At the age of 17, Debbie Gibson climbed to the top of the charts in 1988 with her hit song "Foolish Beat," making her the youngest person ever to write, produce and perform a Billboard Hot 100 chart topper.

Gibson still holds that record for female artists today.

She wrote about the highs and lows of her decades-long career in her new memoir, "Eternally Electric: The Message in My Music," crediting her late mother, Diane, for helping her succeed in the industry.

"We definitely would not be here celebrating this music today had it not been for her," Gibson told "CBS Mornings."

She explained her mother, who served as her "momager," got a $10,000 loan and created a home studio.

"It was the garage turned laundry room, turned play room, turned studio," Gibson said. "Occasionally, somebody

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