Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson album)

Out of the Blue
Studio album by Debbie Gibson
Released August 18, 1987
Recorded 1986–1987 at Z Studio, Brooklyn, NY, Sorcerer Sound, Right Track, and Quad Recording NYC, and International Sound, Miami, FL
Genre Pop, teen pop, pop rock, dance-pop, freestyle, R&B
Length 40:53
Label Atlantic
Producer Fred Zarr, Debbie Gibson, John Morales, Sergio Munzibai, Lewis A. Martineé
Debbie Gibson chronology
Out of the Blue
(1987)		 Electric Youth
(1989)Electric Youth1989
Singles from Out of the Blue
  1. "Only in My Dreams"
    Released: February 1987
  2. "Shake Your Love"
    Released: September 1987
  3. "Red Hot"
    Released: November 1987
  4. "Out of the Blue"
    Released: January 1988
  5. "Foolish Beat"
    Released: April 1988
  6. "Staying Together"
    Released: September 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Village VoiceC+[2]

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. The album received favorable reviews from music critcs and sold more than 3 million copies in USA (3 times platinum by RIAA) and 5 million copies worldwide.

Background

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.

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.[3][4] The album sold over 3 million copies in the United States,[5] and 5 million copies worldwide.[6]

The album received mixed to favorable reviews from music critcs.

Track listing

All songs written by Debbie Gibson.[7]

  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)
  6. "Wake Up to Love" (3:42)
  7. "Shake Your Love" (3:44)
  8. "Fallen Angel" (3:43)
  9. "Play the Field" (4:37)
  10. "Between the Lines" (4:42)

Charts performance

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Japan (RIAJ)[16] 14,290^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[17] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide 5,000,000[6]

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

Personnel

[20] Musicians

Production

References

  1. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Debbie Gibson -Out of the Blue | Overview". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (February 23, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Keith Tuber (June 1989). On Top with Tiffany. Emmis Communications. pp. 244–. ISSN 0279-0483.
  4. ↑ "The Official Charts Company - Out of the Blue by Debbie Gibson". The Official Charts Company. 17 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Hunt, Dennis (December 9, 1990). "POP MUSIC : 10 QUESTIONS : Debbie Gibson". Los Angeles Times. Timothy Ryan. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Debbie Galante Block (15 March 1997). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 94–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ↑ Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson songbook), CatNo. HL00356822. Hal Leonard, 1988.
  8. ↑ Top Albums/CDs - Volume 48, No. 15 July 30, 1988 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 19, 2016). RPM (magazine).
  9. ↑ "Debbie Gibson – Out of the Blue". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Debbie Gibson – Out of the Blue".
  11. ↑ "Debbie Gibson – Out of the Blue". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Debbie Gibson – Out of the Blue". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  13. ↑ UK charts - Debbie Gibson www.officialcharts.com Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  14. ↑ Billboard charts - Debbie Gibson Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end charts". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  16. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Debbie Gibson – Out of the Blue" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1987年月 on the drop-down menu
  17. ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1989". IFPI Hong Kong.
  18. ↑ "British album certifications – Debbie Gibson – Out of the Blue". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Out of the Blue 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
  19. ↑ "American album certifications – Debbie Gibson – Out of the Blue". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  20. ↑ Liner notes, SD 81780. NYC: Atlantic Recording Corp., 1987
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