Deborah is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson. Released on June 11, 1997 under Gibson's own record label, Espiritu Records, this was the first release where the singer was credited with her full name. The original release sold to Debbie Gibson International Fan Club (DGIF) members includes her covers of "People" and "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl, as she starred in the off-Broadway production tour of the musical the previous year.[1][2] The second release for the general market replaced the Funny Girl covers with "Only Words" (Dance Edit) and a re-recording of Gibson's 1987 debut single "Only in My Dreams".
In Japan, the album was released as Moonchild on November 29, 1997 by Nippon Columbia under the Portazul label. It includes all tracks from both versions of the U.S. release.[3]
The album was included in the 2017 box set We Could Be Together, with the track listing based on the original DGIF release and two additional songs and three remixes as bonus tracks.[4]
"Only Words" is the first dance maxi-single from the album. Released in the U.S. in 1997 and peaking at #38 on the Hot Dance chart,[5]
"Moonchild" released in 1997.
"Naturally" is the third and final single from Deborah Gibson's album, released in 1997. "Naturally" was released as a single exclusively in Japan in 1998.
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson, except where indicated.
^"Deborah Gibson - Chart history". Archived from the original on July 27, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-27.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Billboard.com.