Tell It to My Heart (album)

Tell It to My Heart is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Taylor Dayne, released on January 19, 1988, by Arista Records. Four singles were released and all of them reached the US Billboard Hot 100 top-ten: "Tell It to My Heart" (#7), "Prove Your Love" (#7), "I'll Always Love You" (#3) and "Don't Rush Me" (#2), with the first two reaching the top-ten on the UK Singles Chart at numbers 3 and 8, respectively. The album achieved double-platinum status in the United States.

Tell It to My Heart
Studio album by
Taylor Dayne
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1988
Recorded1987
StudioCove City Sound Studios
(Glen Cove, New York)
Platinum Island Studios
(New York City, New York)
The Power Station
(New York City)
Quad Recording Studios
(New York City)
Sigma Sound Studios
(New York City)
Genre
Length38:48
LabelArista
ProducerRic Wake for Bleux Productions
Taylor Dayne chronology
Tell It to My Heart
(1988)		 Can't Fight Fate
(1989)
Alternative cover
Singles from Tell It to My Heart
  1. "Tell It to My Heart"
    Released: October 1987
  2. "Prove Your Love"
    Released: February 1988
  3. "I'll Always Love You"
    Released: July 1988
  4. "Don't Rush Me"
    Released: September 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Background

Two covers were issued for the album. The original version was photographed by Gilles Larrain and was very colorful, with Dayne resembling her appearance in the "Tell It to My Heart" music video, sporting big hair and outlandish makeup while wearing a tight black dress. The subsequent cover (which first appeared on the cover art for the single "Don't Rush Me") was photographed by Jennifer Baumann and was more subdued, showing Dayne in much more modest hair and make-up, seated against a wall while wearing a brown leather jacket and white tank top. It is likely that Arista Records reworked the album cover art to help cash in on Dayne's new-found success on the less youth-oriented Adult Contemporary chart after the release of "I'll Always Love You."

Track listing

Original 1988 release
  1. "Tell It to My Heart" (Seth Swirsky, Ernie Gold) – 3:41
  2. "In the Darkness" (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly) – 3:17
  3. "Don't Rush Me" (Alexandra Forbes, Jeff Franzel) – 3:48
  4. "I'll Always Love You" (Jimmy George) – 4:31
  5. "Prove Your Love" (Swirsky, Arnie Roman) – 3:26
  6. "Do You Want It Right Now" (China Burton, Nick Straker) – 4:03
  7. "Carry Your Heart" (Shelly Peiken) – 4:22
  8. "Want Ads" (Gregg Perry, General Norman Johnson, Barney Perkins) – 3:00
  9. "Where Does That Boy Hang Out" (David Lasley) – 4:23
  10. "Upon the Journey's End" (Duet with Billy T. Scott) (J. Sciarrone) – 4:05

2015 remastered edition
  1. "Tell It to My Heart" – 3:41
  2. "In the Darkness" – 3:17
  3. "Don't Rush Me" – 3:48
  4. "I'll Always Love You" – 4:31
  5. "Prove Your Love" – 3:26
  6. "Do You Want It Right Now" – 4:03
  7. "Carry Your Heart" – 4:22
  8. "Want Ads" – 3:00
  9. "Where Does That Boy Hang Out" – 4:23
  10. "Upon the Journey's End" (Duet with Billy T. Scott) – 4:05

Disc one – 2015 bonus tracks

  1. "Willpower" (from the 1988 Summer Olympics album, One Moment in Time) – 3:50
  2. "Prove Your Love" (Hot Single Mix) – 3:25
  3. "I'll Always Love You" (Single Mix) – 4:19
  4. "Don't Rush Me" (Hot Single Mix) – 3:51
  5. "Tell It to My Heart" (Percapella Mix) – 3:22
  6. "Prove Your Love" (Edited Remix) – 5:10
  7. "I'll Always Love You" (Extended Version) – 6:13
  8. "Don't Rush Me" (Rushapella) – 3:39
  9. "Tell It to My Heart" (Instrumental) – 3:41
  10. "Don't Rush Me" (Bonus Beats) – 3:39

Disc two – 2015 bonus tracks

  1. "Tell It to My Heart" (Club Mix) – 6:48
  2. "Prove Your Love" (Extended Remix) – 7:28
  3. "Don't Rush Me" (Extended Version) – 7:19
  4. "Tell It to My Heart" (House of Hearts Mix) – 8:58
  5. "Prove Your Love" (House Mix) – 7:28
  6. "Don't Rush Me" (Continental Clubhouse Mix) – 8:42
  7. "Tell It to My Heart" (Dub Mix) – 5:48
  8. "Prove Your Love" (Prove Your Dub/Beats) – 8:39
  9. "Don't Rush Me" (Dub Version) – 6:08
  10. "Tell It to My Heart" (Dub of Hearts Mix) – 6:51
  11. "Don't Rush Me" (Continental Dubhouse Mix) – 5:38

Personnel
  • Taylor Dayne – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Rich Tancredi – keyboards (1, 2, 5-10), drum programming, percussion, arrangements
  • Steve Skinner – keyboards (3, 4)
  • Bob Cadway – guitars
  • Donald Gladstone – bass
  • Ric Wake – drum programming, percussion, arrangements
  • Frank Dasaro – tom overdubs, cymbal overdubs
  • Richie Cannata – saxophones
  • Michael Gray – additional backing vocals
  • Shelly Peiken – additional backing vocals
  • Billy T. Scott – additional backing vocals
  • Casey Warner – additional backing vocals

Production
  • Ric Wake – producer, recording (1)
  • Bob Cadway – recording, mixing (1, 3, 4, 7-10)
  • Clay Hutchinson – additional vocal engineering
  • John Herman – assistant engineer
  • Dave O'Donnell – assistant engineer
  • Don Rodenback – assistant engineer
  • Mario Vasquez – assistant engineer
  • Thomas R. Yezzi – assistant engineer
  • Jason Corsaro – mixing (2, 6)
  • Michael Hutchinson – mixing (5)
  • Margery Greenspan – art direction
  • Gilles Larrain – photography (original 1987 cover)
  • Jennifer Baumann – photography (revamped 1988 cover)
  • Susan Tobman – styling
  • Timmothy Montgomery – hair stylist, make-up artist
  • Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management

Charts

References
  1. Tell It to My Heart at AllMusic
  2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 184.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 84. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Taylor Dayne | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  7. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
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