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Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson album)

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Released
  
August 18, 1987

Out of the Blue (1987)
  
Electric Youth (1989)

Release date
  
18 August 1987

Length
  
40:53

Artist
  
Debbie Gibson

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Recorded
  
1986–1987 at Z Studio, Brooklyn, NY, Sorcerer Sound, Right Track, and Quad Recording NYC, and International Sound, Miami, FL

Producer
  
Fred Zarr, Debbie Gibson, John Morales, Sergio Munzibai, Lewis A. Martineé

Genres
  
Pop music, Teen pop, Dance-pop, Pop rock, Freestyle music, Contemporary R&B

Similar
  
Electric Youth, Debbie Gibson ‑ Greatest, Body - Mind - Soul, Anything Is Possible, Ms Vocalist

Out of the Blue is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, released in August 1987. Gibson personally wrote all ten songs on this album. As executive producer, Douglas Breitbart of Broadbeard Productions, Inc. (whom Gibson's mother had hired as manager five years before), assembled a team of producers from both New York and Florida: Fred Zarr, John Morales, Sergio Munzibai and Lewis A. Martineé.

Contents

Zarr produced "Shake Your Love" and "Fallen Angel" in addition to "Only in My Dreams," and co-produced "Out of the Blue," "Staying Together" and "Wake Up to Love" with Gibson, sole producer for "Foolish Beat." Morales and Munzibai produced "Red Hot" and "Between the Lines." Martineé produced "Play the Field".

Out of the Blue made #7 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums chart and #26 on the U.K. album chart. The album sold over 3 million copies in the United States, and 5 million copies worldwide.

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Track listing

All songs written by Debbie Gibson.

Side One
  1. "Out of the Blue" (3:55)
  2. "Staying Together" (4:07)
  3. "Only in My Dreams" (3:54)
  4. "Foolish Beat" (4:25)
  5. "Red Hot" (3:54)
Side Two
  1. "Wake Up to Love" (3:42)
  2. "Shake Your Love" (3:44)
  3. "Fallen Angel" (3:43)
  4. "Play the Field" (4:37)*
  5. "Between the Lines" (4:42)

Personnel

Musicians

  • Debbie Gibson - lead and backup vocals, rhythm programs, keyboard, synthesizer, additional keyboards
  • Fred Zarr - rhythm programs, keyboards, synthesizer, additional keyboards (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
  • John Morales - programming, sequencing (tracks 5, 10)
  • David "Jaz" Grant - keyboard overdubs, guitar (tracks 5, 7–8, 10)
  • Lewis A. Martinee - rhythm programs, keyboards, backup vocals (track 9)
  • Mike Baskt - keyboards (track 9)
  • Ira Siegel - guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar (tracks 1–4)
  • Tommy Williams - guitar, electric guitar (tracks 1, 6)
  • Nestor Gomez - guitar (track 9)
  • Gary Down - bass (track 3)
  • Bashiri Johnson - percussion (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
  • Billy Amendola - Tom Tom overdubs (track 3)
  • Jimmy Maelen - percussion overdubs (tracks 5, 10)
  • Jeff Smith - saxophone, sax overdubs, backup vocals (tracks 2–8, 10)
  • LaRita Gaskins - backup vocals (tracks 1–3, 6)
  • Carrie Johnson - backup vocals (tracks 1–2, 4, 6–8)
  • Libby Johnson - backup vocals (tracks 1–2, 6–8)
  • Norma Jean Wright - backup vocals (track 3)
  • Tim Lawless - backup vocals (track 4)
  • Connie Harvey - backup vocals (tracks 5, 10)
  • Janet Wright - backup vocals (tracks 5, 10)
  • Wendell Morrison - backup vocals (tracks 5, 10)
  • Haydee - backup vocals (track 9)

    • Production

  • Debbie Gibson - arranger (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
  • Fred Zarr - arranger, mixing (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
  • John Morales - arranger, mix engineer (tracks 5, 10)
  • Sergio Munzibai - arranger (track 5)
  • Lewis A. Martinee - arranger, engineer (track 9)
  • Don Feinberg - recording engineer (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
  • Bernard Bullock - recording engineer (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
  • Phil Castellano - recording engineer, mixing (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
  • Peter Sturge - recording engineer (tracks 5, 10)
  • Billy Esses - assistant engineer (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
  • Jim Goatley - assistant mix engineer (tracks 1–2, 4, 6–8)
  • Carlos Santos - assistant (track 9)
  • Michael Hutchinson - mixing (tracks 2, 6)
  • "Little" Louie Vega - mixing (track 3)
  • Doc Dougherty - mixing (track 3)
  • Douglas Breitbart - executive producer, management (Broadbeard Productions, Inc.)
  • Greg Porto - art direction
  • Adrian Buckmaster - photography
  • Howie Weinberg - mastering (Masterdisk)

    • Songs

    1Out of the Blue3:56
    2Staying Together4:05
    3Only in My Dreams3:57

    References

    Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson album) Wikipedia
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