Debbie Gibson's Out Of The Blue was an album I knew had great tracks on it, but wasn't aware, until yesterday, just how well as a whole it was crafted. As noted in that post, Gibson remains the youngest artist to date to write, produce, and perform a number one hit. She's a talented artist on every level.
Which is why my expectations were high for her sophomore release, 1989's Electric Youth. Debbie has matured a lot in the two years since her debut, and this gets channeled through her new material. Youth is stripped of a lot of the pop dance that adorned Blue, and in its place are more ballads, and midtempo offerings. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it does deter a bit.
I was hoping to find hit after hit here, as well as some hidden gems, and unfortunately, that's not what I got. Lost In Your Eyes, and Electric Youth (the song), were the stand out take away tracks for me. Additionally, I took mild interest in We Could Be Together. However, the rest of the songs, while not necessarily bad, weren't as memorable.
Overall, it was just kind of okay. Nothing terrible, but nothing special. I suppose that's typical for most artist's debut follow-ups.
While the album did well in sales, the charts seem to mirror my personal experience with it. The three tracks noted above, in addition to, No More Rhyme, were the only songs to chart, with only two of them cracking the top ten. Granted Lost In Your Eyes did become Gibson's second number one hit.
Though sales for Debbie would steadily decline as the 90's took over, she remained one of the few who not only survived that era, but continued consecutively beyond it. She's released a total of eleven studio albums since 1987, with her most recent being 2022's Winterlicious, which she released on her own label, StarGirl Records.
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| THIS WEEK ON THE CHARTS June 12, 1982 |
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