Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson song)
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"Out of the Blue" is the third single by American singer-songwriter
-actress Deborah Gibson
. Written by Gibson herself, co-produced and co-arranged with Fred Zarr
, with Douglas Breitbart as executive producer, the single is identical to Track 1 of Gibson's debut album
. Released as a single in January 1988, "Out of the Blue" gave Gibson her highest chart placing at the time by reaching number three in the U.S. In the UK, it did slightly less well than her two previous singles, stalling at number nineteen.
As a maxi single
, "Out of the Blue," like "Shake Your Love
" before it, took number one on the Billboard
Hot Maxi Singles chart.
(Deborah Gibson) Music Sales Corp., ASCAP
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
-actress 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...
. Written by Gibson herself, co-produced and co-arranged with Fred Zarr
Fred Zarr
Fred Zarr is an American musician, songwriter and song producer based in Brooklyn, NY. CEO of BiZarr Music, Inc., he works alongside numerous singers and songwriters at his Brooklyn studio....
, with Douglas Breitbart as executive producer, the single is identical to Track 1 of Gibson's debut album
Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson album)
Out of the Blue is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Deborah Gibson, then known as Debbie Gibson. Gibson personally wrote all ten songs on this album. As executive producer, Douglas Breitbart of Broadbeard Productions, Inc...
. Released as a single in January 1988, "Out of the Blue" gave Gibson her highest chart placing at the time by reaching number three in the U.S. In the UK, it did slightly less well than her two previous singles, stalling at number nineteen.
As a maxi single
Maxi single
A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:...
, "Out of the Blue," like "Shake Your Love
Shake Your Love
"Shake Your Love" is the second single by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson, and the leadoff single for her album Out of the Blue...
" before it, took number one on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Maxi Singles chart.
Track listing
"Out of the Blue"- Out of the Blue [Vocal Club Mix] 5:47
- Out of the Blue [Bonus Beats] 4:11
- Out of the Blue [Vocal Drumapella] 4:01
- Out of the Blue [Dub Version] 3:52
(Deborah Gibson) Music Sales Corp., ASCAP
Versions
- Out of the Blue [Album Version] 3:51
- Out of the Blue [Video Version] 3:51
- Out of the Blue [Dub Edit] 4:09
- Out of the Blue [Vocal Club Mix] 5:47
- Out of the Blue [Bonus Beats] 4:11
- Out of the Blue [Vocal Drumapella] 4:01
- Out of the Blue [Dub Version] 3:52