STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JERMAINE JACKSON - JERMAINE JACKSON

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Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 68th Birthday of Gary, Indiana native, vocalist, and bassist, Jermaine Jackson, best known for his work along with his Brothers, in the Jackson 5. To get his party started, we find ourselves spinning his tenth studio album, released internationally as Dynamite and in the States as Jermaine Jackson. Ours is the US version. The LP was released April 14, 1984 on the Arista label and produced by Jermaine Jackson, Michael Omartian, Richard Rudolph, and Clive Davis. It peaked at #65 in Australia, #57 in the UK, #38 in New Zealand, #27 in Sweden, #21 in the Netherlands, #19 on the Billboard 200, and #1 on the Top R&B Albums. It has been certified in both the US and Canada. Three singles were release ;  "Dynamite" (#28 in Australia, #20 Dance Club Songs, #15 Hot 100, #8  Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs),  "Do What You Do" (#40 West Germany, #14 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #13 Hot 100, #12 France, #6 UK, #4 Netherlands, #1 Belguim and  Billboard Adult Contemporary)  and "When The Rain Begins To Fall" (does not appear on our copy). Joining Jermaine of the disc our his Brothers Michael, Tito and Randy, as well as a relative unknown at the time singer, Whitney Houston, who duets with Jermaine on the song,"Take Good Care of My Heart", which would also appear on her debut album, about a year later.  

1. "Dynamite" Andrew Goldmark, Bruce Roberts 6:01

2. "Sweetest Sweetest" Arthur Jacobson, Ellison Chase, Robin Lerner 4:05

3. "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)" (featuring Michael Jackson) Bruce Sudano, Jay Gruska, Michael Omartian 4:22

4. "Escape from the Planet of the Ant Men" (featuring Tito Jackson and Randy Jackson) David Batteau, Don Freeman 5:04

5. "Come to Me (One Way or Another)" Jermaine Jackson 5:17

6. "Do What You Do" Larry Di Tomaso, Ralph Dino 4:46

7. "Take Good Care of My Heart" (duet with Whitney Houston) Peter McCann, Steve Dorff 4:17

8. "Some Things are Private" Sudano, Omartian 4:05

9. "Oh Mother" Elliot Willensky, Jackson 4:48

Jermaine Jackson – lead vocals, backing vocals, drum programming (1, 2, 5), arrangements (1, 2, 5), percussion (2-5), keyboards (5), synthesizer bass (5)

John Barnes – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 6), synthesizer bass (1, 4), Yamaha GS1 (9), Fairlight strings (9)

Michael Omartian – keyboards (3, 8), percussion (3), arrangements (3, 7, 8), bass (8), backing vocals (8)

David Ervin – keyboards (6)

Derek Nakamoto – keyboards (6)

Michael Sembello – Yamaha GS1 (6), bass (6), drum programming (6)

Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (7), arrangements (7)

Elliot Willensky – acoustic piano (9), arrangements (9)

Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1, 2, 4, 6), arrangements (1, 2)

Ray Parker Jr. – guitar (3)

Gregg Arreguin – guitar (4)

David Williams – guitar (5, 7)

George Doering – sitar (5)

Marcus Daniels – guitar (6)

Michael Landau – guitar (8)

Freddie Washington – bass (2)

Nathan East – bass (3, 7)

Ronnie Foster – synthesizer bass (5)

Jonathan Moffett – drum programming (1)

John Robinson – drums (3, 7)

Don Freeman – drum programming (4), arrangements (4)

Mike Baird – drums (8)

Randy Jackson – percussion (2), backing vocals (4)

George Del Barrio – string arrangements (5, 7)

Ernie Watts – saxophone solo (7, 8)

Whitney Houston – backing vocals (2, 7), lead vocals (7)

Michael Jackson – lead vocals (3), backing vocals (3)

Tito Jackson – backing vocals (4)

Portia Griffin – backing vocals (8)

Yolanda Denise Young – backing vocals (8)

Production

Producers – Jermaine Jackson (Tracks 1, 2, 4-7 & 9); Michael Omartian (Tracks 3 & 8); Richard Rudolph (Tracks 4 & 6).

Executive Producer – Clive Davis

Engineers – Bill Bottrell, John Guess, Brian Malouf, Mike Schumann and Keith Seppanen.

Mixing – Bill Bottrell

Recorded at Soundcastle (Hollywood, CA); Yamaha Studios (Glendale, CA); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, CA); Lion Share Recording Studio (Los Angeles, CA).

Art Direction and Design – Ria Lewerke

Photography – Leon Lecash