Belinda (Belinda Carlisle album)

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Belinda
Studio album by Belinda Carlisle
Released	June? 1986
Genre	Pop
Length	37:08
Label	I.R.S. Records
Producer	Michael Lloyd
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Belinda Carlisle chronology
— Belinda (1986) Heaven on Earth (1987)
Original artwork

Belinda is the first solo album by Belinda Carlisle, notable as her first recording after the break-up of new wave band Go-Go's, for whom she was lead singer. Released in mid-1986 it featured a hit single "Mad About You" which went to #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Mad About You" (Paula Jean Brown, James Whelan, Mitchel Young Evans) - 3:36
2. "I Need a Disguise" (Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg, Susanna Hoffs) - 3:55
3. "Since You've Gone" (Charlotte Caffey, Lindsey Buckingham, J. Segal) - 3:12
4. "I Feel the Magic" (C. Caffey, J. Segal) - 3:20
5. "I Never Wanted a Rich Man" (C. Caffey) - 4:12
6. "Band of Gold" (Ron Dunbar, Edyth Wayne) - 3:42
7. "Gotta Get to You" (C. Caffey, B. Carlisle, P. J. Brown, J. Whelan) - 4:06
8. "From the Heart" (C. Caffey, Tom Caffey) - 3:12
9. "Shot In the Dark" (P. J. Brown, J. Whelan) - 3:23
10. "Stuff and Nonsense" (Tim Finn) - 4:30
11. "Mad About You" (extended version) - 5:26 *
12. "Band of Gold" (extended version, featuring Freda Payne) - 6:42 *
13. "Band of Gold" (dub mix, featuring Freda Payne) - 7:43 *
14. "Band of Gold" (single mix, featuring Freda Payne) - 3:41 *

• Tracks 11-14 are bonus tracks on the 2003 UK CD reissue.

[edit] Singles

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.

[edit] Album credits

[edit] Personnel

• Belinda Carlisle - vocals
• Charlotte Caffey - guitars
• Laurence Juber - guitars
• Andy Taylor - guitars, solo on "Mad About You"
• David Lindley - guitars
• Paul Leim - drums
• Paula Brown - Bass
• Dennis Belfield - bass
• Phil Shenale - keyboards
• Bobby Martin - keyboards, saxophone on "Gotta Get to You"
• Michael Lloyd - keyboards
• Claudia Godette - keyboards
• Nicky Hopkins - keyboards
• Jim Cox - keyboards
• Paulinho DaCosta - percussion
• John Rosenberg - trumpet on "Stuff and Nonsense"
• John D'Andrea - string arrangements on "Since You've Gone", "Band of Gold" and "Stuff and Nonsense"

[edit] Background Vocals

• Charlotte Caffey
• Belinda Carlisle
• Susanna Hoffs
• Paula Brown
• Tom Kelly
• Billy Steinberg
• Nathan Lam
• Jane Wiedlin
• Elisa Fox
• The Waters

[edit] Production

• Producer & Arranger: Michael Lloyd
• Engineers: Carmine Rubino
• Associate Producer: Nathan Lam
• Assistant Engineers: Dan Nebenzal
• Remixing: William Orbit
• Strings directed by: Sid Sharp

• Additional Vocal Production: Ellen Shipley & Robert Feist
• Photography: Matthew Rolston & Bradford Bramson
• Art Direction & Design - Belinda Carlisle & Carl Grasso

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] Album certifications

• U.S. Certification: Gold (500,000 as of Nov. 1986)