"Out of the Blue" is a song by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, and is the title track of her debut studio album Out of the Blue (1987). It was released on January 8, 1988 in the United States as the third single from the album. The song was written and co-produce by Gibson, with Fred Zarr providing extra production.
"Lost in Your Eyes" is a song by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, released as the first single from her second album, Electric Youth (1989). It was first released to radio on January 3, 1989, before being officially released on January 6.
"No More Rhyme" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter and actress Debbie Gibson. It was released as the third single from her second studio album Electric Youth (1989) only in North America, Australia, and Japan. It was produced by Fred Zarr.
"Anything Is Possible" is song by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson. Entirely written, arranged, and produced by Gibson and Motown writer Lamont Dozier, it was released on November 13, 1990, as the lead single and title track to her third studio album Anything Is Possible. In Europe, a version remixed by Harding and Curnow of PWL was released in place of the original.
"17 Again" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics from their eighth studio album, Peace (1999). It was released as the album's second single on 10 January 2000. The lyrics to "17 Again" find the duo reminiscing about their long-standing career in pop music. The closing of "17 Again" contains an interpolation of Eurythmics' 1983 single "Sweet Dreams ".
"The Promise of a New Day" is a song by American singer and entertainer Paula Abdul, recorded for her second studio album Spellbound (1991) and services as the album's opening track. The track, written by Abdul, Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor, and V. Jeffrey Smith and produced by Lord and Smith, was released as the album's second official single on July 5, 1991 to radio in the United States. The song lyrically finds the singer singing optimistically about a relationship, with a vague sub-context of improvement of the world. It was also her first single released under her own label, Captive Records.
"My Heart Is Calling" is a song recorded by the American recording artist Whitney Houston for the 1996 film The Preacher's Wife. It was released on June 10, 1997, as the third and final single by Arista Records from the accompanying soundtrack. The song was written and produced solely by Babyface. Musically, the song is an R&B ballad, with gospel music and funk influences, and the lyrics speak about meeting someone special. "My Heart Is Calling" received mainly positive reviews from music critics, who commended Houston's soulful performance. It peaked at number 77 on the United States Billboard Hot 100, and number 35 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. There was no music video made for the song.
"Blowing Kisses in the Wind" is a song by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul, taken from her second studio album Spellbound (1991). Written by Peter Lord and produced by Lord and V. Jeffrey Smith, it was released as the album's third official single on October 17, 1991, exclusively to North America, Australia, and Japan, as the album's next single "Vibeology" would be released in Europe instead of this song. "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" utilizes the harpsichord. Sweet Pea Atkinson provided background vocals to the track.
"Will You Marry Me?" is a song by American artist Paula Abdul, released as the fifth and final widely released single from her second studio album, Spellbound (1991). The song was written by Abdul, Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor and V. Jeffrey Smith and produced by Lord and Smith. Stevie Wonder notably appears as a special guest playing the harmonica.
"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul, released as the third and final single from her third studio album Head over Heels (1995). The track features background vocals from the vocal group Color Me Badd. It was written by Bryan Abrams, Elliot Wolff, Howie Tee, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, and Curtis "Fitz" Williams, with Wolff producing the track. It was released on January 9, 1996 by Virgin Records. Abdul has only performed the song once, performing it on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Think with Your Heart is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson. It was released on July 4, 1995 via SBK Records, a label under EMI, and was her first album not released under her long-time label Atlantic Records. This album mostly focused on the adult contemporary market and as such the majority of the content included are ballads. Gibson solely produced the record and wrote all but one song. She largely recorded the album with a live orchestra.
"Single White Female" is a song by American country music artist Chely Wright, penned by Canadian country singer-songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson and Shaye Smith and produced by Tony Brown, Buddy Cannon, and Norro Wilson; fellow country artist and label mate Trisha Yearwood sings harmony vocals on the song. "Single White Female" was released on February 9, 1999, to radio viaa2b Music, as the lead single and title track to Wright's fourth studio album Single White Female (1999) by MCA Nashville.
"How Do I Get There" is a song by American country music artist Deana Carter, written by her and Chris Farren who also produced the track. It was recorded for her debut studio album Did I Shave My Legs for This? (1995) by Capitol Nashville. "How Do I Get There" was serviced to country radio stations on July 21, 1997, as the fourth single from the US version of the album. No video was made for the song.
Heartbreak Town is the debut studio album by American country music artist Steve Azar, released on February 27, 1996 via River North Nashville. It was produced by Joe Thomas, Azar, and A. J. Masters, with Azar co-writing all but the cover song "I Go Crazy", originally a hit single for Paul Davis in 1978. Azar would later depart from River North Nashville and would not release another album until Waitin' on Joe in 2002, by which he had signed to Mercury Nashville Records.
"Land of the Living" is a song written by Tia Sillers and Wayland Patton. It was initially recorded by singer-songwriter Helen Darling for her second studio album West of Yesterday, which was cancelled following her getting dropped by Decca Nashville Records. It was then recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis for her Greatest Hits compilation album, one of two new tracks for the collection. It was released on August 25, 1997, as the second and final single from the album via Arista Nashville.
"Control" is a song recorded by American actress and singer Traci Lords, from her 1995 debut album 1000 Fires. It was released as the lead single from the album by Radioactive Records on December 20, 1994. The song was written by Lords, Wonder Schneider and Ben Watkins. Produced by Juno Reactor, "Control" is a techno song with ambiguous lyrics about a dominant female who nurses a broken heart of her lover. Lords later stated she initially wrote the song about a drug addiction.
"Ghetto Day" and "What I Need" are two songs by American singer-songwriter Crystal Waters, issued as a double A-side in June 1994 as the second single from her second studio album, Storyteller (1994). It was produced by the Basement Boys and released by Mercury Records, A&M Records and A&M's division AM PM. Waters and Sean Spencer wrote "Ghetto Day", which is a funk song that contains samples from The 5th Dimension's song "Stoned Soul Picnic" and Flavor Unit's "Flavor Unit Assassination Squad". According to Spin, the track's lyrics talk about "those balmy, front-stoop, 40-swinging summer afternoons." The single's second A-side, "What I Need", is a house track written by Waters, Doug Smith and Richard Payton.
"Nobody Lives Without Love" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader, released in 1995 as a single from the Batman Forever soundtrack. The song was written by Tonio K and Larry Klein, and was produced by Trevor Horn. It reached number 84 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Don't Tell Me the Time" is a song by American singer-songwriter Martha Davis, which was released in 1987 as the lead single from her debut solo studio album Policy. The song was written by Davis and produced by Richie Zito. "Don't Tell Me the Time" peaked at number 80 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 8 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart.
"What a Woman Wants" is the debut single by American country music artist Lari White. It was released on February 1, 1993, as the lead single to her RCA Nashville Records debut studio album Lead Me Not (1993). The track is co-written and co-produced by her, with extra writing credits going to Chuck Cannon and extra production credits going to Rodney Crowell and Steuart Smith. The track was not a chart success but received positive reception from music critics.
