Belinda (Belinda Carlisle album) copies worldwide. The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed. Belinda (Belinda Carlisle album) Belinda is the first solo album by Belinda Carlisle, notable as her first recording after the break-up of new wave band The Go-Go's, for whom she was their lead singer. Released in mid-1986 it featured a hit single "Mad About You" which went to No. 3 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and No. 1 in Canada. Some of the songs on "Belinda" were written by Carlisle's former bandmate in the Go-Go's Charlotte Caffey while the rest were written by
Belinda Carlisle the Stooges' "Raw Power" in a record store, an album which she credited as a gateway exposing her to punk and art rock acts such as the Velvet Underground, New York Dolls, Roxy Music, and the Sex Pistols. In a 2013 interview, Carlisle stated that despite having recorded an abundance of it throughout her career, she "didn't really listen to pop music," and had recently been inspired by jazz artists such as Miles Davis. In 1986, Carlisle married political operative and film producer Morgan Mason, son of actor James Mason. He made appearances in Carlisle's music videos "Mad About You"