''Jermaine'' is the seventh studio album by

Jermaine Jackson Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and bassist. He is best known for being a member of the Jackson family. From 1964 to 1975, Jermaine was second vocalist after his brother Michael of The Jackson ...

, his second album in 1980. Fresh off the success of '' Let's Get Serious'',

Motown Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''moto ...

released this album in Fall 1980. Charting on the R&B albums chart at 17 with two singles ("You Like Me Don't You" and "Little Girl (Don't You Worry)") charting top 20 on the R&B singles chart, respectively. Also included is a cover of

Tyrone Davis Tyrone Davis (born Tyrone D. Fettson or Tyrone D. Branch, October 3, 1937 – February 9, 2005) was an American blues and soul singer with a long list of hit records over more than 20 years. Davis had three number 1 hits on the '' Billboard'' ...

's "

Can I Change My Mind "Can I Change My Mind" is a 1968 single recorded by soul singer Tyrone Davis, his featured debut. The song hit number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart on February 1, 1969, replacing Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It through the Grapevine". ...

". Also included as a musician on this album is family friend John McClain, who would later become one of the executives of the estate of Jermaine's brother,

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 ...

Track listing

;Side A #"The Pieces Fit" (Jermaine Jackson,

Paul Jackson, Jr. Paul Milton Jackson Jr. (born December 30, 1959) is an American fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. He was born and raised in Los Angeles. Jackson knew by the age of fifteen that he wanted to become a professional musi ...

, Angelo Bond) 5:22 #"

You Like Me Don't You "You Like Me Don't You" is a song written and recorded by American contemporary R&B, R&B singer Jermaine Jackson. It was released as the second single from his 1980 album, ''Jermaine (1980 album), Jermaine'', in January 1981. ''Record World'' s ...

" (Jermaine Jackson) 5:00 #"Little Girl Don't You Worry" (Jermaine Jackson, Paul Jackson, Jr.) 4:48 #"All Because of You" (Jermaine Jackson, Angelo Bond) 4:43 #"You've Changed (Interlude)" (Jermaine Jackson) 1:52 ;Side B #"First You Laugh, Then You Cry" (Jermaine Jackson, Chris Clark) 4:52 #"I Miss You So" (Jimmie Henderson, Bertha Scott, Sid Robin) 2:46 #"Can I Change My Mind" (Barry Despenza, Carl Wolfolk) 3:30 #"Beautiful Morning" (Jermaine Jackson, Hazel G. Jackson, Eddie Fluellen) 5:14

Personnel

*Jermaine Jackson - vocals, bass, piano,

Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, th ...

, percussion, guitars, synthesizers *

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he help ...

, David Benoit,

Clarence McDonald Clarence "Mac" McDonald (1944 or 1945 – July 21, 2021) was a Los Angeles-based American pianist, composer, arranger, and producer. McDonald was known for his musical diversity, enduring melodies and signature groove. His most famous composition ...

, Eddie Fluellen, Michael Lang, Reginald Burke - keyboards *

, Charles Fearing - guitars * David Williams,

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degr ...

- bass *John McClain -

sitar The sitar ( or ; ) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in medieval India, flourished in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in ...

*Gregory Williams -

flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...

* Ollie E. Brown - drums *

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...

- harmonica on "You Like Me Don't You" and "I Miss You So" (uncredited) ; Technical *Johnny Lee - art direction *Ginny Livingston - cover design *

Matthew Rolston Matthew Russell Rolston is an American artist, photographer, Music video director, director and creative director, known for his lighting techniques and detailed approach to art direction and design. Rolston has been identified throughout his care ...

- photography

Charts

Singles

References

External links

Jermaine Jackson-Jermaine at Discogs
{{Authority control 1980 albums Jermaine Jackson albums Albums produced by Berry Gordy Motown albums