''My Name Is Jermaine'' is the third solo album from

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and the first post-

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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

In 1975,

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released what would be their final album recorded for

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, ''

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''. 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,

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, joined the group and since the "Jackson 5" trademark was owned by Motown, the brothers renamed themselves The Jacksons and moved to

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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 ''

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'' TV special in 1983. For Jermaine's first album without his brothers,

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hired a who's-who of Motown producers, including

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(who was instrumental in part of the brothers' success) and

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Track listing

;Side A #"Let's Be Young Tonight" (Don Daniels, Michael L. Smith) - 5:50 #"Faithful" (featuring

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) (Don Daniels, Michael L. Smith) - 5:14 #"Look Past My Life" (Terri McFaddin, Greg Wright) - 3:21 #"Bass Odyssey" (Greg Wright) - 3:27 ;Side B #"Who's That Lady" (Kenneth Lupper, Hubert Heard) - 4:07 #"Lovely You're the One" (

, Truman Thomas, James Henry Ford) - 4:04 #"Stay With Me" (Michael B. Sutton, Brenda Sutton) - 2:51 #"I Just Want to Take This Time" (Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn) - 4:31 #"My Touch of Madness" (Michael L. Smith) - 4:56

Personnel

;Technical *

- 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

Singles

References

External links

Jermaine Jackson-My Name Is Jermaine at Discogs
{{Authority control 1976 albums Jermaine Jackson albums Albums produced by Hal Davis Albums produced by Jeffrey Bowen Motown albums Soul albums by American artists