Jackson told Gulf News that the album will have Middle Eastern and Asian influences.


Jermaine Jackson collaborated with musicians like Adnan Sami and Sonu Nigam on the album.Image Credit: Gulf News Archive

Dubai: Jermaine Jackson, whose own attributes were often overlooked due to the phenomenal success of his brother Michael and sister Janet, is set to release his first solo album in 19 years, with several of the tracks having being recorded in Dubai.

Jackson told Gulf News that the album will have Middle Eastern and Asian influences while retaining its R & B core.

"I hope people will enjoy listening to my new songs just as much as I have enjoyed recording them," said Jackson, who was a surprise visitor to Meydan Racecourse on Thursday night.

"I've collaborated with musicians like Adnan Sami and Sonu Nigam on the album which will have a fair share of contemporary Middle Eastern and Asian rhythms. We hope to release the album this summer."

In the last 70s and early 80s Jermaine and his brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael were The Jackson 5, a pop-music phenomena that remains till now one of the most successful and best selling music bands of all times.

So does this mean it's only being released there?

MickyDolenz said:

So does this mean it's only being released there?

most likey, nobody really buying physical records here in america,

He can keep it there too.

HAPPYPERSON said:

MickyDolenz said:

So does this mean it's only being released there?

most likey, nobody really buying physical records here in america,

Maybe where you live, but there's still many record stores where I'm at (and I live in America ).

The last I bought an album at the store was two years ago.

I loved those times years ago, when you bought CDS in the store and opened them up and played them in your CD player for the first time.

MickyDolenz said:

HAPPYPERSON said:

most likey, nobody really buying physical records here in america,

Maybe where you live, but there's still many record stores where I'm at (and I live in America ).

yeah maybe where i'm from they closed down sam goody record store and that was the biggest music store here in lousiana now everryone i know ordered online lol

Keep the topic on Grease Face.

And by the way I still buy CDs if I feel they're gonna be good. Like I said he can keep that album over there.

suga10 said:

The last I bought an album at the store was two years ago.

I loved those times years ago, when you bought CDS in the store and opened them up and played them in your CD player for the first time.

There's several stores in my city that sell only records and cassettes and no CDs.

HAPPYPERSON said:

MickyDolenz said:

Maybe where you live, but there's still many record stores where I'm at (and I live in America ).

yeah maybe where i'm from they closed down sam goody record store and that was the biggest music store here in lousiana now everryone i know ordered online lol

I never used the Sam Goody. They were only in the mall and only carried the same thing you can buy in a Wal Mart, just the top 40 hits and they were overpriced.

middle eastern and asian influences should be interesting, isn't tito and jackie coming with solo albums also

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HAPPYPERSON said:

middle eastern and asian influences should be interesting, isn't tito and jackie coming with solo albums also

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Tito was. Jackie's a question mark. Don't even know if this is even gonna be released. People ignore this but every time the Jacksons do announce something it never gets out.

Wait. I thought he was stuck in Africa and couldn't get his passport renewed 'cause he hadn't paid up his child support.

Anyway he loves announcing shit. Just put the damn thing out.

mynameisnotsusan said:

Wait. I thought he was stuck in Africa and couldn't get his passport renewed 'cause he hadn't paid up his child support.

Anyway he loves announcing shit. Just put the damn thing out.

Believe me, we'll not hear a word of it by the end of the year.

Timmy84 said:

mynameisnotsusan said:

Wait. I thought he was stuck in Africa and couldn't get his passport renewed 'cause he hadn't paid up his child support.

Anyway he loves announcing shit. Just put the damn thing out.

Believe me, we'll not hear a word of it by the end of the year.

you are so mean

Jermaine talkin' shit, again.

Timmy84 said:

He can keep it there too.

You notice how everytime there is a tour rumour or album being worked on with almost any Jackson, its always somewhere where no one can "call them" on the BS. "Hey we are starting our tour in Transylvania next month", thats coming next

TD3 said:

Jermaine talkin' shit, again.

HAPPYPERSON said:

middle eastern and asian influences should be interesting

You've never heard this?

so Jermaine is making a "comeback" album,huh?

this thing won't sell a dozen copies!

MickyDolenz said:

HAPPYPERSON said:

middle eastern and asian influences should be interesting

You've never heard this?

wtf was that shit!

lastdecember said:

Timmy84 said:

He can keep it there too.

You notice how everytime there is a tour rumour or album being worked on with almost any Jackson, its always somewhere where no one can "call them" on the BS. "Hey we are starting our tour in Transylvania next month", thats coming next

Next week, Jermaine's gonna announce a new Michael tribute concert to be headlined in Oman.

Timmy84 said:

lastdecember said:

You notice how everytime there is a tour rumour or album being worked on with almost any Jackson, its always somewhere where no one can "call them" on the BS. "Hey we are starting our tour in Transylvania next month", thats coming next

Next week, Jermaine's gonna announce a new Michael tribute concert to be headlined in Oman.

I mean the other night i watched Latoya on the Joy Behar show, and i really could not believe the BS coming from her mouth, i mean i actually thought to myself....is she even hearing what she is saying? Talking about how Michaels death was a conspiracy, that many got together to murder him? that Michael called Latoya and said they were going to kill him. Now i know she lost her brother but this is straight BS, and if it isnt she should be up on charges for not calling someone in to help her brother who was going to be "murdered" if my brother or sister called me and said someone was trying to murder them, i would be knocked people down to get to them and then taking lives left and right. I mean the fact that Latoya was saying this i lost the half an ounce of respect that i had for that family.

MickyDolenz said:

HAPPYPERSON said:

middle eastern and asian influences should be interesting

You've never heard this?

Was this that track he was recorind on the Jackson Family Dynasty series?

SoulAlive said:

so Jermaine is making a "comeback" album,huh?

this thing won't sell a dozen copies!

Soul, don't even comeback here talkin' 'bout you found Jeramine's album at the Dollar Tree, and decided to check-it-out either.

TD3 said:

SoulAlive said:

so Jermaine is making a "comeback" album,huh?

this thing won't sell a dozen copies!

Soul, don't even comeback here talkin' 'bout you found Jeramine's album at the Dollar Tree, and decided to check-it-out either.

No it'll be at the Family Dollar, they'll sell the Jermaine CDs for free outside the store.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Was this that track he was recording on the Jackson Family Dynasty series?

Yes it is. I wonder what happened to the track the brothers were recording with Jam & Lewis.

MickyDolenz said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Was this that track he was recording on the Jackson Family Dynasty series?

Yes it is. I wonder what happened to the track the brothers were recording with Jam & Lewis.

They never recorded it. They spent too much time arguing than recording the track.

MickyDolenz said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Was this that track he was recording on the Jackson Family Dynasty series?

Yes it is. I wonder what happened to the track the brothers were recording with Jam & Lewis.

What about the track where Jackie erased Jermaine's vocals when he went to lunch? That was jamming.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

MickyDolenz said:

Yes it is. I wonder what happened to the track the brothers were recording with Jam & Lewis.

What about the track where Jackie erased Jermaine's vocals when he went to lunch? That was jamming.

Is that the one where Tito said Jackie, Marlon, & Jermaine sounded like The Supremes?