''You Said'' is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter
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 ...
, released on October 29, 1991, as his only album released with
LaFace Records
LaFace Records was an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia, that operated as a unit of Sony Music Entertainment from 2008 to 2011 and was historically a part of Bertelsmann Music Group from 1989 to 2004. It was most active and achie ...
, and his last with
Arista.
Background
According to Jackson, he was the first major act to sign with LaFace Records. Released in 1991, the entire album was produced by "The LaFace Family", consisting of
L.A. Reid
Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid (born June 7, 1956) is an American record executive, A&R representative, and record producer. He is the founder and served as co-chairman of Hitco Entertainment. He also previously served as the chairman and CEO of Ep ...
,
Babyface Babyface or Baby Face can refer to:
Nicknames
* Lester Joseph Gillis a.k.a. Baby Face Nelson, an infamous 1930s bank robber
* Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette (1933–1971), an American hard bop and soul-jazz musician
* "Baby Face", Jimmy McLarnin ...
,
Kayo, and
Daryl Simmons
Daryl L. Simmons is an American R&B musician, songwriter and record producer, who worked with the production duo of L.A. Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. In 1977–1980 Daryl, with Manchild (band) recorded 2 soul & funk albums & the minor h ...
. Compared to many of his previous releases, ''You Said'' was a commercial failure, failing to peak within the
''Billboard'' 200. The original version of "Word to the Badd" gained significant controversy for its scathing lyrics directed towards his brother
Michael
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* Michael (given name), a given name
* Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael
Given name "Michael"
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. Although this version was not included on the US edition of the album, both the original and re-written versions of the song were included on the international edition of the album. In 2009, all of Jackson's albums released with Arista Records were re-released on CD format, with new bonus tracks, in
Japan
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.
Jermaine Jackson - You Said at Discogs
/ref> The re-release of ''You Said'' was based on the international edition of the album, and thus contained the original version of "Word to the Badd".
Critical reception
Ed Hogan from Allmusic
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gave the album a mixed review, saying "at times, You Said sounds derivative of LA Reid & Babyface's previous productions". However, he did also credit it as "one of Jackson's better post-Motown albums".
Singles
"Word to the Badd!" was released as the album's lead single in 1991. Although it never was fully released, it was the most successful single from the album, reaching #78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and #88 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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.
Track listing
Charts
References
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1992 albums
Jermaine Jackson albums
Albums produced by L.A. Reid
Albums produced by Babyface (musician)
LaFace Records albums