The Jackson Sisters were an American soul and disco

Disco

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 family group in the 1970s. The group hailed from Compton

Compton, California

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, California

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 but were based in Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

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, Michigan

Michigan

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.

The Jackson Sisters were Jacqueline Jackson-Rencher, Lyn Jackson, Pat Jackson, Rae Jackson and Gennie Jackson. They recorded

Sound recording and reproduction

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 material for the Tiger Lily Records

Tiger Lily Records

Tiger Lily Records was a record label that was run by Roulette Records founder Morris Levy. Purportedly it was a tax scam created by Levey and was never intended to make a profit. Tiger Lily's modus operandi was to acquire demo tapes from artists and then release them without the artists consent...

 label

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, obtaining some modest success in the 1970s. However the group really came into their own nearly a decade later, following the emergence of the rare groove

Rare groove

Rare groove is defined as very hard to source or relatively obscure soul or jazz music. Rare groove is primarily associated with funk, jazz and pop, but is also connected to sub-genres including jazz fusion, Latin jazz, soul, R&B, northern soul, and disco. Vinyl records that fall into this...

 scene in the UK

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. Many of their song

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s were written

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 by Johnny Bristol

Johnny Bristol

Johnny Bristol , was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s...

. Bobby Taylor

Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers

Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers were a soul band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Briefly signed to Motown Records in the late 1960s, they had one top 30 hit single, "Does Your Mama Know About Me". As a producer and solo artist, Bobby Taylor contributed to several other soul recordings, both inside...

, produced

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 and co-wrote their rare groove anthem, "I Believe In Miracles", in 1976. The track reached #72 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 in June 1987.

Discography

Jackson Sisters 1976 (Tiger Lily Records)

1. "When Your Love Is Gone"
2. "Maybe"
3. "Why Do Fools Fall In Love
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4. "Day In The Blue"
5. "Rockin' On My Porch"
6. "Boy, You're Dynamite"
7. "Rock Steady"
8. "Miracles"
9. "(Why Can't We Be) More Than Just Friends"
10. "Shake Her Loose"

External links

• Official Website
• Discogs
• Soul Walking