My Name Is Jermaine

My Name Is Jermaine
Studio album by
Jermaine Jackson
ReleasedAugust 1976[1]
Recorded1976
StudioMotown Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
GenreFunk/Soul
LabelMotown
ProducerGreg Wright, Michael Lovesmith, Gwen Glen, Jeffrey Bowen, Hal Davis, Michael B. Sutton
Jermaine Jackson chronology
Come Into My Life
(1973) 		My Name Is Jermaine
(1976) 		Feel The Fire
(1977)

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 released from this album was "Let's Be Young Tonight" which went to No. #19 on the Black Singles chart.

Reception

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AllMusic[2]

In 1975, The Jackson 5 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 since the "Jackson 5" trademark was owned by Motown, the brothers renamed themselves The Jacksons and moved to Epic Records where they scored more hits like "Enjoy Yourself", "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", "This Place Hotel", and many more. Jermaine would not join his brothers again until the Motown 25 TV special in 1983.

For Jermaine's first album without his brothers, Berry Gordy hired a who's-who of Motown producers, including Hal Davis (who was instrumental in part of the brothers' success) and Jeffrey Bowen.

Track listing

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Side A
  1. "Let's Be Young Tonight" (Don Daniels, Michael L. Smith) - 5:50
  2. "Faithful" (featuring Thelma Houston) (Don Daniels, Michael L. Smith) - 5:14
  3. "Look Past My Life" (Terri McFaddin, Greg Wright) - 3:21
  4. "Bass Odyssey" (Greg Wright) - 3:27
Side B
  1. "Who's That Lady" (Kenneth Lupper, Hubert Heard) - 4:07
  2. "Lovely You're the One" (Jeffrey Bowen, Truman Thomas, James Henry Ford) - 4:04
  3. "Stay With Me" (Michael B. Sutton, Brenda Sutton) - 2:51
  4. "I Just Want to Take This Time" (Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn) - 4:31
  5. "My Touch of Madness" (Michael L. Smith) - 4:56

Personnel

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Technical
  • Berry Gordy - executive producer
  • Michael L. Smith, Greg Wright, Clay Drayton, Kenneth Lupper, William Bickelhaupt, Truman Thomas, Arthur G. Wright, William Goldstein - arrangements
  • Harry Langdon - cover photography

Charts

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Year Album Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
1976 My Name Is Jermaine 164 28

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
1976 "Let's Be Young Tonight" 55 19 —

References

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  1. ^ David Edwards and Mike Callahan. "Motown Discography". Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r41452/review
  3. ^ "Jermaine Jackson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  4. ^ "Jermaine Jackson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
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