My Name Is Jermaine

My Name Is Jermaine
Studio album by Jermaine Jackson
Released August 1976[1]
Recorded 1976 at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Funk/Soul
Label Motown Records
Producer Greg Wright, Michael L. Smith, Gwen Glen, Jeffrey Bowen, Hal Davis, Michael B. Sutton
Jermaine Jackson chronology
Come Into My Life
(1973)		 My Name Is Jermaine
(1976)		 Feel The Fire
(1977)

My Name Is Jermaine is the third solo album from Jermaine Jackson and the first post-Jackson 5 album from him. It was released in 1976. The single release from this album is "Let's Be Young Tonight" which went to No. #19 on the Black Singles chart.

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In 1975, The Jackson 5 released what would be their final album recorded for Motown, Moving Violation. Tired of his sons not being able to write their own songs, Joseph Jackson devised an exit strategy from Motown. Jermaine, however, remained with the label. With Jermaine gone, the youngest Jackson brother, Randy, joined the group and they renamed themselves as The Jacksons and moved to Epic Records and scored more hits like "Enjoy Yourself", "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", and "This Place Hotel", to name a few.

For Jermaine's first album without his brothers, Berry Gordy pulled out all the stops - hiring a who's-who of Motown producers, including Hal Davis, who was instrumental in part of the J5's success, previously, and Jeffrey Bowen, another veteran at Motown.

Track listing

  1. "Let's Be Young Tonight" (Don Daniels, Michael L. Smith)
  2. "Faithful" (featuring Thelma Houston) (Michael L. Smith, Don Daniels)
  3. "Look Past My Life" (Terri McFaddin, Greg Wright)
  4. "Bass Odyssey" (Greg Wright)
  5. "Who's That Lady" (Kenneth Lupper, Hubert Heard)
  6. "Lovely You're The One" (Jeffrey Bowen, Truman Thomas, James Henry Ford)
  7. "Stay With Me" (Michael B. Sutton, Brenda J. Sutton)
  8. "I Just Want To Take This Time" (Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn)
  9. "My Touch of Madness" (Michael L. Smith)

Executive Producer: Berry Gordy

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
1976 My Name Is Jermaine 164 29

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B		 US
Dance
1976 "Let's Be Young Tonight" 55 19 —

External links

References

  1. ^ David Edwards and Mike Callahan. "Motown Discography". Both Sides Now Publications. http://www.bsnpubs.com/motown/motown.html. Retrieved April 26, 2011. 
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r41452/review
  3. ^ "Jermaine Jackson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4573/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-07-11. 
  4. ^ "Jermaine Jackson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4573/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-07-11. 
Jermaine Jackson
Studio albums
My Name Is Jermaine · Feel the Fire · Frontiers · Let's Get Serious · Dynamite (also called Jermaine Jackson) · Precious Moments · Don't Take It Personal · You Said
Singles