Tell It to My Heart
Studio album by
Taylor Dayne
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1988
Recorded1987
Studio
Genre
Length38:48
LabelArista
ProducerRic Wake
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]
Number One[2]
Record Mirror[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Tell It to My Heart is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne, released on January 19, 1988, by Arista Records. Four singles were released and all of them reached the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100: "Tell It to My Heart" (number 7), "Prove Your Love" (number 7), "I'll Always Love You" (number 3), and "Don't Rush Me" (number 2), with the first two reaching the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart at numbers 3 and 8, respectively. The album has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments in excess of two million copies in the United States.

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 makeup, 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".

Critical reception

Andrew Panos from Number One remarked Dayne's "belting, soaraway voice" on the album.[2]

Track listing

  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

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Tell It to My Heart
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Gold 50,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Tell It to My Heart at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Panos, Andrew (March 12, 1988). "Albums". Number One. p. 44. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Collin, Matthew (March 5, 1988). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 14. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 184.
  5. ^ 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.
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  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Taylor Dayne – Tell It to My Heart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 17. April 23, 1988. p. 28. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  10. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Taylor Dayne – Tell It to My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
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  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  17. ^ "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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  19. ^ "1988 Year End Eurocharts – Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. January 1, 1989. p. 31. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1988" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  21. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  22. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  23. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  24. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Taylor Dayne – Tell It to My Heart". Music Canada. December 21, 1988. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  25. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 924. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  26. ^ "American album certifications – Taylor Dayne – Tell It to My Heart". Recording Industry Association of America. June 9, 1992. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
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