Deborah (album)

Deborah is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson. Released on June 11, 1997 under Gibson's own record label, Espiritu Records, this was the first release where the singer was credited with her full name. The original release sold to Debbie Gibson International Fan Club (DGIF) members includes her covers of "People" and "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl, as she starred in the off-Broadway production tour of the musical the previous year.[1][2] The second release for the general market replaced the Funny Girl covers with "Only Words" (Dance Edit) and a re-recording of Gibson's 1987 debut single "Only in My Dreams".

Deborah
Studio album by
Debbie Gibson
ReleasedJune 11, 1997 (1997-06-11) (U.S.)
RecordedNovember 1996-March 1997
Studio
  • Blue Studios
  • On the Mark Productions
  • Cocoa Butt Studios
  • Studio 19
  • Valley Studios
Genre
Length56:41
LabelEspiritu Records
Producer
Debbie Gibson chronology
Greatest Hits
(1995)		 Deborah
(1997)		 Lost in Your Eyes and Other Hits
(1999)
Singles from Deborah
  1. "Only Words"
    Released: April 1997
  2. "Moonchild"
    Released: November 1997
  3. "Naturally"
    Released: February 1998
Japan release cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

In Japan, the album was released as Moonchild on November 29, 1997 by Nippon Columbia under the Portazul label. It includes all tracks from both versions of the U.S. release.[3]

The album was included in the 2017 box set We Could Be Together, with the track listing based on the original DGIF release and two additional songs and three remixes as bonus tracks.[4]

Singles
  • "Only Words" is the first dance maxi-single from the album. Released in the U.S. in 1997 and peaking at #38 on the Hot Dance chart,[5]
  • "Moonchild" released in 1997.
  • "Naturally" is the third and final single from Deborah Gibson's album, released in 1997. "Naturally" was released as a single exclusively in Japan in 1998.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson, except where indicated.

Original DGIF release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prelude" 0:19
2."Ode to a Would Be Lover" 4:11
3."Moonchild"
  • Gibson
  • Joy Swinea
4:40
4."Only Words" 3:24
5."Naturally" 3:55
6."Nobody's You" 3:45
7."Cry Tonight"
  • Gibson
  • Swinea
3:25
8."Where I Wanna Be" 4:53
9."Butterflies Are Free" 3:41
10."Give Me Your Love" 4:11
11."Just Wasn't Love" 4:07
12."I Can't" 4:14
13."People"
3:03
14."Don't Rain on My Parade"
  • Styne
  • Merrill
2:59
15."I Will Let You Go" 3:13
Standard release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prelude" 0:19
2."Ode to a Would Be Lover" 4:11
3."Moonchild"
  • Gibson
  • Swinea
4:40
4."Only Words" 3:24
5."Naturally" 3:55
6."Nobody's You" 3:45
7."Cry Tonight"
  • Gibson
  • Swinea
3:25
8."Where I Wanna Be" 4:53
9."Butterflies Are Free" 3:41
10."Give Me Your Love" 4:11
11."Just Wasn't Love" 4:07
12."I Can't" 4:14
13."I Will Let You Go" 3:13
14."Only Words (Dance Edit)" 3:56
15."Only in My Dreams (1997 Dance Edit)" 4:38
Japan release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prelude" 0:19
2."Ode to a Would Be Lover" 4:11
3."Moonchild"
  • Gibson
  • Swinea
4:40
4."Only Words" 3:24
5."Naturally" 3:55
6."Nobody's You" 3:45
7."Cry Tonight"
  • Gibson
  • Swinea
3:25
8."Where I Wanna Be" 4:53
9."Butterflies Are Free" 3:41
10."Give Me Your Love" 4:11
11."Just Wasn't Love" 4:07
12."I Can't" 4:14
13."I Will Let You Go" 3:13
14."Only Words (Dance Edit)" 3:56
15."Only in My Dreams (1997 Dance Edit)" 4:38
16."People"
  • Styne
  • Merrill
3:03
17."Don't Rain on My Parade"
  • Styne
  • Merrill
2:59
Total length:62:38

Personnel
  • Carlos Alomar – acoustic & electric guitar
  • Reynaldo Andrews – handclapping
  • Carlton Batts – mastering
  • Bob Biles – sound engineering
  • Anna-Jane Casey – vocals, performance
  • Chris Childs – bass
  • Robin Clark – background vocals
  • Richard Cottle – keyboards
  • Richard Drummie – guitar, mandolin, musical arrangement, production, drum programming, keyboard programming
  • Deborah Gibson – piano, musical arrangement, keyboards, vocals, background vocals, production
  • Dave Goodermuth – engineering (assistant)
  • Marc Goodman – sound engineering
  • Andy Grassi – vocals, sound engineering, mixing
  • Dave Hancock – mixing (assistant)
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • Larry Knight – acoustic & electric guitar
  • David Matthews – sound engineering
  • P. Dennis Mitchell – sound engineering, mixing
  • Richie Morales – drums
  • Joey Moskowitz – programming
  • B.J. Nelson – background vocals
  • Rafael Padilla – percussion
  • Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
  • John Patitucci – bass samples
  • George Perilli – drums
  • Mark Portmann – arrangement, production, sound engineering, keyboard programming
  • Sally Ries – background vocals
  • Andrea Robinson – background vocals
  • Alex Rodriguez – mixing
  • Steve Rosen – piano, arrangement, keyboards, production
  • Tom Salta – keyboards, programming
  • Bill Schnee – mixing
  • Michael Thompson – electric guitar
  • Fonzi Thornton – background vocals
  • Junior Vasquez – production, mixing, post production

References
  1. "Debbie Gibson Funny Girl Tour Cancels 1996 Engagements". Playbill. November 26, 1996. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. Scaduto, Anthony (August 6, 1996). "Singer Debbie Gibson Now A 'Funny Girl'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  3. Moonchild at Discogs
  4. Sinclair, Paul (September 20, 2017). "New content added to Debbie Gibson 'We Could Be Together' deluxe set". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  5. "Deborah Gibson - Chart history". Archived from the original on July 27, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-27.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Billboard.com.
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