"Jackie" is a song written by
Billy Steinberg and
Tom Kelly for the 1987 film, ''
Summer School''. It was originally recorded by
Elisa Fiorillo
Elisa Fiorillo (born February 28, 1969, Philadelphia) is an American singer, best known for appearing on the 1987 Jellybean song "Who Found Who", which reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
Personal life
Fiorillo was born into a musical f ...
and included on the ''Summer School'' soundtrack. In 1988, "Jackie" was recorded by
Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Jane Stansfield (born 11 April 1966) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her career began in 1980 when she won the singing competition ''Search for a Star''. After appearances in various television shows and releasing her first ...
's band,
Blue Zone for their 1988 album, ''
Big Thing''. It was released as a single and peaked at number fifty-four on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number thirty-seven on the
Hot Dance Club Songs. In 1998, "Jackie" was recorded by
Joanne, who used samples from the Blue Zone version. It was issued as B.Z. featuring Joanne and reached number three in Australia and number five in New Zealand. Another cover by Redzone peaked at number thirty-seven in Australia.
Blue Zone version
"Jackie" was covered by
Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Jane Stansfield (born 11 April 1966) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her career began in 1980 when she won the singing competition ''Search for a Star''. After appearances in various television shows and releasing her first ...
's band,
Blue Zone for their 1988 album, ''
Big Thing''. It was produced by
Paul Staveley O'Duffy and
Ric Wake
Ric Wake is an American record producer who has won four Grammy Awards and two Oscar Awards. During his tenure as staff producer with Sony Music Entertainment he has worked with vocalists such as Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Lucero, Taylor ...
and released as a single around the world.
In North America, the single was issued on July 26, 1988, and reached number fifty-four on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number thirty-seven on the
Hot Dance Club Songs. It was also released in Europe in September 1988, in Australia in December 1988 and in Japan in early 1989.
Jackie" reached number nineteen in Sweden in February 1989. The single included two non-album tracks, "There Was I" and "Chance It," both written and produced by Blue Zone.
In 2003, "There Was I" was featured on Stansfield's album, ''
The Complete Collection''. "Jackie" was remixed by Ric Wake (Wake Up Mix) and Paul Staveley O'Duffy (Shotgun Scream Mix).
The music video was also released.
Track listings
7" single - UK, Europe, Australia
#"Jackie" – 3:27
#"There Was I" – 4:30
7" single - US, Canada
#"Jackie" – 3:27
#"Chance It" – 3:45
12" single - Europe
#"Jackie" (
Wake Up Mix) – 7:00
#"Jackie" (
Shotgun Scream Mix) – 5:00
#"There Was I" – 4:30
12" single - US, Canada
#"Jackie" (
Extended Dance Mix) – 7:02
#"Jackie" (
Single Version) – 3:27
#"Jackie" (
Instrumental
An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to inst ...
) – 6:54
#"Chance It" – 3:45
5" CD single - Europe / 12" single - Australia
#"Jackie" – 3:27
#"Jackie" (Wake Up Mix) – 7:00
#"Jackie" (Shotgun Scream Mix) – 5:00
#"There Was I" – 4:30
3" mini CD single - Europe
#"Jackie" – 3:27
#"Jackie" (Wake Up Mix) – 7:00
#"There Was I" – 4:30
#"Chance It" – 3:45
Charts
Joanne version
In 1998, Australian singer
Joanne recorded "Jackie" using samples from the
Blue Zone version. It was released as a single and was credited to 'B.Z. featuring Joanne'. The song peaked at number three in Australia and number five in New Zealand. "Jackie" won an
ARIA Music Award
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austra ...
for the Highest Selling Single in 1999. Two years later, the 2001 remix of the song was included on Joanne's debut album, ''
Do Not Disturb''.
Track listings
Australian CD single
#"Jackie" (Radio Edit) – 4:05
#"Jackie" (Extended Version) – 5:22
#"Jackie" (XL Club Mix) – 8:18
#"All of Me" (Radio Edit) by XL Connection – 4:18
#"All of Me" (Extended Mix) by XL Connection – 7:52
#"All of Me" (XL Race You to the Sun Mix) by XL Connection – 9:23
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Redzone version
"Jackie" was also covered by the Australian band, Redzone and released as a single in September 1998, simultaneously with the
Joanne version. It peaked at number thirty-seven in Australia.
Track listings
Australian CD single
#"Jackie" (Day Radio Edit) – 3:19
#"Jackie" (Night Radio Edit) – 3:35
#"Jackie" (Smash 'N' Grab's 'Lemon Jumper' Radio Edit) – 3:52
#"Jackie" (12" Mix) – 6:58
#"Jackie" (Smash 'N' Grab's 'Lemon Jumper' Club Mix) – 6:39
#"O-Positive" – 4:01
Charts
References
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1987 songs
1988 singles
1998 singles
Blue Zone (band) songs
Joanne Accom songs
Songs written by Billy Steinberg
Songs written by Tom Kelly (musician)
ARIA Award-winning songs
Arista Records singles