Imagination (La Toya Jackson album)

Imagination
Studio album by La Toya Jackson
Released 1986
Recorded 1986
Genre Synthpop, Dance, R&B
Length 8 tracks
Label Private-I Records (CBS Records)
Producer Joe Isgro, Mike Piccirillo, Gary Goetzman
La Toya Jackson chronology
Heart Don't Lie
(1984)		 Imagination
(1986)		 La Toya
(1988)
Singles from Imagination
  1. "Baby Sister"
  2. "He's a Pretender"
  3. "Imagination"

Imagination is the fourth studio album by American singer La Toya Jackson, released in 1986.

Contents

Album information

Imagination was released in 1986 on Private-I Records, which went bankrupt shortly after the album's release. Because of the record company's financial problems, promotion was poor for the album and it failed to chart. Three singles were released, the first being "Baby Sister", which was released in Japan, followed by "He's a Pretender" and a remix of the title track.

In November of 2011, Funky Town Grooves announced that it would be issuing the Imagination album on CD, using the original master tapes for their source. The release is set for January 2012, and will feature four bonus tracks. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
The Baltimore Afro-American [3]

The Baltimore Afro-American described the album's production as "pop-oriented", "well recorded and mixed". The "new waveish" "Baby Sister" was complimented as "ear candy". [4] Allmusic singled out "How Do I Tell Them" as having an "instantly memorable chorus and gripping rhythmic structure" but dismissed the rest of the album as "disposable". [5]

Track listing

Imagination
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "He's a Pretender"   Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo 3:40
2. "On a Night Like This"   Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo 3:28
3. "How Do I Tell Them"   Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo 3:45
4. "Imagination"   Amir Bayyan, Isidro "Cosa" Ross Amir Bayyan, Isidro "Cosa" Ross, John Wilson 4:08
5. "Baby Sister"   Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo 3:14
6. "Weak Spot"   Belva Haney, John Bokowski, Lorrin "Smokey" Bates Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo 3:58
7. "Love Talk"   La Toya Jackson, John Wilson John Wilson 4:49
8. "Boys Got Somethin' Girls Ain't Got"   Marvin Morrow, Stephen Geyer Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo 4:00

Expanded Edition

References

  1. ^ La Toya Jackson Imagination - Expanded Edition
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ The Baltimore Afro-American review
  4. ^ Matthews, Carl. 'Record Review Ratings' The Afro-American Apr 12, 1986
  5. ^ Kantor, Justin M. 'Review' Allmusic
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