Jermaine Jacksonon7” by Maarten Mulder

Jackson Jermaine on 7” By Maarten Mulder Jermaine Jacksonon7” By Maarten Mulder

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Foreword Part 1: Part 2: 7” singles at Motown 7” singles at Arista

album01: Jermaine�� 14 album10: Dynamite �� 210 album02: Come Into My Life ��48 soundtrack: Perfect �� 254 soundtrack: Mahogany �� 62 album11: Precious Moments �� 260 album03: My Name Is Jermaine ��70 album12: Don’t Take It Personal �� 286 album04: Feel The Fire ��86 album05: Frontiers �� 100 album06: Let’s Get Serious �� 104 album07: Jermaine�� 140 album08: I Like Your Style �� 164 album09: Let Me Tickle Your Fancy �� 180 Part 3: 7” singles at LaFace

album13: You Said �� 300

Afterword 10 J e r m a i n e J a c k s o n o n 7 ” I By MaartenMulder Foreword You Do, Ant Men, The PlanetOf The From Escape Tell Me I’mNotDreamin’ (TooTo Good BeTrue), Jermaine’s finestwork.was hooked to I songs quickly like it’s one of that the albumrecord. andneedlessto say At homeI played I foundalbum the1984 Dynamiteinabox other with various Queensday, holiday center ontheDutchnational city on amarket and song. anexciting created withthefast beat integrated singing voice Moments song DoYouto the RememberMe?from1986 his JermaineJackson. listened we to putone onand him asked I recordsof father’s his forJackson, Michael mesome of same admiration heshowed oldneighbor, visitingmy While career aswell. withwhoIshared the Wanting to hear more from Jermaine to Iwent asasolo artist samme ftheJackson solo an extensive hehad 5andthat as amember of Jackson Michael Jermaine andIknew for ayear been afanof had By thenI 1998. got introduced to Jermaine’s music inthespring of , and on and on and on! Private Are Some Things album. The song caught my attention. Jermaine’s attention. song caught my album. soft The Dynamite, Do What Do What Precious Precious Moments n ucsflcre fJermaine Jackson7”. on successful careerand of extensive the of different singlesoverview nice a gives it of variety personal comefrom collection. With my that theworld the wide over called LaFace label found Records, newly a where herecorded hislastalbum calledYou Said . by signed artist big first the being RecordsAt Arista Jermaine in1983. released three solo albums before called ninesolo albums to Arista before makingtheswitch released atotalof album solo first his from the singlewith 1972 Goesdrawn That’s Love How of the Jacksonas Jermaine’s 5, summer the in launched solocareer was eachalbum. of accompaniedwithbackgroundinformation the world, werereleased 7”singles allover that Jermaine Jackson of through the view rapidly. collectionexpanded stores, my music fairs andtheinternet JermaineBy visitingrecord asasolo artist. 7”singles of collector of became a I addition In again. over and to themover I listened and 2300 Jackson album fromStreet Jermaine withhisbrothers, I quickly Jermaine’scollected some other of albums like This book contains over one hundred 7”singles released book contains over all This Records Motown withhisbrothers at performing After years solo career of intheextraordinary aninsightview book gives This , Jermaine from 1980, Jermaine. For Jermaine Motown I Like YourI Style andthe Precious Precious 11 F o r e w o r d Part

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7” singles at Arista (1984 - 1990)2 Hear 10. 01. Tracklist: Executive Producer: Clive Davis; Released asArista 8227inJanuari1986;Chartresult: #25R&B, #46Pop. album11 Love Precious Moments W Do You s In t ords 04. Precious Momen ts tbea Remember o A t ction 08. If You Sa Precious Moments Me? 02. Lonely y MyEyes 05. I Think I t’s Love W on’t Leave Are Beautiful Me 06. Alone 09. Our Love St V oices In The Dark 03. L ittle Give A

y 07. I 1986 Front andback cover I Precious Moments , the album title track Precious A Little Love called countries as asingle,another song from withontheB-side the album Lonely Won’t European releasedAlone was inseveral Me Leave in the Pop#71 song and next reachedchart The #40 in theR&B chart. U.S.the In shows. television Me? onvarious Remember singlethe YouEurope Do in some publicappearances made whereperformed he single. the Jermaine however did release the of to accompany made was Jermaine Robbieby No videoclip Buchanon. produced anditwas by written Doin’ partially songwas album. The onany not feature whichdid U.S.singlethe rarea called B-side featured songonthe released intheU.S. European countriesasasingle.and several Inthe earlier years two passed away whohad Gaye album tohisidolMarvin tour called worldwide first Jermaine’s to led album the of success The chart. U.S.the in and Popthe in #46 and reachedit chart R&B the in #25 album became a decenthit The MichaelOmartian. were produced by tracks other The Keane. Tom with together tracks five produced he and The first track on the album the on track first The successful thehighly n JanuaryJermaine 1986 album of releasedhis follow-up Moments Give Give by . Onthealbum followed thesong was Story Love Our The Precious MomentsTour Precious The Jermaine. the dedicated . The new album was called album was new The Dynamite. and featured tensongs.Jermainefeatured and co-wrotetracks six Do YouDo Me? was Remember Whatcha Precious Precious and 261

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