Winterlicious (album)

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Winterlicious
Debbie Gibson - Winterlicious.png
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)
Genre
Length49:00
Label StarGirl
Producer
  • Debbie Gibson
  • Sean Thomas
  • Fred Coury
  • Sylvia MacCalla
  • Joey Melotti
  • Joey Finger [1]
Debbie Gibson chronology
The Body Remembers
(2021)
Winterlicious
(2022)
Singles from Winterlicious
  1. "Christmas Star"
    Released: November 12, 2021
  2. "Heartbreak Holiday"
    Released: November 11, 2022

Winterlicious is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, released on October 21, 2022, independently by her own label StarGirl Records. [1] [3] [2] [4] The album charted at number 91 on the US Billboard Top Album Sales chart. [5]

Contents

Overview

Winterlicious is Gibson's first Christmas album, featuring a mix of original songs and covers of popular Christmas carols. The lead single is "Christmas Star", which was released on November 12, 2021. [6] The album includes the song "Heartbreak Holiday", which marks Gibson's second duet with New Kids on the Block member Joey McIntyre after "Lost in Your Eyes, the Duet". [1] [2]

"Sleigh Ride" was originally recorded by Gibson on the 1992 various artists album A Very Special Christmas 2 . Her rendition of "White Christmas" is a duet with her father Joe. "Cheers!" is an original New Year's Eve song Gibson wrote in memory of her late mother and former manager Diane. [1] [3] [2] [4]

To promote the album, Gibson hosted the Winterlicious holiday tour across the US starting on November 25, 2022. [1] [3] [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let It Snow"Gibson2:48
2."I Wish Everyday Was Christmas"Sylvia Maccalla
  • Maccalla
  • Sean Thomas
3:23
3."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"Traditional
  • Gibson
  • Thomas
3:10
4."Heartbreak Holiday" (duet with Joey McIntyre)
  • Gibson
  • McIntyre
Thomas4:31
5."The Gift"GibsonGibson4:12
6."Christmas Star"Gibson
  • Gibson
  • Thomas
3:18
7."Jingle Those Bells"Gibson
  • Gibson
  • Thomas
3:17
8."The Candy Man"
  • Gibson
  • Joey Melotti
3:00
9."Christmas Dreams"Gibson
  • Gibson
  • Thomas
3:13
10."Sleigh Ride" (Remastered)
3:13
11."Jingle Bell Rock/The Christmas Song"
  • Gibson
  • Joey Finger
3:18
12."Illuminate"GibsonGibson4:07
13."White Christmas" (duet with Daddy Joe) Irving Berlin
  • Gibson
  • Melotti
3:06
14."Cheers!"Gibson Fred Coury 4:24
Total length:49:00

Charts

Chart performance for Winterlicious
Chart (2022)Peak
position
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [5] 91
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) [7] 17

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