Out of the Blue

~ Release by Debbie Gibson (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Out of the Blue
recording engineer:
Bernard Bullock, Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Don Feinberg
programming:
Debbie Gibson
assistant engineer:
Bill Esses
producer:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
assistant mixer:
Jim Goatley
mixer:
Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Fred Zarr
acoustic guitar:
Ira Siegel
additional guitar:
Fred Zarr
electric guitar:
Tommy Williams (former Debbie Gibson musical director)
keyboard and synthesizer and background vocals and lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
background vocals:
La‐Rita Gaskin, Carrie Johnson and Libby Johnson
arranger:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
recorded at:
Z Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Out of the Blue
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Creative Bloc Music Ltd. (from 1987 to ????) and Deborah Ann’s Music (from 1987 to ????)
53:56
2Staying Together
recording engineer:
Bernard Bullock, Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Don Feinberg
programming:
Fred Zarr
assistant engineer:
Bill Esses
producer:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
assistant mixer:
Jim Goatley
mixer:
Michael Hutchinson (engineer) and Fred Zarr
guitar:
Ira Siegel
keyboard and synthesizer:
Fred Zarr
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
saxophone:
Jeff Smith (US saxophonist)
background vocals:
La‐Rita Gaskin, Carrie Johnson and Libby Johnson
lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
arranger:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
recorded at:
Z Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Staying Together
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Creative Bloc Music Ltd. (from 1987 to ????) and Deborah Ann’s Music (from 1987 to ????)
44:05
3Only in My Dreams
recording engineer:
Bernard Bullock, Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Don Feinberg
programming and producer:
Fred Zarr
assistant engineer:
Bill Esses
mixer:
Doc Dougherty and “Little” Louie Vega (US house DJ/producer)
bass:
Gary Down
guitar:
Ira Siegel
keyboard and synthesizer:
Fred Zarr
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
saxophone:
Jeff Smith (US saxophonist)
tom-tom:
Billy Amendola
background vocals:
La‐Rita Gaskin and Norma Jean Wright
background vocals and lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
arranger:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Z Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 95) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 479)
recording of:
Only in My Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Creative Bloc Music Ltd. (from 1987 to ????) and Deborah Ann’s Music (from 1987 to ????)
43:57
4Foolish Beat
recording engineer:
Bernard Bullock, Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Don Feinberg
programming:
Fred Zarr
assistant engineer:
Bill Esses
producer:
Debbie Gibson
assistant mixer:
Jim Goatley
mixer:
Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Debbie Gibson
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ira Siegel
keyboard and synthesizer:
Fred Zarr
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
saxophone:
Jeff Smith (US saxophonist)
background vocals:
Carrie Johnson and Tim Lawless
background vocals and lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
arranger:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
recorded at:
Z Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sorceror Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Foolish Beat
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Creative Bloc Music Ltd. (from 1987 to ????) and Deborah Ann’s Music (from 1987 to ????)
4.54:24
5Red Hot
recording engineer:
Peter Sturge (Engineer, producer)
programming and mixer:
John Morales
producer:
John Morales and Sergio Munzibai
keyboard:
David “Jaz” Grant
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
saxophone:
Jeff Smith (US saxophonist)
background vocals:
Connie Harvey, Wendell Morrison and Janet Wright
background vocals and lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
arranger:
Debbie Gibson and John Morales
recorded at and mixed at:
Quad Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Red Hot
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
43:55
6Wake Up to Love
recording engineer:
Bernard Bullock, Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Don Feinberg
programming:
Fred Zarr
assistant engineer:
Bill Esses
producer:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
assistant mixer:
Jim Goatley
mixer:
Michael Hutchinson (engineer) and Fred Zarr
guitar:
Tommy Williams (former Debbie Gibson musical director)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Fred Zarr
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
saxophone:
Jeff Smith (US saxophonist)
background vocals:
La‐Rita Gaskin, Carrie Johnson and Libby Johnson
background vocals and lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
arranger:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
recorded at:
Z Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Wake Up to Love
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Creative Bloc Music Ltd. (from 1987 to ????) and Deborah Ann’s Music (from 1987 to ????)
43:43
7Shake Your Love
recording engineer:
Bernard Bullock, Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Don Feinberg
programming and producer:
Fred Zarr
assistant engineer:
Bill Esses
assistant mixer:
Jim Goatley
mixer:
Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Fred Zarr
guitar:
David “Jaz” Grant
keyboard and synthesizer:
Fred Zarr
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
background vocals:
Carrie Johnson, Libby Johnson and Jeff Smith (US saxophonist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
arranger:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
recorded at:
Z Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 2) (number: 8)
recording of:
Shake Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Creative Bloc Music Ltd. (from 1987 to ????) and Deborah Ann’s Music (from 1987 to ????)
53:45
8Fallen Angel
recording engineer:
Bernard Bullock, Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Don Feinberg
programming and producer:
Fred Zarr
assistant engineer:
Bill Esses
assistant mixer:
Jim Goatley
mixer:
Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Fred Zarr
guitar:
David “Jaz” Grant
keyboard and synthesizer:
Fred Zarr
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
background vocals:
Carrie Johnson, Libby Johnson and Jeff Smith (US saxophonist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
arranger:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
recorded at:
Z Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Fallen Angel
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Creative Bloc Music Ltd. (from 1987 to ????) and Deborah Ann’s Music (from 1987 to ????)
43:46
9Play the Field
programming, engineer and producer:
Lewis A. Martineé
assistant engineer:
Carlos Santos (Miami producer/engineer aka "Deep")
guitar:
Nestor Gomez
keyboard:
Mike Baskt and Lewis A. Martineé
additional background vocals:
Haydee (background vocalist?) and Lisa Martinelli
background vocals:
Lewis A. Martineé
background vocals and lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
arranger:
Lewis A. Martineé
recorded at and mixed at:
International Sound Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Play the Field
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Creative Bloc Music Ltd. (from 1987 to ????) and Deborah Ann’s Music (from 1987 to ????)
34:37
10Between the Lines
recording engineer:
Peter Sturge (Engineer, producer)
programming and mixer:
John Morales
producer:
John Morales and Sergio Munzibai
additional keyboard and lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
keyboard:
David “Jaz” Grant
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
saxophone:
Jeff Smith (US saxophonist)
background vocals:
Connie Harvey, Wendell Morrison and Janet Wright
arranger:
John Morales
recorded at and mixed at:
Quad Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Between the Lines
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Creative Bloc Music Ltd. (in 1987) and Deborah Ann’s Music (in 1987)
44:42

Credits

Release

part of:Forever Young (Japanese reissue series starting in 2005 from Warner Music Japan on several Warner labels, cat#'s have the format "WPCR-75xxx") (order: 12)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4556682 [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/WPCR-75255 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Only in My Dreams
Out of the Blue
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/45855 [info]
Wikidata:Q1938068 [info]