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Pia Z

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Pia Z
Studio album by
Released1989
StudioTarpan Studios, San Rafael, California; Record Plant, Sausalito
LabelCBS Associated
ProducerNarada Michael Walden
Pia Zadora chronology
When the Lights Go Out
(1988)
Pia Z
(1989)
Pia Today!
(1989)

Pia Z is a studio album by the American singer-actress Pia Zadora, released in 1989.[1][2] It was produced by Narada Michael Walden.[3] Zadora supported the album with a North American tour.[4]

"Heartbeat of Love" was released as the first single.[5] "If You Were Mine" was issued as a promotional single only, and included "I Wanna Be Your Woman" as the second track. "If You Were Mine" was a modest adult contemporary hit.[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]

The Washington Post wrote that Zadora "has a credible and adaptable if lightweight voice, but in her naked appeal for popularity, she doesn't sound like anyone so much as she sounds like everyone."[8]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Liz Jackson and Narada Michael Walden; except where indicated

  1. "Heartbeat of Love"
  2. "I Wanna Be Your Woman" (Sally Jo Dakota, Narada Michael Walden)
  3. "Keep Me Inside Your Love"
  4. "You Made Me Want You"
  5. "Slam It" (Gigi Gonaway, Kevin Walden, Narada Michael Walden)
  6. "Eternally" (Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden)
  7. "If You Were Mine"
  8. "I Am What I Am"
  9. "Floating Hearts" (Corrado Rustici, Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden)
  10. "Kady" (Pia Zadora, Liz Jackson, Narada Michael Walden)

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Jeannie (31 Oct 1989). "Pia Parties". USA Today. p. 2D.
  2. ^ Camilli, Doug (30 Nov 1989). "She's baaaaack!". The Gazette. Montreal. p. D6.
  3. ^ Britt, Bruce (1 Nov 1989). "Liza Minnelli and Pia Zadora...". Austin American-Statesman. p. B13.
  4. ^ Jarvey, Paul (26 Aug 1990). "At last, Pia Zadora rises above criticism". Datebook. Telegram & Gazette. p. 16.
  5. ^ Flick, Larry (Feb 3, 1990). "Zadora's 'Pia Z.' Tries for True Audience". Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 5. p. 37.
  6. ^ Weatherford, Mike (19 Apr 1991). "Pia Zadora back where she belongs". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 1E.
  7. ^ Carpenter, Bill. Pia Z > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. ^ Brown, Joe (19 Nov 1989). "Minnelli, Ronstadt and Zadora: Taking a Different Tack". The Washington Post. p. G6.