If there’s never been a court case over this, then I’d be surprised, but then Paula’s earlier career as a choreographer, led to her choreographing The Jacksons‘ 1984 Victory tour… so maybe it was okay. This remix opens as a near carbon copy (in my opinion) as Michael Jackson‘s hit Bad. One Or The Other (1990 Mix) follows this, and this is one of her album tracks. This is quite a nice version, although at 2m 58s I am 99.9% sure that there’s a robot that in a brief musical pause shouts ‘ BITCH!‘ before Paula returns. Then, after a few awkward ‘ ah yeahs‘ (which firmly dates this remix to 1990), the familiar track arrives with little interruption. The dramatic beats feel emphasised here – making them sound more like Let’s Go All The Way by Sly Fox. This is followed by Straight Up (Ultimix Mix) – a version of my favourite Paula Abdul song – I remember playing the single version of her third single over and over, as it was on my Now That’s What I Call Music 14 LP. This is aided by the fact that it includes a somewhat Boo-sounding rap by Paula. This track reminds me musically of something you’d find on the Betty Boo debut Boomania. This is a heavily sampled 12″ version of her 5th single from 1989, complete with record scratches, however it manages to retain a recognisable form. The album opens samples of Paula’s vocals before breaking into the beat of Cold Hearted (Quiverin’ 12″).
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This 12 track album features a number of remixes from Paula’s 1988 hit album Forever Your Girl, and the release of this album saw the beginning of the concept of the remix album format. Paula Abdul – Shut Up And Dance – The Remixes (1990) album