Shake Your POLL: The charting singles of one Debbie Gibson

I don't even remember more than half of these myself. Off to youtube!

I remember Rob Sheffield (I think) in Details reviewing the album on which the last single on the list appears: "If she really wanted to shock her mama, she should try to take mama's executive producer credit away."

Anyway: "Out of the Blue" is sublime: the tempo is just right (it's easy to imagine a band strumming on guitars the synth part coming after every verse), and she really does sound like the romance is out of the blue -- like every girl of 16 or whatever realizing another crush. "Shake Your Love" and "Only In My Dreams" nip at its rear.

As for the ballads: "Lost In Your Eyes" is kinda gross; but I do like the chord change in the second part of the "Foolish Beat" chorus.

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"Foolish Beat" was actually a beautiful song.

I love you that you did this poll. "Shake Your Love" wins here for how perfectly it captures the cusp between adolescence and young adulthood. John Leland wrote a canonical piece about her in Spin which centered around a string on the top front of her blouse. Think the masses would scarf up a Leland anthology?

Out of the blue, is, as stated above by Alfred, a sublime and beautiful song.

"Foolish Beat" was actually a beautiful song by George Michael called "Careless Whisper".

"Only in My Dreams" without peer...

Debbie Gibson! LOL. Talk about cheeeeeez

yeah "Only in My Dreams" by far, not to say there aren't other great songs here. I have 2 Tiffany CDs!

are you fucking kidding me people

what is wrong with you

I love you that you did this poll. "Shake Your Love" wins here for how perfectly it captures the cusp between adolescence and young adulthood. John Leland wrote a canonical piece about her in Spin which centered around a string on the top front of her blouse. Think the masses would scarf up a Leland anthology?

I mean what the fucking fuck. ILM has sunk to a new low.

So sorry to disappoint you.

you're the one who said out of the blue is sublime!!!!!

you're the one who can't understand irony!

and it IS sublime, John Leland agrees, so stfu.

There was a properly brilliant remix of Electric Youth in which her voice was reversed and all kinds of ganja was mixed through.

I have 2 Tiffany CDs!

Haha! You say that like it's something to be proud of!

guys Debbie Gibson sucks

and if you like her than i can't trust you about anything you say ever again ever

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Mr. Que prefers Deborah Gibson.

P.S. Rob Tannenbaum (I think) wrote a fantastic review of Anything is Possible for the Village Voice. Anyone ever read it?

P.P.S. I went as Debbie Gibson from the cover of Out of the Blue for Halloween one year.

Lamont Dozier (co)wrote and produced most of Anything is Possible.

The only thing in common between "Foolish Beat" and "Careless Whisper" is the "I can never love again" phrase. The melodies are completely different, the only thing they have in common is that both were ballads, and in a minor key. And, yes, maybe some of the syncopations are a bit similar, but rhythm isn't important.

Aw big hug.

lol Que

Funny this should pop up five years later. I was just sorting through some 12 inch singles in my basement last night, including the "Only In My Dreams" remix. Still love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hQB-Xf86SI

ah holy shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bsb_Ke8KqM

I love "Lost in Your Eyes". fight me.

as real as it may seeem
it was only in my dreeams