I got his self titled cd recently and that shit rocks! It's very new wave and I love tell me i'm not dreaming feat. Jacko also Dymanite is the bollocks. Anyone else agree??

Also, he was rocking those jackets that the Strokes wear now back in the 80's!

dancerella said:

I like Jermaine a lot!

I have not seen many people that can play tight funky bass with syncopes etc and still at the same time manage to sing lead vocals and do fairly advanced choreography like he did already at an early age in J5.

However I prefer his old soulful Motownsound more than his Aristaworks. I don't think he stayed true to himself when he started do more pop in the mid 80's.

I think Jermaine got too cheesy in the mid 80's. Watch these videos and you may understand what I mean.

http://www.vh1.com/artist...deos.jhtml

I love the song "Don't take it personal" though.

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I also recently got his self titled from 84. It only cost $6.00. I love the self pinned song Come to Me (One Way or Another), Escape from the Planet of the Ant Men featuring tito and Randy on background vocals. All the singles are on point also.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

yeah, that's the same one i have. it's a great album very funky and new wave!

Jermaine has always been my favorite Jackson, (I swear I was gonna marry him when I was 13 ) I still have his first solo album on vinyl. I love his voice and his bass playing.

His version of Bridge Over Troubled Water is still my favorite.

babynoz said:

why wasn't he a bigger star??

dancerella said:

I mean, Jermaine was a pretty big artist, not on Mike or Janet's level of course. He was a bigger star then Morris Day, I would say. Jermaine was right in the middle, You have Mike, Prince like status, then Jermaine, Morris Day, Steve Arrington ect, the your Colinal Adams and Lilo Thomas.

Jermiaine had some pretty decent sales and some hits.

Singles

1972 That's How Love Goes - #46 pop / #23 black
1972 Daddy' Home - Gold #9 pop / #3 black
1973 You're In Good Hands - #79 pop / #35 black
1976 Let's Be Young Tonight - #55 / #19 black
1977 You Need To Be Loved - #75 black
1978 Castels Of Sand - #38 black
1980 Let's Get Serious - Platinum #9 pop / #1 black for 6 weeks straight
1980 You're Suppossed To Keep Your Love From Me - # 34pop / #32 black
1980 Little Girl, Don't You Worry - #17 black
1980 You Like Me Don't You - # 50 pop / # 13 black
1981 I'm Just To Shy - # 60pop / # 29 black
1981 Paradise In Your Eyes - #60 black
1982 Let Me Tickle Your Fancy - Gold #18 pop / #5 black
1982 Very Special Part - #54 black
1984 Dynamite - Gold #15 pop / #8 black
1984 Do What You Do - #13 pop / #14 black
1985 (Closest Thing To) Perfect - #67 pop / #63 black
1985 When The Rain Begins To Fall - #54 pop / #1 black
1986 I Think It's Love - #16 pop / #14 black
1986 Do You Remember Me - #71 pop / #40 black
1987 Words Into Action - #90 black
1989 Don't Take It Personal - #64 pop / # 1 black
1990 I'd Like To Get To Know You - #27 black
1990 Two Ships (In The Night) - #21 black
1991 Word To The Badd!! - #78 pop / # 88 black
1991 You Said, You Said - #27 black
1992 I Dream, I Dream - #30 black


Albums

1972 Jermaine - Platinum #27 pop/#6 black
1973 Come Into My Life - #152 pop / #30 black
1976 My Name Is Jermaine - #164 pop / # 29 black
1977 Feel The Fire - # 174 pop / # 36 black
1978 Frontiers - Did Not Chart
1980 Let's Get Serious - Triple Platinum #6 pop / #1 black
1980 Jermaine - Platinum # 44 pop / # 17 black
1981 I Like Your Style - Gold #86 pop / # 31 black
1982 Let Me Tickle Your Fancy - Platinum # 46 pop / # 9 black
1984 Jermaine Jackson - Double Platinum #19 pop/ # 1 black
1986 Precious Moments - Gold # 46 pop / # 25 black
1989 Don't Take It Personal - Gold # 115 pop / # 18 black
1991 You Said - #39 black


Jermaine has sold over 20 million in the worldwide.

Imagine if Arista would have put put out Tell Me (I'm Not Dreamin') in 84. It would have been a number one hit on both charts. Thingsmight have been different for Jermaine's career.
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LittleBLUECorvette said:

Yeah I agree and it's a bit ironic isn't it? Because I also think that because of Michael there never was room for antother male Jackson. No matter how talented Jermaine is he never could compete with Michael...

his best album is precious moments. Dancerella, get that too. "Do u remember me" is the shit, as is "i think its love" and "i hear heartbeat" and the more soulful "give a little love". Cant get a more mid 80's sounding album then that one. Michael Omartian was on fire.


"lonely wont leave me alone" is so lame compared to Glenn medeiros' cover though. Glenns voice sounded so much more passionate then jermaines, delivery more confident. I love jermaines voice, but glenn's is so much better on this one.
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