Body, Mind, Soul

Body, Mind, Soul
Body, Mind, Soul
Studio album by Debbie Gibson
Released	January 19, 1993
Recorded	June–October 1992
Studio	Electric Blue Studios and Electric Lady Studios (New York City, New York);
Genre	Pop rock
Length	47:33
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Deborah Gibson; Carl Sturken; Evan Rogers; Elliot Wolff; Phil Ramone;
Debbie Gibson chronology
Singles from Body, Mind, Soul
	"Losin' Myself"; Released: January 1993; "Shock Your Mama"; Released: March 1993; "How Can This Be"; Released: June 1993; "Free Me"; Released: September 1993;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	D^[2]
Los Angeles Times	^[3]
Orlando Sentinel	^[4]
Philadelphia Inquirer	^[5]
Reading Eagle	(unfavorable)^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]

Body, Mind, Soul is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, released on January 16, 1993 by Atlantic Records. The album, which saw the then 20-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.

Reception

Billboard praised the album, nothing that "maturing former teen icon aims to recapture Mid-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.	Title	Writer(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?"	Gibson	Gibson	3:57
7.	"When I Say No"	Gibson	Elliot Wolff	3:54
8.	"Little Birdie"	Gibson	Wolff	3:59
9.	"Kisses 4 One"	Gibson	Wolff	3:49
10.	"Tear Down These Walls"	Gibson	Phil Ramone	4:18
11.	"Goodbye"	Gibson Carole Bayer-Sager Narada Michael Walden	Gibson Sturken Rogers	4:47
Total length:				47:33

"Shock Your Mama" was omitted from the South Korea release due to music censorship laws.^[12]

Japan bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Eyes of the Child"	Gibson	Gibson	2:20

Deluxe Digipack Edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)
12.	"Love or Lust" (Non-album B-side)		Gibson Sturken Rogers
13.	"Eyes of the Child"	Gibson	Gibson
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.	Title	Writer(s)
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

Weekly chart performance for *Body, Mind, Soul'*
Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[13]	180
Japanese Albums Chart^[14]	13
US Billboard 200^[15]	109
US Cash Box Top 200^[16]	100

Personnel

Musicians

Debbie Gibson – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
Carl Sturken – keyboards, guitars, drums, "The Guys" on track 1 (tracks 1–5, 11)
Eric Rehl – keyboards, drums (tracks 6, 10)
Elliott Wolff – tracks (tracks 7–9)
Alan Ferrante – guitar (tracks 7–8)
Ira Siegel – guitar (track 10)
John "Noodle" Nevin – bass guitar (tracks 4, 11)
Bashiri Johnson – percussion (tracks 1–9)
Sammy Figueroa – percussion (track 10)
Andy Snitzel – saxophone (track 6)
Dave Koz – saxophone (tracks 8–9)
Evan Rogers – backing vocals "The Guys" on track 1 (tracks 1–5, 11)
Darroll Gustamachio – "The Guys" (track 1)
David Kutch – "The Guys" (track 1)
Kevin Wright – backing vocals (tracks 4, 11)
Robin Clark – backing vocals (track 6)
Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (track 6)
Diva Gray – backing vocals (tracks 6, 10)
Jill Dell'Anzte – backing vocals (track 10)
Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (track 10)

Production

Debbie Gibson – arranger
Carl Sturken – arranger (tracks 1–5, 11)
Evan Rogers – arranger (tracks 1–5, 11)
Eric Rehl – arranger (tracks 6, 10)
Elliott Wolff – arranger (7–9)
Phil Ramone – arranger (track 10)
Darroll Gustamachio – engineer, mixing (Visual Sound Design, Inc.) (tracks 1–6, 10–11)
Fred Guarino – engineer (tracks 6–10)
David Kutch – engineer, assistant engineer, mix engineer
Spyros Poulos – additional programming engineer (tracks 7–9)
Steve Peck – mixing (tracks 7–9)
Jennifer Bette – additional mix engineer (tracks 7–9)
Richard Travali – additional recording (tracks 4, 7–9)
Mark Gaide – additional recording (track 10)
Thomas Bricker – art direction
Dah Len Wee – photography
Diane Gibson – Management (GMI)
Herb "Pump" Powers – mastering (The Hit Factory DMS)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Fawthrop, Peter. "Debbie Gibson – Body, Mind, Soul | Overview". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
^ Berger, Arion (January 26, 1990). "Entertainment Weekly Review>>Body, Mind, Soul". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
^ Rosenbluth, Jean (February 4, 1990). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Timothy Ryan. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
^ Gettelman, Parry (February 4 1990). "Debbie Gibson". Orlando Sentinel.
^ Wood, Sam (February 10, 1990). "Marsalis' City Tones, Composed for Ballet". Philadelphia Inquirer.
^ "Reading Eagle Review>>Pop>>Body, Mind, Soul". Reading Eagle. January 25, 1990. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Eddy, Chuck (March 4, 1990). "Debbie Gibson – Body, Mind, Soul | Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
^ "Debbie Gibson – Body, Mind, Soul | Billboard Charts". Billboard. Lynne Segall. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
^ "Album reviews" (PDF). Billboard. No. 17 November 1990. p. 62. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
^ Sinclair, Paul (September 20, 2017). "New content added to Debbie Gibson 'We Could Be Together' deluxe set". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
^ "Debbie Gibson: Body Mind Soul, 2CD Expanded Edition". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ Body Mind Soul (Korea) at Discogs
^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received January 20, 2017". imgur.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^ "アルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
^ "Debbie Gibson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
^ "Cash Box Top 200 Albums – Week ending February 13, 1993" (PDF). Cash Box. Retrieved September 12, 2025.

External links

Official website
Body, Mind, Soul at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
Body, Mind, Soul at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusicreview-1] Fawthrop, Peter. "Debbie Gibson – Body, Mind, Soul | Overview". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

[2] Berger, Arion (January 26, 1990). "Entertainment Weekly Review>>Body, Mind, Soul". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

[3] Rosenbluth, Jean (February 4, 1990). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Timothy Ryan. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

[4] Gettelman, Parry (February 4 1990). "Debbie Gibson". Orlando Sentinel.

[5] Wood, Sam (February 10, 1990). "Marsalis' City Tones, Composed for Ballet". Philadelphia Inquirer.

[6] "Reading Eagle Review>>Pop>>Body, Mind, Soul". Reading Eagle. January 25, 1990. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

[RSreview-7] Eddy, Chuck (March 4, 1990). "Debbie Gibson – Body, Mind, Soul | Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2016.

[BBcts-8] "Debbie Gibson – Body, Mind, Soul | Billboard Charts". Billboard. Lynne Segall. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

[9] "Album reviews" (PDF). Billboard. No. 17 November 1990. p. 62. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

[10] Sinclair, Paul (September 20, 2017). "New content added to Debbie Gibson 'We Could Be Together' deluxe set". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

[11] "Debbie Gibson: Body Mind Soul, 2CD Expanded Edition". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

[12] Body Mind Soul (Korea) at Discogs

[13] "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received January 20, 2017". imgur.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

[14] "アルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 16, 2012.

[ac_Billboard200_Debbie_Gibson-15] "Debbie Gibson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2025.

[16] "Cash Box Top 200 Albums – Week ending February 13, 1993" (PDF). Cash Box. Retrieved September 12, 2025.

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Discography
Studio albums	Out of the Blue (1987) Electric Youth (1989) Anything Is Possible (1990) Body, Mind, Soul (1993) Think with Your Heart (1995) Deborah (1997) M.Y.O.B. (2001) Colored Lights: The Broadway Album (2003) Ms. Vocalist (2010) The Body Remembers (2021) Winterlicious (2022)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1995) We Could Be Together (2017)
Singles	"Only in My Dreams" (1986) "Shake Your Love" (1987) "Out of the Blue" (1987) "Foolish Beat" (1988) "Staying Together" (1988) "Lost in Your Eyes" (1989) "Electric Youth" (1989) "No More Rhyme" (1989) "We Could Be Together" (1989) "Without You" (1990) "Anything Is Possible" (1990) "One Step Ahead" (1991) "Losin' Myself" (1993) "Shock Your Mama" (1993) "You're the One That I Want" (1993) "For Better or Worse" (1995) "Only in My Dreams 1998" (1998) "Girls Night Out" (2019)
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