Deborah (album)

Deborah (Espiritu LP 9602) is the sixth original album by American singer Debbie Gibson. Released December 1996 on Espiritu Records, this was the first release where the singer was credited with her full name.

Track listing

All tracks by Deborah Gibson except where noted

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" – 2:59
15. "I Will Let You Go" – 3:13

Production changes

There is evidence that several tracks were substituted for a second pressing, for retail copies starting June 1997, with the track listing as follows:

1. "Prelude" – 0:19
2. "Ode to a Would Be Lover" – 4:11
3. "Moonchild" – 4:40
4. "Only Words" – 3:24
5. "Naturally" – 3:55
6. "Nobody's You" – 3:45
7. "Cry Tonight" – 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

A third variant (Nippon Columbia/Sony COCY 80747), officially titled Moonchild, released November 1997 by Nippon Columbia division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, includes all tracks from both U.S. revisions, as follows:

1. "Prelude" – 0:19
2. "Ode to a Would Be Lover" – 4:11
3. "Moonchild" – 4:40
4. "Only Words" – 3:24
5. "Naturally" – 3:55
6. "Nobody's You" – 3:45
7. "Cry Tonight" – 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" – 3:03
17. "Don't Rain on My Parade" – 2:59

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, performance
• 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