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The Rebbie Jackson Collection
''The Rebbie Jackson Collection'' is a compilation album by American singer Rebbie Jackson. The compilation was issued in 1996 throughout Europe due to Jackson's popularity in the rare groove scene in the 90's. It includes songs from her three 80's albums, mainly ballads and mid-tempo album tracks. Also included is her signature hit, ''Centipede''. For collectors, the album also includes the rare song ''Eternal Love'', originally released as the b-side of her single '' A Fork in the Road.'' Track listing #"This Love Is Forever" 4:39 #"Friendship Song" 4:32 #"Eternal Love" 4:17 #"Open Up My Love" 4:10 #"Always Wanting Something" 4:24 #"Ready for Love" 3:00 #"Hey Boy" 4:30 #" A Fork in the Road" (Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Ronnie White) 3:43 #"Tonight I'm Yours" (duet with Isaac Hayes) 4:04 #"Sweetest Dreams" 4:07 #"Centipede" (Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebbie Jackson
Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson-Brown (; born May 29, 1950) is an American singer, actress, and the eldest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She first performed on stage with her siblings during shows in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in 1974, before subsequently appearing in the television series ''The Jacksons''. Her sister La Toya was born on her sixth birthday. At age 34, Jackson released her debut album ''Centipede'' (1984). The album featured songs written by Smokey Robinson, Prince, and Jackson's younger brother Michael, whose contribution (the title track "Centipede") became Rebbie's most successful single release. By the end of the 1980s, the singer had released two more albums in quick succession: ''Reaction'' (1986) and ''R U Tuff Enuff'' (1988). Following a 7-year hiatus in her musical career, Jackson returned with a cover of " Forever Young" for the '' Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home'' soundtrack before the release of the 1998 album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythm And Blues
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music ... ith aheavy, insistent beat" was becoming more popular. In the commercial rhythm and blues music typical of the 1950s through the 1970s, the bands usually consisted of piano, one or two guitars, bass, drums, one or more saxophones, and sometimes background vocalists. R&B lyrical themes often encapsulate the African-American experience of pain and the quest for freedom and joy, as well as triumphs and failures in terms of relationships, economics, and aspirations. The term "rhythm and blues" has undergone a number of shifts in meaning. In the early 1950s, it was frequently applied to blues records. Starting in the mid-1950s, after this style of music contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R U Tuff Enuff
''R U Tuff Enuff'' is the third album by American R&B singer Rebbie Jackson. This album was a different approach for Jackson, as it had a harder-edged street R&B sound that was very popular at the time—which was also exhibited on the '' La Toya'' album by Jackson's sister, La Toya Jackson. The single " Plaything" peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' R&B charts, Jackson's highest-charting single since 1984's " Centipede." The title track was also released as a single, but it was not as commercially successful. Melle Mel guested on "R U Tuff Enuff." Critical reception ''People'' wrote that the "album is such a blank-sounding snore that—if dopey spelling is going to be insisted on—it might have been called Noise R Us." Track listing #"Perfect Combination" (Everett Collins, David "Pic" Conley, David Townshend, Robbie Danzie) – 5:16 #"Read Between the Lines" (Jack Ponti Jack Ponti (born February 16, 1958) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yours Faithfully
''Yours Faithfully'' is the fourth and most recent studio album by American R&B singer Rebbie Jackson. Her song, " Centipede", originally released in 1984, was re-released on May 14, 1998. Background After seven years of inactivity, Jackson returned to music with a cover of " Forever Young" for the '' Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home'' soundtrack before signing with MJJ Music in 1997, a label operated by her brother Michael. She received a major boost from Michael, who assisted in the production of the album, and provided backing vocals on the track "Fly Away," which Michael had previously recorded for himself in 1987 for his album '' Bad'', but it did not make the final cut. The album featured a number of producers some of whom included Michael, Eliot Kennedy, Bryan Loren, Keith Thomas, Antonina Armato. Singles and re-release of ''Centipede'' Jackson's 1984 single " Centipede" also appeared on the album in its original extended version, as well as the singles " Yours Faithfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rare Groove
Rare groove is music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure. Rare groove is primarily associated with funk, R&B and jazz funk, but is also connected to subgenres including jazz rock, reggae, Latin jazz, soul, rock music, northern soul, and disco. Vinyl records that fall into this category generally have high re-sale prices. Rare groove records have been sought by not only collectors and lovers of this type of music, but also by hip hop artists and producers. Online music retailers sell a wide selection of rare groove at more affordable prices, offering fast downloads in digital format. This availability and ease of access has brought about a resurgence of the genre in recent years. History and development In UK the term 'rare groove' was originally coined by the British DJ Norman Jay,Partridge, Eric; Tom Dalzell; Terry Victor. ''The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English'', p. 530. Psychology Press, 2008. after his ''The Original Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centipede (Rebbie Jackson Song)
"Centipede" is the debut single by American singer Rebbie Jackson and the title track from her debut album ''Centipede''. The song was written and produced by Jackson's younger brother Michael Jackson. He and The Weather Girls also sang backing vocals on the song. Background The song was written and produced by Jackson's younger brother Michael Jackson. He and The Weather Girls also sang backing vocals on the song. The 12" single includes an extended mix and an instrumental version. On the back of the single, Michael Jackson dedicated the song "to my mannequin friends" The song was later re-released on '' The Rebbie Jackson Collection'' and the original 12" version was included on her 1998 comeback album ''Yours Faithfully''. Release and reception Released in the late summer of 1984, the single climbed high on the Billboard R&B charts, peaking at number 4 there and at number 24 in the main Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was Jackson's highest charting single to date and her only s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fork In The Road (Rebbie Jackson Song)
"A Fork in the Road" is a 1965 Motown song recorded by American R&B singing group The Miracles, and written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, and Ronnie White, on Motown Records' Tamla subsidiary label. (T54118) This song was included as the closing track on the Miracles' 1965 studio LP, ''Going to a Go-Go'', and was also released as the B-side of their million-selling Grammy Hall of Fame hit single, " The Tracks of My Tears". Though this original version never charted nationally, it was a strong regional hit in many areas of the country and a popular part of the Miracles' live show. ''Cash Box'' described it as a "tradition-oriented emotion-packed moody blueser." Nineteen years later, American singer Rebbie Jackson recorded the song for her debut album, ''Centipede''. Jackson's version was released as a single, and peaked at number 40 on the R&B chart. The Miracles' 2002 CD re-release of the Going To A Go Go/Away We A Go Go albums features a never-before rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive director. He was the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. He led the group from its 1955 origins as "the Five Chimes" until 1972, when he announced his retirement from the group to focus on his role as Motown's vice president. However, Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year. Robinson left Motown Records in 1990, following the sale of the company two years earlier. Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and was awarded the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music. In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame. Early life and early career William Robinson Jr. was born to an African-American father and a mother of African-American and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, actor, songwriter, and composer. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a session musician and record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes and Porter were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others. In 2002, Hayes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. " Soul Man", written by Hayes and Porter and first performed by Sam & Dave, was recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame. It was also honored by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, and by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as one of the Songs of the Century. During the late 1960s, Hayes also be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture. Jackson influenced artists across many music genres; through stage and video performances, he popularized complicated dance moves such as the moonwalk, to which he gave the name, as well as the robot. He is the most awarded musician in history. The eighth child of the Jackson family, Jackson made his public debut in 1964 with his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons). Jackson began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records. He became a solo star with his 1979 album '' Off the Wall''. His music videos, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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