Deborah is the sixth original album by American singer Debbie Gibson. Released December 1996

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 on Espiritu Records, this was the first release where the singer was credited with her full name.

Track listing

All tracks by Deborah Gibson

Deborah Gibson

Deborah Ann "Debbie" Gibson is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. In 1987 she was pronounced the youngest artist to write, produce, and perform a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, with her song "Foolish Beat" and she remains the youngest female to write, record, and...

 except where noted

1. "Prelude" – 0:19
2. "Ode to a Would Be Lover" – 4:11
3. "Moonchild" (Gibson, Joy Swinea) – 4:40
4. "Only Words
   Only Words
   "Only Words" is also a book by Catharine MacKinnon"Only Words" is the first dance maxi-single from the 1996 album Deborah by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Released in the U.S...
   
   " – 3:24
5. "Naturally
   Naturally (Deborah Gibson song)
   "Naturally" is the fourth and final single from Deborah Gibson's album Deborah, released in 1997. "Naturally" was released as a single exclusively in Japan in 1998....
   
   " – 3:55
6. "Nobody's You" – 3:45
7. "Cry Tonight" (Gibson, Swinea) – 3:25
8. "Where I Wanna Be" – 4:53
9. "Butterflies Are Free" – 3:41
10. "Give Me Your Love" – 4:11
11. "Just Wasn't Love" – 4:07
12. "I Can't" – 4:14
13. "People" – 3:03
14. "Don't Rain on My Parade" – 2:59
15. "I Will Let You Go" – 3:13

Production changes

There is evidence that several tracks were substituted for a second pressing, for retail copies starting June 1997, with the track listing as follows:

1. "Prelude" – 0:19
2. "Ode to a Would Be Lover" – 4:11
3. "Moonchild" – 4:40
4. "Only Words
   Only Words
   "Only Words" is also a book by Catharine MacKinnon"Only Words" is the first dance maxi-single from the 1996 album Deborah by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Released in the U.S...
   
   " – 3:24
5. "Naturally
   Naturally (Deborah Gibson song)
   "Naturally" is the fourth and final single from Deborah Gibson's album Deborah, released in 1997. "Naturally" was released as a single exclusively in Japan in 1998....
   
   " – 3:55
6. "Nobody's You" – 3:45
7. "Cry Tonight" – 3:25
8. "Where I Wanna Be" – 4:53
9. "Butterflies Are Free" – 3:41
10. "Give Me Your Love" – 4:11
11. "Just Wasn't Love" – 4:07
12. "I Can't" – 4:14
13. "I Will Let You Go" – 3:13
14. "Only Words" (Dance Edit) – 3:56
15. "Only in My Dreams" (1997 Dance Edit) – 4:38

A third variant (Nippon Columbia/Sony COCY 80747), officially titled Moonchild, released November 1997

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 by Nippon Columbia division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan

Sony Music Entertainment Japan

is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry....

, includes all tracks from both U.S. revisions, as follows:

1. "Prelude" – 0:19
2. "Ode to a Would Be Lover" – 4:11
3. "Moonchild" – 4:40
4. "Only Words
   Only Words
   "Only Words" is also a book by Catharine MacKinnon"Only Words" is the first dance maxi-single from the 1996 album Deborah by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Released in the U.S...
   
   " – 3:24
5. "Naturally
   Naturally (Deborah Gibson song)
   "Naturally" is the fourth and final single from Deborah Gibson's album Deborah, released in 1997. "Naturally" was released as a single exclusively in Japan in 1998....
   
   " – 3:55
6. "Nobody's You" – 3:45
7. "Cry Tonight" – 3:25
8. "Where I Wanna Be" – 4:53
9. "Butterflies Are Free" – 3:41
10. "Give Me Your Love" – 4:11
11. "Just Wasn't Love" – 4:07
12. "I Can't" – 4:14
13. "I Will Let You Go" – 3:13
14. "Only Words" (Dance Edit) – 3:56
15. "Only in My Dreams" (1997 Dance Edit) – 4:38
16. "People" – 3:03
17. "Don't Rain on My Parade" – 2:59

Personnel

• Carlos Alomar
  Carlos Alomar
  Carlos Alomar is an American guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with David Bowie, having played on more Bowie albums than any other musician...
  
   – acoustic & electric guitar
• Reynaldo Andrews – handclapping
• Carlton Batts – mastering
• Bob Biles – sound engineering
• Anna-Jane Casey – vocals, performance
• Chris Childs – bass
• Robin Clark
  Robin Clark
  Robin Clark is an American vocalist best known for her 1985 work with UK band Simple Minds in Once Upon A Time album and tour. She has also performed vocals on numerous other tours and albums, including work with David Bowie and Luther Vandross amongst others...
  
   – background vocals
• Richard Cottle – keyboards
• Richard Drummie – guitar, mandolin, musical arrangement, production, drum programming, keyboard programming
• Deborah Gibson – piano, musical arrangement, keyboards, vocals, background vocals, production, performance
• Dave Goodermuth – engineering (assistant)
• Marc Goodman – sound engineering
• Andy Grassi – vocals, sound engineering, mixing
• Dave Hancock – mixing (assistant)
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Larry Knight – acoustic & electric guitar
• David Matthews – sound engineering
• P. Dennis Mitchell – sound engineering, mixing
• Richie Morales – drums
• Joey Moskowitz – programming
• B.J. Nelson – background vocals
• Rafael Padilla – percussion
• Dean Parks
  Dean Parks
  Dean Parks is an American session guitarist and record producer from Ft. Worth, TX.-Albums:Dean was member of The North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. Dean is best-known through his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan...
  
   – acoustic guitar
• John Patitucci – bass samples
• George Perilli – drums
• Mark Portmann – arrangement, production, sound engineering, keyboard programming
• Sally Ries – background vocals
• Andrea Robinson – background vocals
• Alex Rodriguez – mixing
• Steve Rosen – piano, arrangement, keyboards, production
• Tom Salta – keyboards, programming
• Bill Schnee – mixing
• Michael Thompson – electric guitar
• Fonzi Thornton
  Fonzi Thornton
  Fonzi Thornton, is an American singer, song writer/producer, stage performer and radio personality.Thornton has provided background vocals on albums by artists which include Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Chic, Sheena Easton, Mariah Carey, David Bowie, Michael Jackson,...
  
  – background vocals
• Junior Vasquez – production, mixing, post production