Belinda (Belinda Carlisle album)
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Belinda is the first solo album by Belinda Carlisle
, notable as her first recording after the break-up of new wave
band The Go-Go's
, for whom she was their lead singer. Released in mid-1986
it featured a hit single "Mad About You" which went to No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
and No. 1 in Canada.
The song "Shot In the Dark" was used as part of the Out of Bounds soundtrack.
Being her first solo album it was often compared with her previous work with the Go Go's. In general the album received mixed reviews but was well received by audiences. Rolling Stone
wrote "The problem with Belinda is that all the ingredients are there, but the end result just doesn't feel right". Allmusic wrote that "The pop on Belinda may not be as infectious as the Go-Go's' finest singles, yet it fit in well with the slick formats of mid-'80s radio and managed to be more memorable than many of the mainstream hits of the time, as the ingratiating hit "Mad About You" proves."
Chart performance
The album was successful in North America peaking at No. 13 in the U.S. and at number 24 in Canada. The Album also entered the Australian Chart where it peaked at number No. 42 and charted for 12 weeks. Belinda was certified Gold in the U.S. and Platinum in Canada selling worldwide over one million copies.
Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...
, notable as her first recording after the break-up of new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band The Go-Go's
The Go-Go's
The Go-Go’s are an all-female American rock band formed in 1978. They made history as the first all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts....
, for whom she was their lead singer. Released in mid-1986
1986 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...
it featured a hit single "Mad About You" which went to No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and No. 1 in Canada.
The song "Shot In the Dark" was used as part of the Out of Bounds soundtrack.
Reception
Critical receptionBeing her first solo album it was often compared with her previous work with the Go Go's. In general the album received mixed reviews but was well received by audiences. Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
wrote "The problem with Belinda is that all the ingredients are there, but the end result just doesn't feel right". Allmusic wrote that "The pop on Belinda may not be as infectious as the Go-Go's' finest singles, yet it fit in well with the slick formats of mid-'80s radio and managed to be more memorable than many of the mainstream hits of the time, as the ingratiating hit "Mad About You" proves."
Chart performance
The album was successful in North America peaking at No. 13 in the U.S. and at number 24 in Canada. The Album also entered the Australian Chart where it peaked at number No. 42 and charted for 12 weeks. Belinda was certified Gold in the U.S. and Platinum in Canada selling worldwide over one million copies.
Track listing
Personnel
- Belinda Carlisle - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Charlotte CaffeyCharlotte CaffeyCharlotte Irene Caffey is an American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter, best known for her work in the Go-Go's in the 1980s, including writing "We Got the Beat."...
- guitars - Laurence JuberLaurence JuberLaurence Juber is an English-born guitarist who currently lives in California. Born 12 November 1952 in Stepney, East London, he was raised and went to school in North London...
- guitars - Andy TaylorAndy Taylor (guitarist)Andy Taylor is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as a member of Duran Duran and The Power Station....
- guitars, solo on "Mad About You" - David LindleyDavid Lindley (musician)David Perry Lindley is an American musician who is notable for his work with Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and other rock musicians. He has worked extensively in other genres as well, performing with artists as varied as Curtis Mayfield and Dolly Parton...
- guitars - Paul Leim - drums
- Paula Brown - Bass
- Dennis Belfield - bass
- John Philip ShenaleJohn Philip ShenaleJohn Philip Shenale is a Canadian composer, arranger, musician and producer based in Los Angeles. He has contributed his talents to over forty Gold and Platinum albums, and over thirty Top 40 singles. His work has also been associated with twenty-one Grammy Award nominations.-Background:Shenale...
- keyboards - Bobby MartinBobby Martin (musician)Bobby Martin was an American jazz trumpeter.Martin played trumpet as a child with June Clark and Sonny Greer. He played with Sam Wooding from 1925, and played with him both in New York City and on his tours of Europe through 1931. From 1932 to 1936 Martin played abroad with Willie Lewis, and...
- keyboards, saxophone on "Gotta Get to You" - Michael Lloyd - keyboards
- Claudia Godette - keyboards
- Nicky HopkinsNicky HopkinsNicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins was an English pianist and organist.He recorded and performed on noted British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s as a session musician....
- keyboards - Jim Cox - keyboards
- Paulinho DaCosta - percussion
- John RosenbergJohn RosenbergJohn Rosenberg is an American football coach, and a graduate of Harvard University. Rosenberg is known for his creativity and innovation in defensive strategy. He is credited by some as the creator of the zone blitz defense made popular by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has coached for thirty years,...
- trumpet on "Stuff and Nonsense" - John D'AndreaJohn D'AndreaJohn D'Andrea is an American television composer, arranger and music writer.-Biography:D'Andrea, as a boy, was interested in being a musician, due to his father's career playing the saxophone in local New Jersey bands, and his father, because of this, gave him a saxophone for his ninth birthday...
- string arrangements on "Since You've Gone", "Band of Gold" and "Stuff and Nonsense"
Background Vocals
- Charlotte CaffeyCharlotte CaffeyCharlotte Irene Caffey is an American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter, best known for her work in the Go-Go's in the 1980s, including writing "We Got the Beat."...
- Belinda Carlisle
- Susanna HoffsSusanna HoffsSusanna Lee Hoffs is an American vocalist, guitarist and actress. She is best known as a member of the all-female pop band The Bangles.-Early life:...
- Paula Brown
- Tom Kelly
- Billy Steinberg
- Nathan Lam
- Jane WiedlinJane WiedlinJane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the all-female New Wave band The Go-Go's.-Early life:...
- Elisa Fox
- The Waters
Production
- Producer & Arranger: Michael Lloyd
- Engineers: Carmine Rubino
- Associate Producer: Nathan Lam
- Assistant Engineers: Dan Nebenzal
- Remixing: William OrbitWilliam OrbitWilliam Orbit is an English musician, composer and record producer, perhaps best known to most for his work on Madonna's album Ray of Light. He has also co-produced several unreleased Madonna songs originally recorded for other albums...
- Strings directed by: Sid Sharp
- Additional Vocal Production: Ellen ShipleyEllen ShipleyEllen Shipley, born 24 March 1949 in New York, is a US musician and songwriter.-Biography:Shipley is best known for work with Rick Nowels. Together they've written for Kim Wilde and worked on the Belinda Carlisle albums Belinda, Heaven on Earth, Runaway Horses, and Live Your Life Be Free...
& Robert Feist - Photography: Matthew RolstonMatthew RolstonMatthew Russell Rolston is an American photographer and music video director. Rolston is known for his signature lighting techniques and detailed approach to art direction and design, and has been repeatedly identified throughout his career with the revival and modern expression of Hollywood glamour...
& Bradford Bramson - Art Direction & Design - Belinda Carlisle & Carl Grasso
Charts & certifications
| Chart (1986/87) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 42 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 13 |
Certifications
Singles
The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.| # | Title | Date | AUS | US | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
IRL | CAN Cria A cria is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mad About You" | 1986 | 9 | 3 | 67 | 28 | 1 |
| 2. | "I Feel the Magic I Feel the Magic "I Feel the Magic" is the second single from Belinda Carlisle's debut album as a solo singer, entitled Belinda, and released in 1986. The song, having a typical Motown sixties pop soul feel, was a minor hit, reaching #82 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.... " |
1986 | — | 82 | — | — | 51 |
| 3. | "Band of Gold Band Of Gold (Freda Payne song) "Band of Gold" is a popular song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland under the pseudonym Edythe Wayne, and Ron Dunbar, and first recorded by Freda Payne... " |
1986 | — | — | — | — | 91 |
| 4. | "Since You've Gone Since You've Gone "Since You've Gone" is the final promo single from Belinda Carlisle's Belinda album, released in 1986 .-References:* at BelindaVault... " (promo only) |
1986 | — | — | — | — | — |