Little Jackie is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
band consisting of
Imani CoppolaImani Francesca Coppola is an American singer-songwriter and violinist probably best known for her 1997 hit "Legend of a Cowgirl" which sampled the instrumentals from "Sunshine Superman" by Donovan...
and
Adam PallinAdam Pallin is an American music producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is most notable for being the producer/programmer half of the pop duo Little Jackie with Imani Coppola...
. Little Jackie, which derives its name from the 1989 hit song "Little Jackie Wants to Be a Star" by
Lisa Lisa and Cult JamLisa Lisa and her band Cult Jam were an urban contemporary band and one of first freestyle music groups to emerge from New York City in the 1980s. Cult Jam consisted of guitarist/bassist Alex "Spanador" Moseley, and drummer/keyboardist Mike Hughes...
, released a hit single in 2008 called "
The World Should Revolve Around Me"The World Should Revolve Around Me" is the debut single by US R&B duo Little Jackie.-Background:Speaking in July 2008 to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul, Little Jackie frontwoman Imani Coppola explained how the song came about: "Being an artist isn't conducive to...
" from their debut album
The StoopThe Stoop is the 2008 studio debut album released by duo Little Jackie on the S-Curve label. The album produced a single hit, "The World Should Revolve Around Me", which reached #92 on the Pop 100 Billboard chart and peaked at #14 on the UK Singles Chart...
.
Background
Coppola was a solo singer, whose most successful single was "Legend of a Cowgirl", from the 1997 album
ChupacabraChupacabra is the debut album by Imani Coppola, released on October 28, 1997. The title refers to the legendary chupacabra , a creature believed through some parts of the Americas to drink the blood of livestock...
. Adam Pallin is the programmer/producer of the duo.
In 2008, Coppola and Pallin signed a contract with S-Curve, an independent label owned by
Steve GreenbergSteve Greenberg is a record producer currently heading the S-Curve Records label. He is noted for "discovering" popular musical acts such as Hanson, Baha Men, Jonas Brothers and Joss Stone. He received a 2000 Grammy Award in the "Best Dance Recording" category as a producer of "Who Let the Dogs...
, to issue an album. This coincided with the duo's television debut on
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. Album promotion is by Nabbr, a company that has created
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campaigns for
Justin TimberlakeJustin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
and
Amy WinehouseAmy Jade Winehouse was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize...
. Coppola, originally signed as a solo act with
Columbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, plans to approach the music business differently with Little Jackie, bolstered by her experiences. She also sees Little Jackie as an opportunity to get back into pop.
On August 3, 2011 Little Jackie digitally released their sophomore album, Made 4 TV, on Bandcamp.com, a site that allows artists release their music and merch directly to their fans.
Studio albums
| Year |
Title |
Chart peak positions |
| UK The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
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| 2008 |
The Stoop The Stoop is the 2008 studio debut album released by duo Little Jackie on the S-Curve label. The album produced a single hit, "The World Should Revolve Around Me", which reached #92 on the Pop 100 Billboard chart and peaked at #14 on the UK Singles Chart...
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138 |
| 2011 |
Made 4 TV
Released on October 15, 2011 |
TBR |
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart peak positions |
Album |
| UK The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
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IRL The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
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| 2008 |
"The World Should Revolve Around Me "The World Should Revolve Around Me" is the debut single by US R&B duo Little Jackie.-Background:Speaking in July 2008 to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul, Little Jackie frontwoman Imani Coppola explained how the song came about: "Being an artist isn't conducive to...
" |
14 |
30 |
The Stoop |
Further reading