Lose Your Mind (Ben Hartikainen Park album)

Lose Your Mind is the second overall album by Canadian singer-songwriter and actor Barney Hartikainen Park, and his first studio album under his own name. Despite originally being deemed Park's second album after his 1989 in-character solo album as the title role from It's the Paul Taylor Program!, most critics and music historians now consider Lose Your Mind to be his debut album. The album was released on July 1, 1996 by in  and  internationally. Park began recording the album as soon as filming for the final season of It's the Paul Taylor Program! was completed, recording in various studios in and  as well as at the famed  in,.

A critical and commercial success upon release, Lose Your Mind became the best-selling blue-eyed soul album, best selling album by a Canadian and the second-best selling debut album. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 14 million copies worldwide. Park promoted the album with television appearances, interviews and exclusive promotional content. It was further promoted with the successful Lose Your Mind Tour, which visited North America, Asia, Oceania and Europe. In September 2000, Lose Your Mind was certified Diamond (11× Platinum) by the RIAA.

Production
The album saw Park entirely collaborating with producer James Fikes on a variety of R&B, sophisti-pop and blue-eyed soul numbers. Given much more creative freedom than he had in his Paul Taylor days, Park sought to break the traditional pop music formula of the time and "find new avenues in music to explore."

Park and Fikes commenced songwriting material for the album during production of the final season of It's the Paul Taylor Program! as early as late-1993, after the Paul Taylor cast's non-compete clauses were declared null and void, and recording commenced in October 1994, shortly after filming wrapped on the final season.

The album was a blockbuster success, becoming the best-selling blue-eyed soul album, best selling album by a Canadian and the second-best selling debut album. Park commenced an extensive world tour to support the album.

Track list
All tracks written by Ben Hartikainen Park unless noted.
 * 1) "Lose Your Mind" (Park/Fikes)
 * 2) "Good Lord"
 * 3) "I've Got the Magic in Me"
 * 4) "Throw a Wish" (Park/Fikes/Fiedorowicz)
 * 5) "Idol"
 * 6) "Hey There"
 * 7) "Silence is Gold"
 * 8) "Lookin' Out (For You)"

Personnel
Musicians Production
 * Ben Hartikainen Park – vocals, backing vocals
 * Darren Dann – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar
 * Joshua Friese – electric bass guitar, double bass (pizzicato), Ashbory bass
 * Nima Karimian – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
 * Lindsey van Antwerpen – violin ("Throw a Wish"), double bass (arco; "Throw a Wish"), backing vocals
 * James Fikes – producer