Psychology" |
|
| 3:33 |
10. | "The Best Was Yet to Come" |
| 3:21 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Laura Branigan. [9]
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [10] | 143 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [11] | 86 |
US Billboard 200 [12] | 133 |
US Cash Box Top 200 Albums [13] | 137 |
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