Electric Youth (album)

Electric Youth
Studio album by Debbie Gibson
Released January 24, 1989
Recorded 1988 at Z Studio, Brooklyn, Sorcerer Sound, The Hit Factory, and Soundtrack, New York City
Genre Pop, dance-pop, bubblegum pop, pop rock, freestyle
Length 58:17
Label Atlantic
Producer Debbie Gibson, Fred Zarr
Debbie Gibson album chronology
Out of the Blue
(1987)		 Electric Youth
(1989)		 Anything Is Possible
(1990)
Singles from Electric Youth
  1. "Lost in Your Eyes"
    Released: January 1989
  2. "Electric Youth"
    Released: March 1989
  3. "No More Rhyme"
    Released: May 1989
  4. "We Could Be Together"
    Released: August 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Robert Christgau(C+)[3]

Electric Youth (Atlantic LP 81932) is the second album by Debbie Gibson, released January 24, 1989 on Atlantic Records. It is the highest-charting album of her career, staying at the top of the Billboard 200 Albums chart for five weeks, and reaching Number 8 on the UK album chart.

Album

As with Out of the Blue, all tracks were written by Gibson, and she single-handedly produced six of the tracks. She was also given half of the production credits on one track alongside Fred Zarr who produced the other four tracks. The album, like her first, contained mainly bubblegum-pop songs, though other, more mature styles were touched upon. Electric Youth spawned four singles, the first being the biggest charting single of her career—"Lost In Your Eyes," which held #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks. "Electric Youth", the album's title track, just missed the Top 10, reaching #11. "No More Rhyme" followed, ending its run at #17, and "We Could Be Together" charted at #71. In the USA, the album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA and sold over 4 million copies worldwide.[4] Gibson promoted the album with "The Electric Youth World Tour" in 1989. In parallel with the album, she created an Electric Youth perfume under Revlon, and various makeup essentials for young girls through Natural Wonder Cosmetics, one of her sponsors at the time, distributed throughout the US.

The album also inspired an original stage musical of the same name which premier at the Starlight Dinner Theatre (formerly Mark Two Dinner Theatre) in Orlando, FL. Dean Parker wrote the book and Gibson co-produced. Its limited run ended and there have been no talks of a workshop or revival for the stage as of yet.

Track listing

All songs written by Debbie Gibson. (Music Sales Corporation, ASCAP)

Side One

  1. "Who Loves Ya Baby?" (4:00)
  2. "Lost in Your Eyes" (3:34)
  3. "Love in Disguise" (4:17)
  4. "Helplessly in Love" (4:10)
  5. "Silence Speaks (a Thousand Words)" (3:37)
  6. "Should've Been the One" (5:07)

Side Two

  1. "Electric Youth" (4:55)
  2. "No More Rhyme" (4:13)
  3. "Over the Wall" (3:58)
  4. "We Could Be Together" (5:33)
  5. "Shades of the Past" (4:52)

CD Bonus tracks:

  1. "We Could Be Together" (Campfire Mix) (5:33)*
  2. "No More Rhyme" (Acoustic Mix) (4:13)*

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year Chart Position
1989 Australian Albums Chart[5] 10
1989 New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 47
1989 Swedish Albums Chart[7] 43
1989 Swiss Albums Chart[8] 21
1989 UK Albums Chart[9] 8
1989 US Billboard 200[10] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[11] Gold 10,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[12] Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide 4,000,000[4]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Preceded by
Don't Be Cruel by Bobby Brown		 Billboard 200 number-one album
March 11 - April 14, 1989 		Succeeded by
Lōc-ed After Dark by Tone Lōc

References

  1. ↑ Buss, Bryan. "Debbie Gibson -Electric Youth | Overview". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ Coleman, Mark (April 6, 1989). "Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue | Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Archived from the original on November 19, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue". robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 Truest, Dick (August 11, 1989). "Next, try Debbie Gibson, movie star". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Elizabeth Brenner. Archived from the original on February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue | Australian Charts". www.australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth (Swiss charts)". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ UK charts - Debbie Gibson www.officialcharts.com Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ Billboard charts - Debbie Gibson Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1990". IFPI Hong Kong.
  12. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – デビー・ギブソン – エレクトリック・ユース" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  13. ↑ "British album certifications – Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Electric Youth in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  14. ↑ "American album certifications – Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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