Paula Abdulwas one of the biggest names in the pop music scene of the ’90s, but the musician came from humble beginnings.The two-time Grammy Award winner, 58, appears on this week’s episode of thePEOPLE in the ‘90spodcast, where she recounts how her hit 1988 single “Straight Up” was the song that “changed my life,” after she first recorded it in a shower.She recalls toPEOPLE in the ‘90shosts Jason Sheeler and Andrea Lavinthal how her A&R rep Gemma Corfield first introduced her to songwriter Elliot Wolff. “And when I heard ‘Straight Up,’ I immediately… I was obsessed with the song. Obsessed,” Abdul says. “And I couldn’t wait to meet this guy.“Paula Abdul in 1990.Ron Galella/Getty"So I go to this apartment building and I meet Elliot Wolff, and I expected this R&B dude. His sounds were so incredibly R&B and funky and different,” she explains. “He opens the door and I see this slight framed guy with red frizzy hair, Coke bottle glasses and he’s walking in socks around his apartment. And he’s kind of quiet. And I go, ‘Where are we going to be recording?’ He said, ‘In my shower here.'“Paula Abdul in 2020.Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic"I recorded ‘Straight Up’ in his little shower, and in the early masters that were released, you could actually hear someone banging from the next apartment, going, ‘Shut up!'” Abdul says of the song that appeared on her debut studio albumForever Your Girland earned her her first Grammy nomination.Listen to the full episode below or clickhere.Paulatalks about “Straight Up” at the 10:25 mark.In this week’s podcast, Abdul flips through the pages of PEOPLE’s March 12, 1990 issue, which featured her as “Most Wanted Woman” on the cover. She also chats about Milli Vanilli, her relationships with Arsenio Hall andJohn Stamos, and theplane crash that sidelined herfor seven years (the one people still don’t believe happened).Check out more from Abdul’s interview onPEOPLE in the ’90s, with new episodes dropping Thursday mornings oniHeartMedia,Apple podcasts,Spotify,Amazon Musicor wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Paula Abdulwas one of the biggest names in the pop music scene of the ’90s, but the musician came from humble beginnings.
The two-time Grammy Award winner, 58, appears on this week’s episode of thePEOPLE in the ‘90spodcast, where she recounts how her hit 1988 single “Straight Up” was the song that “changed my life,” after she first recorded it in a shower.
She recalls toPEOPLE in the ‘90shosts Jason Sheeler and Andrea Lavinthal how her A&R rep Gemma Corfield first introduced her to songwriter Elliot Wolff. “And when I heard ‘Straight Up,’ I immediately… I was obsessed with the song. Obsessed,” Abdul says. “And I couldn’t wait to meet this guy.”
Paula Abdul in 1990.Ron Galella/Getty
“So I go to this apartment building and I meet Elliot Wolff, and I expected this R&B dude. His sounds were so incredibly R&B and funky and different,” she explains. “He opens the door and I see this slight framed guy with red frizzy hair, Coke bottle glasses and he’s walking in socks around his apartment. And he’s kind of quiet. And I go, ‘Where are we going to be recording?’ He said, ‘In my shower here.'”
Paula Abdul in 2020.Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic
“I recorded ‘Straight Up’ in his little shower, and in the early masters that were released, you could actually hear someone banging from the next apartment, going, ‘Shut up!'” Abdul says of the song that appeared on her debut studio albumForever Your Girland earned her her first Grammy nomination.
Listen to the full episode below or clickhere.Paulatalks about “Straight Up” at the 10:25 mark.
In this week’s podcast, Abdul flips through the pages of PEOPLE’s March 12, 1990 issue, which featured her as “Most Wanted Woman” on the cover. She also chats about Milli Vanilli, her relationships with Arsenio Hall andJohn Stamos, and theplane crash that sidelined herfor seven years (the one people still don’t believe happened).
Check out more from Abdul’s interview onPEOPLE in the ’90s, with new episodes dropping Thursday mornings oniHeartMedia,Apple podcasts,Spotify,Amazon Musicor wherever you listen to your podcasts.
source: people.com
