Self Control (album)

Self Control
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1, 1984
Studio
  • Image Recording (Los Angeles, California)
  • Music Grinder (Los Angeles, California)
  • Arco (Munich, West Germany)
Length40:01
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Laura Branigan chronology
Branigan 2
(1983)
Self Control
(1984)
Hold Me
(1985)
Singles from Self Control
  1. "Self Control"
    Released: April 19, 1984
  2. "The Lucky One"
    Released: July 2, 1984
  3. "Ti Amo"
    Released: October 1984
  4. "Satisfaction"
    Released: November 1984
  5. "With Every Beat of My Heart"
    Released: 1984[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Self Control is the third studio album by American singer Laura Branigan, released on April 1, 1984, by Atlantic Records. The album peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (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 "Self Control", 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.[3] Additionally, "The Lucky One" peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] while her cover of Umberto Tozzi'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".[4]

  1. ^ "Laura Branigan – With Every Beat of My Heart (1984, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  2. ^ Buss, Bryan. "Self Control – Laura Branigan". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Laura Branigan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Laura Branigan – Self Control (Expanded)". Gold Legion. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2012.