Later a friend of hers told her that somebody with her same name was being played on a northern California radio station. The song was recorded at a cost of $3,000. The record label didn't think the song was any good but Abdul offered to record two songs they wanted, which she didn't like, if they would let her do "Straight Up". At that time she was a full-time choreographer, and on the side, late at night she was recording music. But Abdul heard something she liked in it, and retrieved it. The demo version was “so bad” that Abdul’s mother was "crying laughing" at it, and threw it in the trash. She explains that her mother knew someone whose boyfriend was an aspiring songwriter, and she got "Straight Up" as an 8-track demo.
Levitin's This Is Your Brain on Music praising the song as "hold a certain appeal over many, many listenings." It also earned Abdul several nominations in the US, most notably including her first Grammy Awards nomination in the category of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1990, and six other nominations for its music video at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.Īccording to Paula Abdul, her mother found this song for her. The song also received positive reviews from music critics, with Daniel J. The song was then included in her six compilation albums, released between 19. "Straight Up" brought her widespread public attention, and has remained as her biggest international hit to date, reaching the top-10 region in over 11 countries.
"Straight Up" helped her album reach the top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart, before it finally reached number one after a record-setting 64 weeks on the market after 3 more #1 hits.
Her first 2 singles were modest hits that sparked a little interest in her album. "Straight Up" became her first top 40 hit in the United States, earning her first chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100. Written and produced entirely by Elliot Wolff, the song was released as the album's third single on November 22, 1988, by Virgin Records. The song is a mid-tempo dance-pop song with influence from the pop rock and new jack swing genres. “She loves pink, but she turns her head to reds." Straight Up" is the breakthrough song for American recording artist Paula Abdul from her debut studio album Forever Your Girl (1988). Doolittle,” she said in the caption.Ībdul also brought one of her pups on stage with her during an appearance on “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” where Abdul revealed that her dog’s nails are often painted. KATY PERRY AND RYAN SEACREST BROUGHT TO TEARS OVER ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ AUDITION STORYĪbdul has proven to be quite the dog lover, never shying away from sharing photos and videos of her pets to Instagram.Įarlier this month, the former “ American Idol” judge shared a video of herself sprawled out on the sofa with four dogs surrounding her. She added: “It’s amazing the kind of love a dog provides- it’s truly a gift from God.” So grateful to have been their Mommy and for all the unconditional love they gave me for all these years.” “This last week, I lost two of my precious angels- Tinkerbell and Charity,” Abdul, 57, wrote in the caption. “A big piece of my heart is missing. The next two pics are solo shots of the dogs. In the first, Abdul holds a small black-and-white dog while a Yorkie cuddles up beside her. SHANNEN DOHERTY COPING WITH STAGE 4 BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS WITH THE HELP OF FRIENDS, DIET AND EXERCISE
The announcement came with three pictures of the pups. The “ Straight Up” singer took to Instagram on Monday to share that two of her dogs passed away last week. Last week was a little rough for Paula Abdul.