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Throughout her career, she has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She later released " I'm Just Here for the Music" (2009) the following year. Following the release of the album, Abdul entered a second musical hiatus.Ībdul released the single " Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" (2008) with Randy Jackson, her first single in twelve years. The album and coinciding singles were deemed commercial failures, and were met with a mixed reaction from critics.

Following a musical hiatus while dealing with personal issues, Abdul returned with the release of Head Over Heels (1995), her third and final studio effort. Despite the album's achievements, it failed to match the success of its predecessor. Third single " Blowing Kisses in the Wind" reached the top ten. The album's first two singles both topped the Hot 100 chart with the first, " Rush Rush" becoming first number-one single in six years to spend more than four weeks on top. It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, climbing to the top soon after it was released. She continued to find success with the release of Spellbound (1991), her second studio album. It went on to earn a seven-times platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Ībdul released the Shut Up and Dance: Mixes (1990) remix album to a positive commercial reaction, earning a platinum certification from the RIAA. The project spawned a number of successful singles, and is one of only nine albums to have four singles top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album topped the Billboard 200 chart, and to date holds the record for the longest climb to number one for an album. Having found success as a choreographer for artists such as Janet Jackson, Abdul launched her own music career with the release of her debut studio album Forever Your Girl (1988).

Roger Rabbit Effect: The music video for "Opposites Attract".The discography of American singer and dancer Paula Abdul consists of three studio albums, one remix album, five compilations, seventeen singles, eight B-sides, four video albums and ten other appearances.

Nobody Thinks It Will Work: " Opposites Attract" mentions several times that no one would have guessed they could be lovers.

Duet of Differences: "Opposites Attract" is about how different she is from her "lover" (MC Skat Kat), yet they love one another anyway.

Break Up Song: "Straight Up" and "Cold Hearted Snake" were both songs about unfaithful men, the former presumably pre-dating a breakup and the latter being a post-breakup warning to other girls about the ex.

He also makes an appearance in the video for "Forever Your Girl", where the Pair do a significant amount of vocals, but are not credited in the song as primary vocalists.

Animated Music Video: "The Wild Pair" became the voice of the feline character MC Skat Cat, which was a major part of the music video "Opposites Attract".

"It ain't fiction, it's a matter of tropes":

"Opposites Attract" (with The Wild Pair) (4:24).

Her next single, "Straight Up", put her on the map and spent 3 weeks at #1 in early 1989, followed by the Title Track, "Cold Hearted", a re-release of "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" and "Opposites Attract"-would all hit #1, save for the second to last peaking at #3, making Paula the first female singer to get four number-ones on the Billboard Hot 100 from her debut album, also tying an overall record for debut albums (which she shares with George Michael's Faith, subsequently joined by Mariah Carey's self-titled debut).Īs for awards, "Straight Up" would win four Moonmen at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, and "Opposites Attract" would win Best Music Video, Short Form, at the 32nd Grammy Awards. The second, "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me", fared worse at #88.

The first one, "Knocked Out", sputtered at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100.