''Self Control'' is the third studio album by American singer

Laura Branigan Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single "Gloria", stayed on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a ...

, released in April 1984, by

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. The album peaked at number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and has been certified platinum by the

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(RIAA). Internationally, it charted within the top five in several continental European countries. Four singles were released from the album, including Branigan's cover version of Raf's "

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", which was a commercial success, peaking at number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topping the charts in Canada and several European countries. Additionally, " The Lucky One" peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while her cover of

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's " Ti amo" reached number two in Australia and number five in Canada. A remastered and expanded edition of ''Self Control'' was released on April 25, 2013, by Gold Legion, including remixes of "The Lucky One" and " Satisfaction", as well as the extended version of "Self Control".

Track listing

Notes

* signifies English lyrics * signifies original music * signifies original words

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Self Control''.

Musicians

– vocals *

Carlos Vega Carlos Vega (December 7, 1956 – April 7, 1998) was a Cuban-born Los Angeles-based session drummer best known for his performances with James Taylor. As a part of the L.A. studio scene from the late 1970s through the 1990s, Vega contributed to ...

– drums *

John Robinson John Robinson may refer to: Academics *John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882), Irish astronomer and physicist * John J. Robinson (1918–1996), historian and author of ''Born in Blood'' *John Talbot Robinson (1923–2001), paleontologist *John ...

– drums *

Michael Landau Michael Christopher Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, audio engineer, and record producer. He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitc ...

– guitar *

Dann Huff Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Co ...

– guitar *

Paul Jackson Jr. Paul Milton Jackson Jr. (born December 30, 1959) is an American fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. He was born and raised in Los Angeles. Jackson knew by the age of fifteen that he wanted to become a professional musi ...

– guitar *

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts deg ...

– bass * Robbie Buchanan – pianos, synthesizers ; arrangements * Harold Faltermeyer – additional synthesizers ; arrangements * Larry O. Williams – saxophone * Thomas Kelly – background vocals * Steve George – background vocals * Bill Champlin – background vocals * Richard Page – background vocals * Tommy Funderburk – background vocals * Jon Joyce – background vocals *

Jim Haas James Edwin Haas was an American singer who performed vocals for many artists including Andy Williams, Neil Diamond, Jackson Browne, David Cassidy, Leif Garrett, Pink Floyd, and Barry Manilow. Leif Garrett, after Haas' death, explained that ...

– background vocals * Joe Chemay – background vocals * Beth Anderson – background vocals * Joe Pizzulo – background vocals

Technical

* Jürgen Koppers – engineering, mixing * Harold Faltermeyer – additional engineering * Peter Luedemann – additional engineering * Jeremy Smith – additional engineering * Gary Skardina – additional engineering * Keith Buckley – engineering assistance * Jon Ingoldsby – engineering assistance * Matt Forger – engineering assistance *

Brian Gardner Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and danc ...

– mastering *

Jack White John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely c ...

– production, executive production * Robbie Buchanan – production

Artwork

* Tim Lohman – front cover photo * Paul Lohman – creative direction * Bob Defrin – art direction * Lynn Dreese Breslin – design * Daniela Scaramuzza – back cover photo

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes

References

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