Anything Is Possible (Debbie Gibson album)

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Anything Is Possible
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Studio album by
Debbie Gibson
ReleasedNovember 20, 1990 (1990-11-20)
RecordedOctober 1989-August 1990
StudioGPI/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
Genre
Length73:38
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Debbie Gibson chronology
Electric Youth
(1989) 		Anything Is Possible
(1990) 		Body, Mind, Soul
(1993)
Singles from Anything Is Possible
  1. "Anything Is Possible"
    Released: November 1990
  2. "(This So-Called) Miracle"
    Released: December 1990
  3. "One Hand, One Heart"
    Released: April 1991
  4. "One Step Ahead"
    Released: July 1991
  5. "Sure"
    Released: November 1991
  6. "In His Mind"
    Released: February 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide1/5 stars[2]

Anything Is Possible is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, released on November 20, 1990 by Atlantic Records.

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 No. 41 in the United States. It made the top 40 of the Cashbox albums chart for one week, peaking at No. 38 on December 22, 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 certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America[3] though Billboard's director of charts at the time, Michael Ellis, was quoted as describing this award as "questionable" in view of the likelihood that a large number of the units shipped to stores were never sold to the public.[4] In Japan, the album became Gibson's second most successful, reaching No. 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.

The album was included in the 2017 box set We Could Be Together, with two B-sides as bonus tracks.[5]

Track listing[]

The LP and cassette releases have unique labels on their sides. Side A is labeled "NRG↑" (pronounced "energy up") for its upbeat songs while the ballad-oriented side B is "Mood Swings".

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson, except where indicated.

NRG↑
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Another Brick Falls" 3:55
2."Anything Is Possible"
3:44
3."Reverse Psychology"
  • Gibson
  • Dozier
4:25
4."One Step Ahead"
  • Gibson
  • Dozier
4:51
5."Stand Your Ground∗" 3:48
6."Deep Down∗" 4:52
7."It Must've Been My Boy"
  • Gibson
  • Dozier
4:19
8."Lead Them Home My Dreams" 5:32
Mood Swings
No.TitleLength
1."One Hand, One Heart"4:35
2."Sure"4:17
3."Negative Energy"3:40
4."Mood Swings"3:52
5."Try∗"4:07
6."In His Mind∗"3:33
7."Where Have You Been?"6:07
8."This So-Called Miracle"7:28
Japan bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."Without You"
4:17

∗ denotes track featured only on CD and cassette formats.

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Year Chart Position
1990 Australian Albums Chart[6] 80
1990 Canada Albums Chart[7] 85
1990 Japanese Albums Chart[8] 5
1990 UK Albums Chart[9] 69
1990 US Billboard 200[10] 41

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel[]

Adapted credits from the liner notes of Anything Is Possible.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ AllMusic - Anything Is Possible's Review Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 280.
  3. ^ Schoemer, Karen (1 March 1991). "POP MUSIC; The Perils and Perishability of a Teen Idol". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. ^ Givens, Ron (10 March 1991). "The real meaning of gold and platinum records". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ Sinclair, Paul (September 20, 2017). "New content added to Debbie Gibson 'We Could Be Together' deluxe set". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Anything Is Possible - Australian chart run". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  7. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 53, No. 14 March 09, 1991". Archived from the original on 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2016-07-19.. RPM (magazine).
  8. ^ "アルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  9. ^ Debbie Gibson - Albums Chart www.officialcharts.com Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  10. ^ Billboard - Debbie Gibson Charts Lynne Segall Billboard Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Japanese album certifications – デビー・ギブソン – Anything is Possible" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Debbie Gibson – Anything is Possible". Recording Industry Association of America.
  13. ^ Anything Is Possible (booklet). Debbie Gibson. Atlantic. 1990. CD 82167.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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