My Name Is Jermaine
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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.
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.
Executive Producer: Berry Gordy
Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine La Jaune Jackson is an American singer, bassist, composer, a member of The Jackson 5, older brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson and occasional film director...
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.
Reception
In 1975, The Jackson 5The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
released what would be their final album recorded for Motown, Moving Violation
Moving Violation
Moving Violation is the ninth and final official studio album released on Motown Records by The Jackson 5.By the end of their six-year run in Motown, all five Jackson brothers had matured dramatically in both age and vocals: youngest member Michael was, at 16, the only non-adult in the group...
. 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
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
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
Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy, Jr. is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.-Early years:...
pulled out all the stops - hiring a who's-who of Motown producers, including Hal Davis
Hal Davis
Harold Edward "Hal" Davis was an African American songwriter and record producer, best known as the key figure in the latter part of the Motown career of The Jackson 5....
, who was instrumental in part of the J5's success, previously, and Jeffrey Bowen
Jeffrey Bowen
Jeffrey Bowen was a songwriter and record producer, notable for his work at both Motown Records and Holland-Dozier-Holland's Invictus and Hot Wax labels. He is best known for his work with the Detroit male vocal groups Chairmen of the Board and The Temptations...
, another veteran at Motown.
Track listing
- "Let's Be Young Tonight" (Don Daniels, Michael L. Smith)
- "Faithful" (featuring Thelma HoustonThelma HoustonThelma Houston is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1976 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.-Early life & career:Houston is the daughter of a cotton picking mother...
) (Michael L. Smith, Don Daniels) - "Look Past My Life" (Terri McFaddin, Greg Wright)
- "Bass Odyssey" (Greg Wright)
- "Who's That Lady" (Kenneth Lupper, Hubert Heard)
- "Lovely You're The One" (Jeffrey Bowen, Truman Thomas, James Henry Ford)
- "Stay With Me" (Michael B. Sutton, Brenda J. Sutton)
- "I Just Want To Take This Time" (Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn)
- "My Touch of Madness" (Michael L. Smith)
Executive Producer: Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy, Jr. is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.-Early years:...
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1976 | My Name Is Jermaine My Name Is Jermaine 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.... |
164 | 29 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1976 | "Let's Be Young Tonight" | 55 | 19 | — |