Debbie Gibson - Electric Youth
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Artist: Debbie GibsonEdition: Music CD
Published: 1989
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Atlantic / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Who Loves Ya Baby?
- Lost In Your Eyes
- Love In Disguise
- Helplessly In Love
- Silence Speaks (A Thousand Words)
- Should've Been The One
- Electric Youth
- No More Rhyme
- Over The Wall
- We Could Be Together
- Shades Of The Past
- We Could Be Together (Campfire Mix)
- No More Rhyme (Acoustic Mix)
Free Music Notes for Electric Youth
Free Music Review: My No. 2 Album of All Time : Still Can't be Beat!
Hit: 5 Stars
In 1989, my Dad took me to this store called 'Stereovision' and asked me to pick out any cassette I wanted. I was a huge music fan, but the only thing I owned at that point was my worn out copy of "The Sound of Music" that my Mom had got me a while earlier. So this was an amazing opportunity. I remembered reading about Debbie Gibson in 'Teen Beat', and "Electric Youth" had just been released, so I chose the cassette - Debbie's sunny smile and goofy hat just won me over instantly. Needless to say, the album went on to become a huge part of my growing up, and remains alongwith Tiffany's debut CD, one of those defining moments that mark anyone's life.
Is this solid pop music? Yes, it is. In fact, it takes you to a time when none of the songs were about sex, nudity, or even romance, necessarily. Most of Debbie's songs are about love, sure, but also empowerment and widening your horizons. The number of times I listened to "Over the Wall" as a 12 year old, wondering what I'd be when I grew up! Its memories like these that endear this album more to me. Granted, its not everyone's cup of tea, but associatively or otherwise, there is some really good music here, especially noteworthy considering the person that wrote the words and music was not even 20 at the time.
Every track is a gem. When I listen to pop music today, its glaringly obvious that Gibson and Tiffany actually had talent (I don't think theres been a 'teen queen' quite as talented as Debbie, actually - not even Aguilera). Evidence of this is immediately felt on the opening track "Who Loves Ya Baby" - the melody remains fresh all these years later! - and "Lost in Your Eyes" (the big single off this album). However, the beauty of this album are on some of the lesser known tracks, such as "We could be together" (I found a video for it on Youtube recently - I didn't even know it had a video), and "Helplessly in Love", both with freakin' awesome choruses. You know, heres the thing. Even if youre sitting in 2007 and wondering 'Whats this dude goin on about Debbie Gibson for?', you have to take my word and get this album, because cent for cent there is a melodious verse and chorus at every turn. Now, which was the last album you heard that had THAT.
Debbie would go on to make some other beautiful albums as well, primarily the underrated "Anything is Possible", but this still remains her greatest commercial and critical success, and with good reason. Its hard to find fault with its upbeat, happy and constantly positive message, and I score it very highly for not falling into the trap of 'cheesy love ballads from the 80s' category. Actually, its anything but that, and what you will find here is an album you can listen to at any time. Yes, I AM biased, considering this was a cultural touchstone when I was growing up, but I were to choose one album from the late 1980s to listen to consistently, this would be it.
Never boring, and constantly entertaining, "Electric Youth" is an album for all time.
PS - I just read about the "Electric Youth" Musical that opened in Orlando, FL in May 2007 that pays homage to the songs on this CD. If that isn't staying power, I don't know what is!
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