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The album reached number 29 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on September 18, 1985, denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States.[2] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Bryan Buss wrote that Branigan’s “full, expressive voice shows serious growth” on “a much more cohesive collection” than her debut album, Branigan, adding that “this album doesn’t waste a single track”.[1]Three singles were released from the album. The lead single, “Solitaire”, is a cover version of a 1981 French-language song of the same name by French singer Martine Cl\u00e9menceau, with English lyrics written by Diane Warren. The single was a commercial success, peaking at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3]The second single, “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You”, was co-written by Michael Bolton. It reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Adult Contemporary chart for three weeks.[3][4] AllMusic viewed Branigan’s version as “far superior” to Bolton’s own commercially successful cover from 1989, stating it is “simpler, prettier, and shows shades of emotion at which Bolton could only hint”.[1]Branigan 2 also includes a cover of the Who’s “Squeeze Box” (1975), as well as “Deep in the Dark”, a newly written song to the music of Falco’s “Der Kommissar” (1981). “Deep in the Dark” was released in the United Kingdom as the album’s third and final single.[5]The song “Find Me” was used as the love theme of the 1983 Robert Hays film Touched.Track listing[edit]Notes[edit]^[a]  signifies original lyrics^[b]  signifies English lyrics^[c]  signifies original musicPersonnel[edit]Credits adapted from the liner notes of Branigan 2.[6]Musicians[edit]Laura Branigan \u2013 all vocalsRobbie Buchanan \u2013 arrangements, synthesizers, keyboardsCarlos Vega \u2013 drumsDoane Perry \u2013 drumsMichael Landau \u2013 guitarsMarty Walsh \u2013 additional guitar on “Deep in the Dark”Dennis Belfield \u2013 bassMichael Boddicker \u2013 synthesizersLenny Castro \u2013 percussionJon Joyce \u2013 background vocalsJim Haas \u2013 background vocalsJoe Pizzulo \u2013 background vocalsEddie Hawkins \u2013 additional background vocals on “Deep in the Dark” and “Lucky”Joe Esposito \u2013 additional background vocals on “Deep in the Dark”Gene Morford \u2013 additional background vocals on “Squeeze Box”Technical[edit]J\u00fcrgen Koppers \u2013 engineering, mixing[a]John Kovorek \u2013 engineering assistanceJon Van Nest \u2013 engineering assistanceDavid Shire \u2013 rhythm track production on “Find Me”Carol Connors \u2013 rhythm track production on “Find Me”Brian Gardner \u2013 mastering[b]Robbie Buchanan \u2013 associate productionJack White \u2013 productionArtwork[edit]Barry Levine \u2013 photographyBob Defrin \u2013 art directionCertifications[edit]^ Mixed at Rusk Sound Studios (Hollywood, California) and Allen Zentz Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)^ Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering (Hollywood, California)References[edit]^ a b c Buss, Bryan. “Branigan 2 \u2013 Laura Branigan”. AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2019.^ a b “American  album  certifications \u2013 Laura Branigan \u2013 Branigan 2”. Recording Industry Association of America. September 18, 1985. Retrieved November 9, 2019.^ a b “Laura Branigan Chart History (Hot 100)”. Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2019.^ “Laura Branigan Chart History (Adult Contemporary)”. Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2019.^ “Laura Branigan \u2013 Deep in the Dark (1983, Vinyl)”. Discogs. Retrieved August 2, 2022.^ Branigan 2 (liner notes). Laura Branigan. Atlantic Records. 1983. 80052-1.{{cite AV media notes}}:  CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970\u20131992 (illustrated\u00a0ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.\u00a045. ISBN\u00a00-646-11917-6.^ “Top RPM Albums: Issue 6272a”. RPM. Library and Archives Canada.  Retrieved November 9, 2019.^ “Charts.nz \u2013 Laura Branigan \u2013 Self Control”. Hung Medien.  Retrieved November 9, 2019.^ “Laura Branigan Chart History (Billboard 200)”. Billboard.  Retrieved November 9, 2019.^ “Cash Box Top 100 Albums” (PDF). Cash Box. Vol.\u00a0XLV, no.\u00a01. June 4, 1983. p.\u00a036. ISSN\u00a00008-7289 \u2013 via World Radio History.  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/branigan-2-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Branigan 2 – Wikipedia"}}]}]