Debbie Gibson "Greatest Hits"

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson. Released on September 1, 1995, the album compiles her Atlantic Records singles from 1987 to 1993.

As of December 1995, the album has sold more than 30,000 units.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson, except where indicated

1. "Only in My Dreams" (LP Version) Out of the Blue (1987) 3:55
2. "Electric Youth" Electric Youth (1989) 4:55
3. "Foolish Beat" Out of the Blue 4:25
4. "Anything Is Possible" Gibson/Lamont Dozier   Anything Is Possible (1990) 3:44
5. "Staying Together" Out of the Blue 4:07
6. "Lost in Your Eyes" Electric Youth 3:34
7. "Shake Your Love" Out of the Blue 3:44
8. "No More Rhyme" Electric Youth 4:13
9. "Out of the Blue" Out of the Blue 3:55
10. "Only in My Dreams" (Extended Club Mix) "Only in My Dreams" 12" single (1986) 5:50
11. "Shake Your Love" (Vocal/Club Mix) "Shake Your Love" 12" single (1987) 5:56
12. "Losin' Myself" (12" Masters at Work Version) Gibson/Carl Sturken/Evan Rogers   Body, Mind, Soul (1993) 5:47

Total length: 54:35

Debbie Gibson "Anything Is Possible (Single & Video)"

"Anything Is Possible" is the first single from American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson's third album of the same title (1990). Written, arranged, and produced by Gibson and Lamont Dozier, LP version was used for the single release worldwide except the United Kingdom and Europe, where an edited version of a remix by Harding and Curnow of PWL Records was used. The single fared relatively well on the US charts, reaching No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1991.

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Grown-up teen diva offers the title track to her fab new album. Mature, understated vocals glide over a glistening pop/disco instrumental base. Remix by Jellybean on the 12-inch accentuates the tune's fun and funky tendencies." Gina Arnold from Entertainment Weekly called it a "high-energy" cut, adding that the song "come close" to being "as infectiously Madonna-esque" as Gibson's 1987 hit "Shake Your Love". Pan-European magazine Music & Media described it as "Madonna-inspired dance pop with a fashionable co-production by Motown veteran Lamont Dozier. Certainly a dancefloor filler, though EHR should pay close attention too."

Track listings

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson and Lamont Dozier

1. "Anything Is Possible" 3:43
2. "So Close to Forever" 3:00

Debbie Gibson "Electric Blue (Single & Video)"

"Electric Youth" is a song by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, released as the second single from her second album, Electric Youth (1989). Produced by Fred Zarr and engineered by Phil Castellano for BiZarr Music, Inc. and released in 1989, it became one of her most famous songs, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 14 on the UK Singles Chart. Douglas Breitbart was the single's executive producer.

Gibson had written the song as a statement about how young people of that era were seen and how their ideas were often ignored. As a teenager herself, she was a firm believer that the beliefs and ideas held by young people were just as important as those held by adults and the song reminded people of this. It also reminded them that the current youth would become the next generation of adults.

In 2012, Gibson re-recorded the song as "Electric Youth Reloaded", featuring arrangement and rap lyrics by Jace Hall.

Bryan Buss from AllMusic described the song as "a bouncy, frenetic song that is ridiculously sing-alongable, but at the same it is time hard to really identify with it unless you're 12 (or at least young at heart)." The Daily Vault's Christopher Thelen noted that it "capture[s] the playfulness of Gibson's music and the carefree feeling of youth.". Pop Rescue said it is "by far the best song" on the album.

The music video for the song was directed by Gibson and Jim Yukich and was nominated for a moonman at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Art Direction in a video.

In 2006, elements of the music video (particularly the silhouette dance clips) were parodied by Cobie Smulders in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother for her character Robin Sparkles' own 1990s ("The 80's didn't come to Canada 'til like '93.") hit single, "Let's Go to the Mall."

Track listing

All songs are written by Deborah Gibson

7" vinyl single/cassette single

1. "Electric Youth" 4:55
2. "We Could Be Together" (Campfire Mix) 5:33

CD single/12" vinyl single

1. "Electric Youth" (Deep House Mix) 7:35
2. "Electric Youth" (Shep's House Dub) 5:55
3. "Electric Youth" (7" Version) 4:57
4. "Electric Youth" (The Electro Mix) 6:35
5. "Electric Youth" (The Electro Dub Gone Haywire) 6:32
6. "We Could Be Together" 5:33

Debbie Gibson "Only In My Dreams (UK Single & Video)"

"Only in My Dreams" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, then 16 years old. Released December 16, 1986, as a maxi single (Atlantic DM 86744), and then in remixed form (Vocal/3:50) February 1987, the song was written by Gibson in 1984, two years before she recorded it. Produced by Fred Zarr and engineered by Don Feinberg for BiZarr Music, Inc., mixed by "Little" Louie Vega and mastered by Herb "Pump" Powers, the dance-pop song reached No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the summer of 1987. Douglas Breitbart for Broadbeard Productions, Inc. served as executive producer (see also Debbie Gibson).

While it did not initially make the UK top 50, 'Dreams' re-entered the UK singles chart in 1988 on the back of the success of her second single (viz., "Shake Your Love," Atlantic UK A9187), eventually peaking at No. 11. The Extended Club Mix/Vocal track (6:34) from DM 86744 was excerpted for a dance medley, "Medley: Out of the Blue/Shake Your Love/Only in My Dreams" (Debbie Gibson Mega Mix), that became Track 4 on Atlantic DM 86556 "Foolish Beat."

A different mix, "Only in My Dreams" (LP Version/3:54), mastered from the original multi-track for DM 86744, became track 3 on Gibson's debut album Out of the Blue (Atlantic LP 81780), and a further variation, "Only in My Dreams (Dream House Mix/10:03)", was Track 3 on Atlantic DM 86556 "Foolish Beat".

Since the song's release, Gibson has re-recorded the song twice: in 1997 for her album Deborah and in 2010 for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive Ms. Vocalist.

The song was voted 95th on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s.

Debbi Voller from Number One named "Only in My Dreams" Single of the Week, stating that "it should be a smasheroonie. I predict this girl to be around for a mighty long time. I mean, if she's writing hits like this now — what's she gonna be doing when she's my age?!"

The accompanying music video for "Only in My Dreams" was recorded as a dream sequence at a beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the carousel in the Asbury Park casino (then still in use), and outside the Asbury Park Convention Center. Across the street from the beach is The Stone Pony, where Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi got their start. Gibson makes several wardrobe changes during the video, which shows the futility of a teenage girl attempting to get the man of her dreams to look at her, and when he does, she realizes that she was dreaming the whole event, thus causing her world to come crashing down around her.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson

7" vinyl single

1. "Only in My Dreams" (Vocal Mix) 3:50
2. "Only in My Dreams" (Dub Mix) 4:42

12" vinyl single

1. "Only in My Dreams" (Extended Club Mix/Vocal) 6:34
2. "Only in My Dreams" (Percapella/Vocal) 3:29
3. "Only in My Dreams" (Dreamix/Dub) 4:18
4. "Only in My Dreams" (Heartthrob Beats) 4:14

Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat (Single & Video)"

"Foolish Beat" is a song by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, released as the fourth single from her debut album, Out of the Blue (1987), in April 1988. The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 on June 25, 1988, giving Gibson the record at that time for the youngest person to write, produce, and perform a number-one single entirely on her own, at age 17 (eventually broken by Soulja Boy by a matter of months). She remains the youngest female artist to achieve this feat.

In the United Kingdom, "Foolish Beat" reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart. The song also reached the top five in Canada and Ireland and the top 10 in the Netherlands and Switzerland. The single was released in Japan as the B-side to "Out of the Blue" on Atlantic Japan 10SW-15. In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist.

Pan-European magazine Music & Media described "Foolish Beat" as "a moody mid-tempo song, self written and self-produced in a classy, sophisticated style. After a few hearings it certainly sticks in your head."

In the music video for "Foolish Beat", Gibson typecasts herself as a young performer who recently broke up with her boyfriend; although she now regrets jilting him and wants to make amends, he brushes off her efforts to do so. The video ends with him debating about seeing her show having brought a bouquet of flowers for her; he drops the flowers in a trash can deciding that he did not want to get hurt again, then walks off into the distance.

The music video was shot in New York City and directed by Nick Willing, who directed music videos for bands such as Eurythmics, Bob Geldof, Swing Out Sister, and others. Some scenes were shot at South Street Seaport during Saint Patrick's Day in March 1988. The outfit Gibson wore belonged to her elder sister Michele.

Track listings

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson

7-inch and cassette single

1. "Foolish Beat" 4:20
2. "Fallen Angel*" (Vocal) 3:42

12-inch single

1. "Foolish Beat" (extended mix) 6:46
2. "Foolish Beat" (instrumental) 4:28
3. "Only in My Dreams" (Dream House mix) 10:03
4. "Medley: Out of the Blue/Shake Your Love/Only in My Dreams" (Debbie Gibson mega mix) 7:13

The U.S. 7-inch single sleeve lists the instrumental of “Foolish Beat” as the B-Side but “Fallen Angel” from the OUT OF THE BLUE album is on the label and pressed vinyl.

Debbie Gibson "Staying Together (Single & Video)"

"Staying Together" is the fifth single from American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, and the fifth released in support of her album Out of the Blue. However, it did not perform as well as any of the previous singles, stalling at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single reached No. 53 in the UK in 1988. Written by Gibson and originally co-produced and co-arranged with Fred Zarr, this track was edited and co-produced for the single by then-BiZarr Music engineer-understudy Phil Castellano.

Cash Box said that Gibson "rocks out using a pulsating, throbbing base line under a bubble-pop, yet catchy tune."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson

7" vinyl single/cassette single

1. "Staying Together" (Vocal Mix) 4:15
2. "Staying Together" (Dub Edit) 4:30

12" vinyl single

1. "Staying Together" (Club Mix) 6:01
2. "Staying Together" (Dub Version) 5:56
3. "Staying Together" (Bonus Beats) 1:35

Debbie Gibson "Shake Your Love (Single & Video)"

"Shake Your Love" (Atlantic 89187, Atlantic UK A9187) is the second single by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, and the lead off single for her debut album, Out of the Blue (1987) (LP 81780). Originally recorded in the spring of 1987, the song is written by Gibson and produced by Fred Zarr and engineered by Don Feinberg for BiZarr Music, Inc., with Douglas Breitbart as executive producer. It was released in September 1987 and reached No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in December that year. It was her breakthrough single in the UK, reaching No. 7 in early 1988. Both tracks on the US-specification single also appeared among the six total tracks of the simultaneously released maxi-single (Atlantic DM 86651), which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Maxi-Singles chart.

The music video to support this single, eventually included on Gibson's video album Out of the Blue (Atlantic VHS 50123) was set on a facsimile of a drive-in movie theater lot and choreographed by Paula Abdul.

In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist. Also in 2010, it was featured in the eighth episode of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Reviewer of american magazine Cashbox called Gibson "multi-talented teen" and expressed an assurance that "this upbeat, playful number" that "sounds like a smash" will "completely saturate" radio airwaves.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson

7" vinyl single

1. "Shake Your Love" (Vocal Mix) 3:46
2. "Shake Your Love" (Bad Dubb Version) 5:03

12" vinyl single

1. "Shake Your Love" (Vocal Club Mix) 5:53
2. "Shake Your Love" (Bonus Beats) 6:52
3. "Shake Your Love" (Vocal/LP Version) 3:37
4. "Shake Your Love" (Badd Dub Version) 4:55
5. "Shake Your Love" (Vocal/Bassapella) 3:25
6. "Shake Your Love" (Shake the House Version) 5:48

Debbie Gibson "Out Of The Blue (Single & Video)"

"Out of the Blue" is the third single by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson. The title track of her debut album, the song was written by Gibson and co-produced and co-arranged with Fred Zarr, with Douglas Breitbart as executive producer. Released as a single in January 1988, "Out of the Blue" gave Gibson her highest chart placing at the time by reaching No. 3 in the U.S. In the UK, it did slightly less well than her two previous singles, stalling at No. 19.

Cash Box called it a "catchy, hooky hit from one of the most exciting young (sweet sixteen} performers of pop music" that "is filled with the 'ear candy' that marks a great commercial record"

As a maxi single, "Out of the Blue," like "Shake Your Love" before it, took No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Maxi Singles chart.

In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist.

In 2022, the song was featured in episode 2 of HBO's The Staircase.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson

7" vinyl single

1. "Out of the Blue" 3:55
2. "Out of the Blue" (Edited Dub) 4:12

12" vinyl single/cassette single

1. "Out of the Blue" (12" Club Mix) 5:50
2. "Out of the Blue" (Bonus Beats) 4:20
3. "Out of the Blue" (Drumapella) 4:05
4. "Out of the Blue" (Dub Version) 3:54

Various Artists "Time Life: Sounds Of The Eighties - 1989"

Time Life: Sounds of the Eighties was a 10-volume series issued by Time-Life.

Various Artists "Time Life: Sounds Of The Eighties - 1988"

Time Life: Sounds of the Eighties was a 10-volume series issued by Time-Life.

Volume 10 of an extended set sold by subscription.

Tracklist:

1. Bangles  "Hazy Shade Of Winter"   Paul Simon   2:47
2. Robert Palmer   "Simply Irresistible"  Robert Palmer    4:17
3. Will To Power  "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"  Collins/Frampton/Van Zandt   4:09
4. The Beach Boys  "Kokomo"  "Phillips/Love/Mackenzie/Melcher   3:37
5. Bobby McFerrin   "Don't Worry, Be Happy"  Bobby McFerrin   3:56
6. Poison "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"   Poison  4:21
7. Eric Carmen  "Make Me Lose Control" Pitchford/Carmen 4:48
8. Foreigner   "I Don't Want To Live Without You"  Mick Jones   4:54
9. Belinda Carlisle  "I Get Weak"   Diane Warren   4:18
10. The Escape Club   "Wild, Wild West"  Holliday/Christoforou/Zekavica/Steel   4:07
11. Bobby Brown   "Don't Be Cruel"   Simmons/Babyface/L.A. Reid    4:10
12. Kylie Minogue      "The Loco-Motion"  King/Goffin   3:15
13. Johnny Hates Jazz   "Shattered Dreams"   Clark Datchler   3:30
14. Huey Lewis And The News  "Perfect World"  Alex Call   4:07
15. Cheap Trick   "The Flame"   Mitchell/Graham   4:48
16. Debbie Gibson  "Foolish Beat"   Debbie Gibson   4:25
17. Paul Carrack  "Don't Shed A Tear"  Schwartz/Friedman  3:45
18. Richard Marx  "Hold On To The Nights"   Richard Marx   4:33

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Time Life Music:

President: Steven L. Janas

Vice President, Marketing: Martin Shampaine

Vice President, Operations: Mark Stevens

The Author:

Billy Altman writers about pop music for numerous publications, including Entertainment Weekly and The New Yorks Times. A former editor of Creem, he is executive producer of the adward-winning RCA Heritage Series, and teaches a course on music and culture at New York's School of Visual Arts.

Research:

William L. Schurk (Music Library and Sound Recordings Archives, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio).

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Various Artists "Time Life: Sounds Of The Eighties - 1987"

Time Life: Sounds of the Eighties was a 10-volume series issued by Time-Life.