"Lost in Your Eyes" is a song by American singer-songwriter

Debbie Gibson Deborah Ann Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Gibson released her debut album '' Out of the Blue'' in 1987, which spawned several international hits, later being certified triple plati ...

, released as the first single from her second album, '' Electric Youth'' (1989). The song was written by Gibson in late 1987 and published by Creative Bloc Music, Ltd. and Deborah Ann's Music in early 1988, with the rights eventually administered by the Music Sales Corporation (

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). A beta arrangement had been performed on the ''Out of the Blue Tour''.

Chart performance

Released on January 6, 1989, "Lost in Your Eyes" debuted at No. 42 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the week of January 21. On March 4, the ballad climbed to number one and remained there for three weeks, becoming her most successful single and her fifth and last top 10 hit. In Canada, it also reached number one for three weeks, and outside North America, "Lost in Your Eyes" experienced moderate chart success, reaching number seven in Australia and the top 40 in Belgium, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. One variant mixed from the original multitrack, "Lost in Your Eyes" (Piano and Vocal Mix/3:34), was only available in Europe as Track 3 of the CD3 release #A8970CD.

Critical reception

Bryan Buss from

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described the song as "a pretty

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that showcases her songwriting skills, her clear voice, and her talent on the piano." A reviewer from ''

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'' stated that Gibson "fares well with torchy ballads" such as "Lost in Your Eyes". Betty Page from ''

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'' wrote, "Golden larynxed Debs hits us with the big moodsome ballad, proving that she's shaping up to be the

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of the Nineties. She's obviously trying to shed the popcorn and candyfloss image already, but she's a bit too

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to carry off the sweeping epic just yet. Still, we all had a bit of a weep over the tinkly piano."

Re-recordings

In 2006, Gibson rearranged the song with Tim and Ryan O'Neill for the O'Neill Brothers album ''Someone You Love''. In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song in both English and Japanese as extra tracks for the Japan-exclusive album '' Ms. Vocalist''. in 2018, Gibson re-recorded the song as "Lost in Your Eyes (Dream Wedding Mix)" for the

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original film ''Wedding of Dreams''. A duet version with

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is featured in Gibson's 2021 album ''

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''. This version was first performed live during

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's Mixtape Tour in 2019.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

All-time charts

Certifications

Covers

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acoustic band

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& The Mannos covered the song on their 2006 self-titled album. *Filipina singer

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did a cover of the song for her album '' Music and Me'' in 2009. *Japanese singer

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did an acoustic rendition of the song on the January 29, 2017, episode of ''

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''. *

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covered the song on an episode of ''

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'' in 2021.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lost In Your Eyes 1988 songs 1989 singles 1980s ballads Debbie Gibson songs Songs written by Debbie Gibson Atlantic Records singles Pop ballads Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles RPM Top Singles number-one singles