"Shake Your Love" (

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89187, Atlantic UK A9187) is the second single by American singer-songwriter-actress

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 ...

, and the lead off single for her debut album, '' Out of the Blue'' (1987) (LP 81780). Originally recorded in the spring of 1987, the song is written by Gibson and produced by

Fred Zarr Frederick I. Zarr (born September 26, 1955) is an American musician, record producer, composer and arranger based in Brooklyn, New York. The CEO of BiZarr Music, Inc., he works alongside numerous artists, singers, songwriters, musicians, & audi ...

and engineered by Don Feinberg for BiZarr Music, Inc., with Douglas Breitbart as executive producer. It was released in September 1987 and reached No. 4 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart in December that year. It was her breakthrough single in the UK, reaching No. 7 in early 1988. Both tracks on the US-specification single also appeared among the six total tracks of the simultaneously released maxi-single (

DM 86651), which reached No. 1 on the

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Hot Maxi-Singles chart. The

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to support this single, eventually included on Gibson's video album ''Out of the Blue'' (Atlantic VHS 50123) was set on a facsimile of a drive-in movie theater lot and choreographed by

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. In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive album ''

Ms. Vocalist ''Ms. Vocalist'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson. Released on November 3, 2010 exclusively in Japan by Sony Music Japan, the album features Gibson's English-language covers of popular male-oriented Japanese so ...

''. Also in 2010, the song was featured in Season 2, Episode 8 of Rupaul's Drag Race.

Track listing

Versions

*"Shake Your Love"

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3:38 *"Shake Your Love" ass-Apella3:29 *"Shake Your Love" rime Mix6:48 *"Shake Your Love" ocal Club Version5:53 *"Shake Your Love" ad Dub Version4:55 *"Shake Your Love" ocal Bassapella3:25 *"Shake Your Love" ocal LP Version3:37 *"Shake Your Love" onus Beats6:52 *"Shake Your Love" ocal Club Mix5:53 *"Shake Your Love" hake The House Version5:48 *"Shake Your Love" ideo Version3:32

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References

External links

* {{Authority control 1987 singles 1987 songs Debbie Gibson songs Song recordings produced by Fred Zarr Songs written by Debbie Gibson Atlantic Records singles