"Lovely One" is a
funk single released by
American family group
the Jacksons
The Jackson 5 (sometimes stylized as the Jackson 5ive, also known as the Jacksons) are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1964 in Gary, Indiana, and for most ...
on September 27, 1980.
Released as the first single from the brothers' ''
Triumph
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'', it followed the hit "
Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" is a song recorded by The Jacksons for their 1978 album ''Destiny'', and released as a single the same year. It peaked at No. 7 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in May 1979.
Background
The most successful of t ...
". "Lovely One" nearly matched the success of the previous song, reaching number twelve on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, number two on the
Black Singles chart, and, along with the tracks "
Can You Feel It" and "
Walk Right Now", it hit number one on the
dance chart for one week.
Credits
*Written and composed by Michael Jackson and Randy Jackson
*Produced by the Jacksons
*Arrangement by Michael Jackson and Tom Tom 84
*Lead vocals by Michael Jackson
*Background vocals by the Jacksons:
Jackie Jackson
Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (born May 4, 1951) is an American singer best known as a founding member of the Jackson 5, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Jackson is the second child of the Jackson family, a ...
,
Tito Jackson
Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is an American musician. He is an original member of the Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons), who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the Motown label, and later had continued ...
, Randy Jackson and
Marlon Jackson
Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American entertainer, singer and dancer best known as a member of the Jackson 5. He is the sixth child of the Jackson family. Marlon now runs Study Peace Foundation to promote peace and unity wor ...
*Instrumentation:
**Keyboards:
Greg Phillinganes
Gregory Arthur Phillinganes (born May 12, 1956) is an American keyboardist, singer-songwriter, and musical director based in Los Angeles, California. A prolific session musician, Phillinganes has contributed the role of keyboards to numerous alb ...
**Guitars: Tito Jackson,
David Williams,
Mike Sembello
**Bass:
Nathan Watts
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*Nathan (surname)
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**Drums:
Ollie E. Brown
**Percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
Charts
References
External links
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Genius
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Lovely One - Lyrics
1980 singles
The Jackson 5 songs
Songs written by Michael Jackson
Songs written by Randy Jackson (The Jacksons)
1980 songs
Epic Records singles
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