Laura Branigan (album)
Laura Branigan is the sixth studio album by American singer Laura Branigan, released on March 21, 1990, by Atlantic Records. The album's lead single, "Moonlight on Water", reached number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] while the second single, "Never in a Million Years", peaked at number 22 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.[5] The third and final single, a cover version of Vicki Sue Robinson's 1976 song "Turn the Beat Around", failed to chart. The song "Unison" was recorded by Celine Dion the same year.
Laura Branigan
March 21, 1990
- Howie Sound (Studio City, California)[a]
- Steve Lindsey (Hollywood, California)[b]
- Westlake (Los Angeles, California)[a]
- 55 (Los Angeles, California)[c]
- Hollywood Sound (Hollywood, California)[d]
- The Bunny Hop (Hollywood, California)[e]
- The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California)[f]
- Music Grinder (Hollywood, California)[g]
- Midi Madness (Los Angeles, California)[h]
- Lion Share (Los Angeles, California)[h]
- Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)[i]
- Cornerstone Recorders (Chatsworth, California)[j]
- Alpha (Burbank, California)[j]
- Ultimo (Los Angeles, California)[k]
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- Laura Branigan
- Rick Chudacoff
- Steve Kipner
- Steve Lindsey
- Clif Magness
- Dennis Matkosky
- Richard Perry
- Peter Wolf
Critical reception[edit]
Billboard Magazine praised the album for its "jaunty, up-tempo dance tunes" but noted that "Branigan still excels at shimmering tear jerker ballads like 'Never in a Million Years' and 'No Promise, No Guarantee'."[6]
In their review of the album, Cashbox noted that "Branigan rolled out some heavyweight producers who are known for delivering the goods," and that "this is one of the most solid efforts she has produced, ranging from the ballads for which she's known to a more conscious effort to court the dance crowd."[7]