''Reaction'' is the second album by American R&B singer
Rebbie Jackson
Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson-Brown (; born May 29, 1950) is an American singer, actress, and the eldest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She first performed on stage with her siblings during shows in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the MGM ...
. The album was released on October 7, 1986 and spawned two mildly successful singles, "
Reaction
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You Send the Rain Away
"You Send the Rain Away" is a song by the American singer Rebbie Jackson with Cheap Trick lead vocalist Robin Zander, released in 1986 as the second single from her second studio album ''Reaction''. It was written by Preston Glass, Gloria Sklerov ...
", a duet with
Robin Zander
Robin Wayne Zander (born January 23, 1953) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick, but is also a solo artist. Zander was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 as a ...
. "Ticket To Love" was going to be released as the second single and received a very limited promo release before being cancelled in favour of "
You Send the Rain Away
"You Send the Rain Away" is a song by the American singer Rebbie Jackson with Cheap Trick lead vocalist Robin Zander, released in 1986 as the second single from her second studio album ''Reaction''. It was written by Preston Glass, Gloria Sklerov ...
". The album-only track "Tonight I'm Yours", a duet with
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, actor, songwriter, and composer. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwri ...
, received substantial airplay but was not commercially released as a single.
''Reaction'' received a limited CD reissue in Japan in the early 1990s. It was reissued on CD with Jackson's previous album ''
Centipede
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'' on May 18, 2010. The album was reissued by Funky Town Grooves on CD in October 2012 and included 7 bonus tracks.
Track listing
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Reaction
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Philip Bailey
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) – 4:15
#"Ticket to Love" (Erik Nuri) – 4:48
#"You Don't Know What You're Missing" (Howie Rice, Allan D. Rich, Barry Fasman) – 3:51
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You Send the Rain Away
"You Send the Rain Away" is a song by the American singer Rebbie Jackson with Cheap Trick lead vocalist Robin Zander, released in 1986 as the second single from her second studio album ''Reaction''. It was written by Preston Glass, Gloria Sklerov ...
" (with
Robin Zander
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) (
Preston Glass
Preston Glass (born January 9, 1960) is an American musician, songwriter and producer. Glass is the winner of six BMI Awards. He has also worked several famous artists such as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Kenny G, Natalie Cole and ...
Patrick Henderson
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) – 5:11
#"Always Wanting Something" (
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 ...
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, actor, songwriter, and composer. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwri ...
) (Vassal Benford, Rebbie Jackson, Lanar Brantley) – 4:16
#"Lessons (In the Fine Art of Love)" (