Paintings in My Mind

Paintings in My Mind is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Tommy Page. Released by Sire Records and Warner Bros. Records on April 25, 1990, it features the single "I'll Be Your Everything" which became his only number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The track was co-written by New Kids on the Block member Jordan Knight. The second single "Turn on the Radio" did not enter the chart while "When I Dream of You" became a number-42 hit. Another New Kids on the Block member, Donnie Wahlberg, contributed to the writing of the song "Turn on the Radio". The album also features a duet with singer Sa-Fire on the song "Don't Give Up on Love."

• Tommy Page – vocals, arrangements (1-5, 7-9), backing vocals (4, 5, 8)
• Jordan Knight – keyboards (1, 3), arrangements (1, 3), backing vocals (1, 3)
• Joe Mardin – keyboard programming (2), drum programming (2), backing vocals (2), arrangements (2)
• Fred Zarr – keyboards (4, 6, 7), arrangements (4, 6, 7)
• Dave Lebolt – keyboard programming (5), drum programming (5), arrangements (5)
• Eric Kupper – keyboards (8), arrangements (8)
• Art Labriola – keyboards (9), acoustic piano (9), arrangements (9)
• Jeremy Lubbock – keyboards (10), arrangements (10)
• Randy Waldman – keyboards (10)
• Bobby Keyes – guitars (1, 3)
• Maurice Starr – guitars (1), bass guitar (1)
• John McCurry – guitars (2, 5)
• Ira Siegel – guitars (4, 6, 7, 9)
• Kevin Clark – guitars (10)
• Donnie Wahlberg – drums (1, 3), backing vocals (1, 3), arrangements (3)
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion (6, 7)
• Bob Gay – saxophone (1, 3)
• Ole Mathisen – saxophones (3)
• Ed Palmero – saxophone (6, 7)
• Andy Snitzer – saxophone (9)
• Jeff Galindo – trombone (3)
• Walter Platt – trumpet (3)
• Miguel Sá Pessoa – string arrangements (1)
• Arif Mardin – arrangements (5)
• Bruce Dukov – concertmaster (10)
• Michael Jonzun – backing vocals (1, 3), arrangements (1, 3), keyboards (3), horn arrangements (3)
• Danny Wood – backing vocals (1, 3)
• Sa-Fire – vocals (4), backing vocals (4)
• Carrie Johnson – backing vocals (4, 7-9)
• Libby Johnson – backing vocals (4, 8, 9)
• Angela Cappelli – backing vocals (5)
• Rachele Cappelli – backing vocals (5)
• Lani Groves – backing vocals (5)
• Peter Lord – backing vocals (6)
• V. Jeffrey Smith – backing vocals (6)
• Sandra St. Victor – backing vocals (6)

• Vicky Germaise – session coordinator (2, 5)
• Barry Marshall – session coordinator (3)
• Dick Scott – session coordinator (3)
• Abbe Rosenfeld – session coordinator (4, 6, 7)
• Mary Ann Dibs – art direction, design
• Mark Abrahams – photography
• Elizabeth Gadbois – hand tinting

Technical

• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Miguel Sá Pessoa – engineer (1, 3)
• Phil Greene – mixing (1, 3, 9)
• Joe Mardin – engineer (2), mixing (2, 5)
• Nick Sansano – engineer (2, 5)
• Rod Hui – mixing (2, 5)
• Bill Esses – engineer (4, 6, 7, 9)
• Phil Castellano – mixing (4, 6, 7)
• Fred Zarr – mixing (4)
• David Sussman – engineer (8)
• Hugo Dwyer – mixing (8)
• Kevin Clark – engineer (10), mixing (10)
• Jim Jackson – assistant engineer (1, 3, 9)
• Marcus Rapagnola – assistant engineer (1, 3)
• Dan Wood – assistant engineer (2, 5)
• Matt Malles – assistant engineer (4, 6, 7)
• Jim Goatley – assistant engineer (6, 7)
• Donald Guillaume – assistant engineer (6, 7)
• John Herman – assistant engineer (8)
• Dave Liebowitz – assistant engineer (9)
• John Parthum – assistant engineer (9)

In his AllMusic review, Peter Fawthrop called the album a fresh, innocent album full of youthful longing and said that it was top fare for the teen pop crowd.^[3]

• Paintings in My Mind at Discogs (list of releases)