After singing the Soft Boys' "I Wanna Destroy You" on the Circle Jerks' comeback album in early 1995, some listeners wondered if Debbie Gibson's fifth album would see her jump completely on the alternative bandwagon.
There was no need to worry.
Think With Your Heart is a collection of soft, adult contemporary-oriented ballads that don't even have a hint of the dance-pop that sent her to the top of the charts.
Perhaps that was intended as a sign of maturity, but it comes across as a lack of ideas -- by the end of the record, she has stated all of her musical concepts at least twice.
The first time around, they're pleasant but it gets a little monotonous after a while.
Gibson remains a talented songwriter and arranger, but she needs to push herself a bit to come up with something a bit more melodic and varied to win back her old audience.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For Better or WorseDeborah Gibson | Debbie Gibson | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Didn't Have the HeartDeborah Gibson | Debbie Gibson | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | Will You Love Me TomorrowGerry Goffin, Carole King | Debbie Gibson | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Dancin' in My MindDeborah Gibson | Debbie Gibson | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Can't Do It AloneDeborah Gibson | Debbie Gibson | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Think With Your HeartDeborah Gibson | Debbie Gibson | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Too FancyDeborah Gibson | Debbie Gibson | Play | 02:10 | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | You Don't Have to SeeDeborah Gibson | Debbie Gibson | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Two Young KidsDeborah Gibson | Debbie Gibson | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Interlude/Tony's Rehearsal | Debbie Gibson | Play | 00:40 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 11 | Let's Run AwayDeborah Gibson | Debbie Gibson | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 12 | Dontcha Want Me Now | Debbie Gibson | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 42 mins | 97 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 289 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Bailey | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Niko Bolas | Engineer, Mixing |
| 3 | Richie Cannata | Sax (Tenor) |
| 4 | Al Chez | Trumpet |
| 5 | Alan Chez | Trumpet |
| 6 | Robin Clark | Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Michelle Cobbs | Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Dave Collins | Mastering |
| 9 | Bob Cranshaw | Bass |
| 10 | Jill Dell'Abate | Production Coordination |
| 11 | Geoff Foster | Engineer |
| 12 | Debbie Gibson | Piano, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 13 | Deborah Gibson | Composer, Piano, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Gerry Goffin | Composer |
| 15 | LuAnn Graffeo | Art Direction |
| 16 | Andy Grassi | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 17 | Diva Gray | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Arno Hecht | Sax (Baritone) |
| 19 | Étsuko Iseki | Design |
| 20 | Bushiri Johnson | Percussion |
| 21 | Steve Jordan | Drums |
| 22 | Danny Kadar | Mixing Assistant |
| 23 | Carole King | Composer |
| 24 | Nathaniel Kunkel | Engineer |
| 25 | Russ Kunkel | Congas, Drums, Engineer, Percussion |
| 26 | David Kutch | Assistant Engineer |
| 27 | John Leventhal | Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Multi Instruments |
| 28 | The London Session Orchestra | Strings |
| 29 | Glen Marchese | Assistant Engineer |
| 30 | Henry Marquez | Art Direction |
| 31 | Ozzie Melendez | Trombone |
| 32 | B.J. Nelson | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 33 | Steve Orchard | Assistant Engineer |
| 34 | May Pang | Strings Contractor |
| 35 | Rory Romano | Assistant Engineer |
| 36 | Steve Rosen | Keyboards, Multi Instruments, Piano |
| 37 | Ira Siegel | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 38 | Ira Stegel | Guitar |
| 39 | Fonzi Thornton | Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Alberto Tolot | Photography |
| 41 | David Voigt | Assistant Engineer |
| 42 | T-Bone Wolk | Bass |
| 43 | Shelley Woodworth | Oboe |
| 44 | Gavyn Wright | Violin |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |