Body, Mind, Soul

''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, 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."

''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."

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."

Reissues

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

Track listing

* "Shock Your Mama" was omitted from the South Korea release due to music censorship laws.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

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

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1990 albums
Debbie Gibson albums
Atlantic Records albums
Albums produced by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers
Albums produced by Phil Ramone