The Prince written and produced song вЂњUвЂќ never saw a release.Дue to a number of alleged personal issues, which would plague her throughout her career,В things would go very quiet for the next couple of years with PaulaвЂ™sВ pop career losing momentum. What a shame this was not a much bigger hits as it is probably the funkiest and poppiest hit on the album. вЂњThe Promise Of A New DayвЂќ was a number one hit in the USA with further hits in вЂњBlowing Kisses In The WindвЂќ and вЂњWill You Marry MeвЂќ (obviously a question to Emilio Estevez who she did marry), although only the great вЂњVibeologyвЂќ would make any impact in the UK.

вЂњRush RushвЂќ would mark the last top 10 hit for Paula in the UK. In many ways Paula took some risks with this album recording the album with The Family Stand who had a big hit with вЂњGhetto HeavenвЂќ.

This was the first of five top 20 US hits from the number one вЂњSpellboundвЂќ album. вЂњCold heartedвЂќ is worth checking out for the excellent Bob Fossee inspired choreography, and a video which has been imitated by Geri HalliwellвЂ™s вЂњItвЂ™s Raining MenвЂќ and Jennifer Lopez in вЂњIвЂ™m GladвЂќ.ДЄ massive hit would follow with the irritating вЂњOpposites AttractвЂќ in the USA and the U.K., which ultimately was probably the result of the innovative video of Paula dancing with a cartoon cat (MC Skat Cat).ДЇortunately, we had a couple of years to recover and Paula made a mature return with the classic 1991 ballad вЂњRush, RushвЂќ featuring Keanu Reaves in the 50s вЂRebel Without A CauseвЂ™ inspired video and a much more mature sound. Other big hits followed especially in the USA where a further three releases hit the number one spot, although вЂњForever Your GirlвЂќ and вЂњCold HeartedвЂќ would make little impact in the UK. Success eventually came withВ the massive number one US hit вЂњStraight UpвЂќ (UK No.3) which I think stands the test of time, in 1989 which was the first of a number of videos directed by David Fincher, later to direct Fight Club and Panic Room, to name but two.ДЇurther hits followed including вЂњJust The Way That You Love MeвЂќ hitting big in the USA and flopping several times in the UK. Success was initially slow to come, especially in the UK with numerous singles released several times including the LA and Babyface (beginning to make an impact with Karyn White) produced вЂњKnocked OutвЂќ released three times in the UK and only ever reaching number 21! I was a poor student at university in Hull and slightly irritated about buying the same single three times. This was a huge album selling 7 million copies in the USA and including 4 number one singles. However, she had clear ambitions to become a pop star releasing her debut album вЂњForever Your GirlвЂќ in 1988. Paula startedВ as a cheerleader in the 1980вЂ™s for the LA Lakers, but within a few years she was a choreographer for The JacksonвЂ™s and notably Janet Jackson and can be spotted in the video for вЂњWhat Have You Done For Me Lately?вЂќ as one of JanetвЂ™s friends. Also, for some added trivia Paula was the choreographer of the famous foot tapping piano scene in Tom Hanks вЂBigвЂ™, appeared as a dancer in Eddie MurphyвЂ™s 1989 film вЂComing To AmericaвЂ™В and was in one of my favourite 80вЂ™s films вЂCanвЂ™t Buy Me LoveвЂ™ starring a very young and cute Patrick Dempsey. She also provides a link between the start of Janet JacksonвЂs career and KylieвЂs renaissance in 2000. Paula Abdul might be best known as a judge on American Idol, but this belies to a steely determination to become a pop star at the end of the 80вЂ™s/early 90вЂ™s, albeit more successful in America than in the UK. Straight up now tell me where are you now, Paula Abdul oh oh oh?!

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