''Precious Moments'' is the eleventh studio album, and second on Arista Records, from

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. Released in

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, the album includes the pop and R&B top-20 hit, "I Think It's Love" (co-written with Stevie Wonder) along with the Top 40 US R&B hit "Do You Remember Me?", and Top 40 Belgian hits "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" and "Words Into Action". The album track "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful," a duet with

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was never released as a single, however, the ballad received significant radio airplay at the time and can still be heard occasionally on certain soft rock/

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-formatted radio stations today and was included on Houston's 2000 compilation '' Whitney: The Greatest Hits''. "Words Into Action" was featured in the 1986 film '' About Last Night'' and was included on the film soundtrack.

Track listing

#" Do You Remember Me?" (Jermaine Jackson, Michael Omartian,

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" (Jackson, Tom Keane,

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) - 4:30 #"Give a Little Love" (David Malloy,

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) - 3:53 #"Precious Moments" (Jackson, Keane) - 5:10 #" I Think It's Love" (Jackson, Omartian, Stevie Wonder) - 3:52 #"Our Love Story" (Jackson, Keane, David Batteau) - 4:31 #"I Hear Heartbeat" (Mick Leeson, Peter Vale) - 5:39 #"If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful" (Duet with

) (

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) - 4:19 #"Voices in the Dark" (Jackson, Omartian) - 4:36 #" Words into Action" (Leeson, Vale) - 4:55 Jermaine Jackson- ''Precious Moments'' @Discogs.com
Retrieved 3-20-2010.

2012 Remaster (Expanded Edition)

#Do You Remember Me? #Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone #Give A Little Love #Precious Moments #I Think It's Love #Our Love Story #I Hear Heartbeat #If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful - (Duet with Whitney Houston) #Voices In The Dark #Words Into Action #Closest Thing To Perfect #I Think It's Love #Do You Remember Me? #Do You Remember Me? #Do You Remember Me? B-side * Whatcha Doin' (single "Do You Remember Me?")

Personnel

* Jermaine Jackson – lead and backing vocals * Michael Omartian – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 9, 10), synthesizers (1, 3, 5, 9, 10), DX7 bass (1, 9, 10),

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bass (1, 3, 5), drum programming (1, 3, 5, 9, 10), arrangements (1, 3, 5, 9, 10), horn arrangements (5) * Marcus Ryle – synthesizer programming (1, 3, 5, 9) *

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– keyboards (2, 4, 6, 8), synthesizers (2, 4, 6, 8),

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(2, 4, 6, 8), arrangements (2, 4, 6), drum programming (4, 6), backing vocals (4, 6, 7) * Bo Tomlyn – keyboards (2, 6, 8), synthesizers (2, 6, 8) * Dean Gant – keyboards (7), synthesizers (7), DX7 bass (7), drum programming (7) * Michael Landau – guitar (1-6, 8, 9) *

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– guitar (7) * Steve Lukather – guitar (8) *

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– guitar (10) * John Robinson – drums (2), hi-hat (3), cymbal (3) * John Keane – drums (8) * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9) * Gary Herbig – saxophone (1, 3, 5, 9) * Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone (1, 5, 9) *

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– saxophone (4) * Ernie Watts – saxophone (10) * Chuck Findley – trombone (1, 5, 9) * Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 5, 9) *

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– trumpet (1, 5, 9), horn arrangements (5) * Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements (2) *

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– backing vocals (1) * Portia Griffin – backing vocals (2, 5) * Julia Waters – backing vocals (2, 6) * Maxine Waters – backing vocals (2, 6) * Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals (5) *

– lead vocals (8)

Production

* Producers – Michael Omartian (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 & 10); Jermaine Jackson and Tom Keane (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7 & 8). * Executive Producer – Clive Davis * Engineers – Terry Christian (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 & 10); Steve Hodge (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7 & 8). * Whitney Houston's vocal on Track 8 recorded by Michael Hutchinson. * Mixing – John Guess (Tracks 1, 3, 9 & 10); Steve Hodge (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7 & 8);

Humberto Gatica Humberto Gatica is a Chilean-born American recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer, best known for his work with Celine Dion, Chicago, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban and Michael Bublé. Gatica's inte ...

(Tracks 3 & 5) * Remixing on Tracks 2 & 6 – Humberto Gatica * Art Direction – Ria Lewerke * Artwork – Paul Jasmin

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1986 albums Jermaine Jackson albums Albums produced by Michael Omartian Arista Records albums