Anything Is Possible (Debbie Gibson album)
Anything Is Possible is the third album by Debbie Gibson, released on November 20, 1990, under the Atlantic Records label.
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Released | November 20, 1990 (U.S.) | |||
Recorded | 1989-1990 | |||
Studio | GPI/Electric Blue Studios, Long Island, NY, The Hit Factory, New York City, Innersanctum Sound Studio, Encino, CA, Tyrell Music Studios and Sunset Sound Los Angeles, Z Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY | |||
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Length | 73:38 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Debbie Gibson Fred Zarr Lamont Dozier Jellybean Benitez | |||
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Singles from Anything Is Possible | ||||
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At the time of the album's release in late 1990, Gibson was 20 years old and the late-1980s teen pop wave was near its end. The album was Gibson's first to not reach the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, peaking at #41 in the United States. It made the top 40 of the Cashbox albums chart for one week, peaking at #38 on December 22nd 1990 before descending down the chart. It sold many fewer copies than her previous two albums, Out of the Blue and Electric Youth, both of which had gone multi-platinum.
The album was still a minor success for Gibson and eventually was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2] In Japan, the album became Gibson's second most successful, reaching #5 and achieving Gold status. The album was released in March 1991 in the United Kingdom but stalled at #69.
The album's title single reached the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Debbie Gibson; except tracks 2, 3, 4 & 7 (from NRG↑ only), composed by Gibson and Lamont Dozier.
NRG↑:
- "Another Brick Falls" (3:55)
- "Anything Is Possible" (3:44)
- "Reverse Psychology" (4:25)
- "One Step Ahead" (4:51)
- "Stand Your Ground"* (3:48)
- "Deep Down"* (4:52)
- "It Must've Been My Boy" (4:19)
- "Lead Them Home My Dreams" (5:32)
Mood Swings:
- "One Hand, One Heart" (4:35)
- "Sure" (4:17)
- "Negative Energy" (3:40)
- "Mood Swings" (3:52)
- "Try"* (4:07)
- "In His Mind"* (3:33)
- "Where Have You Been?" (6:07)
- "This So-Called Miracle" (7:28)
Asterisk * denotes track featured only on CD and cassette format.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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1990 | Australian Albums Chart[3] | 80 |
1990 | Canada Albums Chart[4] | 85 |
1990 | Japanese Albums Chart[5] | 5 |
1990 | UK Albums Chart[6] | 69 |
1990 | US Billboard 200[7] | 41 |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[8] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Personnel
Adapted credits from the liner notes of Anything Is Possible.[10]
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Notes
- AllMusic - Anything Is Possible's Review Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- Schoemer, Karen (March 10, 1991). "POP MUSIC; The Perils and Perishability of a Teen Idol". The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- "Anything Is Possible - Australian chart run". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
- "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 53, No. 14 March 09, 1991". Archived from the original on 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2016-07-19.. RPM (magazine).
- "アルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- Debbie Gibson - Albums Chart www.officialcharts.com Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- Billboard - Debbie Gibson Charts Lynne Segall Billboard Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- "Japanese album certifications – デビー・ギブソン – Anything is Possible" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
- "American album certifications – Debbie Gibson – Anything is Possible". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- Anything Is Possible (booklet). Debbie Gibson. Atlantic. 1990. CD 82167.CS1 maint: others (link)