Body, Mind, Soul

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Body, Mind, Soul
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Studio album by
Debbie Gibson
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1993 (1993-01-19)
RecordedJune–October 1992
StudioElectric Blue Studios & Electric Lady Studios, NYC
Genre Pop rock [1]
Length47:33
Label Atlantic
Producer
Debbie Gibson chronology
Anything is Possible
(1990)		Body, Mind, Soul
(1993)		 Think with Your Heart
(1995)
Singles from Body, Mind, Soul
  1. "Losin' Myself"
    Released: January 1993
  2. "Shock Your Mama"
    Released: March 1993
  3. "How Can This Be"
    Released: June 1993
  4. "Free Me"
    Released: September 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly D [2]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Reading Eagle (unfavorable) [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Body, Mind, Soul is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, released on January 19, 1993, by Atlantic Records. The album, which saw the then 23-year-old Gibson attempt to mature her sound by moving away from dance and pop in favor of sultrier R&B, failed to find favor with the record buying public and missed out on the U.S. top 100, peaking at No. 109, [8] and also in the UK when it was released a few months later. However, the album was a hit in Japan, peaking at No. 13 on the charts. It was Gibson's last studio album under Atlantic Records.

Contents

Reception

Billboard praised the album, nothing that "maturing former teen icon aims to recapture late-80's chart success with a barrelful of potential hits. Perhaps as a result of her recent Broadway appearance, Gibson has begun to plumb the lower end of her alto, sounding downright sultry on such cuts as lead single "Losin' Myself." Other winners are "Shock Your Mama," with an irresistibly catchy chorus and a rap break, and "Love Or Money" and "Free Me," both tailor-made for Top 40." [9]

Rolling Stone praised the album, calling it "surprising...what Deb does here, Madonna only talks about on Erotica...Gibson's breathy notes climb mall waterfalls and extend toward heaven as the music flows into cascades of incrementally harder rhythms; she loses her inhibitions... Body, Mind, Soul is her revenge." [7]

AllMusic were more mixed in their review, commenting that "it must be difficult for a teen sensation to bridge herself from her own self-inflicted goody two-shoes labelling to a modern, respectable artist." The reviewer noted that the co-penned tracks were "gnawing and incessant" and that "to Gibson's credit, the best songs are those written wholly by her." [1]

Reissues

The album was included in the 2017 box set We Could Be Together , with two B-sides and three remixes as bonus tracks. [10] A special two-disc digipack edition was released by Cherry Red Records on November 18, 2022. [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson, Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love or Money" 
  • Gibson
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
4:06
2."Do You Have It in Your Heart?" 
  • Gibson
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
4:45
3."Free Me" 
  • Gibson
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
4:27
4."Shock Your Mama" 
  • Gibson
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
4:07
5."Losin' Myself" 
  • Gibson
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
5:17
6."How Can This Be?"GibsonGibson3:57
7."When I Say No"Gibson Elliot Wolff 3:54
8."Little Birdie"GibsonWolff3:59
9."Kisses 4 One"GibsonWolff3:49
10."Tear Down These Walls"Gibson Phil Ramone 4:18
11."Goodbye"
  • Gibson
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
4:47
Total length:47:33
Japan bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Eyes of the Child"GibsonGibson2:20
Deluxe Digipack Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Love or Lust" (Non-album B-side) 
  • Gibson
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
 
13."Eyes of the Child"GibsonGibson 
14."Shock Your Mama" (The London Apprentice Edit) 
  • Gibson
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
 
15."Losin' Myself" (Radio Mix) 
  • Gibson
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
 
Deluxe Digipack Edition Disc 2: The Remixes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Losin' Myself" (12" Masters at Work)  
2."Losin' Myself" (Masters at Work Dub)  
3."Free Me" (Extended Mix)  
4."Losin' Myself" (G-Man/Marz "Hot" Mix)  
5."Losin' Myself" (G-Man/Marz Alternate "Hot" Mix)  
6."Kisses 4 One" (Percapella)Gibson 
7."Losin' Myself" (T-Ray's Hip Hop)  
8."Losin' Myself" (T-Ray's Acoustic Mix)  
9."Free Me" (Smoove Free Club Mix)  
10."Losin' Myself" (Masters at Work "Hot" Mix)  
11."Losin' Myself" (Masters at Work 12" Edit)  

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

YearChartPosition
1993 Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 180
1993 Japanese Albums Chart [14] 13
1993US Billboard 200 [15] 109
1993US Cash Box Top 200 [16] 100

Personnel

Musicians

Production

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