Not Just the Girl Next Door

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Not Just the Girl Next Door
Studio album by
Nancy Martinez
Released1986
GenreDance-pop, freestyle
Length33:06
LabelAtlantic
ProducerTeneen Ali
Nancy Martinez chronology
Lay It Down
(1983) 		Not Just the Girl Next Door
(1986) 		Unpredictable
(1989)
Singles from Not Just the Girl Next Door
  1. "For Tonight"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Move Out"
    Released: 1986
  3. "Crazy Love"
    Released: 1987

Not Just the Girl Next Door is the second studio album by Canadian singer Nancy Martinez, released in 1986 by Atlantic Records.[1]

The album's lead single, "For Tonight", reached number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Dance Club Songs chart. The follow-up single, "Move Out", reached number 12 on the Dance Club Play chart.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The Globe and Mail wrote that "nothing scintillates here, but the songs burble and pop in a series of pleasant grooves."[3]

AllMusic deemed Not Just the Girl Next Door "one of the best Latin freestyle-oriented albums of the 1980s."[2]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For Tonight"Phil George, Donna Pacifici 
2."Move Out"Richard Dubuc, Dino Pacifici, Donna Pacifici 
3."It Happens All the Time"Richard Dubuc, Theodore Robinson 
4."I'll Be There"D. Landon, L. Archambault 
5."In the Heat of the Night"Phil George 
6."Hurt Me Twice (Shame on You)"Rusty Cutchin 
7."Crazy Love"Steven Tracey, Glenn Meland 
8."Without Love"Rusty Cutchin 
9."Rhythm of Your Heart"Steven Tracey, Glenn Meland 

Chart performance[edit]

Album[edit]

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US (Billboard 200)[4] 178

Singles[edit]

Year Single Chart Position
1986 "For Tonight" Billboard (US) Hot 100[5] 32
Billboard (US) Hot Dance/Club Play[6] 2
1987 "Move Out" 12

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nancy Martinez Biography by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Not Just the Girl Next Door Review by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ Lacey, Liam (22 Jan 1987). "Not Just the Girl Next Door Nancy Martinez". The Globe and Mail. p. C3.
  4. ^ "Nancy Martinez Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Nancy Martinez Chart History: Hot100". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Nancy Martinez Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
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