Tell It to My Heart (album)

Tell It to My Heart
Studio album by Taylor Dayne
Released	1987
Studio	Cove City Sound (Glen Cove, New York) Platinum Island (New York City) Power Station (New York City) Quad Recording (New York City) Sigma Sound (New York City)
Genre	Dance-pop[1] disco[1] blue-eyed soul[1]
Length	38:48
Label	Arista
Producer	Ric Wake
Taylor Dayne chronology
Tell It to My Heart (1987) Can't Fight Fate (1989)
Alternative cover
1988 US reissue cover
Singles from Tell It to My Heart
"Tell It to My Heart" Released: July 24, 1987 "Prove Your Love" Released: February 8, 1988 "I'll Always Love You" Released: May 6, 1988 "Don't Rush Me" Released: October 24, 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Number One	[3]
Record Mirror	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Tell It to My Heart is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne, released in 1987, 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 and reception

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". Andrew Panos from Number One remarked Dayne's "belting, soaraway voice" on the album.^[3]

Track listing

Tell It to My Heart track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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)	Joe Sciarrone	4:05
Total length:			38:48

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

• 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

Technical

• 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)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Tell It to My Heart Chart (1988) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 53 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 19 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 47 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 27 European Albums (Music & Media)[10] 23 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 9 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 11 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 37 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 17 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 15 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 4 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 24 US Billboard 200[18] 21 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 27

Year-end charts 1988 year-end chart performance for Tell It to My Heart Chart (1988) Position European Albums (Music & Media)[20] 77 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 49 US Billboard 200[22] 41 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 83 1989 year-end chart performance for Tell It to My Heart Chart (1989) Position US Billboard 200[24] 64

Certifications

Certifications for Tell It to My Heart

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25]	Gold	50,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26]	Platinum	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[27]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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2. Tell It to My Heart at AllMusic
3. Panos, Andrew (March 12, 1988). "Albums". Number One. p. 44. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
4. Collin, Matthew (March 5, 1988). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 14. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 184.
6. "Australian Music Report Top 100 Albums Chart – 30 May 1988". Australian Music Report. Retrieved August 3, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The "Tell It to My Heart" album peaked at #53 on the Australian Music Report albums chart shortly before ARIA began producing the official Australian chart in-house. The album later peaked at #34 on the Australian Music Report albums chart in 1989, but this was no longer Australia's official chart at that point.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Taylor Dayne – Tell It to My Heart" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
8. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0958". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Taylor Dayne – Tell It to My Heart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
10. "Eurochart Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 17. April 23, 1988. p. 28. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
11. 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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14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Taylor Dayne – Tell It to My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
15. "Swedishcharts.com – Taylor Dayne – Tell It to My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
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19. "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
20. "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.
21. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1988" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
22. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
23. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
24. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
25. "Canadian album certifications – Taylor Dayne – Tell It to My Heart". Music Canada. December 21, 1988. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
26. 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.
27. "American album certifications – Taylor Dayne – Tell It to My Heart". Recording Industry Association of America. June 9, 1992. Retrieved May 8, 2022.