Laura Branigan (album)

Laura Branigan is the sixth album by singer Laura Branigan, released in 1990.

Laura Branigan
Studio album by Laura Branigan
Released	March 21, 1990
Studio	Howie Sound (Studio City, CA); Cornerstone Studios (Chatsworth, CA) Alpha Studios (Burbank, CA) Westlake Studios , The Bunny Hop, Studio 55, The Village Recorder , Studio Ultimo, Midi Madness Studio, Lion Share Recording y Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA) Hollywood Sound Recorders, Steve Lindsey Studio y Music Grinder Studios (Hollywood, CA).
Genre	Pop dance-pop house urban new jack swing
Length	43:07
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Richard Perry Laura Branigan Peter Wolf Steve Kipner Steve Lindsey Clif Magness Dennis Matkosky
Laura Branigan chronology
The Best of Laura Branigan (1988) Laura Branigan (1990) The Very Best of Laura Branigan (1992)
Singles from Laura Branigan
"Moonlight on Water" Released: 1990 "Never in a Million Years" Released: 1990 "Turn The Beat Around" Released: 1990 (Only on radio and clubs)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album's second single, "Never in a Million Years", was an AC hit for Branigan. The album also brought the singer back to the tops of the Hi-NRG charts and dancefloors with its first single, "Moonlight on Water", and a trendy update of Vicki Sue Robinson's disco-era "Turn the Beat Around". The latter was the first of many songs on which Branigan added production to her list of credits. A slew of promo remixes were embraced by many of the DJs who first brought her to fame with "Gloria", but "Turn the Beat Around" did not make the broader US national dance chart and did not receive an official single release.

While a sexy video supported the lead-off single (which was subtitled "Sex on the Beach" on DJ pressings), Laura Branigan became her first album since 1983's Branigan 2 to be promoted by only one music video. While the album was Laura's last to be commercially available as a vinyl LP, "Moonlight on Water" and "Never in a Million Years" were also Branigan's first singles not to be released in the 7" vinyl format. This was Branigan's first album not to produce a Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit.

The song "Unison" was recorded by Celine Dion the same year. The album's final track was another Branigan production, a subdued cover of Bryan Adams' "The Best Was Yet to Come".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Moonlight on Water"	Andy Goldmark, Steve Kipner	4:39
2.	"Bad Attitude"	Paul Bliss, Steve Kipner	4:00
3.	"Never in a Million Years"	Van Stephenson, Dave Robbins, Bob Farrell	4:08
4.	"Smoke Screen"	Steve Kipner, Cliff Magness	4:06
5.	"Let Me In"	Dennis Matkosky, Paul Gordon	5:18
6.	"Turn the Beat Around"	Gerald Jackson, Peter Jackson	4:22
7.	"Unison"	Bruce Roberts, Andy Goldmark	4:40
8.	"No Promise, No Guarantee"	Bonnie Karlyle, Pat Robinson	5:00
9.	"Reverse Psychology"	Steve Kipner, Clif Magness	3:33
10.	"The Best Was Yet to Come"	Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance	3:21

Personnel

• Laura Branigan – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 5), arrangements (10)
• Howie Rice – keyboards (1, 2), guitar (1), drum programming (1, 2), synth guitar (2), percussion (2)
• Ramsey Embick – lyricon (1), keyboards (2), percussion (2)
• Steve Lindsey – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9), drum programming (4, 6, 10), synth strings (6), arrangements (6), synthesizers (10)
• Andy Goldmark – keyboards (1), drum programming (1), backing vocals (1)
• Peter Wolf – instruments (3, 8), arrangements (3, 8)
• Clif Magness – keyboards (4, 9), drum programming (4, 9), guitar (9)
• Steve Goldstein – keyboards (4), drum programming (10)
• Dennis Matkosky – keyboards (5), drum programming (5), arrangements (5)
• Khris Kellow – keyboards (6), synth strings (6), drum programming (6), arrangements (6)
• Aaron Zigman – keyboards (6), synth strings (6)
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (7)
• Rick Chudacoff – keyboards (7), arrangements (7)
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (9)
• Randy Kerber – acoustic piano (10)
• James Harrah – lead guitar (1), guitar (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Peter Maunu – guitar (3, 8)
• Dann Huff – guitar (7)
• Michael Dunlap – bass (1), keyboards (2)
• Larry Klein – bass (5, 10)
• Steve Kipner – drum programming (1, 2)
• Richard Perry – drum programming (2)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums (5)
• Peter Bunetta – drum programming (7), percussion programming (7), backing vocals (7), arrangements (7)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (6)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (6, 9)
• John Robinson – hi-hat (6)
• Brandon Fields – saxophone (4)
• Alfie Silas – backing vocals (2, 3, 6, 8)
• Peggi Blu – backing vocals (2, 6, 9)
• Jean Johnson – backing vocals (2)
• Ina Wolf – backing vocals (3, 8)
• Maxi Anderson – backing vocals (3, 8)
• Joe Pizzulo – backing vocals (3, 8)
• Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (3, 8)
• Dorian Holley – backing vocals (3, 8)
• Donna de Lory – backing vocals (4, 5)
• Kate Markowitz – backing vocals (4, 5)
• Brenda Russell – backing vocals (5)
• Danny Peck – backing vocals (5)
• Bill Champlin – backing vocals (5)
• Leslie Hall – backing vocals (5)
• Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals (6, 9)
• Leslie Smith – backing vocals (7)
• Joey Diggs – backing vocals (7)
• Ivory Stone – backing vocals (7)
• Patricia Henley – backing vocals (7)
• Michael Williams – backing vocals (7)
• Francine Howard – backing vocals (9)
• Bernadette Barlow – backing vocals (9)
• The Pasadena Boys Choir – choir (10)
• John Barron – choir director (10)

Production

• Producers – Richard Perry (Tracks 1, 2 & 4); Peter Wolf (Tracks 3 & 8); Dennis Matkosky (Track 5); Laura Branigan (Tracks 5, 6 & 10); Steve Lindsey (Tracks 5, 6, 9 & 10); Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff (Track 7); Steve Kipner (Track 9); Clif Magness (Track 9).
• Executive Producer – Doug Morris
• Production Coordination – Julie Larson (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 9); Carlos Golliher (Tracks 3 & 8); Susanne Marie Edgren (Track 5); Gail Esposito (Track 10).
• Engineers – Gabe Veltri (Tracks 1, 5, 6 & 10); Jess Sutcliffe (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 9 & 10); Norman Whitfield Jr (Tracks 1 & 2); Paul Ericksen (Tracks 1–6, 8, 9 & 10); Ramsey Embick (Tracks 1 & 2); David Schober (Track 2); Martin Schmelzel (Track 2); Eric Anest (Track 4); Richard Cottrell (Track 4); Leon Johnson (Track 7); Peter Barker (Track 9); Clif Magness (Track 9).
• Assistant Engineers – Andy Batwinas (Track 1); Bill Molina (Track 1); Eric Anest (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 9 & 10); Richard Engstrom (Tracks 1, 2, 4 & 9); Ric Butz (Track 2); Charlie Pollard (Tracks 4 & 6); John Karpowich (Tracks 4 & 10); Charlie Brocco (Tracks 5 & 9); Dennis Matkosky (Track 5); Guy DeFazio (Track 5); Van Coppock (Track 5); Mike Kloster (Track 6); Bryan Arnett (Track 7); Marnie Riley (Track 7); Russ Ragsdale (Track 7); Steve Egelman (Track 7); Ken Felton (Track 9); Robert Hart (Tracks 9 & 10); Gabe Moffat (Track 10).
• Recorded at Howie Sound (Studio City, CA); Cornerstone Studios (Chatsworth, CA); Alpha Studios (Burbank, CA); Westlake Studios, The Bunny Hop, Studio 55, The Village Recorder, Studio Ultimo, Midi Madness Studio, Lion Share Recording and Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Hollywood Sound Recorders, Steve Lindsey Studio and Music Grinder Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Mixing – Keith Cohen (Track 1); Norman Whitfield Jr. (Track 2); Paul Ericksen (Tracks 3, 5, 8 & 10); Alan Meyerson (Tracks 4 & 6); Leon Johnson (Track 7); Humberto Gatica (Track 9).
• Mixed
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction – Bob Defrin
• Photography – Greg Gorman
• Hair – Hugh Ragan
• Make-up – Joann Gair Cloutier

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[2]	143
Dutch Albums Chart[3]	86
U.S. Billboard 200[4]	133

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Response from ARIA re: Laura Branigan's ARIA chart history, received December 22, 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
3. Steffen Hung. "LAURA BRANIGAN – MOONLIGHT ON WATER". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
4. "Laura Branigan". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2017.