Self Control (album)

Self Control is the third studio album by American singer Laura Branigan. It was released on April 1, 1984, by Atlantic Records. The album peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Internationally, it charted within the top five in several continental European countries.

Self Control
Studio album by Laura Branigan
Released	April 1, 1984 (1984-04-01)
Studio	Image Recording, Los Angeles, California Music Grinder, Los Angeles, California Arco, Munich, West Germany
Length	40:01
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jack White Robbie Buchanan
Laura Branigan chronology
Branigan 2 (1983) Self Control (1984) Hold Me (1985)
Singles from Self Control
"Self Control" Released: 1984 "The Lucky One" Released: July 2, 1984 "Ti Amo" Released: 1984 "Satisfaction" Released: 1984 "With Every Beat of My Heart[1]" Released: 1984

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Four singles were released from the album, including Branigan's cover version of Raf's "Self Control", which was a commercial success, peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in Canada and several European countries.[3] Additionally, "The Lucky One" peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] while her cover of Umberto Tozzi's "Ti amo" reached number two in Australia and number five in Canada.

A remastered and expanded edition of Self Control was released on April 25, 2013, by Gold Legion, including remixes of "The Lucky One" and "Satisfaction", as well as the extended version of "Self Control".[4]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Lucky One"	Bruce Roberts	Roberts	4:10
2.	"Self Control"	Steve Piccolo^[a]	Giancarlo Bigazzi^[b] Raffaele Riefoli^[b]	4:08
3.	"Ti Amo"	Bigazzi^[c] Umberto Tozzi^[c] Diane Warren^[a]	Bigazzi^[b] Tozzi^[b]	4:18
4.	"Heart"	Marie Cain	Warren Hartman	4:08
5.	"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"	Gerry Goffin Carole King	Goffin King	3:26

Side two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
6.	"Satisfaction"	Mark Spiro^[a] Diane Warren^[a]	Bernd Dietrich^[b] Gerd Grabowski^[b] Engelbert Simons^[b]	3:56
7.	"Silent Partners"	Warren The Doctor	Warren The Doctor	4:10
8.	"Breaking Out"	Warren The Doctor	Warren The Doctor	3:50
9.	"Take Me"	John Parker Steve Kipner	Parker Kipner	3:43
10.	"With Every Beat of My Heart"	Bob Mitchell Jamie Kaleth	Bob Mitchell Jamie Kaleth	4:12

2013 expanded edition bonus tracks[4]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"The Lucky One" (John Robie mix)	Roberts	Roberts	5:23
12.	"The Lucky One" (Jack White mix)	Roberts	Roberts	5:04
13.	"Self Control" (12″ version)	Piccolo^[a]	Bigazzi^[b] Riefoli^[b]	5:00
14.	"Satisfaction" (special dance mix)	Spiro^[a] Warren^[a]	Dietrich^[b] Grabowski^[b] Simons^[b]	5:56
Total length:				61:24

2020 expanded edition bonus CD[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Self Control" (Extended Version)		5:06
2.	"Self Control" (7" Edit)		3:57
3.	"Self Control" (Classic Summer Mix 1992)		4:00
4.	"Self Control" (117 BPM Club 1992)		4:55
5.	"The Lucky One" (Single Version)		3:12
6.	"The Lucky One" (Jack White Mix)		5:07
7.	"The Lucky One" (John Robie Mix)		5:26
8.	"Satisfaction" (Single Version)		3:41
9.	"Satisfaction" (Special Dance Mix)		5:58
10.	"When" (Single Version)	Laura Branigan	2:44
11.	"Hot Night" (From Ghostbusters Original Soundtrack)	Diane Warren, S. Angelica	3:20

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies English lyrics
• ^{^b} signifies original music
• ^{^c} signifies original words

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Self Control.[6]

Musicians

• Laura Branigan – vocals
• Carlos Vega – drums
• John Robinson – drums
• Michael Landau – guitar
• Dann Huff – guitar
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
• Nathan East – bass
• Robbie Buchanan – pianos, synthesizers (all tracks); arrangements (tracks 3, 5, 7–9)
• Harold Faltermeyer – additional synthesizers (all tracks); arrangements (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
• Larry O. Williams – saxophone (track 9)
• Thomas Kelly – background vocals
• Steve George – background vocals
• Bill Champlin – background vocals
• Richard Page – background vocals
• Tommy Funderburk – background vocals
• Jon Joyce – background vocals
• Jim Haas – background vocals
• Joe Chemay – background vocals
• Beth Anderson – background vocals
• Joe Pizzulo – background vocals

Technical

• Jürgen Koppers – engineering, mixing
• Harold Faltermeyer – additional engineering
• Peter Luedemann – additional engineering
• Jeremy Smith – additional engineering
• Gary Skardina – additional engineering
• Keith Buckley – engineering assistance
• Jon Ingoldsby – engineering assistance
• Matt Forger – engineering assistance
• Brian Gardner – mastering at Allen Zentz Mastering, Hollywood, California
• Jack White – production, executive production
• Robbie Buchanan – production

Artwork

• Tim Lohman – front cover photo
• Paul Lohman – creative direction
• Bob Defrin – art direction
• Lynn Dreese Breslin – design
• Daniela Scaramuzza – back cover photo

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1984) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] 29 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 16 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 12 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 48 European Albums (Music & Media)[11] 16 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 38 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[18] 16 US Billboard 200[19] 23

Year-end charts Chart (1984) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[20] 37 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 41 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 12 US Billboard 200[23] 49 Chart (1985) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[24] 79

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25]	Platinum	100,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[26]	Gold	250,000^^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[27]	Gold	10,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	Silver	60,000^^
United States (RIAA)[29]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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20. "Top 100 Albums of 1984". RPM. Vol. 41 no. 17. January 5, 1985. p. 8. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved August 6, 2018 – via Library and Archives Canada.
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25. "Canadian album certifications – Laura Branigan – Self Control". Music Canada. November 1, 1984. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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27. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1989". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
28. "British album certifications – Laura Branigan – Self Control". British Phonographic Industry. October 26, 1984. Retrieved August 6, 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Self Control in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
29. "American album certifications – Laura Branigan – Self Control". Recording Industry Association of America. May 3, 1995. Retrieved August 6, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.