Anything Is Possible (Debbie Gibson album)

Anything Is Possible is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, released on November 20, 1990 by Atlantic Records. The album features a collaboration between Gibson and veteran Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier, who co-wrote four of the album's tracks including the title single. "Stand Your Ground" marked Gibson's final collaboration with longtime producer Fred Zarr.

Anything Is Possible
Studio album by
Debbie Gibson
ReleasedNovember 20, 1990 (1990-11-20)
RecordedOctober 1989-August 1990
Studio
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
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

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. The album sold ewer copies than her previous two albums, Out of the Blue and Electric Youth, both of which had gone multi-platinum.

Anything Is Possible was certified Gold by the RIAA[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 release, reaching No. 5 on the Oricon weekly albums chart and being certified Gold by the RIAJ. The album was released in March 1991 in the United Kingdom but stalled at No. 69. The 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 and produced by Deborah Gibson, except where indicated.

NRG↑
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Another Brick Falls"  3:55
2."Anything Is Possible"
Dozier3:44
3."Reverse Psychology"
  • Gibson
  • Dozier
Dozier4:25
4."One Step Ahead"
  • Gibson
  • Dozier
John "Jellybean" Benitez4:51
5."Stand Your Ground∗" Fred Zarr3:48
6."Deep Down∗"  4:52
7."It Must've Been My Boy"
  • Gibson
  • Dozier
Dozier4:19
8."Lead Them Home My Dreams"  5:32
Total length:35:33
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
Total length:37:46
Japan bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Without You"
Andrew Zulla4:17

∗ 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 U.S. Billboard 200[10] 41

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified 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 (March 1, 1991). "POP MUSIC; The Perils and Perishability of a Teen Idol". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  4. Givens, Ron (March 10, 1991). "The real meaning of gold and platinum records". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 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 July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.. RPM (magazine).
  8. "エニシング・イズ・ポッシブル | デビー・ギブソン" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  9. "Official Albums Chart Top 75". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  10. Billboard - Debbie Gibson Charts Lynne Segall Billboard Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  11. "Japanese album certifications – デビー・ギブソン – Anything is Possible" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1992年5月 on the drop-down menu
  12. "American album certifications – Debbie Gibson – Anything is Possible". Recording Industry Association of America.
  13. Anything Is Possible (booklet). Debbie Gibson. Atlantic Records. 1990. CD 82167.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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