"No More Rhyme"
Single by Debbie Gibson
from the album Electric Youth
B-side"Over the Wall (Dub Version)"
ReleasedMay 1, 1989 (1989-05-01)
Recorded1988
Genre
Length4:13
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Deborah Gibson
Producer(s)Fred Zarr
Debbie Gibson singles chronology
"Electric Youth"
(1988)		 "No More Rhyme"
(1989)		 "We Could Be Together"
(1989)
Music video
"No More Rhyme" on YouTube

"No More Rhyme" is the eighth single by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, and the third from her second album Electric Youth (LP 81932). Produced and arranged by Fred Zarr, the single reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the adult contemporary chart. It was her third ballad to be released as a single (following "Foolish Beat" and "Lost in Your Eyes").

The music video features The Wonder Years actress Danica McKellar playing a cello. On the original recording, the cello soloist was Bob Osman.[1]

Critical reception

Despite other critical and public acclaim for the song, Oscar Wednesday of Cashbox reacted to this record with the following statement: "This tender ballad makes me want to lean over into little Debbie’s ear and whisper, "How can I say doo-doo? Let me count the ways."[2] Given its peak chart position, he was obviously in the minority.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson

No.TitleLength
1."No More Rhyme"4:15
2."Over the Wall" (Dub Version)4:24

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 58
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 40
Canada (RPM)[5] 24
US Cashbox[6] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 17
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 13

References

  1. ↑ Guerra, Joey (March 11, 2019). "Debbie Gibson's 'Electric Youth' album is 30 years old". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Midland, Texas.
  2. ↑ Wednesday, Oscar (June 17, 1989). "Singles: Debbie Gibson – "No More Rhyme"" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 52, no. 49. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023 – via World Radio History.
  3. ↑ Scott, Gavin. "This Week In 1989: July 23, 1989". Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Debbie Gibson – No More Rhyme" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada (Top Singles – Volume 50, No. 5 May 29, 1989)". RPM. www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
  7. ↑ "Debbie Gibson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Debbie Gibson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2015.


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