vainandy said:

LOL. You DO have a point....

bboy87 said:

I have mentioned that very clip to a lot of people! He just forgot himself and went right into character. I was sure of him after that! What did Harlepolis say? "Hooooow u doooooin'!"

NewPowerSista said:

I have it on VHS

anc282 said:

"I'll see you at Madonna's party"

Umm....that must be a quote from the episode, cuz I've got no idea what you're goin on about right now.

I said I remember him being on the show, not what he said!

Alex' first single

anc282 said:

Yeah,it's a quote from that episode In this episode,Freddie plays himself and he appears in a scene with the "cool" Steve Urkel (not the nerdy one) and he utters that line.

SoulAlive said:

Oh yeah I remember THAT, just not the dialogue.

Except for "Laura Winslow" freaking out: "That's Freddie Jackson!!!"

isn't it funny....the things we remember?

oh yeah.

Alexander O'Neal, not really a contest. I mean I like me some Freddie every now and then, especially his debut album was top notch, it probably promised more than his career could deliver, so overall Alex certainly wins this.

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Timmy84 said:

I would love to have been at Sylvia's on one of the nights when Luther and Freddie used to have those "sing-offs". I'll bet that was the coolest show ever.

Alex, i know only 2 Freddie songs from the top of my head (both really great tracks though)

mancabdriver said:

My favorite Freddie track is "Main Course" from my favorite Freddie album, "Do Me Again".

Shango said:

WHAAAAT?

So he made recordings before his debut album???

Nice label name. Erect Records.

Funny how he went from a label named "Erect" to another one called "Tabu."

ERECT RECORDS??? That's just all kinds a wrong! Hood Label no doubt.

DesireeNevermind said:

Notice how the "r" curves "upward" toward the 12 o'clock position.

daPrettyman said:

Ooooh!

Harlepolis said:

Yep, and one more harder-to-find single was released a year after this, on Rich Records.
Jesse Johnson seems to have performed on that second single as well.

"...Moving from city to city, he sang in little-known groups like The Philadelphia Stories, Black Market Band and The Mystics, but also in Jackson, Mississippi based Wynd Chymes, a band he left in 1977, prior to them getting a deal with RCA. The following year, Alex joined Flyte Tyme which, among others, consisted of Jellybean Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Monte Moir, Jesse Johnson and Cynthia Johnson (who later would become the lead vocalist in Lipps Inc., famed for "Funkytown"). When Flyte Tyme merged with Morris Day's group Enterprise, changed name to The Time and Prince got them signed with Warner Brothers, it was made clear to Alex that his services were no longer needed and he briefly ventured into a totally different musical direction.
-Yeah, I formed my own rock group, called "Alexander". We used to play stuff like Billy Squier and Def Leppard!

In 1983 Alex debuted as a solo artist with "Do You Dare" on Erect Records in Chicago and his next single came out on the Rich label. "Attitude" was a song that according to Alex had "the best guitar solo Jesse Johnson ever did". In 1984, studio sessions with Monte Moir began and the songs would eventually land on Alex' debut album, released in 1985..."

http://hem.bredband.net/f...index.html

anc282 said:

Yeah lol, i really dig the vintage lettering-design. Great to print on a shirt.

anc282 said:

daPrettyman said:

Erect has some cool acts in their catalogue :




With a lil' touch of EW&Flava



The last 2 clips right here above are 2 mixes with minor differences





Gap Band-inspired

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I like Freddy better! Alex is okay though!

SoulAlive said:

He went for the vogue contest

I like them both. My favorite songs by each are "Criticize" and "Do Me Again."

Harlepolis said:

He was after my big sister at one time, got on her last nerve

This is a no-brainer to me.

ALEX!!!!!

kitbradley said:

So what?
10 #1's? I doubt that. I think maybe four #1 R&B's, I don't think he ever topped the Hot 100.

SUPRMAN said:

He had 9 (or 10) #1 R&B singles:

1. Rock Me Tonight
2. You Are My Lady
3. Have You Ever Loved Somebody
4. Tasty Love
5. Jam Tonight
6. Hey Lover
7. Nice 'n' Slow
8. Love Me Down
9. Do Me Again

The tenth #1 is his duet with Melba Moore, "A Little Bit More."

A few more just missed (peaking at #2):

1. I Don't Want to Lose Your Love
2. Main Course
3. I Could Use a Little Love (Right Now)

He had 4 other top-10 hits and his first 4 albums all reached #1. In many ways, Freddie Jackson is probably the most successful R&B singer of the late mid-'80s to early '90s -- definitely the most successful one who didn't really cross over to the pop charts. His biggest Hot 100 single was "You Are My Lady" (#12).

AlexdeParis said:

Me too, for both artists.