M.Y.O.B. (album)

M.Y.O.B.
Studio album by Deborah Gibson
Released	March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06)
Recorded	2000
Studio	Eden Roc Studios Bogart Studios, Miami Sound Barrier Studios, NYC JSM Studios, NYC
Genre	Pop dance-pop pop rock soul
Length	49:44 54:53 (Japan release)
Label	Golden Egg Portazul (Japan)
Producer	Deborah Gibson Alessi Brothers Vibe Patrol Tony Moran
Deborah Gibson chronology
Lost in Your Eyes and Other Hits (1999) M.Y.O.B. (2001) Colored Lights: The Broadway Album (2003)
Singles from M.Y.O.B.
"What You Want" Released: September 2000 "Your Secret" Released: October 2001
Japan release cover

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Allmusic	[1]

M.Y.O.B. (a.k.a. Mind Your Own Business) is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, released on March 6, 2001 on her own Golden Egg record label. It was released in Japan by Nippon Columbia under the Portazul label with the bonus track "Light the World" featuring Peabo Bryson.^[2]

The album was included in the 2017 box set We Could Be Together, with two additional songs and two remixes as bonus tracks.^[3]

• "M.Y.O.B." was the first track released as a promotional single in 2000.
• "What Your Want" was the first official single released, complete with an accompanying music video.
• "Your Secret" was the third single released from the album in 2001 on both CD and vinyl.
• "The One" was later released as a promo single exclusively in Japan.

Billboard praised the first single, "What Your Want", declaring that "the indefatigable Deborah Gibson is one of those rare, highly driven artists and businesswomen who refuses to shut down shop just because top 40 trends changed and radio moved in a different direction...fans and radio alike will find the sensuous, dance-injected "What You Want" a cutting -edge moment, featuring the recognizable vocals of this old friend and soul-saturating production from never failing maestro Tony Moran. Time to let go of any lingering prejudices you may have and let your audience realize that this artist remains a vital part of the scene. Could be the secret weapon hit of the season.^[4]

In their review of the next single, "Your Secret" Billboard stated that "Gibson continues to pump out the hooks some 14 years after she first wowed top 40 with "Only in My Dreams." Now 31, she offers a seventh album, M.Y.O.B., one that showcases her skills as a singer/songwriter, producer/arranger, and record company honcho with her own Golden Egg Records. "Your Secret" is a joyous dancefloor throwdown that sports all the elements that her fan base counts on: rich layers of harmonies, creative, current-day production, and a chorus that just won't quit...There's something for everybody here, including forward-thinking rhythmic-oriented top 40 outlets."^[5]

AllMusic were mostly favorable in their review of the album, commenting that "the music here is proof positive that Gibson is living in a self-contained fantasy world; for that reason it is a lot more intriguing than the standard pop of today. In fact, if anyone other than Gibson were singing this material, exactly as she sings it here, it would make the Top Ten...Deborah Gibson has nothing to prove to anyone. She knows the music industry like the palm of her hand. With M.Y.O.B. she has placed herself in the realm of top trends, something she has not done so perfectly for quite some time."^[1]

• Deborah Gibson
• Paul Pesco - guitar (tracks 2, 4–10)
• Steve Lashley - bass (tracks 5, 6, 8)
• Gary Corbett - keyboards, programming (tracks 2, 4–10)
• Bashiri Johnson - percussion (tracks 2, 4–6, 8–10)
• Brenda White King (tracks 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), Cindy Mizelle (tracks 2, 4–10), Fonzi Thornton (tracks 2, 4–10), Robin Clark (tracks 2, 5, 8) - backing vocals

with:

• Ira Siegel (track 1), Larry Saltzman (track 11) - guitar
• Zev Katz (tracks 7, 9), Conrad Korsch (track 10) - bass

• Official website
• M.Y.O.B. at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• M.Y.O.B. at Discogs (list of releases)