Description
Belinda is the debut studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle. It was released on May 19, 1986. Carlisle began work on the album in 1985 following the breakup of the Go-Go’s, for whom she was the lead singer. The album was supported by four singles, with lead single “Mad About You“.
Some of the songs on Belinda were written by Carlisle’s former bandmates in the Go-Go’s Charlotte Caffey and Paula Jean Brown while the rest of the tracks were written by other songwriters such as the Bangles‘ Susanna Hoffs. Carlisle has a single co-writing credit on one track (“Gotta Get to You”).
Video: Belinda Carlisle – Mad About You – written by – James Whelan, Paula Brown (1986)
Tracklist:
| 1 | Mad About You | 3:36 | |
| 2 | I Need A Disguise | 3:55 | |
| 3 | Since You’ve Gone | 3:12 | |
| 4 | I Feel The Magic | 3:20 | |
| 5 | I Never Wanted A Rich Man | 4:12 | |
| 6 | Band Of Gold | 3:42 | |
| 7 | Gotta Get To You | 4:06 | |
| 8 | From The Heart | 3:12 | |
| 9 | Shot In The Dark | 3:23 | |
| 10 | Stuff And Nonsense | 4:30 |
Musicians:
- Belinda Carlisle – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Jim Cox – keyboards, synthesizers
- Claude Gaudette – keyboards, synthesizers
- Nicky Hopkins – keyboards, synthesizers
- Michael Lloyd – keyboards, synthesizers
- Bobby Martin – keyboards, synthesizers, saxophone (6)
- Phil Shenale – keyboards, synthesizers
- Charlotte Caffey – guitars, backing vocals
- Laurence Juber – guitars
- David Lindley – guitars
- Andy Taylor – guitars
- Dennis Belfield – bass
- Paula Brown – bass, backing vocals
- Paul Leim – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- John Rosenberg – trumpet (10)
- John D’Andrea – string arrangements (3, 6, 10)
- Sid Sharp – string direction (3, 6, 10)
- Don Griffin – musical instruments (3, 6, 10)
- Elisa Fior – backing vocals
- Susanna Hoffs – backing vocals
- Tom Kelly – backing vocals
- Billy Steinberg – backing vocals
- Jane Wiedlin – backing vocals
- The Waters (Maxine Waters Willard and Julia Waters Tillman) – backing vocals
Credits:
- Art Direction – Belinda Carlisle, Carl Grasse*
- Backing Vocals – Belinda Carlisle, Billy Steinberg, Charlotte Caffey, Elisa Fior, Jane Wiedlin, Paula Brown*, Susanna Hoffs, The Waters, Tom Kelly
- Bass – Dennis Belfield, Paula Brown*
- Directed By [Strings] – Sid Sharp*
- Drums – Paul Leim
- Engineer – Carmine Rubino
- Engineer [Assistant] – Dan Nebenzal, Tania*
- Guitar – Andy Taylor, Charlotte Caffey, David Lindley, Laurence Guber*
- Instruments [Musical] – Don Griffin
- Keyboards, Synthesizer – Bobby Martin (2), Claude Godette, Jim Cox, Phil Shenale*, Michael Lloyd, Nicky Hopkins
- Liner Notes – Justin Kantor
- Management – Danny Goldberg, Ron Stone
- Mastered By – Phil Kinrade
- Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
- Photography By [Cover] – Matthew Rolston
- Photography By [Sleeve] – Bradford Bramson*
- Producer [Associate], Vocals – Nathan Lam
- Producer, Arranged By – Michael Lloyd
- Remix, Engineer – William Orbit
