"Anything Is Possible"
Single by Debbie Gibson
from the album Anything Is Possible
B-side"So Close to Forever"
ReleasedNovember 13, 1990 (1990-11-13)
Genre
Length3:39
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Deborah Gibson
  • Lamont Dozier
Debbie Gibson singles chronology
"Without You"
(1990)		 "Anything Is Possible"
(1990)		 "This So-Called Miracle"
(1990)
Music video
"Anything Is Possible" on YouTube

"Anything Is Possible" is the first single from American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson's third album of the same title (1990). Written, arranged, and produced by Gibson and Lamont Dozier, LP version was used for the single release worldwide except the United Kingdom and Europe, where an edited version of a remix by Harding and Curnow of PWL Records was used. The single fared relatively well on the US charts, reaching No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1991.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Grown-up teen diva offers the title track to her fab new album. Mature, understated vocals glide over a glistening pop/disco instrumental base. Remix by Jellybean on the 12-inch accentuates the tune's fun and funky tendencies."[1] Gina Arnold from Entertainment Weekly called it a "high-energy" cut, adding that the song "come close" to being "as infectiously Madonna-esque" as Gibson's 1987 hit "Shake Your Love".[2] Pan-European magazine Music & Media described it as "Madonna-inspired dance pop with a fashionable co-production by Motown veteran Lamont Dozier. Certainly a dancefloor filler, though EHR should pay close attention too."[3]

Track listings

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson and Lamont Dozier

No.TitleLength
1."Anything Is Possible"3:43
2."So Close to Forever"3:00

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 60
Canada (RPM)[5] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 51
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 26
US Cashbox Top 100[8] 26
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 48

Uses in pop culture

In 1992, the song was used in the Season One episode of the 1990s action crime drama TV series Street Justice in the episode "Backbeat" where Debbie Gibson made a guest appearance in that episode as a singer named Gabrielle.

References

  1. ↑ Flick, Larry (November 17, 1990). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 77. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ Arnold, Gina (December 21, 1990). "Anything Is Possible". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. January 26, 1991. p. 16. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart Week Ending 13 Jan 1991". ARIA. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Debbie Gibson". Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Debbie Gibson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
  9. ↑ "Debbie Gibson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2015.


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