Electric Youth (album)

Electric Youth
Studio album by
Debbie Gibson
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1989 (1989-01-24)[1]
Recorded1988
Studio
Genre
Length58:17
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Debbie Gibson chronology
Out of the Blue
(1987) 		Electric Youth
(1989) 		Anything Is Possible
(1990)
Singles from Electric Youth
  1. "Lost in Your Eyes"
    Released: January 6, 1989
  2. "Electric Youth"
    Released: March 17, 1989
  3. "No More Rhyme"
    Released: June 2, 1989
  4. "We Could Be Together"
    Released: August 7, 1989

Electric Youth is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, released on January 24, 1989, by Atlantic Records. It is the highest-charting album of Gibson's career, staying at the top of the US Billboard 200 albums chart for five weeks, and reaching number 8 on the UK Albums Chart.[1]

Composition

As with her debut album, 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. The album, like her first, contains mainly bubblegum-pop songs, though other, more mature styles are touched upon.[1]

Singles

Electric Youth spawned four singles, the first being "Lost in Your Eyes," which became her second No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for three weeks. "Electric Youth", the album's title track, just missed the Top 10, reaching No. 11. "No More Rhyme" followed, ending its run at No. 17, and "We Could Be Together" charted at No. 71.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauC+[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

In their review of the album, Billboard stated that "some of the innocent charm of her triple -platinum debut has been replaced by slick sophistication, but Gibson's knack for churning out punchy, well-crafted tunes is stronger than ever. As indicated by the first single, "Lost In Your Eyes," the album concentrates more on ballads and midtempo tunes than the dance oriented debut did, but there are still plenty of toe- tappers here. Gibson leaves no doubt that her first-time success was not a fluke."[5]

Cashbox noted that "it’s hard to fault Gibson here. She’s definitely evolving into a stronger, more mature artist. Her songs range from catchy musical romps with an edge of emotion and serious thought (“Electric Youth”), to outright teenaged sentimentality (“Lost In Your Eyes”). Throughout, however, you sense a young artist with the chance to hang tough as a pop star in the future. This record should continue her huge success."[6]

Rolling Stone praised the album, stating that "Electric Youth sounds so bright and giddy that one could easily dismiss Debbie as just a kinder; gentler teen idol for the waning Eighties. That would be a mistake, if only because Gibson writes her own material. This eighteen-year-old New Yorker is heir to the great tradition of the Brill Building...the best pop music always mirrors its time, and anyone who's interested in a jolt of the here and now during this era of cultural nostalgia should plug into Electric Youth."[4]

Spin commented that "hidden inside the chirpy, MIDI-ized backing tracks is an insurgent message that will have a greater emotional impact on current culture than a truckload of Tracy Chapman's...it would be impossible for radio to ignore Debbie. Either on her own, or in conjunction with arranger-producer Fred Zarr, she rings the cash register of mass-market radio, sounding sometimes like a young Olivia Newton-John and at other moments ("Lost In Your Eyes") like a hybrid of Karen Carpenter and Barbara Streisand."[7]

AllMusic concedes that "the result is slickly produced teen pop, like her debut, but it's not as squeaky clean or as compulsively likeable. "Lost in Your Eyes" is a pretty ballad that showcases her songwriting skills, her clear voice, and her talent on the piano. "Electric Youth" is a bouncy, frenetic song that is ridiculously sing-alongable...It's teen pop at its best: it makes you feel young, it makes you want to sing, it makes you want to fall in love."[2]

Commercial success

In the US, the album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA and sold over 4 million copies worldwide.[8] 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 U.S.[1]

The album also inspired an original stage musical of the same name which premiered at the Starlight Dinner Theatre (formerly Mark Two Dinner Theatre) in Orlando, Florida. Dean Parker wrote the book and Gibson co-produced.[9]

Reissues

The album was included in the 2017 box set We Could Be Together, with seven remixes as bonus tracks.[10]

A special four-disc digipack edition was released by Cherry Red Records on November 26, 2021. This release includes two remix CDs and a DVD containing the album's four music videos and the live video Live Around the World.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson (Music Sales Corporation, ASCAP), except where indicated; all tracks are produced by Deborah Gibson, except where indicated.

This Side
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Who Loves Ya Baby?"Zarr4:00
2."Lost in Your Eyes" 3:32
3."Love in Disguise" 4:18
4."Helplessly in Love" 4:10
5."Silence Speaks (a Thousand Words)" 3:38
6."Should've Been the One" 5:09
Total length:24:48
That Side
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Electric Youth"Zarr4:55
2."No More Rhyme"Zarr4:13
3."Over the Wall" 3:57
4."We Could Be Together"
  • Gibson
  • Zarr
5:34
5."Shades of the Past"Zarr4:54
Total length:23:36
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
12."We Could Be Together" (Campfire Mix)
  • Gibson
  • Zarr
5:33
13."No More Rhyme" (Acoustic Mix)Zarr4:13
Total length:9:46
Deluxe Digipack Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Electric Youth" (Special DJ Edit) 3:41
15."Electric Youth" (Latin Edit) 3:54
16."We Could Be Together" (7" Mix) 5:38
17."Without You" (Single Version)
4:19
Total length:17:34
Deluxe Digipack Edition Disc 2: Electric Youth Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Electric Youth" (The Electro Mix)6:38
2."Electric Youth" (The Electric Dub Gone Haywire)6:34
3."Electric Youth" (The Electric Dub)6:33
4."Electric Youth" (Deep House Mix)7:36
5."Electric Youth" (Shep's House Dub)5:56
6."Electric Youth" (Shep's House Beats)6:03
7."Electric Youth" (House Edit)3:57
8."Electric Youth" (7" Alternative Latin Edit)3:54
Total length:47:15
Deluxe Digipack Edition Disc 3: Remixes & B-sides
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Silence Speaks (a Thousand Words)" (Acoustic Mix) 3:41
2."Lost in Your Eyes" (Piano & Vocal Mix) 3:35
3."Over the Wall" (Dub) 4:27
4."We Could Be Together" (House Mix) 7:21
5."We Could Be Together" (House of Trix) 5:58
6."We Could Be Together" (Radio Mix) 4:33
7."We Could Be Together" (Live Mix - From Video) 7:48
8."We Could Be Together" (Edit) 4:41
9."Without You" (Instrumental)
  • Gibson
  • Yamashita
4:19
10."In the Still of the Night (I'll Remember)"Fred Parris3:54
11."Come Home" (The Wonder Years) 2:05
12."Love in Disguise" (Instrumental) 4:19
Total length:56:45
Deluxe Digipack Edition DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lost in Your Eyes" (Music Video)  
2."Electric Youth" (Music Video)  
3."No More Rhyme" (Music Video)  
4."We Could Be Together" (Music Video)  
5."Who Loves Ya Baby?" (Live)  
6."Over the Wall" (Live)  
7."Lost in Your Eyes" (Live)  
8."Don't Flirt with Me" (Live)  
9."Dance to the Music" (Live)Sly Stone 
10."Love Under My Pillow" (Live)  
11."Should've Been the One" (Live)  
12."We Could Be Together" (Live)  
13."No More Rhyme" (Live)  
14."Electric Youth" (Live)  

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28] Platinum 70,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[29] Gold 10,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[30] Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[32] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide — 4,000,000[8]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

References

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  4. ^ a b Coleman, Mark (April 6, 1989). "Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue | Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 19, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Album reviews" (PDF). Billboard. No. 1 January, 1989. p. 70. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Album Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. No. 4 February, 1987. p. 20. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "Album Releases". Spin. No. April 1989. April 1989. p. 106. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Truest, Dick (August 11, 1989). "Next, try Debbie Gibson, movie star". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 28, 2016.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ Guerra, Joey (March 11, 2019). "Debbie Gibson's 'Electric Youth' album is 30 years old". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Midland, Texas.
  10. ^ Sinclair, Paul (September 20, 2017). "New content added to Debbie Gibson 'We Could Be Together' deluxe set". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "Debbie Gibson: Electric Youth, Deluxe Edition 4 Disc Digipak". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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  13. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4412". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 6, no. 7. 18 February 1989. p. 33. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
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