Head over Heels (Paula Abdul album)

Head over Heels
Head over Heels
Studio album by Paula Abdul
Released	June 13, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Pop; R&B;
Length	59:40
Label	Virgin; Captive;
Producer	Peter Lord; V. Jeffrey Smith; Rhett Lawrence; Elliot Wolff; Howie Hersh; Iky Levi; Robb Boldt; Cha'n André; Michael Stuart Ani or "Da'Count"; Eric Monsanty; Arnold Hennings; Dallas Austin; Oliver Leiber; Daryl Simmons; Tim Miner;
Paula Abdul chronology
Singles from Head over Heels
	"My Love Is for Real"; Released: May 30, 1995; "Crazy Cool"; Released: August 22, 1995; "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up"; Released: January 9, 1996;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Billboard	(favorable)^[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[5]
Knoxville News Sentinel	^[6]
Los Angeles Times	^[7]
MTV	(favorable)^[8]
NME	7/10^[9]
People	(mixed)^[10]
Rolling Stone	^[11]

Head over Heels is the third studio album released by American singer Paula Abdul on June 13, 1995, under Virgin Records. The album features three singles "My Love Is for Real", "Crazy Cool" and "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up". To date, it is Abdul's last studio album release.

^ Harrison, Quentin (June 11, 2020). "Revist & Listen to Paula Abdul's 'Head Over Heels' (1995)". Albumism.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023. With a cunning, club-friendly aesthetic inset with a seamless blend of pop and R&B, Abdul was able to situate herself at a central location on that same genre spectrum to court both white and black consumers.
^ AllMusic review
^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 26. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 1, 1995. p. 92. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
^ Farber, Jim (June 16, 1995). "Head Over Heels". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
^ Campbell, Chuck (June 23, 1995). "Bjork Returns With Lyrical Surprises". Knoxville News Sentinel.
^ Hunt, Dennis (June 11, 1995). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ "MTV.com - Paula Abdul Album". MTV. Archived from the original on 2002-08-05. Retrieved 2002-08-05.
^ Perry, John (June 24, 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 56. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
^ "Picks and Pans Review: Head over Heels". People.
^ Rolling Stone review