Self Control (album)
Studio album by Laura Branigan
Released April 1, 1984
Length 40:01
Label Atlantic
Producer Robbie Buchanan, Jack White
Self Control is the third album by American singer Laura Branigan, released in 1984. Two songs from the album were US Top-20 hits, the title song (#4) and “The Lucky One” (#20). The album became Branigan’s biggest commercial success, earning her a Platinum certification in the United States for over 1 million confirmed sales, and selling several million copies worldwide. Branigan also enjoyed huge success in some countries with the single “Ti amo” (her second Umberto Tozzi cover, after “Gloria”), which reached #5 in the Canadian singles chart, but most notably reaching #2 in Australia. The album was a huge success internationally, gaining several sales certifications.
A remastered and expanded edition of the album was released on April 25, 2013 by Gold Legion. Included are remixes of “The Lucky One” and “Satisfaction”, as well as the extended version of “Self Control”.
Track listing
1. “The Lucky One” Bruce Roberts 4:10
2. “Self Control” Giancarlo Bigazzi, Raffaele Riefoli, Steve Piccolo 4:08
3. “Ti Amo” Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi, Diane Warren 4:18
4. “Heart” Marie Cain, Warren Hartman 4:08
5. “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” Gerry Goffin, Carole King 3:26
6. “Satisfaction” Bernd Dietrich, Gerd Grabowski, Engelbert Simons, Mark Spiro, Diane Warren 3:56
7. “Silent Partners” Diane Warren, The Doctor (Steve Angelica) 4:10
8. “Breaking Out” Diane Warren, The Doctor (Steve Angelica) 3:50
9. “Take Me” John Lewis Parker, Steve Kipner 3:43
10. “With Every Beat of My Heart” Bob Mitchell, Jamie Kaleth 4:12
Expanded edition bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
11. “The Lucky One” (John Robie mix) Roberts 5:23
12. “The Lucky One” (Jack White mix) Roberts 5:04
13. “Self Control” (12″ version) Bigazzi, Riefoli, Piccolo 5:00
14. “Satisfaction” (Special dance mix) Dietrich, Grabowski, Simons, Spiro, Warren 5:56
Personnel
Laura Branigan – vocals
Beth Anderson – background vocals
Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers, pianos, arrangements (3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Bill Champlin – background vocals
Joe Chemay – background vocals
Nathan East – bass guitar
Harold Faltermeyer – additional synthesizers, arrangements (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
Tommy Funderburk – background vocals
Steve George – background vocals
Jim Haas – background vocals
Dann Huff – guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Gary Cook Bykov – background vocals
Jon Joyce – background vocals
Tom Kelly – background vocals
Michael Landau – guitar
Richard Page – background vocals
Cesar Garcia – background vocals
Bartholomew DeVoygeur – background vocals
Myrdyn Gaad – background vocals
Joe Pizzulo – background vocals
John “J.R.” Robinson – drums
Carlos Vega – drums
Larry Williams – saxophone (9)
Production
Producers – Robbie Buchanan and Jack White
Executive producer – Jack White
Engineered and mixed by Jürgen Koppers
Additional engineering – Harold Faltermeyer, Peter Luedemann, Gary Skardina and Jeremy Smith.
Assistant engineers – Keith Buckley, Matt Forger and Jon Ingoldsby.
Recorded at Image Recording Inc. (Los Angeles, California), Music Grinder (Los Angeles, California) and Arco Studios (Munich, Germany).
Mixed at Paradise Studio (Munich, Germany) and Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California).
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Allen Zentz Mastering (Hollywood, California).
Art direction – Bob Defrin
Design – Lynn Dreese Breslin
Creative director – Paul Lohman
Front cover photo – Tim Lohman
Back cover photo – Daniela Scaramuzza
Hair – Hugh Ragan
Make-up – Laura Branigan
Stylist – Judy B. Schwartz
Management – Susan Joseph and Grand Trine Management
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